http://legacy.connosr.com Latest posts from the Whisky Connosr blog en-uk Symphony http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-10-video-roundup/ Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:12 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-10-video-roundup/ To wrap things about up here's a 3 minute roundup video of my trip to Islay. Thanks again! Tabarak Razvi - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-09-ardbeg-day/ Sun, 31 May 2015 21:09 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-09-ardbeg-day/ 8:44 AM : Right. The day I've been waiting for. Ardbeg Day! Since we had already picked up our distillery bottles of the Perpetuum we decided to take it easy and get to Ardbeg by 11:00 AM 11:15 AM : Arrive at Ardbeg to much fanfare and a lot of activities. Games, an ice bar, Ardbeg ice cream, Ardbeg flavored smoke machines, sheep throwing and a live band all added to a really festive atmosphere at… Tabarak Razvi - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-08-kilchoman-bunnahabhain-and-c/ Fri, 29 May 2015 21:52 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-08-kilchoman-bunnahabhain-and-c/ 8:12 AM : Woke up rather late thanks to a late night session of tasting samples collected during the day plus an impromptu screening of Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels in the family living room! Got dressed and rushed out for our Kilchoman Distillery Tour. 10:00 AM : If there's a distillery to tour I feel it should be Kilchoman. Given that they are only 10 years old it is very interesting to see how… Tabarak Razvi - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-07-lagavulin-revisited-kildalton/ Thu, 28 May 2015 22:09 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-07-lagavulin-revisited-kildalton/ 7:09 AM : Decided to stay in a bit after two days of fairly non-stop whisky drinking. Woke up to the sun streaming in through the window. 'What a glorious day this is going to be!' I said - just before it started raining sideways! I can understand why the Scots are so frustrated all the time! 11:25 AM : Decided to head on over to Lagavulin for a distillery tour. Nice to be inside one of the most … Tabarak Razvi - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-06-bruichladdich-bowmore-kilchoma/ Wed, 27 May 2015 22:48 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-06-bruichladdich-bowmore-kilchoma/ 6:54 AM : Good morning Islay! What an awesome first day we had! Apart from all the whiskies there is something just so calming about this country side. Finished rather late last night thanks to my house mates. There is a Belgian couple and a couple of Swiss guys staying at the farmhouse with us. Which mean that the conversation inevitably moved to who makes the best chocolate! We all agreed that the… Tabarak Razvi - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-05-laphroaig/ Tue, 26 May 2015 21:00 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-05-laphroaig/ 5:13 AM : Lord knows I'll do anything for whisky. Including waking up at ungodly hours to catch a nerve wracking bumpy flight to Islay. Time to get ready. 7:00 AM : Need something to calm the nerves. Deciding between a Bloody Mary and a tall glass of orange juice. I think I'll have both. Just in case. 8:30 AM : The only part of the trip I'm not really looking forward to. Getting on this dinky little… Tabarak Razvi - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-04-caol-ila-landed-in-glasgow/ Mon, 25 May 2015 23:25 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-04-caol-ila-landed-in-glasgow/ 6.30 AM : Just landed at Heathrow's T5 and making a massive dash to Gate A11 to catch my connection to Glasgow. Border control is quite friendly. The chap gets even more chatty when he finds out the purpose of my visit to the UK is to basically drink lots of whisky. Turns out he's Scottish. Almost miss my connection thanks to his curiousity. 9:00 AM : Check into my hotel on Hope Street in Glasgow… Tabarak Razvi - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-03-bruichladdich-and-im-flying-ou/ Sun, 24 May 2015 21:39 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-03-bruichladdich-and-im-flying-ou/ It's Bruichladdich day on Islay and I'm flying out tonight! Ok, last video before I fly out to Islay via Glasgow. Here's an update and a little video and a review of Octomore 4.1... Tabarak Razvi - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-02-lagavulin/ Sun, 24 May 2015 00:35 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-02-lagavulin/ Ahead of my trip Islay, I take a look at the 2014 Lagavulin 12 Year Old Cask Strength Tabarak Razvi - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-01-your-man-on-islay/ Fri, 22 May 2015 16:43 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/feis-ile-diary-01-your-man-on-islay/ So without further ado [drum roll] we hand over to the man himself! Tabarak Razvi - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/maltactivists-feis-ile-diary/ Fri, 22 May 2015 10:40 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/feis-ile-diary/maltactivists-feis-ile-diary/ One of the most important events in the whisky calendar is starting imminently. The legendary Feis Ile on the island of Islay. If you haven’t been, you’ve no doubt dreamt about going. And if you have been, you’re no doubt dreaming about your next visit. We suspect many members of the Connosr community will be there this year. What we know for certain is that Tabarak Razvi, more familiar to you as… Pierre Thiebaut - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/reboot/two-steps-back-one-step-forward-connosr-reboot-vi/ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:30 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/reboot/two-steps-back-one-step-forward-connosr-reboot-vi/ In this second installment of our Connosr Reboot video diary, Pierre goes into a little more detail about the technical issues the Connosr dev team (a.k.a. Jean-Luc) needs to tackle prior to relaunch. Pierre Thiebaut - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/reboot/connosr-reboot-video-diary-1/ Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:47 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/reboot/connosr-reboot-video-diary-1/ Here's the first instalment of Pierre's Connosr Reboot video diary. Leave any thoughts or questions in the comments below. Pierre Thiebaut - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/reboot/were-rebuilding-connosr-and-would-love-to-hear-you/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:00 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/reboot/were-rebuilding-connosr-and-would-love-to-hear-you/ With Connosr approaching its 5th birthday, we are pleased to announce that a major overhaul of the site is planned during 2014. This will be a complete rebuild of the site from the ground-up, a task which - as we are sure you will appreciate - is a significant undertaking. We’re calling the project "Connosr Reboot" and we want to hear your thoughts and ideas. Over the coming weeks we will be anno… Jean-Luc - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/connosr-updates/new-feature-on-connosr-whisky-lists/ Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:00 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/connosr-updates/new-feature-on-connosr-whisky-lists/ We've developed a new area of functionality on Connosr which, it's fair to say, has been in the pipeline for a while. So it is with great pleasure that we announce the beta (that means the phase where you all get play with it) of 'Whisky Lists' a new tool that allows users to create, customise and share lists based around whisky. At Connosr HQ we love making lists - Jean-Luc's desk is covered with… - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/connosr-sells-its-50-stake-in-whisky-and-music/ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:29 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/connosr-sells-its-50-stake-in-whisky-and-music/ As many of you will be aware Connosr co-founded an exciting new 'Music & Whisky' festival in 2011 which took place across two days in September and brought together some of the finest bands and whiskies known to man. The event, which took place in London, was a great success garnering praise from the press, whisky industry and festival goers alike (and we were even nominated for Best New Festival… - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/whisky-news/whisky-marketplace-expands-to-international-market/ Thu, 10 May 2012 15:45 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/whisky-news/whisky-marketplace-expands-to-international-market/ Our whisky search and price comparison engine Whisky Marketplace is expanding to reach international markets with a series of new localised sites now launched. The beta which was released late last year allowed users to search all the top UK whisky retailers from one place, however, we have now opened the doors for international whisky retailers to get listed. The new localised sites deliver results… - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/free-americana-music-event-in-london-this-weekend/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:02 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/free-americana-music-event-in-london-this-weekend/ Our good friends at Clubhouse Records - the UK's leading Americana label - are holding their Christmas shindig over at Proud Camden, London, on Sunday 11th December. It's a free event with some fantastic bands and to top it all Connosr's Pierre Thiebaut will be there pouring whisky samples. Free music and free whisky - what's not to like? Bands include Two Fingers Of Firewater // The Cedars // B… - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/connosr-updates/connosr-and-dominic-roskrow-launch-world-whisky-re/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:44 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/connosr-updates/connosr-and-dominic-roskrow-launch-world-whisky-re/ Edited by Dominic Roskrow World Whisky Review is a new bi-monthly online magazine dedicated entirely to the people, whiskies and distilleries from countries outside the traditional whisky producing nations of Scotland, Ireland, Japan, the United States and Canada. Dominic says, "This magazine is a labour of love and stems from the extensive work I've done first as Editor of Whisky Magazine and then… - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/connosr-updates/whisky-marketplace-our-new-whisky-search-and-price/ Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:42 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/connosr-updates/whisky-marketplace-our-new-whisky-search-and-price/ We recently launched a public beta for the latest addition to the Connosr family, Whisky Marketplace, a whisky search and price comparison tool. The idea is simple - search for a whisky on one easy to use website and get results from all the top online retailers. The 'beta' version (which means we are still actively testing and developing it) includes results from 10 trusted UK retailers, all being… - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/announcing-pure-the-music-and-whisky-festival/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:00 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/announcing-pure-the-music-and-whisky-festival/ Here at Connosr we are on a mission to bring whisky to a wider audience and so we are proud to announce our new whisky and music event - Pure Festival 2011 - at the Relentless Garage in Islington, London, on the 24th and 25th September. One of the best, small festival line ups 2011 has to offer; entrance, two rooms of bands and whisky are all included in the ticket price. Musical highlights across… - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/mixing-it-up-in-the-whiskypod/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:42 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/mixing-it-up-in-the-whiskypod/ The WhiskyPod hits the road again this week and we're heading to The Black Bottle Merchant City Cocktail Challenge in Merchant City Square Glasgow. If you live in or around Glasgow why not join us at this free event? Black Bottle Blended Scotch Whisky will be hosting the first ever Merchant City Festival Cocktail Challenge presented by BBC’s River City’s Reanne Farley.  A number of Merchant City … - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/free-vip-distillery-visit-taste-rare-gems-from-th/ Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:49 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/free-vip-distillery-visit-taste-rare-gems-from-th/ The WhiskyPod is hitting the road, heading for the picturesque Glengoyne Distillery, and we want you to join us to taste some exceptional whiskies. Connosr, in partnership with Glengoyne, are bringing the WhiskyPod to Glengoyne Distillery on Friday 1st April 2011. This will be a free event to Connosr members. A VIP tour of the distillery will be followed by a tutored tasting of the core Glengoyne … - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/the-continuing-adventures-of-the-whiskypod/ Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:13 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/events/the-continuing-adventures-of-the-whiskypod/ Following the success of its debut appearance at The Whisky Show 2010 our video review booth - The WhiskyPod - is back by popular demand as we hit the road in 2011! First stop... WhiskyLive London on the 4th and 5th March. Can't make it to the London show? Well you're in luck because we'll also be at WhiskyLive in Glasgow and Dublin later in the year! Distillery WhiskyPod events As well as covering… - www.connosr.com http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/connosr-updates/new-site-search-functionality/ Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:00 +0000 http://legacy.connosr.com/blog/connosr-updates/new-site-search-functionality/ Site search has been high on our wish list for quite some time but, with an ever growing mass of lovely content on the site (thank you folks!), the need for a full featured search facility has never been greater. So today we launched the Public Beta of Connosr Site Search which allows you to search across all the different content categories on our site. You should now be able to see the new search… - www.connosr.com