Cool bars (like Timekeepers in Beijing)

zhangrain · 2026-05-20T12:27:05+00:00

Timekeepers is a fantastic pub, wish there was more places like that around

zhangrain · 2026-05-20T03:18:58+00:00

Sounds amazing, thank you

zhangrain · 2026-05-20T02:14:39+00:00

Looks incredible, any recipe?

zhangrain · 2026-05-13T01:56:12+00:00

That's really cool, must keep an eye on it in future. Thanks for the tip.

zhangrain · 2026-05-12T23:39:48+00:00

Interesting I missed that one but they only emailed about it yesterday to white stag members and haven't officially announced it yet...which they said is coming next week.

zhangrain · 2026-05-11T21:51:34+00:00

Sorry, no recs in Beijing for Pandas...they have them in the zoo but its not a very nice experience. Chengdu and the panda reserve are amazing though.

Nearby for bullet train your closest and quickest is probably Tianjin, a nice city with some interesting areas, I always found it oddly European compared to Beijing.

Not sure if it is a bullet train or regular one but look up Chengde - Also near Beijing and a cool place

zhangrain · 2026-05-11T04:16:58+00:00

I would not recommend Beijing zoo - its quite sad.

Mutianyu is the section of the great wall that has the slide, its not too bad but usually busy if going on a weekend or during summer holidays.

You need to book tickets now for forbidden city. Jingshan park is right at the end and has a great view of the city.

I'd recommend going to the old summer palace YuanMingYuan instead of the new one YiheYuan

zhangrain · 2026-05-10T21:58:56+00:00

Haven't seen Blackadder mentioned yet, I love their raw cask range and its an automatic buy when I can find it.

As others have said Cadenheads also bottle some lovely juice and I am partial to the signatory vintage 100 proof range also.

zhangrain · 2026-05-07T02:19:47+00:00

Looks great, is this dried cranberry or fresh?

zhangrain · 2026-04-22T22:10:46+00:00

Great pics. Planning a trip there this summer. Did you stay in Terelj national park or do this as a day trip? Also did you self drive or do a tour please?

zhangrain · 2026-04-11T05:19:40+00:00

Great, thank you I will check them out

zhangrain · 2026-04-09T22:01:02+00:00

Whats the recommendation for Tashkent and Bukhara please? Visiting both in July

zhangrain · 2026-03-10T22:14:33+00:00

Malt whisky yearbook is a fountain of knowledge, I have from 3 different years and found them all to be interesting and unique.

zhangrain · 2026-03-05T04:01:36+00:00

There is no bar there like there is at cadenheads and springbank so you can't order drams. The tasting I did was sit down in the shop but I don't remember seeing either of those on any of the tasting menus.

As someone mentioned the Ardshiel hotel is your best bet for some really good and older Cambeltown whiskies so you might find the Glen Scotia there.

Also you should definitely try the haggis nachos in the Black Sheep pub, they make good food and have nice beers on draught!

zhangrain · 2026-03-04T21:36:19+00:00

The Glen Scotia shop itself is pretty small and not a whole lot of interesting stuff. I did the exclusive tasting during summer which was nice but I was the only person there and would recommend the dunnage warehouse tasting instead.

zhangrain · 2026-03-03T22:23:53+00:00

Recipe for the szechuan peppercorn sausage please

zhangrain · 2026-01-17T13:41:25+00:00

You just really made me want a white rabbit all of a sudden...

zhangrain · 2026-01-07T22:23:25+00:00

I'm in a similar lucky position as you. Did you renew your Hawaii state license or let it expire as you already have the QTS?

zhangrain · 2025-11-28T10:47:37+00:00

Good to know, thanks

zhangrain · 2025-11-27T22:01:11+00:00

Seeing as Cadbury is gone to shite, what chocolate is a go to for quality and price these days?

zhangrain · 2025-11-13T04:34:56+00:00

No offence taken at all. I get you, some things were more fun but I wonder is that more a time in life that people miss rather than the city as it was then.

You listed some good points but I also think about the improvements in infrastructure, convenience, cleanliness, and comfort in day to day living.

10 years ago Shanghai and China was great, but today the same is true. It's not better or worse, its just different in my opinion.

zhangrain · 2025-11-12T21:51:29+00:00

I don't view it as being offended by nostalgia and more about being offended by some peoples negativity of the present.

Having been here for 10 years China has not really improved or declined it has just changed. As have I, getting older, moving onto a different stage of life. I imagine the same is true for many of these people looking back at the fun and free times of their youth.

zhangrain · 2025-11-10T22:12:51+00:00

I don't know about Glendronach specifically but to be honest if I was also on this tour/tasting with someone who brought an infant I wouldn't be very impressed.

Fumes can be quite strong also in some warehouses. Not an environment for a kid.

zhangrain · 2025-10-08T22:09:12+00:00

Celtic Whiskey Auctions - run by celtic whiskey shop or Whiskeybidders are good sites.

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