Mark @ WTF 🥃

Enjoying my whisky journey, with an independent blog post or 2 thrown in for good measure at the Whisky Tasting Fellowship website

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

Today marks the 40th birthday of @ThreeShipsSA in South Africa. What better way to honour that than to share @TheWhiskyMaker's notes on the history of SA whisky!

Pour a dram of Three Ships for you and your friends and let us celebrate together. Sláinte!

https://t.co/FZoZ4sufgH

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

Dear #WhiskySanta, please may you put The @Glendronach - Ode to the Dark from @MasterofMalt under my tree? I've been really good this year! https://t.co/kWB27Ww7jW

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

Dear #WhiskySanta, please may you put Secret Islay 10 Year Old 2014 - Black Friday (@MasterOfMalt) from @MasterofMalt under my tree? I've been really good this year! https://t.co/Xy0YrNo7Ju

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

Dear #WhiskySanta, please may you put @DrinksByTheDram Master of Malt Single Cask Whisky Advent Calendar (2025 Edition) from @MasterofMalt under my tree? I've been really good this year! https://t.co/veFj4SmymL

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

Dear #WhiskySanta, please may you put @gordon_macphail Scapa 34 yo 1988 #10586 from @MasterofMalt under my tree? I've been really good this year! https://t.co/DR7GS9Nm4y

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

7/7 - Being seated at the kitchen entrance is usually a very undesirable spot.
However, seeing the hustle, hearing the barking of orders, watching the staff updating the notes on the wall after each course, it was truly immersive👌

#TheBearFX #TheBearJoburg

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

1/7 - Last week a lucky few experienced a truly excellent dinner, courtesy of @disneyplusza & "The Bear Joburg Experience" event.

We're huge fans of the show, so to enjoy a culinary masterpiece created by @CzarneckiGreg was 😚👌

Food pics in thread 👇

#TheBearFX #TheBearJoburg

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

6/7 - Rum baba, vanille bleu de la Réunion, passion fruit + @ThelemaWines 2022 Vin de Hel Muscat Late Harvest

Simply sublime! A flavour explosion of note and the wine paired perfectly. I'm usually not a dessert person, but this had me craving more 😋

#TheBearFX #TheBearJoburg

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

@ThreeShipsSA 🇿🇦🥃❤️

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

@JamesonSA 1. Jameson Ginger & Lime
2. Classic Whiskey Sour
3. Irish Coffee or Jameson Cold Brew Iced Latte (recipe says cream, but icecream is better 😈)
4. Classic Old Fashioned

The long list of Jameson cocktails found here have me wanting to experiment!
https://t.co/7OLJmRCYPf

🇮🇪🥃❤️

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

@ThreeShipsSA I don't think you can really redeem yourselves with an online sale now. The whole experience is tainted.

Unless you turn it around by doing a 2-for-1 deal or something like that to make amends.

cc @HEINEKENBevs
#HeinkenYouHadOneJob

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

@ThreeShipsSA Too little, too late I'm afraid...

I've followed *EVERY* #MastersCollection sale since inception - hell, I even started the movement which ended up in kick starting this all - and this is just a massive fail.

#HeinekenYouHadOneJob

Time to spend my money elsewhere I guess...

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

As much as I love the whisky, I can't sit around the entire afternoon trying to log onto your website. You had one job, and you've failed at it.

Instead of bringing smiles to people's faces, you've let us - and yourselves - down badly.

#HeinekenYouHadOneJob

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

Dear @HEINEKENBevs , I've been a super loyal supporter of @ThreeShipsSA for well over a decade now, championing the brand, singing it's praises from the rooftops wherever and whenever I can.

But the absolute dogshow that is the current #MastersCollection sale is bad...

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

Hey @HEINEKENBevs did you opt for the R49pm shared hosting for the @ThreeShipsSA #MastersCollection website? Certainly feels like it right now.

Did no-one do any load-testing prior to the sale?

#HeinekenYouHadOneJob

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

You've got a long line of passionate supporters wanting to partake in the sale, but we're all out in the cold.

Leaves a bitter taste in the mouth :/

[Mark @ WTF 🥃 @fr1day]

Hey @ThreeShipsSA / @HEINEKENBevs , your #MastersCollection live sale is big #fail at the moment.

Site unresponsive, timing out. Spend a bit more on your hosting environment next time why don't you?