Whisky and Spirits News, Features and Reviews

These are 20 of the most famous whisky drinkers. But if your favourite whisky drinking celebrity isn’t here, let us know in the comments below. You probably know lots of…

August 12, 2026Adam O'Connell

Bruichladdich continues to roll out the anniversary presents with Bruichladdich Greener Still. The 15-year-old single malt Scotch whisky was created to mark 25 years since the Hebridean distillery’s resurrection, joining…

August 12, 2026Adam O'Connell

For the past three years, Sam Barber has spent his working week at Wylye Distillery making whisky. Not gin or vodka while the spirit matures. There’s no cask ownership scheme….

August 5, 2026Adam O'Connell

I fondly recall a family excursion to visit the Cutty Sark in Greenwich during the 1960s. I was only a young lad at the time; my brother and I had…

August 4, 2026Dave Worthington

Some welcome news hit our inbox today: Kythe Distillery officially began making whisky on 2 July 2026. The newsletter records this emotional milestone as arriving after a long and “meticulous…

August 3, 2026Adam O'Connell

UPDATE: We have a champion! Congratulations to Bruichladdich, who have won the Whisky Championships 2026! To celebrate its victory, we have an exclusive Master of Malt single malt for you…

August 3, 2026Adam O'Connell

Summertime Specials from That Boutique-y Whisky Company are here! The bottler has packed the factor 50, filled the cool box, and emerged blinking into the sunshine with seven new limited…

August 3, 2026Dave Worthington

There were so many fine new releases in July it was actually quite difficult to narrow down just 10. Tormore was a big one, but we covered that on this…

July 30, 2026Adam O'Connell

I was drinking Mango Bay Rum recently. It’s from Mauritius and comprises molasses rums aged for at least three and five years respectively in oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks,…

July 29, 2026Adam O'Connell

A New Zealand company called Reactory says it can create decades of flavour in days, using a fraction of the oak, space, and money required by traditional maturation. Here we…

July 28, 2026Adam O'Connell

The first-ever official permanent line-up from Tormore is here! Limited editions Blueprint and Legacy in 2025 gave us a hint of what was to come. Now the Speyside distillery is…

July 23, 2026Adam O'Connell

Tamnavulin is the UK’s fastest growing single malt whisky. It’s the second biggest in the UK off-trade (supermarkets), behind Jura, and the number one single malt in Sweden. In 2022…

July 22, 2026Adam O'Connell

Darkness Whisky is back, bringing with it 10 (ten!) new limited edition Scotch whiskies and a tasting set containing the entire collection. The independent bottler has built its reputation on…

July 20, 2026Adam O'Connell

Have you ever had a dram of whisky at the cinema? It’s a thing of beauty. A great picture deserves a great pairing, after all. The Odyssey arrives to the…

July 16, 2026Adam O'Connell

You all loved Master of Malt’s Mystery Drop the first time. But many missed out. Here’s your opportunity to correct that. Or to roll the dice again if you enjoyed…

July 16, 2026Adam O'Connell

Zacal is a mezcal brand founded by four friends, Phil Clayton, Ian McCaig, Cri Osborne and Andrew Maidment, in partnership with third-generation mezcalero Milton Román Ochoa Corona. Two bottlings have…

July 10, 2026Adam O'Connell

Are you familiar with teaspooned whisky? No, not a cocktail recipe, but one of Scotch whisky’s most delightfully petty secrets. What is a teaspooned whisky? It goes like this: take…

July 9, 2026Adam O'Connell

Lancaster Spirits Co. has not released its first single malt whisky yet. It’s not expected to reach the market until 2027. That is not stopping it from planning the next…

July 2, 2026Adam O'Connell