I have read much about Islay and it’s whiskies in recent weeks. Looking back, I can remember very vividly how difficult it was to educate the world’s drinkers to accept and enjoy Islay Malts. This was especially the case (from my perspective) in late 1960’s thru’ the 1970’s and in to the ’80’s. The Scotch…

I was in Poland for a few days recently, doing some consulting work. It was my first visit to Poland and although I only saw a tiny part of the country it was rather beautiful. Of course it always helps when the sun shines, and it most certainly did on this occasion. We flew in…