Whisky and Spirits News, Features and Reviews

Glen Scotia is spreading the vibes this May by bringing a new two-day whisky festival to Luss Distillery. The Campbeltown distillery is introducing the ‘Glen Scotia Mini Malts Festival’ to the…

April 28, 2026Adam O'Connell

UPDATE: THE MYSTERY DROP BOXES HAVE NOW OLD SOLD OUT! The first Master of Malt – Mystery Drop is here. Part competition, part adventure, part invitation to roll the dice…

April 23, 2026Master of Malt

The World Cup is approaching and we’ve got fine whisky to put into bottles.  Yes, the Master of Malt Bottling Line extends with five new limited edition bottles ahead of…

April 16, 2026Adam O'Connell

Loch Lomond Whiskies is now nine years into its partnership with The Open Championship, and for 2026, the distillery has released a pair of limited edition whiskies. Marking the 154th…

April 16, 2026Adam O'Connell

The House of Angostura has given its rum range a fresh look, but it’s the brand’s renewed outlook that’s really worth your time. Most people know the name for Angostura…

April 15, 2026Adam O'Connell

The Virginia Distillery Company sits up in the Blue Ridge Mountains making very fine American single malt. It’s less cowboy hats, more careful cask work. It’s the kind of operation…

April 13, 2026Master of Malt

Turns out Don Draper had expensive suits, great hair, and absolutely “mid” whisky taste. That’s according to Jon Hamm, the actor who played him. Hamm was chatting about the new…

April 7, 2026Adam O'Connell

Laggan Bay opens as Islay’s 11th whisky distillery. Family-owned company Ian Macleod Distillers confirms the news today, revealing the first cask was filled on opening day – 2 April 2026. Laggan…

April 7, 2026Adam O'Connell

Is there any sensation quite like returning from the long weekend and seeing Alan Curbishley in your inbox? The answer is, no, of course, and I appreciate anybody who doesn’t…

April 7, 2026Adam O'Connell

When you get an invite to a tasting of Talisker 47 Year Old Magma, or Talisker’s oldest whisky to date, you don’t ask too many questions. You show up. Which…

April 7, 2026Adam O'Connell

For years now, Tomatin has been part of Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival. Not in a corporate, logo-on-a-lanyard way. In a “we built a bar, poured drams, and hosted some of…

April 6, 2026Adam O'Connell

Scotland has single malt. America has bourbon. Ireland has single pot still whiskey. And yet, when people talk about prestige whiskey, they still reach for single malt like it’s the…

April 2, 2026Adam O'Connell

Ardbeg Dolce is the 2026 Ardbeg Day release, landing during Fèis Ìle on 30 May, with early access for Committee members from 26 May. The hook is simple. This is…

April 1, 2026Adam O'Connell

The best whisky for a Whisky Sour comes down to balance. You need a spirit that can handle lemon and sugar without disappearing. Something that cuts through citrus, brings its…

March 30, 2026Adam O'Connell

Today, Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard confirm the merger talks are no longer rumour.  Both companies reveal they’re in discussions about a potential “business combination”, following reports that broke on 26…

March 27, 2026Adam O'Connell

I recently had the pleasure of a unique dining experience in London, tied up with a flight of Japanese whisky. It reminded me that you don’t need to get on…

March 27, 2026Emma Symons

Today we are reporting from the launch of the Jura Sherry Cask range. The new series showcases single malt Scotch whiskies each finished in a different sherry cask. The name…

March 26, 2026Adam O'Connell

The World’s Best Whisky 2026 has been named. The World Whiskies Awards were last night and named what its judges deemed the best of the best. The big headline. Bowmore…

March 26, 2026Adam O'Connell