Golfing fun with Tee-acher’s whisky

Spending a sunny Saturday on a golf course is a classic pastime for gentlemen of a certain age, as is enjoying a wee dram, so when Teacher’s whisky decided to bring 20 golfers together with distillery manager Alistair Longwell it was guaranteed to go well.

Hosted at Blue Mountain in Berkshire, Teacher’s golf and whisky master class was informal, but educational, with a guided tasting through the whisky-making process presented by Alistair Longwell to show just how Teacher’s is crafted.

Golf followed the tasting, with all of our attendees heading out to play a full 18 holes.  We took to the buggy and drove out across the fairways to meet them at the 9^th hole with a dram of Teacher’s and encouraging words.  After an enjoyable afternoon of golf, everyone strolled back to the bar for a drink – Teacher’s, of course!

Posted by Natalie Potts

Teacher’s Pet

As the newcomer to the Teacher’s team I spent a day with its master whisky blender, Robert Hicks.  What a fantastic way to get to grips with all things whisky! 

We spent the day at the Teacher’s Building in central Glasgow, where Robert held forth on his 46 years in the whisky industry, discussing changes to consumer tastes, the impact of growing markets such as India and Brazil, and the popularity and growth of single malts in the UK and abroad.

As master blender, he has a big impact on the flavour and aroma, selecting the minimum of 34 different single malts that go into a bottle of Teacher’s, which includes a guaranteed minimum 45% of malt whisky. Ardmore makes up a large proportion of the single malt used in the blend, giving Teacher’s its distinctive taste, so it is known as the ‘fingerprint’ malt.

Armed with all this knowledge about the whiskies, we were delighted to leave carrying a sample of each; as Robert said, you can talk about it all day long, but there’s no better way to learn about whisky than drinking it.

Posted by Natalie Potts