The Fake Whisky News, Part 1 – Tim Forbes
I'll start with an INCREDIBLE piece of Real Whisky News (that you may already know): a very great proportion of what is presented to whisky [...]
My Whisky Lounge – Tim Forbes
I vividly recall my first Whisky Lounge experience. I had travelled by train, hungover, to Brighton on a Saturday morning to help with that fine [...]
The Morning After – Day 1 / Campbeltown
After my nine years of writing about whisky, there are still many ‘firsts’ to be experienced. Yesterday was one that got ‘ticked off’ my bucket [...]
How to nose whisky and win the Islay Nosing Competition- Billy Abbott
How to nose whisky and win the Islay Nosing Competition The Islay Festival of Music and Malt, also known as Feis Ile, is a big [...]
Does Age = Flavour?
Of course it is fundamentally about flavour. This is what this debate usually always boils down to. But there are some pretty key factors which [...]
My Whisky Lounge – Billy Abbott
Once upon a time, I was a computer programmer. I spent my days in an office, tapping away at a keyboard, creating arrangements of letters [...]
My Whisky Lounge – Angus Macraild
There is a place on the Isle of Islay called Finlaggan. It’s an ancient stone ruin on the side of a small loch in the [...]
My Whisky Lounge – Matt Chambers
When I was recently asked by Amanda and Eddie to do some work with The Whisky Lounge, I did not hesitate. We go back a [...]
Dr. Jim Swan 1941-2017
I first met Jim Swan [...]
Tim Forbes’ Guide to Whisky
The Whisky Lounge Guide To Whisky Envisioned as a sort of Whisky 101, The Whisky Lounge's Guide to Whisky does exactly what it says on [...]
