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Tanduay: How Can the Bestselling Rum in the World Still Need Introducing?Tanduay sells more rum than Bacardi. But does the average person in the UK know them? Ask your friends. Heck, ask a reasonably committed British rum drinker about Tanduay. What…
Can Ardray Make Blended Scotch Cool Again?Ardray was launched in June 2023 by Suntory Global Spirits with a brief: celebrate blended Scotch. And restore a litte credibility. “For a while, blended Scotch simply wasn’t considered cool,”…
20 Very Famous Whisky DrinkersThese 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…
Bruichladdich Greener Still: By Name, and By NatureBruichladdich 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…
Meet Wylye Distillery: The English Whisky You Don’t Know, But Soon WillFor 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….
Cutty Sark: A Short Personal StoryI 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…
Summertime Specials from That Boutique-y Whisky CompanySummertime 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…
Mango Bay Rum: Daddy Rack, a Mauritian First and the Art of Never Standing StillI 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,…
Here We Go Again: Can Reactory Really Mature Spirits in 72 Hours?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…
Taking Tormore into the Spotlight: Light and Fruity Does ItThe 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…
Tamnavulin at 60: The Single Malt People Actually DrinkTamnavulin 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…
Zacal Mezcal: Beyond OaxacaZacal 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…
What Is A Teaspooned Whisky?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…
Lancaster Spirits Co. Steps Into Peat Before It’s Released WhiskyLancaster 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…
When to Shake or Stir CocktailsTo shake or stir cocktails, that is the question. Each choice changes the temperature, dilution, texture, appearance, aroma, and overall balance of the drink. When to shake or stir cocktails…
Old Pulteney at 200: The Whisky That Belongs to WickOld Pulteney is now 200 years old. I recently went to Wick, Caithness to see the whisky distillery and take in the local sights. Because you can’t understand Pulteney without…
