Willem Dafoe struggles to put finger on Laphroaig’s taste
What does it say about the current position of Scotch whisky that Hollywood A-listers are being drafted in to promote […]
Drastic measures at Diageo towers
Investors were almost ecstatic when Diageo pulled a rabbit from its Tam O’Shanter and announced that ‘Drastic Dave’ was to
For peat’s sake
The bitter-sweet tang of smoke has been part of Highland and island whiskies for centuries. It all but defines Islay
Live podcast – A Long time in Finance at The Library of Mistakes
It was a privilege to the guest on this live episode of the acclaimed podcast A Long Time In Finance
Make It Happen: Chancellor needs to learn from powerful new play about banking’s demise
Make It Happen satirises the RBS collapse of 2008. It’s too close to real life for comfort Within a few
The most stunning new distilleries in Scotland
In days gone by, those designing whisky distilleries simply had to satisfy the needs of the production process. For today’s
Insolvencies loom in Scotch whisky industry: Trouble ahead, for some
The boom of new, standalone distilleries since 2000, has added immeasurably to the diversity of Scotch, and it is the
New World Malts
With the rise of malt whisky distilling around the world, single malts are no longer synonymous with Scotch. Some see
Exposing the murkier side of private equity
The rebellious French professor who’s taking on sharp practice in the world of private equity In his witty and irreverent
Pernod Ricard’s half-term report
Despite suffering in the US, Pernod Ricard’s global Scotch business was only marginally down in the company’s latest results and
A Dram with Sukhinder Singh
One of the smartest entrepreneurs in whisky, Sukhinder Singh has built an impressive business under his Elixir Distillers brand as
Breaking the Bank – review of ‘Meltdown’ by Duncan Mavin
Credit Suisse, founded as Schweizerische Kreditanstalt by Alfred Escher in 1856, was once an engine of Switzerland’s modernisation, funding both
Pernod in less trouble than Diageo
After Diageo’s disappointing results for Scotch whisky, the picture was more positive from Pernod Ricard in its latest full-year results
Orkney and Shetland distill a revival
After over two decades, the dream of making whisky on Shetland is edging closer to reality, while Orkney, already home
A Dram with Torabhaig Distillery founder Neil Mathieson
Having rattled around the back bar of spirits, with a fondness for Cognac and American craft whiskeys, Neil Mathieson began
American Blues: troubled US market ‘normalises’ for Scotch whisky
Plenty of British rock stars would sympathise with the plight of Scotch whisky in its biggest stamping ground, the US
Behind the Label – Diageo’s The Singleton
History was rewritten when Diageo launched an ‘umbrella’ brand, uniting three of its long-established single-malts – Glen Ord on the Black
“The complex ethics of banking” – at the Weekend of Mistakes in Hay-on-Wye
This is another of the sessions that I did on banking at the Library of Mistakes’ inaugural Weekend of Mistakes