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Inside the Lighthouse, Glenmorangie’s innovation hub“Come with me, and you’ll be, in a world of pure imagination…” Whisky’s Willy Wonka has a new factory of fun to create the drams of the future and we…
The Lost Whisky Industries of Australia and New ZealandAustralia and New Zealand whisky is thriving. It did once before. What happened? Ian Buxton investigates. Casting my eye idly over my bookshelves recently a curious question came to mind….
Shannon Tebay: an American at the American BarLast month the American Bar at the Savoy in London welcomed its first ever real actual American head bartender, Shannon Tebay, formerly of Death & Co. in New York. We took…
A First Look At Johnnie Walker Princes StreetIt’s been a long time coming but finally the all-singing, all-dancing Johnnie Walker Princes Street in Edinburgh opens to the public on Monday 6 September. We were treated to a…
Master of Malt Tastes… Sailor’s Home Irish whiskeySailor’s Home Irish whiskey is welcoming explorers to broaden their boozy horizons and taste unconventional and experimental spirit. We find out if it’s a journey worth taking. In 2020 a…
How to win at whisky auctionsThe last few years have seen some serious records and numbers being set in the world of whisky auctions. Millie Milliken asks the experts how the industry works and what…
Courage and grit: Montanya Rum makes its markIt’s not hard to see why the words ‘trailblazer’, ‘vanguard’ and ‘pioneer’ frequently follow entrepreneur Karen Hoskin, the woman behind Montanya Rum. The values she has instilled at her Colorado…
Fettercairn Distillery: Finally Telling Its Own StoryFettercairn Distillery has spent much of its history being overlooked, maligned, or misunderstood. But the Highland producer is turning the tide. Here’s how. “There’s a great Fettercairn story that we…
Last Drop Distillers – Sniffing Out Rare CasksThe Last Drop Distillers’ business model is based on sniffing out rare casks of spirits and Port. But what happens when such rarities become impossible to find? Ian Buxton talks…
As the popularity of ageing or finishing in wine casks continues to grow in the whisky industry, Millie Milliken takes a look at some of the latest experimental bottlings out…
Return to the Spirit of Yorkshire DistilleryWe ventured north to the Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery for the first time in four years to see how things changed and taste some of the county’s first whisky: Filey…
How Reyka Vodka got ahead of the curveEvery now and again a spirit ahead of its time appears and helps define what the category will become. Reyka Vodka is one of those spirits. Here’s its story. Iceland…
Cocktails in the City Celebrates its 10th BirthdayCocktails in the City celebrates its 10th birthday this year with an event 20/21 August at Bedford Square Gardens in London. We talk to founder Andrew Scutts about putting on…
MoM Visits… The Glenlivet’s New Visitor CentreAfter much excitement and 18 months of renovations, we finally made our way up to Speyside to see The Glenlivet’s newly-refurbished visitor centre in all its glory. Back in June,…
Classic Bars: Gordon’s Wine BarFrom Londoners to tourists, spooks to football managers, Gordon’s Wine Bar is a London institution. Millie Milliken heads into the cavernous world of the capital’s oldest wine bar to find…
A Journey Through ShochuIt’s the second and final part of our in-house educator Richard Legg’s journey through Japanese spirits. Today he looks at a spirit that can be made from sweet potato, rice,…
