Our Distillery of the Month for April is one that sits on Islay’s west coast, has a topsy-turvy history and has proven itself to be one of the top innovators in recent whisky history – Bruichladdich. Early Days The Bruichladdich distillery was built in 1881 on Loch Indaal in the furthest west part of Islay […]
It’s time to take a look at our Whisky of the Month for March. We have decided to go with a bottle from one of Scotland’s most renowned distilleries, a single cask whisky that was produced specifically for the Japanese market (making it rather rare) – The Highland Park 19 Year Old by Gordon & […]
Once again it is time to look at our Distillery of the Month. For March, we’ve selected one of our favourite Speyside distilleries, one that is steeped in history (having been around since the early 19th Century) and produces some of the finest single malt whisky anywhere in the world – Glenlivet. Early Days The […]
So there has been a lot of news and discussion of late surrounding Diageo’s proposed changes to the current Scotch whisky regulations. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the whisky giant is looking at “whether potential regulatory, technical, legal or other barriers are constraining” Scotch, and whether or not the current rules offer sufficient […]
Once again it’s time to have to have a look at our Whisky of the Month. For February we are going with a dram that is close to our hearts (both because it is a Whisky Foundation exclusive and because we thoroughly enjoyed drinking it), a dram from one of Islay’s most famous distilleries – […]
Today we are going to take a step back from the world of indie whisky and instead delve into the indie rum world, in particular, a bottler that has grabbed the attention of rum fans, critics and, well, us – Rum Nation. Rum Nation is an indie bottler of fine rums from across the Caribbean […]
Last year, on February 11th, Diageo launched International Scotch Day for the first time and it’s back in 2018, this time on February 8th and we’re going to celebrate (and you can be involved too!). Hold on a minute, another day dedicated to our wonderful drink?!?! We hear you, but another day where you can […]
It’s time to have a look at our Distillery of the Month. For February we have decided to go with one of our favourite Islay distilleries, a place that really needs no introduction – Ardbeg. The world famous distillery is one with a history full of ups and downs (more ups in recent times) that […]
The start of a new year is the perfect time to start new traditions. Along with getting fit, eating less chocolate, moderating our levels of alcohol consumption and trying to grow a beard (probably our worst idea of 2018 so far), we’ve decided to give our readers two new blog series to get their […]
If you can remember as far back as September 2017 (we know, it seems like a lifetime ago), you might recall our blog on pairing whisky with coffee. We summarised that it’s not as simple as pouring some whisky into your coffee but, in fact, a far more complex idea that requires care and attention. […]
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