Why, yes, there’s a market for everything… For example, in the year 2000, a slice of French toast, half-eaten by Justin Timberlake, sold on eBay for $1,025. Now obviously he…
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Featured news, interviews and articles covering whisky, rum, gin, tequila and mezcal and other drinks and spirits, as well as the drinks industry.
There is a certain aura surrounding the very rarest of the rare… an allure… dare we say, a mystique? It could be a Rothschild Fabergé egg, some of that ‘white…
Before we dive into the murky world of bathtub gin, not literally, of course, we should take the time to differentiate between bathtub gin and Bathtub Gin. One is a…
A few years back I was at a literary festival giving a talk about booze history and someone in the audience asked where the current gin boom came from. Why…
Following on from our Scotch whisky regions article, we’re delighted to have a piece by Mark Reynier from Waterford in Ireland looking at how the whisky industry misuses the concept…
Where does the term whisky originate from? It derives from the Gaelic word uisge beatha (in Scottish Gaelic) or uisce beatha (in Irish Gaelic). It’s pronounced “ish-ka ba-ha” and they…
Ireland was once the grand capital of whiskey. At one point in the mid-19th century, it boasted 88 licensed distilleries and countless more illicit producers. The largest distilleries in the…
Bourbon is the classic American whiskey, distinguished by its specific production requirements and geographic origins. To be legally labeled as bourbon, the spirit must adhere to several criteria, namely that…
You’ve asked a big question and we’ve come back with an even bigger answer. One you can see from space, like Lard Lad from The Simpsons stretching out through the…
How does a prestigious whiskey brand celebrate a 40th anniversary? With great whiskey, obviously. This year Irish Distillers gives us not only Midleton Very Rare 2024, but also the Midleton…
Following on from our Short History of Scotch Whisky, today, we’re taking a look at another country with a rich whiskey heritage… America. The country’s most prominent styles, bourbon and…
To mark the return of our Scotch whisky regions campaign we asked you what burning questions you had and you didn’t disappoint. A host of responses have come in and…
Blended whiskies like Johnnie Walker or Famous Grouse make up something like 90% of global Scotch whisky sales. But unlike single malts, they don’t really get the attention they deserve….
Two exciting new age statements from Islay’s Bruichladdich Distillery are here, celebrating its legacy and looking forward to the future. Bruichladdich’s story almost came to an end in 1994, when…
Japanese whisky is one of the world’s leading categories alongside Scotch, American, and Irish whiskey. But you may have noticed that your average bottle will set you back a bit…
Well, the big day is inexorably looming. You’ve seen the balloons in shops, you’ve seen the cards, and you’ve seen the wall-to-wall pink. There’s no getting away from it: Valentine’s…
With a new year comes new hopes and we’re looking forward to seeing what distilleries impress us this year. Join us as we raise a glass to distilleries releasing whisky…
Rum is a unique spirit which has captured the hearts of connoisseurs and casual drinkers alike. Originating in the 17th-century Caribbean, rum has a rich and often tragic history. It’s…
If you’ve ever seen photos of a traditional dunnage warehouse, or even seen a whisky cask or barrel used as a bit of chic (read: hipster) decor, you may have…
You all know Jack Daniel’s. You’ve all, almost certainly, tasted its flagship product Old No.7. There’s something to be said for producing the world’s best-selling whiskey*. But there’s more to…