Go West!
July 1, 2017  {ZM} 

VIP at Speyside  

November 24, 2016  {PD} 

At the Speyside distillery tasting on Vienna, our Pennant got an invitation to visit the distillery. He didn't hesitate and en joyed a VIP treatment by the distillery's Commercial Director Paul Dempsey! 
We wonder if he will want any other whisky from now on :-)

Which Chocolate?     
November 11, 2016  {pH} 

Pairing whisky with anything has become a popular pass time. We thought it would be a tedious process, yet the Pennant found his way ...

    

Dublin and around   / 
November 06, 2016  {JMD} 

Another new distillery visited by our Pennant thanks to John!  :-)

Airplane Enthusiast   / 
November 27, 2016  {VN} 

The Pennant sneaked into the Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. Plenty of unique flying machines there: JFK's Air Force one, Original B-29 "Bockscar" Nagasaki bomber & "Fat Man" bomb (non original), some strange flying saucepan, The fastest of the fast - Mach 3+ SR-71 "Blackbird", and, the invisible Stealth "B-2 Spirit" (easily visible with no spririts in blood).

No whisky at all - very surprising, one would expect some at least in the first machine ...

 

 

  

A bit of Adventure in Africa  
November 12, 2016  {VAE}

Sometimes, we are not sure what our Pennant is after. After previous trip to the Iraqi part of Kurdistan, we found him  on yet another continent - in Sudan !!
The photo is taken on the way back from El Obeid.

Early Bird  
October 21, 2016  {pH}

Our pennant could not fall asleep due to an early flight, and got to Heathrow even before they opened his favourite corner of Terminal 2 ... Finally, he only had a few minutes to make sure he catches his plane :-)

Spa or Pernod Ricard?    
October 1, 2016  {JB} 

Not sure if the cozy spa environment so much loved by Russian tsars, or the home of Pernod Ricard's liqueur was the main motivation for this trip to Carlsbad ...

Whisky Live Taiwan "ist anders"  
September 24-25 2016

Normally, our Pennant attends whisky events in Europe or USA). This one is from the other end of the globe, from Taipei. 
Based on the photos, however, what is the real reason people come to this event ...

Note: The photos have been shared by Malt Maniac Ho-cheng Yao.

Up to Orkneys   / 
September 24, 2016  {KP} 

Where would you like to celebrate the equinox? Our pennant was very clear in his mind - the northern islands! With an unexpected outcome!
When we saw the route, we felt like our pennant got inspired by Alfred Barnard and wanted to visit every single distillery in Scotland. What you see here is just images from some of them - Ardmore, Tomatin, Knockdhu, BenRiach.
The real shock came towards the end of the trip: He decided to get a job at Highland Park and stay on Orkneys !! 

Ohio State Scholar   / 
September 23, 2016  {VN} 

After years traveling randomly all around the world, our pennant decided to learn something about navigation.

    

Pennant - Samurai  

September 17, 2016  {TN}

The shogun's residence in Kyoto - a must see!

Artisan     / 
September 16, 2016  {MK}

Good bars have been always attracting our Pennant. He got a word there's a great one in Wishaw. And he did not think twice ...

A few days after his arrival, our Pennant uncovered - for a huge rock fan of Jim McEwan - an incredible stash of Jim's colourful tins. All full! 
Can you choose a better bar to stay in?!  
(He indicated he might soon also uncover some of Jim's slim tins ;-)

         

  

Personal Dublin 

September 10, 2016  {JMD}

Personal visit to one of very dedicate whisky fans in Dublin. The fan's favourite distilleries resonated very well with our pennant's beloved ones - well, see for yourself on the photo after all!

Where's Juliet?   

September 4, 2016  {JB}

The Arena and Juliet - two attractions that brought Pennant to Verona. 

     

     

Malaysia 

August 29, 2016  {MV}

The state of Serawak has been the destination of our pennant, driven purely by personal reasons ...

Kraków   
August 20, 2016  {pH}

A trip to the beautiful city in southeast Poland, including a drop to the local supermarket to check on pennant's favourite drink ...

  

   

  

Pennant Goes Nuclear  

August 12, 2016  {MK}

We have seen lots of discussions about nuclear power plants recently. Pennant decide to check it from inside. 
Oddly enough, he felt like on stage of Alien or "007" movies. 
However, the biggest surprise was the spirit safe ;-)

      

Club in Lux    
August 9, 2016  {MK}

Dresden    
August 1, 2016  {JB}

Another trip to the country of Andrea Merkel, this time to Sachsen. Kilkerran Calvados Cask sold out unfortunately.
Vietnamese beer was available yet!

      

  

Seven Hills   / 
Jun 30, 2016  {JB}

Pochod Praha-Prčice   
May 21, 2016 {JB}

After half-marathon in Riga, our pennant decided to reduce the speed and stretch the distance to 33 km! The opportunity was the traditional tramp to Prčice organized yearly since 1966.

Our pennant was asked - probably thanks to its experience spanning European and Arabic cultures - to help negotiating the refugee situation between Eu and Turkey. As it has been quite a tedious affair, it decided to take a short break at the southern seaside.

You may not know it yet, but our pennant is a enthusiastic long-distance runner. However, as it was quite cold, it decided to run half-marathon only in the capital of Latvia at the Baltics seaside.

Rumfest   
May 7, 2016 {JB}

Looks like Rum producers have recently taken many pages from whisky books. Rumfest in Prague is just one example, rum finished in a whisky cask was another one.
Our pennant was very much attracted to Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, and we hope it was because of his own rum brand ...

    
   

Dem Deutschen Volke   
May 4, 2016   {MN}

Well, somebody had to tell the Germans they should give up with the Doppelkorn and go for the right stuff. Mission completed ;-)

 

UNESCO Site  
Apr 30, 2016 {JB}

There are relatively many UNESCO heritage sites, but many of them outside the frequented path. On of them is located in small Bohemian village of Telč.

Expanding Horizons  
April 22, 2016  {IH, JB}

Two jumps around in the week of the Whisky Festival CZ. First one into the nearby Bairnsfather Distillery in Domašov - whisky is not yet in their portfolio, but you never know ...

   

And the other one a nice dinner at the Michelin-star Field restaurant in Prague's Old Town square with a fair selection on the bar:

Durchs Wilde Kurdistan  
April 17, 2016  {VAE}

Our Pennant managed as close as possible to the war zone... God bless our brave engineers !!

Fruitful jump to London   
April 13, 2016  {pH} 

On the way to the Bratislava Whisky Fest, our Pennant took a quick detour to London. Original plan was to repatriate some bottles from last autumn, that were available in UK only (Supernova 2015; Midwinter Dream). However, the timing proved right, as The Laddie Eight and the PC CC:01 were on sale at Heathrow already. And, quite unexpectedly, our Pennant also discovered a different version of Balvenie 21yo - not the usual Port Wood, but Madeira instead. More about the whiskies here.

Other whiskies seen:

      

A bit of aerial sightseeing was on the program as well this time - you can see the staggering number of whisky shops across the city :-) 

Middle East      
March 14/16, 2016  {pH}

        

        

          

Prague bars  
February-29, 2016  {S,pH}

Bydgoszcz Rope Dancing   

February 4, 2016   {MN}

It's a wonder that somebody can keep balance and stability - even on a rope - in such a town. What a luck our Pennant can HANG!

 

Paris   
February-4, 2016   {pH}

Budapest   
January-20, 2016   {pH}

City on Danube, Unicum as brother in arms!

Desert   
January-11, 2016   {pH}

First trip in 2016 goes into the desert, into an absolutely dry country. Although - there's beer on offer, too! 

Note; The Macallan bottles are at Frankfurt airport, not in Saudi :-)

        

Seaside   
December-12, 2015   {pH}

And before this busy year closes, one more trip in store for our pennant, this time to enjoy a bit of warm weather in the Empty Quarters desert (where the Star Wars VII movie was shot).
Combination of golf, sightseeing, skiing and shopping :-)
An the Neos bar in the The Address Downtown hotel that caught on fire two weeks later ...

    

   

Nuremberg Xmas Market  
December-1, 2015   {pH}

First of all, quick jump into the most famous whisky shop in Nuremberg, the Celtic Whiskey and a short chat with the owner Otto Steudel.

  

Then to the world's famous Christmas Market in Nuremberg, where special attention was paid to the international section with stands from partnership cities including Glasgow :-)

  

Český Krumlov / Svachova Lhotka  
October 9, 2015  {MoT}

Hamburg  
September 2015   {MN}

The pennant made its way to the St. Pauli, and of course, to the famous Reeperbahn surrounding red-light district...

After some chat in The Whisky Exchange shop in Vinopolis, our pennant climbed the Shard to have a look from the top on this beautiful day.  

When a tour thru Scotland was discussed among our members, no one was keen to undertaking this bring trip ;-)
The objective as to show to pour Pennant the oldest distillery in Scotland, and witness a memorable moment in single malt history, when Glenlivet also surpassed the "millionaire" club in sales figures!

Finally, due to the seriousness of the task, our most senior Club members had to commit his time  ...

    

   

July 30, 2015   {MN}

Just a quick hop to our neighbours ...

London    / 
Apr 9-10, 2015   {pH}

First time, we let our Pennant to enjoy a bit of travel, and let him browse thru London. Guess what - no fashion boutiques, no churches, no museums, no London Eye. Just whisky shops and bars.

Can you guess which ones he visited?