Articles written by Patrick David Michael Barrow
All 10 articles written by Patrick David Michael Barrow
The West Coast Island Whiskies: From Islay Medicinal Peat to Skye’s Pepper to Jura’s Heather Honey.
Category: Liquor
The West coast Scottish island single malts are very different beasts from each other. This article looks at their characteristics and how they differ. more...
Whisky as an Investment: Hints for the Whisky Speculator, Collector and Investor
Category: Liquor
Whisky has never been more in demand and now is the perfect time to consider investing in it. This article offers suggestions to the potential whisky investor. more...
Category: Liquor
Newcomers to whisky are often confused by the terms blended whisky, vatted malts and independent bottlings, etc. This article clarifies these and other terms. more...
The Wines Lodges of Funchal: Tasting and Buying Vintage Madeira Wine on the Island
Category: Portuguese Wine/Port
This article describes some of the many wine lodges in Funchal where the interested visitor can taste and buy some of the best fortified wines left in existence. more...
Category: Liquor
In November 2006, the St. George's distillery in Norfolk started producing peated and unpeated whisky. This article describes its heritage and how its whisky will taste. more...
The Future of Whisky in the UK: Why Discounted Whisky may Lead to Poorer UK Consumer Choice?
Category: Liquor
This article considers what poor barley harvests, supermarket discounting and increased foreign demand will have on the future of consumer's whisky choices in the UK. more...
Malt Whisky Pronunciation: How to Pronounce Laphroaig, Bunnahabhain, Glenmorangie and Others
Category: Liquor
Pronouncing some whisky distillery names can be tricky. For those of you who stumble over names like Caol Ila, Bruichladdich, Lagavulin, Ledaig and Uigeadail, read on. more...
What is Vatted Malt Whisky?: Pure Malt: Blending Single Malts – Serendipity or By Design?
Category: Liquor
The vatted malt is often treated as whisky's poor relation. This article considers what a vatted malt is and what it offers the whisky lover. more...
Madeira Wine - the Basics: The Most Undervalued of the Fortified Wines
Category: Portuguese Wine/Port
This article looks at Madeira, arguably the most undervalued and best value of the fortified wines. more...
Water with Whisky?: Whether or not to Dilute your Favourite Dram
Category: Liquor
The Pros and Cons of adding Water to the Water of Life. more...
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