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The winners of our Burns Night Poetry Competition are…The Burns Night Poetry Competition 2023 has come to a close and it’s time to announce the victors! Well, it’s Burns Night and before we can settle down with a…
The Nightcap: 20 JanuaryDon Papa goes for big bucks to Diageo, a distillery swaps Copenhagen for New York, and Glenfarclas launches a half-a-century-old whisky. It’s all in The Nightcap 20 January edition! January…
Introducing Our Own Burns Night Blend!Burns Night whisky is a must and so this year we’ve created our own new brand of Scotch whisky to mark the event: The Burns Night Blend. Burns Night is…
The Nightcap: 13 JanuaryThe Scottish government moves to restrict whisky marketing while Irish whiskey exports reach €1bn value, but that’s nothing compared to a sober pub crawl. It’s all in The Nightcap: 13…
Four Lower or Zero ABV Cocktails for Dry JanuaryHere are four bottles that prove that lowering your alcohol intake doesn’t mean cutting back on deliciousness along with four lower or zero-ABV cocktails for Dry January. If you’re cutting…
The Nightcap: 6 JanuaryThe booze news returns for 2023 with stories on scientists reviving barley strains to recreate old whisky flavours, the booming Tequila market and a horse walks into a pub. We repeat:…
The Burns Night Poetry Competition Returns!Make us laugh, cry, sing, or applaud. But timorous beasties need not apply as our Burns Night Poetry Competition returns for 2023! If you’ve always fancied yourself a poetic genius…
Three Brilliantly Boozy Dessert RecipesDesserts are delicious. Drinks are delicious. What do you get when you combine the two? Double deliciousness. Here’s a tiramisu, cranachan, and cheesecake recipe, all featuring booze. It’s been an…
Five Great Zero Alcohol Drinks for Dry JanuaryWhether you’re doing Dry January, or Dryish January, there is now a delicious range of bottles that contain no alcohol whatsoever but have plenty of flavour so you can still…
Our Top 10 Whiskies of 2022Lagavulin, GlenDronach, Millstone and more made our top ten whiskies released in 2022. What was your favourite? Lots of whisky was launched in 2022, but only a select few have…
Top 10 Most Read Stories from 2022The stories you read the most this year include The Macallan releasing its oldest ever whisky, peated malt shortages on Islay, and if Scotch whisky stole Fèis Ìle. Seeing out 2022…
Glenfarclas 15 Year Old: 24 Drams of Christmas24 drams of Christmas comes to an end with a gorgeous sherried Speyside whisky. Let’s finish our Advent journey with Glenfarclas 15 Year Old! All good things must come to…
The Nightcap: 23 DecemberWe round off another year of Nightcapping by raising a glass to Icons of Whisky winners, raising an eyebrow at £50m worth of whisky sold, and raising a hand to…
Cîroc Vodka: 24 Drams Of ChristmasWe’ve reached day 23 of our 24 Drams of Christmas and we’re diving into the Drinks by the Dram Vodka Advent Calendar, plucking out a delicious little bottle of Cîroc…
Yamazaki 12 Year Old: 24 Drams of ChristmasWell, folks, we’re almost there. There’s still time, however, to whip open your Drinks by the Dram’s Japanese Whisky Advent Calendar to unveil Yamazaki 12 Year Old! If you’re the…
Bathtub Gin: 24 Drams of ChristmasDay 21 of our 24 drams of Christmas brings us an absolute classic gin, inspired by the good ol’ days when people would mix up their tipples in the ‘tub….
