Billy Abbott
@billyabbott.co.uk
Drinks geek, writer, educator and general drinker. The Whisky Exchange Amabassador, Whisky Squad Co-boss, writer of The Philosophy of Whisky, and fan of hats, coffee and fountain pens.
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Billy Abbott
@billyabbott.co.uk
· Aug 24
New Scientist Live and more - The Philosophy of Whisky
Lots has happened since my last update and a really exciting upcoming event – New Scientist Live!
philosophyofwhisky.com
I just realised that I'd not updated my book website in a very long while, and with lots of cool things having since the last updated and even more to come, I thought I better get something written up:
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Seems that Dropworks rum will be launching some crowdfunding soon...
www.crowdcube.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Seems that Dropworks rum will be launching some crowdfunding soon...
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Another footnote! Just remembered this, also on the subject of cetacean digestion (and what it can expel from itself and in what quantities. Vital knowledge, I tell you. Vital)
Could a Blue Whale's Fart Contain a Horse?
This story, like the feeding behavior of the animal in question, is a deep dive.
www.snopes.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Another footnote! Just remembered this, also on the subject of cetacean digestion (and what it can expel from itself and in what quantities. Vital knowledge, I tell you. Vital)
That’s a new one to me: an automated phone call that said ‘I need to talk to you, add me on WhatsApp’ before hanging up. Blockety, blockety, block…
August 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
That’s a new one to me: an automated phone call that said ‘I need to talk to you, add me on WhatsApp’ before hanging up. Blockety, blockety, block…
In other news, it seems that Sainsbury's don't stock cocktail sticks online, and a search redirects you to "Mint tooth pick flossers". The end times are here.
August 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In other news, it seems that Sainsbury's don't stock cocktail sticks online, and a search redirects you to "Mint tooth pick flossers". The end times are here.
I just realised that I'd not updated my book website in a very long while, and with lots of cool things having since the last updated and even more to come, I thought I better get something written up:
New Scientist Live and more - The Philosophy of Whisky
Lots has happened since my last update and a really exciting upcoming event – New Scientist Live!
philosophyofwhisky.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I just realised that I'd not updated my book website in a very long while, and with lots of cool things having since the last updated and even more to come, I thought I better get something written up:
Reposted by Billy Abbott
Roses are red
Cheggers plays pop
Cheggers plays pop
August 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Roses are red
Cheggers plays pop
Cheggers plays pop
I wrote a thing about English whisky for our lovely education/inspiration section at @thewhiskyexchange.bsky.social.
A guide to English whisky : Whisky and Spirits Guides
English whisky is booming, with more than 60 distilleries now laying down spirit for the future. But where did it come from and where is it going?
www.thewhiskyexchange.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I wrote a thing about English whisky for our lovely education/inspiration section at @thewhiskyexchange.bsky.social.
Well, Mr Bezos. It seems you don’t know me as well as you thought…
August 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Well, Mr Bezos. It seems you don’t know me as well as you thought…
Thursday night, 7 August 2025, 10pm: me, @drinkswhisky.bsky.social , Mac from Kanpai Planet and Pete from Woven coming up with a 4-bottle whisky shelf for newbies live on YouTube. Please come and heckle: www.youtube.com/live/-czMKi4...
vPub Live - 4 People. 4 Bottles. 4 Roles. Can We Build the PERFECT Whisky Starter set?
YouTube video by DrinksWhisky
www.youtube.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Thursday night, 7 August 2025, 10pm: me, @drinkswhisky.bsky.social , Mac from Kanpai Planet and Pete from Woven coming up with a 4-bottle whisky shelf for newbies live on YouTube. Please come and heckle: www.youtube.com/live/-czMKi4...
Today’s experiment: machine washing caps. Only one borderline dissolved in the machine, so I count this as a success. No to see if they still go on my head once dry…
August 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today’s experiment: machine washing caps. Only one borderline dissolved in the machine, so I count this as a success. No to see if they still go on my head once dry…
I’m at a Nerf Herder gig (first saw them 20-some years ago). It is full of ageing punks. Two Jedi just walked in. A lightsaber has been extended…
July 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I’m at a Nerf Herder gig (first saw them 20-some years ago). It is full of ageing punks. Two Jedi just walked in. A lightsaber has been extended…
Oh, Brewdog, are you missing the days when the Portman Group used to have you on speed dial?
July 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Oh, Brewdog, are you missing the days when the Portman Group used to have you on speed dial?
Mezzo Mix fans rejoice! I have created a new abomination of a beverage: Irn Bru and Cherry Pepsi Max. Like Mezzo Mix, it tastes of all the fake fruit you could ever want. Like chewing Juicy Fruit while drinking Panda cola. It is terrible. I love it. Tomorrow I’ll try Pepsi Max Lime…
July 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Mezzo Mix fans rejoice! I have created a new abomination of a beverage: Irn Bru and Cherry Pepsi Max. Like Mezzo Mix, it tastes of all the fake fruit you could ever want. Like chewing Juicy Fruit while drinking Panda cola. It is terrible. I love it. Tomorrow I’ll try Pepsi Max Lime…
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Praise be! It’s the 112th anniversary of the first custard pie thrown in someone’s face in a motion picture
July 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Praise be! It’s the 112th anniversary of the first custard pie thrown in someone’s face in a motion picture
I’m playing the latest Doom while waiting for Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 to download. It is 2002.
July 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’m playing the latest Doom while waiting for Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 to download. It is 2002.
I am now aware of the concept of the Antilibrary, and my bookshelves are now things I am no longer ashamed of. The big pile of unread books I've not got shelves for? Less so...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilib...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilib...
Antilibrary - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
July 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I am now aware of the concept of the Antilibrary, and my bookshelves are now things I am no longer ashamed of. The big pile of unread books I've not got shelves for? Less so...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilib...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilib...
If anyone is bored this evening, I'm nattering on YouTube with the folks from The Blether at 7.30pm. Well. Blethering, more accurately. As the name suggests.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=urWD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=urWD...
July 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If anyone is bored this evening, I'm nattering on YouTube with the folks from The Blether at 7.30pm. Well. Blethering, more accurately. As the name suggests.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=urWD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=urWD...
If anyone is wondering what petrichor smells like, come to the Place du Capitole in Toulouse right now.
July 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
If anyone is wondering what petrichor smells like, come to the Place du Capitole in Toulouse right now.
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Today's inspiration
June 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Today's inspiration
I’ve broken one of my key rules for life and am on a RyanAir flight. I have never seen a group of people so confused by the concept of seat numbers and other people.
June 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I’ve broken one of my key rules for life and am on a RyanAir flight. I have never seen a group of people so confused by the concept of seat numbers and other people.
Been a while since I watched this. Not used to DVD quality…
June 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Been a while since I watched this. Not used to DVD quality…
Latest book acquisitions for me to put in a pile and not read…
Excited to get in to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social’s new book – I’m a fan of Charles
Spence, but haven’t dived into the sound side of things before.
Testicles is @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social’s fault.
Butter and L.A. Baby: in progress.
Excited to get in to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social’s new book – I’m a fan of Charles
Spence, but haven’t dived into the sound side of things before.
Testicles is @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social’s fault.
Butter and L.A. Baby: in progress.
June 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Latest book acquisitions for me to put in a pile and not read…
Excited to get in to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social’s new book – I’m a fan of Charles
Spence, but haven’t dived into the sound side of things before.
Testicles is @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social’s fault.
Butter and L.A. Baby: in progress.
Excited to get in to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social’s new book – I’m a fan of Charles
Spence, but haven’t dived into the sound side of things before.
Testicles is @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social’s fault.
Butter and L.A. Baby: in progress.
My current annoyance: adverts which boast that a product can remove ‘up to 100%’ of something – limescale, dandruff &c.
June 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My current annoyance: adverts which boast that a product can remove ‘up to 100%’ of something – limescale, dandruff &c.
On day three of my staycation, I have finally made it into town to engage with culture. The Anthony McCall exhibition at Tate Modern is definitely worth a visit (before it closes at the end of the month). The Beak x Tate collab beer is also worth visiting for.
June 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
On day three of my staycation, I have finally made it into town to engage with culture. The Anthony McCall exhibition at Tate Modern is definitely worth a visit (before it closes at the end of the month). The Beak x Tate collab beer is also worth visiting for.