For William Wordsworth, the Lake District was a “national property” for all to enjoy. But what the poet, a teetotal, would have made of the first whiskey distillery in the area for more than 100 years is hard to tell.
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Another shot of Scotch on the rocks with a splash of wit
Sunday 24 July 2011
Album: LMFAO, Sorry for Party Rocking (Polydor)
Sunday 17 July 2011
Stefan Kendal Gordy and Skyler Husten Gordy, respectively the son and grandson of Motown founder Berry Gordy, have presumably never had to do a day's work in their lives. So, given unlimited leisure time and unimaginable wealth, what do you do? You party, and you party non-stop.
Win an extremely happy Father's Day with Jura Whisky
Monday 23 May 2011
With Father’s Day on the horizon, don’t you reckon your old man deserves to be treated with a bit more dignity than socks or pyjamas?
Dom Joly: The women wore wedding gowns and the men wept
Sunday 01 May 2011
I woke up to a village with no bunting, so I presumed that we weren't having a street party, which was a relief. I headed off out to the shops to buy a couple of bottles of Scotch ready to settle down in front of the telly to decide which was the worst location given to a BBC correspondent. No such luck – I got home only to find the family in the other car, waiting for me. Apparently we were due at a royal wedding party, and I had been told about it several times in the past week. I snuck the whisky into the boot and slunk in to the car.
Scotch exports soar to £3.45bn
Thursday 31 March 2011
Scotch whisky exports hit a new record last year, rising by 10 per cent to £3.45bn, according to the Scotch Whisky Association.
Reflecting Glenfiddich, Fleming Collection, London
Friday 18 February 2011
The Scottish distiller Glenfiddich has been hosting an artists-in-residence programme since 2002. The artists have come from far and wide. Having turned up with an open mind at the distillery in the Highlands, they get to stay in a cottage on the estate for three months, and there they muse upon the nature of the place, its industry, its history, and make work – photographs, animations, sculpture, paintings, video installations. This exhibition is a selection of works from those residencies.
Smoke Fairies, Scala, London
Monday 14 February 2011
Smoke Fairies is a particularly apt name for this pair of Jack White-signed guitar ladies. An allusion to the mist that collects on Sussex hedgerows, it perfectly encapsulates the ethereality of their work.
Album: The Twilight Singers, Dynamite Steps (Sub Pop)
Sunday 13 February 2011
Twenty-five years since forming the Afghan Whigs, the one constant in Greg Dulli's career has been his persona as a remorseless heartbreaker and ladykiller, the devil in disguise.
Investment Column: Diageo's crying into its Johnnie Walker
Friday 11 February 2011
Binocular and Whisky make Henderson happy
Sunday 06 February 2011
Just about the only thing that did not go to plan yesterday for Nicky Henderson was that the helicopter due to take him from Lambourn to Ffos Las was grounded by high winds. Proceedings on the track were straightforward as both the trainer's Champion Hurdle contenders, the reigning champion Binocular and upwardly mobile Oscar Whisky, came through their rehearsals without alarum or excursion.
Fortune favours Jim Beam
Saturday 05 February 2011
Fortune Brands, the company behind Jim Beam bourbon and Titleist golf equipment, reported a doubling in profits in 2010, to $496m (£308m).
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