Colm mistook – quite understandably – the chap on the right for American actor and heartthrob George Clooney…
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Celebrating Diwali and the triumph of light over dark and good over evil
In this year that has brought so much darkness, the spirit of Diwali is perhaps more important than ever to our sector.
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Reaching into the sole of sustainability
Let’s not flip-flop in our industry’s commitment to sustainability. Let’s focus on business for good, not just for growth. Let’s show our soul with some sole. Some Ocean Sole.
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Bloody Shiraz, bloody good
I tried it with tonic (with deference to COVID-19, it had to be Fever-Tree of course) to balance the sweetness and then I tried it straight. Gin straight? I tell you, well chilled and on the rocks (the gin, not me) it was a revelation.
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Mad Donalds and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun
In travel retail parlance it’s like a Buy One, Get One Free promotion – Get a tan and your complimentary coronavirus!
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Drawing breath before a moment of distilling history
If Friendship and Whisky gang thegither, Go together I’m aye the aqua vitae you imbie wi one another. Maybe a nip, a sip, O Macallan Gold to handsel and handfast a partnership? A deal sealed With just your word, a handshake, a dram? What a firm and lasting promise I am! What a lovely sentiment