India's luxury train the Palace on Wheels, has a bar that's open all day, every day, and whiskies that bill themselves as 'Horsepower for real men.' Kevin Pilley had a ticket to ride.
Arthur sucked on his pipe. We both watched the smoke circle over the bar top and rise up towards the mirrored ceiling. ‘We have two things in common, you and I,’ he said after a meditative silence. I raised my eyebrows. ‘Whisky and sarcasm,’ announced my fellow barfly, pushing over the Glenfiddich b...
Great whisky bars
from Issue 5 published on 4/8/1999
Irish whiskey is an aesthetic discipline, says Kevin Pilley so get a grip
Wise man that he was, JB Priestley knew that ‘Man, the creature who knows he must die, who has dreams larger than his destiny, which is for ever working a confidence trick on him, needs an ally.’ His was tobacco. Mine happens to be Irish whiskey.
Confront the Irish whisky lover with Nature and he m...
Irish Whiskey
from Issue 3 published on 13/5/1999
