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Wire Works Whisky unplugged: the story of English whisky’s brightest sparkWhen Max Vaughan came home one evening after meeting someone making whisky in England and suggested to his wife, Claire, that they should start doing it themselves, the idea was…
Hibiki, resonance, and Japanese whiskyHibiki – meaning ‘resonance’ in Japanese – does just that. It resonates. The name, the packaging, the whisky itself. For anyone familiar with Japanese whisky, Hibiki is a blended brand…
Bruichladdich Distillery – why do we love it?When I first saw the word ‘Bruichladdich’ I didn’t know where to start with it. As a Canadian expat living in the UK, I’d gotten used to pronunciations that differed…
What is luxury whisky?To each person out there reading this, the word ‘luxury’ will signify something different. It could be the luxury of being able to take a holiday, to step away from…
The Hearach: what’s in a name?According to Shakespeare, not that much, if his famous line were to be believed. But delve deeper into the story of The Hearach, and you will no doubt – as…
Springbank – visiting a whisky legendI was soaked to the bones, properly shivering and shaking, when I was handed my first dram of whisky directly from the cask in the Springbank warehouses. To say I…
