Yeah yeah yeah! It has become a bit of a thing – I go to a whisky festival, try some 60+ whiskies, and then take the next 6-9 months to write up my notes and post. Sometimes I don’t even finish all the posts before going to the next festival! But that’s the thing – I do this for pleasure not professionally, so entitled to take my time. 

The reward is vicariously revisiting some marvelous malts through my scribbles. Yes – I do this analog style via small notebooks that neatly fit in my satchel.  I also tend to write in spurts – often on vacation – as a form of relaxation. My favourite place to write is on our farm in Kalote, about 1.5 hours outside of Mumbai. Lazy mornings over coffee with our cats. A play break romping around the field with our dogs. Then I’m ready to lounge about and write for hours!

Sometimes I set myself a goal – today I will finish London’s Whisky Show day 1. And when the post is prepared, I delight in crossing off the scribbles in my notebook – a small signal of accomplishment!

So there I was, in Mumbai late 2024, determined to finish London’s 2024 Whisky Show Day 1 followed in Kalote in early 2025 with a goal to complete Day 2. Did I achieve it? You bet! Then scheduled posts over the coming months – what fun!

Day 2 – September 8, 2024

Back for another day, we knew we wanted to have a mix of old and new plus I’d booked us a “Mainstage” session too – a real highlight. Here are a few stalls we visited on the last day:

• Glenfarclas 15 year – a perfect calibration dram!


• Whisky Auction – for our Dream Drams of Brora 1981 and Glen Grant 12 year from the 1970s


• Decadent Drinks – Whisky Sponge, Solstice & Equinox, Notable Age Statements and more!


• Ichiro’s Malt blends – a nice wander through their collection


• Ardnahoe – Welcome to Hunter Laing’s Islay Distillery


• Hunter Laing – First Editions and Old Malt Casks from Auchroisk, Ardmore, Craigellachie to a Glen Grant 25!


• Mainstage with festival picks


• Introducing a new English distillery with Wire Works 


• Woven Blends – What a fabulous experience with a special blend made just for my tasting companion and I!


• Cardrona – A couple whiskies and the most wonderful Vodka – The Reid!

Well worth the trip to London! Already bought our tickets for 2025!

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