I know absolutely nothing about whiskey. Nothing at all. Zip.

So this past Wednesday’s Qype event at Whiskey specialists Salt was the perfect blend of intoxicating and informative.

Salt is at the south end of the Edgware Road (which to me is the border to the no-fly-zone of west London). So it’s a whiskey bar with a mind boggling array of every kind of whiskey, with and without the ‘e’, from all over the world.

We were there to sample three of Talisker‘s range. Their 10 year aged, Distiller’s edition and 57 Degrees North. The latter being a clever play on Skye’s northerly-ness and the alcohol percentage.

All three were excellent, but my frame of reference is little more than Seagram’s 7, so it was satisfying to learn how to drink whiskey properly. And there’s no better time of year for warming booze than this.

For connoisseurs however, Salt Bar is an excellent venue. Their range is second-to-none and the location, although not ideal, is central enough to make it worth the trip.

They  have a pretty good line in smoked salmon and haggis too, so it’s well worth a Burn’s night blowout.