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You might recall back in the halcyon days of the Barbados Rum Experience we visited St. Nicholas Abbey Distillery. Here’s our promised rum diary from the day. Macaws and steam trains…
Glenmorangie A Tale of the Forest is a fascinating new whisky made by kilning barley with botanicals combustible materials like juniper berries and birchwood which shows how even Scotch whisky…
In the light of various steep price rises in whisky, naming no names, Ian Buxton takes a look at what’s behind the changes and suggests that things might not be…
Sherry-seasoned casks have long been used for Scotch whisky maturation. But until recently there was little scrutiny of the practice. Many ‘sherry’ casks used to age whiskies advertised as such…
The final day of the Barbados Rum Experience had Adam in a reflective mood as he attended the last raft of seminars. If there’s anything you can say about the…
Foursquare Distillery was on the agenda today on our fourth day at the Barbados Rum Experience. Talk about a rum nerds’ paradise… Today I walked around an eight-acre estate that…
We travelled to Fettercairn Distillery with whisky maker Gregg Glass to taste the first fruits blossom from the Scottish oak maturation project: Fettercairn 18 Year Old. Fettercairn Distillery is situated in…
Today’s seminars concerned hard truths, myth-busting, and lots of sugarcane as we spent another day in Barbados deepening our understanding of rum. Welcome back to our coverage of the Barbados…
The rum revolution is growing strong, so we had a chat with the founder of The Duppy Share, George Frost to reflect on the growth of both the brand and…
Day two at the Barbados Rum Experience meant a double dose of distilleries: Mount Gay and St Nicholas Abbey. The tours were so comprehensive we’ve decided to split the blogs…
The Barbados Rum Experience is back and Adam is fortunate enough to be here for the ride. So he’s going to share his rum diaries from the beautiful island this…
We tasted The Balvenie Sixty Years, the distillery’s oldest and rarest whisky released to date and tribute to malt master David C. Stewart MBE in his sixth decade at the…
Sam Simmons aka Atom Brands’ head of whisky aka Dr Whisky, gives you the lowdown on an exciting new single malt Scotch whisky called Wormtub which as its name suggests…
We often describe whiskies and other spirits as “funky” but what exactly does this mean? Dr Nick Morgan takes a journey into funk to find out. I doubt I”m not…
Following our recent visit to the sometimes overlooked Glen Moray distillery, we take a look at the latest developments, where it’s come from, and where it’s headed. And wish the…
With recent disagreements among the English whisky industry about a proposed GI for the category, we take a closer look at some of the problems in trying to define English…
This week we’re celebrating ten years of That Boutique-y Whisky Company by raising a glass to the artist who has created every label. Meet the wonderful Emily Chappell. Back bars…
Sam Simmons, or Dr Whisky as his enemies know him, continues our celebrations of That Boutique-y Whisky Company‘s 10th birthday by looking at the beginnings of the independent bottler. At Maltstock…
Boutique-y Dave is here to help us mark a most momentous moment (slightly delayed, for obvious reasons) as That Boutique-y Whisky Company celebrates a decade in the business with some awesome…
Has the year of rum finally happened? Ian Buxton returns to look at the causes behind the increasingly glorious rum revolution occurring in spirits right now. A few years ago…
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