#whiskyschool

[theacademydrinks]

@glenscotiamalts is getting ready for their #openday2018 Open Day on May 23. Go if you can. Wish I could! These guys are so welcoming. And Callum is a historian’s dream: he knows Campbeltown history & can paint a picture with just a few words. #theacademydrinksinscotland #visitscotland #campbeltown #scotlandisnow #whiskyschool (at Campbeltown)

[theacademydrinks]

This is not a big plane. #whiskyschool #visitscotland #scotspirit #scotlandisnow (at Kintyre)

[theacademydrinks]

Instead of a “top 9” I offer a sampling of 9 of the many places I learned this year. (I have 10 times as many people I’ve learned from, but I cant collage you all so I offer this instead.) 🥃 🌎 🥃 I’ve spent my entire adult life writing & teaching. Then this past year I went back to school as a student twice, to 2 very different whisky schools: Springbank’s hands-on training & Islay Whisky Academy’s deep dive program in terroir. Both were life altering, but for different, complementary reasons. 🥃 🌏 🥃 Springbank is hands on & physically demanding; working alongside the distillery production team, learning by doing. Islay Whisky Academy is a vertical education in the agricultural life that is whisky. It’s about the land, water, & ethos that make Scotch what it is. From the classroom to the farm to the distillery, it’s about sense of place as much as a course for whisky aficionados. 🥃 🌍 🥃 Both gave me knew perspectives on a place I’ve studied for years & a deeper appreciation for what’s in a glass. But my point in posting this is not simply to encourage all with an interest in Scotch to sign up (tho you totally should — and check out @islaywhiskyconnection if you have any thought of going to the Scottish isles, whisky-related or not. I relied on them for help with my convoluted research-travel plans). 🥃 🌏 🥃 My point is to encourage y’all to keep learning in whatever area you care about. I’m going back to teaching this month, which I dont see as separate in any way from being a student myself. To my eyes, there’s no such thing as a teacher who isn’t also a student. 🥃 🌍 🥃 So for 2019 I wish you all a year filled with continued learning. #scotchwhisky #whiskyporn #whiskygram #whiskylover #whiskylife #whiskygeek #whiskylove #whiskytime #instawhisky #singlemalt #singlemaltscotch #scotchtasting #whiskytasting #whiskeytasting #cocktailporn #brownliquor #scotchlover #scotchtime #whiskeyporn #longrow #hazelburn #whiskyschool #scottishdistilleries #scotchdistilleries #newyearswish #springbank #yaleuniversity #cocktailclass (at Scotland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsKM-OZlZ94/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=aqmzsr5oc7d3

[theacademydrinks]

A final glass of beloved Amarone from Masi before hopping a plane bound for Scotland and whisky schooooool 🤸🏻‍♂️🛫✈️🛬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #whiskyschool #masiwines #masicostasera #masicostaseraamarone #masicostaseraamaroneclassico #springbankdistillery #whatimdoingwiththatphilosophyphd