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Words can transport you… be it to another time or another place. For whiskies – most of which, packaging aside, look pretty much the same in the glass – those words can be a huge plus and a key differentiator. So if your product has a provenance to be proud of, sing it from the… Continue reading Beam me up, Scotty! ✨
Fab sounding word, isn’t it… frisson? You can’t help lingering on the ‘ss’. Often associated with goosebumps, the French term ‘frisson’ is the name given to a sudden feeling of excitement or fear, a shudder of emotion or thrill. Some people experience it listening to particularly moving music, looking at beautiful artwork, watching The Traitors…… Continue reading Frisson
UPDATE: Silver Award winner in the Experiential Design category at 2025's Scottish Design Awards and one of Time magazine's 'World's Greatest Places of 2025' In a historic moment for Islay, Scotch and the wider whisky world, the iconic Port Ellen Distillery has been brought back to life after more than four decades’ closure. Building on… Continue reading A Legend Reborn
Last year, I was lucky enough to visit some of the world’s best bars, including The Dead Rabbit and Dante in NYC, Thirteen, The Gothic Bar and Lyaness (nearly) in London and Edinburgh’s Panda & Sons. Looking at my admittedly amateur pics afterwards got me thinking: Why don’t more bars include imagery on their cocktail… Continue reading Love cocktails? Answer me this…
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you in 2025!
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