Frank and I have been on our travels recently, and one of the highlights was Whisky Live in Tokyo. We had a great week hosting tastings in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, and we even bumped into a few society members.
It is always a pleasure spending time with the guys from other distilleries, and we can see a picture of Richard Paterson in a "Springbank Sandwich" as well as the good-and-the-great of the Scotch Whisky industry belting out "auld land syne" as part of the show finale.
I also took part on-stage in a light-hearted debate with Mark Watt from Duncan Taylor and Dave Broom. The topic was "independent Bottlers, parasites of the industry?"
Very topical!