Ever since I, as a little boy, heard the worldwide hit Sukiyaki (sung by Kyu Sakamoto) I´ve been imagined about going to Japan. And, when you´re a member of the board of KWA, your dreams could come true! So, on April 13th we left Copenhagen Airport for Tokyo and started our trip around this fantastic country. We start at the… Read more →
Category: Journeys
Updates from our latest trip to Tasmania (and Australia)
In 1981 the Australian band Men at Work sang” Do you come from a land down under?” The reply from KWA could be:” No, but we went there on February 9th”. So, we started our visit in Australia spending four days in Melbourne, a beautiful city we´ve never seen before. There, at the Rod Laver Arena, we attended a concert… Read more →
K W A in Tennessee 2017
After visiting Kentucky in 2014 we just couldn´t wait to go to another great whiskey state in the U S, i. e Tennessee. Therefore, when our journey on Holy Thursday started with our airplane, before taking off, crashing a seagull at Kalmar Airport forcing us to change our travelling plan it felt a little troublesome. Anyway, we reached Nashville late… Read more →
KWA went to Campbeltown and Lowland
Only two (Campbeltown and Lowland) of the Scotch whisky regions left for KWA to visit so that´s what we decided to do in Eastertime 2016. Starting off from Kalmar in the dark hours of Easter Sunday night we reached Campbeltown in the southern parts of Scotland late in the evening that same day. So; rise and shine the next morning… Read more →
Our kind of Easter eggs, live from KWA tour 2016
KWA is right now attending our tour in Campbeltown and Lowlands. After a four hour long bus ride from Glasgow began our Easter Monday with Double Distillery Tour led by Jim, who introduced us to Springbank as well as Glengyle. Very nice and educational. At noon we visited Cadenhead’s where Fraser Milloy guided us through a range of good whiskies.… Read more →
2016 Journey going for Campbeltown and Lowland
Soon KWA getting away for their sixth journey and it’s going to be the fourth time in Scotland. This time is it Campbeltown and Lowland we going to visit. After this journey we have visit all the main whisky district in Scotland. 2011 Speyside, 2012 Islay and 2015 Highland and Island (Orkney). Read more →
April 10th Douglas House, Glasgow
After having met Fred Laing of Douglas Laing and Co at Whiskyexpo in Linköping, Sweden in February of 2015 where he made a great impression upon us we decided that we really would like to visit him in the Douglas House for a tasting during our trip to Northern Highlands and the Orkney Islands in April of 2015. When we… Read more →
Live Report from KWA North Highland and Orkney tour 2015
Since 2011 the founders of KWA have visited several whisky distilleries and met many a guide on different whisky tours. But on the 8th of April we’ve come across the best guide we ever had the pleasure to meet. Of course i’m referring to James at Highland Park who brought us along on the Connoisseur Tour and after that a tasting… Read more →
“These gentlemen know how travel in style”
Check out stories about our great journeys from Speyside-Islay-Irland-Kentucky- and the up-comping one Northern Highland this spring. Read more →
Our Journey-page is has left the starting block!
Since 2011 KWA has gone abroad in order to experience whisky in other countries. We´ve tasted many excellent brands and in connection to that also met a lot of wonderful people, who helped us making our journeys life -long memories. Read more about our first two journeys to Speyside and Islay Read more →