Andrew Jefford (born 1956) is an English journalist, poet, and writer, the author of various books and columns on wine, whisky, travel and perfume.
Andrew Jefford (born 1956) is an English journalist, poet, and writer, the author of various books and columns on wine, whisky, travel and perfume.
The son of a Church of England clergyman and the eldest of three brothers, Jefford grew up in Norfolk, England. [1] He was educated at Gresham's School, the University of Reading (where he read English, awarded First Class Honours) and the University of East Anglia, where his post-graduate studies were jointly supervised by the late Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Guido Almansi. [1] [2] At UEA he obtained an MA in the 19th and 20th Century novel (awarded With Distinction), then worked for two years on a PhD thesis on the short fiction of Robert Louis Stevenson, which was not completed. [1]
He began work as an editor with Paul Hamlyn's Octopus Group, [2] and his passions for wine and writing led to articles and books on wine, after four years in publishing in 1988. [3] He was the drinks writer for The Evening Standard , the evening newspaper for the London region, [2] between 1992 and 2002, worked as an occasional presenter for BBC Radio Four's The Food Programme and other programmes on BBC Radio Three and Radio Four (1992-2007), and has written widely for The Financial Times on wine and travel (2003-2021). [2] He is a Contributing Editor to and writes a monthly column for Decanter magazine. Jefford is also contributing editor to the quarterly magazine The World of Fine Wine for which he writes the One Bottle column and regularly takes part in tastings. [4] He is one of the four co-chairs for Decanter World Wine Awards, and works as Academic Advisor to The Wine Scholar Guild.[ citation needed ]
Among his books are The New France (2002), Peat Smoke and Spirit (2004, republished as Whisky Island in 2019), Andrew Jefford's Wine Course (2008, revised edition published 2016) and Drinking With The Valkyries (2022). [5]
On television, he has worked as a chef's assistant and has reported on whisky for Food File (Channel 4, 1996) and SCAM (Carlton Television, 2003)
Jefford has lived with his family, Paula, John and Joe, near Montpellier, France, since 2010, after 15 months spent in Adelaide, South Australia, where he was Wine Writer in Residence to the Wine 2030 Research Network and a Senior Research Fellow at Adelaide University. [2] He is also a published poet, with work featured in The Spectator and The Independent .[ citation needed ]
Jefford has won many awards for his work, including eight Glenfiddich Awards (for writing on wine and other drinks), eight Roederer Awards (for writing on wine), two Jasmine Awards (for writing on perfume), two Beer Writer of the Year awards, a Sony Award (for radio work) and awards for other writing, including travel writing. He publishes short texts via his Twitter account (@andrewcjefford).
Scotch whisky is malt whisky or grain whisky, made in Scotland.
Whisky or whiskey is a type of liquor made from fermented grain mash. Various grains are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, which are typically made of charred white oak. Uncharred white oak casks previously used for the aging of port, rum or sherry are also sometimes used.
Single malt whisky is malt whisky from a single distillery.
Lagavulin distillery is a malt whisky distillery in the village of Lagavulin on the south of the island of Islay, Scotland. It distills spirit that will become Islay single malt Scotch whisky.
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The idea of drinking whisky with food is considered outré by many, but there is a growing interest in pairing whiskies with complementary foods. The Scotch whisky industry has been keen to promote this. Single malts, pot-still whiskies, bourbons, and rye whiskies offer an interesting range of tastes and aromas, which are just as varied as wine. Jake Wallis Simons compares whiskies in bourbon casks to white wines, due to their lighter flavor, and those in sherry casks to red wines, with their greater fruitiness. A few Scottish cook books contain reference to the use of whisky in cooking, and a few traditional Scottish recipes that use whisky exist.
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Fiona Beckett is a Bristol-based writer and food journalist who regularly writes for The Guardian, Decanter magazine, and other UK news publications. She has also written for The Times, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph, and National Geographic Food. She is a regular judge for competitions such as the BBC Food and Farming Awards, the Andre Simon Awards, and the Fortnum & Mason Awards.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to whisky:
Ardnahoe distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on Islay, in Scotland.
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