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What We Loved This Week: Irish WhiskeyIt’s a special (nearly) St. Patrick’s Day edition of What we loved with single pot still whiskey from Blackwater, a Tequila cask blend from J.J. Corry, and a peaty Waterford…
The Nightcap: The Final EditionRegina Hall and Jameson have a fiendish idea of how to help you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day while 170-year-old casks of whisky are salvaged from a shipwreck. Classic Nightcappers for…
The Nightcap: 17 FebruaryMore whisky from Port Charlotte, Buffalo Trace, and even a dram you can buy with time from Glengoyne. It’s The Nightcap! What was it that Churchill said about the battle…
India Becomes Scotch Whisky’s Largest MarketIndia now buys more Scotch whisky than any other country, according to the Scotch Whisky Association, toppling France to become the biggest buyer by volume. You might assume that when it…
The Nightcap: 10 FebruaryThe whisky by-product that’s good for your skin, the ultimate destination for Valentine’s Day, and Sassenach Tequila gives Heughligans a reason to celebrate. It’s The Nightcap! The slow decline of…
Master of Malt wins big at Icons of Whisky AND Drinks Retailing AwardsWe’ve picked up Online Retailer of the Year and Independent Bottler of the Year awards from the Icons of Whisky, as well as Specialist Online Drinks Retailer of the Year at…
The Nightcap: 3 FebruaryIn the news this week Powers releases 100% rye Irish whiskey, GlenAllachie creates Cuvée cask whisky, whatever that is, and sad news from London as Simo parts ways with Milroy’s…
The Nightcap: 27 JanuaryIn The Nightcap: 27 January edition we have Glen Scotia unveiling a 21-year-old whisky, Kylie Minogue, and news on a position going for an official whisky taster. For those doing…
The Nightcap: 20 JanuaryDon Papa goes for big bucks to Diageo, a distillery swaps Copenhagen for New York, and Glenfarclas launches a half-a-century-old whisky. It’s all in The Nightcap 20 January edition! January…
The Nightcap: 13 JanuaryThe Scottish government moves to restrict whisky marketing while Irish whiskey exports reach €1bn value, but that’s nothing compared to a sober pub crawl. It’s all in The Nightcap: 13…
The Nightcap: 6 JanuaryThe booze news returns for 2023 with stories on scientists reviving barley strains to recreate old whisky flavours, the booming Tequila market and a horse walks into a pub. We repeat:…
Sarah Burgess Becomes Whisky Maker at The Lakes DistillerySarah Burgess, of Macallan and Malteser fame, announced that she has taken up the mantle of whisky maker at The Lakes Distillery. Big news in the English whisky world this…
The Nightcap: 23 DecemberWe round off another year of Nightcapping by raising a glass to Icons of Whisky winners, raising an eyebrow at £50m worth of whisky sold, and raising a hand to…
The Nightcap: 16 DecemberRecords for Pappy Van Winkle and BrewDog, anniversary expansion for Aultmore, and a new distillery on the island where Whisky Galore was written make the headlines in this week’s Nightcap….
The Nightcap: 9 DecemberArdbeg’s £1m Islay fund and Aisling Bea have got us in a festive mood in this week’s edition of The Nightcap. The office Christmas playlist has been made and I…
80% Of Bars Looking For More No and Low Alcohol OptionsToday, for trade customers we’re publishing some interesting data that has been compiled by CGA and Crossip looking at how four in five bars are planning to increase their ranges of…
