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  • The Finish – The Black Dog Chronicles

    Ah, I come to the end of my journey with Black Dog Whisky. I have learned a lot more than when I started out. It’s been fun to know the tiny details that go into the making of my Dad’s favourite drink. Over this one month, I have exchanged so many notes with him. I…

  • Easy Evenings – The Black Dog Chronicles

      We love house parties ever since Mumbai’s night life has constructively been destroyed. The gang, consisting of the hubby boy’s childhood friends, simply comes over, we order in (I don’t cook, remember?) and we just have a good time. Black Dog is an integral part of all those celebrations. Well, they have graduated from…

  • Bottle Art – The Black Dog Chronicles

    Whisky is good for the memories, daddy has told me that a zillion times. And I have come to agree. He and I have had some of the best conversations over a bottle of Black Dog Scotch. He enjoys his drink, I enjoy his company. But then you know how it is. Familiarity breeds contempt.…

  • Let the World Wait – The Black Dog Chronicles

    Ah, the same ol’ story continues You wake, you run, you work Dreams are hidden somewhere To be fulfilled someday The time is almost never right There is too much to always do Perhaps, you are not ready either Then again, life is such And thus the years go by Black turns to grey eventually…

  • Twelve Years Ago – The Black Dog Chronicles

    I had just begun my third trimester. Things were looking good. Round, but good. So, I kind of took time to go from one place to the other. Think of a waddling duck, now just add the kilos and the mood swings to it. There you go. And so on some days I was all…

  • Twelve, No less – The Black Dog Chronicles

    Hues of amber, golden delights Lead the heart to where it may go Let imagination take the flight T’is a magic potion to him who knows Handcrafted from robust malts Throw in the mellow woods In the gardens of aroma, halt Take a deep breath, you should Blend in the sherry, will you? As the…

  • The Backstory – The Black Dog Chronicles

    One extraordinary gentleman set out to discover the perfect blend of Scotch whisky, 130 years ago. The year was 1883 and the man, Sir Walter Millard. The Speyside region of Scotland is where his journey took him. He chanced upon the home of the MacKinlay’s, in Leith Edinburgh. And as luck would have it, they were known as ‘Scotch whisky…

  • Musical Notes – The Black Dog Chronicles

    Daddy advocates a glass of whisky everyday. He says it is like a good lubricant that keeps the heart going. But he warns, the glass must always and I mean always be accompanied by music. Dad loves his music, as much as his drink. If you were ever to visit our home, at any time…

  • Pure Gold – The Black Dog Chronicles

    Twilight beckons to the cityscape Another day has passed me by I yearn, I know not for what As I look towards the dim lit sky She offers me soothing company As my thoughts go wander I know I should be here, somehow But my heart is there, yonder And even as her touch mesmerizes…

  • The Know How – The Black Dog Chronicles

    So, they say there is a method to do everything. Some even endorse there is a method in madness. I say whatever works for you! Now since we were doing the Black Dog Chronicles, and this was almost turning into a biography of Dad, I went to him yet again. I wanted to know how…