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Knockin’ Back Heaven’s Door: Bob Dylan, Whiskey, and A Complete UnknownIt’s getting dark too dark to see. Feels like I’m knockin’ on Heaven’s door… The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet as the legendary American singer-songwriter arrived…
Best Robert Burns Quotes On WhiskyRobert Burns wrote some of the most famous words ever written about whisky. The Scottish poet had a fond appreciation for whisky often reflected in his poetry, as we’ve already…
How The Glendronach Is Winning Over Sherry LoversThe Glendronach makes sherried whisky. The kind that’s dark, rich, fruity and nutty. Drink it and think of Christmas. Sip it and you sing C(S)herry Bomb by The Runaways in…
A Few More Scotch Whisky Distilleries You MispronounceScotch whisky distillery names are not the easiest thing to pronounce. The Gaelic roots of these names often trick people into applying familiar English pronunciations. But with practice, it is…
The Best Whisky Festivals 2025 Around The World You Can’t MissThe whisky festival is a rite of passage these days. Are you even a true whisky drinker if you haven’t stood in a room full of people fighting for the…
Happy New Year, and Thank You!Well, that went fast… In the last few months we bought the company back, started shipping to the USA again after a 6-year break, and managed to pick up B2B…
Angel’s Envy: A Hidden GemThis is the story of how a legendary whiskey maker came out of retirement to pioneer cask-finished bourbon with his son and, in the process, created one of the standout…
Top Whisky Distilleries To Watch Out For In 2025There are lots of whisky distilleries to watch out for in 2025. While new whisky distilleries are always exciting, we’ve selected a few here that have very much caught our…
Receiving Whisky As A Present: Do You Want Something New or an Old Favourite?When people are buying you whisky as a present, do you want them to always stick to the old reliable bottle you love or are you open to discovering something…
Whisky and Water: How to Perfectly Dilute Your DramDiluting whisky with water is common practice. But how do you know how much water to add? And what kind of water? And what type of whisky needs water? We…
What is Scotch Whisky?Scotch whisky, or Scotch, is perhaps the most famous whisky of all. While its origins are debated, we know enough about the history of Scotch whisky to trace it back…
What Are The 5 Types of Scotch Whisky?The five types of Scotch whisky are single malt, single grain, blended, blended malt, and blended grain whisky. What does it all mean? Navigating the world of Scotch can be…
Even More Scotch Whisky Distilleries You MispronounceWe’ve helped you pronounce some of the most tricky Scotch whisky distillery names, not once, but twice now. But there’s a few more pronunciations that we understand are not easy…
The Future in Reviving Historic BrandsYou want to create a whiskey company. How do you go about it? I mean beyond the spirit itself. What’s the story? What’s the brand? There’s a few different directions…
The Secret Language of Whisky Labels: What to Look for When BuyingWhisky labels can be revealing, beguiling, familiar. You might look behind a bar or scroll through pages online and see an image that speaks to you. It takes you back….
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…
