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| A Scotch whisky lover's guide to Edinburgh and beyond |
| 2024-10-31 |
| [BBC] Author Charlie MacLean has made a life out of rating Scotch whisky. Here are his favourite ways to enjoy a dram, from cosy city pubs in Edinburgh to Victorian hotels in the Highlands. Edinburgh, Scotland's cosmopolitan capital, is brimming with Unesco cache. Both its architecturally splendid medieval Old Town and Neoclassical New Town are World Heritage sites, while Edinburgh itself was named the world's first City of Literature in 2004. Overseas, Edinburgh is equally as revered for its whisky culture. There are more than 385 pubs in the city where you can savour the peat-flavoured drink right in its country of origin. "It's growing," says esteemed scotch writer Charles "Charlie" MacLean. "A lot of bars have expanded the range of whiskies and the knowledge on part of the bar staff in order to be able to advise customers. So Edinburgh has become a hub." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 That's a good one Deacon, I go for that one, Mac Allan 15 (can't afford the 21) Dalwhinnie, Old Fetter cairn, and .... But I can't type that fast. |
| Posted by: alanc 2024-10-31 17:05 |
| #3 I have several Scotch whiskeys in my liquor closet. My favorite is Balvene 21 year-old Portwood. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2024-10-31 12:05 |
| #2 Author Charlie MacLean has made a life out of rating Scotch whisky. Now this is a smart guy. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-10-31 11:39 |
| #1 Missed opportunities... I never got past "Bass & Bell's" in Edinburgh... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-10-31 09:13 |