Shooting the Goose Away back in the day, when it wasn’t illegal to shoot geese, if you were caught drunk driving you were sent home to bed, and many island people drove around with a gun in their vehicle, two gentlemen from Port Ellen had been out sampling a...
Women and Whisky It’s not that sitting at the fire drinking whisky from wide-based cut crystal tumblers is a man’s activity ~ on the contrary this is something that women could be very good at ~ it’s just that we are used to seeing media...
John Campbell, Distillery Manager, Laphroaig John Campbell, manager of Laphroaig Distillery. Age 41, Islay born and bred, systematically minded, charming, personally reserved, plant manager and worldwide Laphroaig ambassador. A couple of weeks ago I met with John and...
Georgie Crawford, Distillery Manager, Lagavulin Georgette Crawford is small, contained, organised, controlled, competent; and in charge!She is 34 years old and the manager at Lagavulin Distillery in Islay. As part of my Whisky for Girls venture, I spoke with Georgie,...
Whisky For Girls Goes To London Whisky for Girls are heading to London. Alywnne Gwilt of www.misswhisky.com invited me and 5 other whisky girls to talk about our interest in whisky, our place in the industry, and to present a dram at a Whisky and Women Workshop.Whisky...
