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Billy Abbott
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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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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
I was hoping that he was making good behind the scenes stuff happen, so very pleased to hear that.
August 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
He's always been lovely when I've met him, but for the past few (many?) years, I've been wondering he actually did at BrewDog, other than be the balance to James Watt's...er...Wattishness. With James gone, he went even quieter than before, and this was only a matter of time.
August 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The comment by bossman JT on the EFP forum is 'Though Martin is stepping away from day-to-day life at BrewDog, he remains a founder, a shareholder, and an enduring part of the BrewDog story.' So, looks like he is at least keeping his shares. For now.
August 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I will admit that I normally join towards the end when I’m having a watch. Also can be useful for background noise when I’m cooking/folding my washing…
August 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I’m trying to work out what I’ve looked at that might have had an Amazon pixel, other than the Black Sabbath ballet a couple of months back :)
August 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
They also leave lines on them if they’re not colour fast, which mine probably aren’t, and are mostly the wrong shape for my hats. I did do the research :)
August 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My dishwasher doesn’t let me wash them cool enough. The wool delicates mode on my washing machine works well.
August 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Turns out it wasn’t – I saw them the year before supporting No Use For a Name…
August 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
They just announced it’s 23 years ago that they last played London. So, that’d be the other time I saw them.
July 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
During lockdown I had to make a cocktail that was basically an espresso martini with an Awamori base topped up with tonic at 9am for a course I was doing, and was a convert shortly after to the non-alcoholic version several sips later :)
July 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
That really didn’t work with diet Iron Bru… Coffee and tonic is also one for the list if not on it already. Don’t use diet tonic :)
July 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
*Diet Irn Bru. Not even Extra… (Sainsbury’s didn’t have any)
July 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM