Features - Page 67

Featured news, interviews and articles covering whisky, rum, gin, tequila and mezcal and other drinks and spirits, as well as the drinks industry.
Checking Out Kentish rum at Greensand RidgeChecking Out Kentish rum at Greensand Ridge

A rum distillery in the garden of England? Yes indeed! We take a trip to Greensand Ridge Distillery. Distilleries don’t come much smaller than Greensand Distillery. Located in leafiest Kent…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
10 Things You Need For A Dynamite Home Bar10 Things You Need For A Dynamite Home Bar

Home bar looking a bit… lacklustre? It’s time to give your boozes the tender loving care they deserve. To paraphrase the late, great Aretha Franklin, all they’re asking for is…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Q&A: Alasdair Day, R&B Distillers co-founder!Q&A: Alasdair Day, R&B Distillers co-founder!

We meet Alasdair Day, R&B Distillers, to chat Tweeddale blends, his whisky heritage and what the future holds for blended Scotch whiskies… R&B Distillers is a company on a fascinating…

Kristiane SherryKristiane Sherry
Savoury Gin: Explore A Boozy Herb GardenSavoury Gin: Explore A Boozy Herb Garden

Thanks to the rise in hyper-local gins and imbibers’ burgeoning fervour for bitter flavours – Negroni, anyone? – savoury gins are having something of a moment. From lemon verbena to…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
The World’s Best Spirits-Themed Hotels for Booze LoversThe World’s Best Spirits-Themed Hotels for Booze Lovers

Forget ‘bed and breakfast’, this summer it’s all about the ‘bed and beverage’. Dream of sleeping in a giant wooden Tequila barrel? Fancy a 5-star stay with a built-in rickhouse?…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Royal Salute 28 Year Old Flask Collection - Kew Palace EditionRoyal Salute unites master blender and perfumer with latest whisky

Perfume and Scotch whisky may seem like unlikely bedfellows. However, Royal Salute 28 Year Old – Kew Palace Edition, the latest release from the distillery’s annual Flask Collection series, demonstrates…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Why Sherry and Scotch Are A Match Made in HeavenWhy Sherry and Scotch Are A Match Made in Heaven

Sherry cask-finished whisky is nothing new, but just why does the combination work so well, and why have the butts become so important? We investigate the magic of sherry and…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
We Paid A Visit to Copper Rivet in KentWe Paid A Visit to Copper Rivet in Kent

What’s more exciting than a local whisky distillery? One that makes gin, vodka and an intriguing Port-like wine, too! We have a nose around Kent’s Copper Rivet distillery and get…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Specialist Spirit Bars That Deserve a Spot on Every Bucket ListSpecialist Spirit Bars That Deserve a Spot on Every Bucket List

Wild about whisky? Got a taste for Tequila? There’s a specialist bar for that. We take a look at the bucket list-worthy haunts around the globe that have made it…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
What’s Your Flavour? MoM Checks Out Modern LiqueursWhat’s Your Flavour? MoM Checks Out Modern Liqueurs

Forget sticky screw-top lids and teeth-rotting syrups – small-batch, foraged, organic and homegrown are the buzzwords of today’s liqueurs. We chat with Tom Chisholm, co-founder of Aelder Elixir, to find…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Happy Birthday ChampagneRaise A Glass of Fizz and Say Happy Birthday to Champagne!

4 August marks the Birth of Champagne. Instead of celebrating this momentous day with a traditional birthday cake and candles (although you can partake if you wish), why not join…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Celebrating Signet: Inside Billy Wonka’s Chocolate FactoryCelebrating Signet: Inside Billy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory

There are few whiskies that you could truly describe as mould-breaking, but one such single malt is Signet from Glenmorangie. To celebrate the chocolate malt-based expression’s 10th anniversary, Dr Bill…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
What’s Happening at Highland Park? Martin Markvardsen Gives Us The ScoopWhat’s Happening at Highland Park? Martin Markvardsen Gives Us The Scoop

Head to Scotland and navigate even further north: there you’ll find the archipelago of Orkney, home to Highland Park. We sat down with senior brand ambassador Martin Markvardsen to chat…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Intrigued By the Mezcal Hype? MoM Digs In…Intrigued By the Mezcal Hype? MoM Digs In…

This September, London Mezcal Week will return to the capital in a blaze of agave with the largest mezcal selection the UK has ever seen. We chart the rise and…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
The Past, Present and Future of Scotch Whisky… with Charles MacLeanThe Past, Present and Future of Scotch Whisky… with Charles MacLean

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society did one better than birthday drinks when it turned 35 this year: it tasked all-round legend type Charles MacLean to assemble a selection of 21…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Time For a Sustainable Spirits Revolution? Discarded Sweet Cascada Vermouth Says Yes…Time For a Sustainable Spirits Revolution? Discarded Sweet Cascada Vermouth Says Yes…

When the worlds of coffee and booze pool their resources, incredible things happen. Discarded Sweet Cascada Vermouth, infused with the fruit of the coffee berry, is the latest innovation in…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes