Remember a couple of weeks ago we said that we were going to start a new series of blog posts about writers and their love of whisky? Well here it is. This Authors and Whisky series is going to look at writers (and musicians, artists and anybody in the public eye, really) and their love of the […]

  Here at Whisky Foundation, we’re often a little guilty of focusing on all things Scottish (and, on occasion, American), but the international independent scene is vibrant and innovative, and deserves attention. So, this week, we’re going to start a new series of blog posts that look at independent bottling scenes from around the world. […]

  We know, we know. We’re a whisky blog. What are we doing writing a whole post about beer? Well, whisky and beer are kindred spirits. Cousins, you could say. (And beer aged in a Scotch cask is even closer in spirit to whisky.) And, of course, we’ve spoken (lots of times) before the link […]

  A few weeks ago, we told you about a few of our favourite whiskies in the Whisky Foundation store: Rest and Be Thankful bottlings. But this week, we’ve got news that’s even more exciting: we’ve got some incredible new independent bottlings available. And we can’t wait to share them with you – we’ve been […]

Have you ever had to suffer your way through an ill-prepared Irish coffee? Not a classic Irish coffee that you’d get from a bartender or mixologist, but the kind of Irish coffee where a friend has thrown a splash of whisky into hot coffee? You’ve probably had a nice meal and – rather than opting […]

  Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll probably have read the study that found that putting water in whisky definitively improves the flavour of it. (Well, in so far as taste is highly subjective and a matter of opinion.) Did you miss it? Here’s a quick watered-down recap. (Get it, because it’s about putting […]

  Last month, we kicked off a new series of blog posts that placed the focus on the bottlers that produce the incredible whisky we love to drink with a look at Signatory Vintage. This month, Kingsbury step into the limelight. In case you missed it, here’s why we started this series: At Whisky Foundation, […]

If you’re anything like the team here at Whisky Foundation, you’re a fan of beer as well as whisky. If that is the case, then you might have noticed the recent trend of hazy IPAs cropping up all over the place. They’re the current ‘in-thing’, and for good reason: they have enhanced aromas, are smooth […]

  Every so often, we hear a whisky tale so good that we just have to tell you here on the Whisky Foundation blog. This story isn’t just a great anecdote, but it’s full of other little titbits about the whisky industry at large and – best of all – ends with a message that […]

There’s nothing we love more at Whisky Foundation than seeing an independent bottler appear with a bang and then consistently produce whisky after whisky after whisky that blow us away. (Well, there is: drinking whisky after whisky after whisky that blow us away.) And, if you’ve never heard of Rest & Be Thankful, then you’re […]