At last, an end to the UK/ US tariff saga looks to be in sight, a giant wine barrel hotel, and cake-inspired cocktails hidden behind a fridge door. All in…
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Shedloads of valuable American whisky goes under the hammer, racing driver Jenson Button releases blended Scotch, and a vodka to raise money for the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal. All this…
Women in whisky, eco-friendly brands, and a party for dog mums who love vermouth. All this and more in the Nightcap: 11 March edition. Pour a glass and dive in….
English whisky looks to add some definition, Leo DiCaprio buys into Champagne, and the Queen has some very, very old Port released in her honour. It’s The Nightcap! We’re into…
We support Ukraine in their justified struggle to repel a foreign invasion by Russian armed forces at the direction of Vladimir Putin. Putin is a murderous totalitarian despot who must…
The ‘Whisky War’, a distillery with a Michelin star, and a TV wine personality answers questions on Withnail and I on Mastermind. What a week on The Nightcap! Writing The Nightcap…
We’ve received news that plans for another new distillery in the heart of Campbeltown have been submitted, just days after learning about the first in over 180 years! Distilleries are…
The former whisky capital is getting its first new distillery in over a century. Get ready for more Campbeltown whisky, folks! Campbeltown – once seen as the world capital of…
It’s The Nightcap and we’ve got stories on a Valentine’s jellyfish tasting menu, a big departure from Lagavulin, and a Brit Award being turned into a beer pump! Valentine’s Day….
We’ve just had news of the oldest ever release from Macallan, an 81-year-old single malt distilled way back in 1940. It’s called The Macallan Reach and the packaging is sure…
A £73 million Guinness brewery and venue is coming to London, Heaven Hill adds to its considerable portfolio, and Kilchoman and the Cotswolds distilleries expand. It’s The Nightcap: 4 February…
A collection of 9,000 bottles of whisky goes for more than £3m, a spate of boozy thefts, and Tequila slammers with caustic soda. It’s a wild ride of a Nightcap…
Lowland distillery Lochlea’s first single malt is here! This is not a drill! We can’t imagine this will stick around long but we wanted to let you know what to…
Which bar has the world’s biggest whisky selection? Where can you get free pints – or even pull your own? Can hamsters outdrink elephants? All these questions and more are…
In the news this week: celebrate Burns Night with Batman, Guinness goes green, Marky Mark gets into Tequila, and, not to be outdone, Katy Perry, crashes the world of zero…
Why has Taiwan bought 20,000 bottles of rum? Have Bono and the Edge found what they’re looking for? And can you cure a hangover? We ask the big questions in…
Hey everyone, Tl;dr I just wanted to let you know that we’ve turned next day delivery back on, but it might not stay on very long – so if you…
It’s the final Nightcap of the year and we’re signing off with an absolute cracker thanks to stories on new whisky from The Balvenie, a Port ‘speakeasy’, and the best…
I’m really sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but we’ve just found out from Drinkworks that they have decided to wind down their business and stop supplying Drinkworks…
The Connaught Bar in Mayfair, London, has done it again, taking the crown of World’s Best Bar at last night’s World 50 Best Bar ceremony. And it was a double…