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Midleton Very Rare Chestnut Edition: Seeing the Wood For the TreesMidleton Very Rare Irish Chestnut Edition is here. The distillery describes it as the first whiskey to be released that was matured in casks made from Irish-grown sweet chestnut. It’s…
Arbikie The Signature Review: Was It Worth the Wait?Arbikie The Signature is here. Or, to give the whisky its full title (at least on this site), Arbikie Single Malt Whisky – The Signature (First Release). We’ve had plenty…
How Tall are Glenmorangie’s Stills?The pot stills at Glenmorangie Distillery are 5.14 metres tall. That’s 16 feet, 10 inches. Or, the average length of a fully grown giraffe🦒, so they say. At that height,…
The Distillers Behind Torabhaig The Distillers’ SeriesTorabhaig The Distillers’ Series launched recently with two whiskies: Torabhaig Distillers’ Series Niall’s First Edition 70cl Whisky. Torabhaig Distillers’ Series Iona’s First Edition 70cl. We met with Iona Macphie and…
Tasting the Last Talisker of Gordon and MacPhailGordon & MacPhail‘s last Talisker is in our tasting glass. It’s a 39-year-old single cask from 1987. More importantly, it is a handsome bastard. Old whisky carries a particular anxiety….
Dos Maderas: What Happens When Sherry Makers Make Rum?Dos Maderas is a line of rum from a sherry bodega. There are plenty of rums finished in a sherry cask. Some good, some less so. But the question here…
Ardbeg Trudernish: 15yo Joins Core RangeWe’ve got some exciting Ardbeg news for you today with the launch of a new permanent addition to the core range: Ardbeg Trudernish. Ardbeg Trudernish is the distillery’s first permanent 15-year-old…
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…
