Category: Tasting

Spirit focus group for Highland Boundary

Caroline von Schmalensee May 9, 2017 May 16, 2017

Judging bottles and discussing spirit samples.

I was invited to take part in a focus group evaluating a new Scottish spirit. I’ve worked in marketing and am interested in product development – and spirits – so I accepted gladly.
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OzCabaret Sparkles – Champagne Cabaret at The Hispaniola, Edinburgh

Caroline von Schmalensee August 19, 2013 April 25, 2017

Katrina Kirkwood, Jessie Jean and SArah Regan, OzCabaret's talented songeliers.

Would I like to go to a cabaret and sparkling wine? Absolutely. August in Edinburgh is special. The many different festivals bring in a lot of people and areas that are quiet the rest of the year turn in to beer gardens and open-air restaurants. Performers from all over the…

Naked Wines Tasting

Caroline von Schmalensee July 29, 2011 April 25, 2017

I will either disappoint or re-assure but this is not a post about when I tasted wine naked. It is about when I went to a Naked Wines tasting and road show. I’m a Naked Wines angel which means that I give the wine seller Naked Wines some money every month. The money…