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Cardhu Pure Malt and Other Ill-Advised Whisky ReformulationsEarlier this week, Dr Nick Morgan looked at what happened when United Distillers lowered the strength of Gordon’s gin. Now in the second part, he looks at the furore when…
The Reformulation of Gordon’s Gin and Other PR DisastersIn a two-part special Dr. Nick Morgan looks at what happens when distillers mess around with the formula of well-loved brands. First up the sorry saga of when United Distillers…
Can There Be Only One Highlander?Well it’s Thursday again, isn’t it? Isn’t it just. That means, as ever, only one thing: it’s new Master of Malt independent bottling day! This week is a very, very…
Tales From The Barbados Rum Experience: St. Nicholas Abbey DistilleryYou 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 – Don’t Call It A Botanical WhiskyGlenmorangie 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…
Whisky Prices – The Upwards SpiralIn 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…
Shady Sherry: The Cask Seasoning That Isn’tSherry-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…
Tales From The Barbados Rum Experience: Day FiveThe 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…
Tales From The Barbados Rum Experience: Day FourFoursquare 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…
The Story of Scottish Oak at Fettercairn DistilleryWe 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…
Tales From The Barbados Rum Experience: Day ThreeToday’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 Duppy Share’s George Frost on Premium RumI had a chat with George Frost, founder of The Duppy Share, to find out all about growing a rum brand from scratch and “Aiming to do for rum what…
Tales From The Barbados Rum Experience: Day TwoDay 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…
Tales From The Barbados Rum Experience: Day OneThe 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…
Balvenie Celebrates David C. Stewart with 60 Year Old WhiskyWe 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…
Whisky, Nostalgia, and The Magic of Worm TubsSam 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…
