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What We Loved This Week: Buffalo Trace, Port Charlotte, and Rare Cognac!Terroir-tastic Port Charlotte, the rarest of Cognac, a snippet of Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, whisky cake… It’s a bumper edition of What we loved this week! Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!…
The Return of the Whisky Loch?With rampant inflation, strikes, an energy crisis, and dysfunctional government, it’s starting to feel a lot like the 1970s. Yet the Scotch whisky industry is expanding rapidly. Does this mean,…
Who’s In The Mood For Whisky Highballs?YouWe will never miss an opportunity to talk about the many ways we love Whisky Highballs. It’s a simple drink. Just splash something fizzy on your whisky and you’ve done…
8 Premium Whiskies for Father’s DayIf you’re looking to push the boat when it comes to whisky, then you’re in the right place. These are 8 premium whiskies for Father’s Day, which is on the…
Islay Travel MisadventuresPart of the fun of visiting Islay is the journey. For an island that’s only 20 miles off the coast of mainland Scotland, it can be surprisingly hard to get…
Islay: Island or Idea?As all across Europe, herds of camper vans are being fueled and provisioned ahead of the long journey to the forthcoming Fèis Ìle, I fell to dreaming of Islay. But…
Top 10 Islay Whiskies To Celebrate Fèis Ìle 2022!Now that Fèis Ìle 2022 has kicked off, we can’t think of anything we’d rather have right now than some delicious Islay whisky. If only there was somewhere we could…
Cocktail of the Week: The PenicillinThis week we turn our attention to one of the great modern cocktails and the ultimate smoky Whisky Sour: the Penicillin cocktail! I’ve been thinking about pineapple on pizza a…
The Amber Light Whisky Film: Dave Broom InterviewHang on to your hats because there’s a new whisky film coming to a screen near you. On the eve of the national release of The Amber Light, we talk…
Discover the bottling process at Glenfiddich!We join the European Bartender School’s Scotch Whisky Expedition for a behind-the-scenes tour around the bottling plant at Speyside’s Glenfiddich Distillery! It may not be the most glamorous part of…
Five Minutes With… Ervin Trykowski from The SingletonScotch whisky is the most versatile spirit in the entire world, says Singleton’s global brand ambassador Ervin Trykowski, but the drinking ritual it’s long been associated with – sipped neat,…
Explore Scotland’s whisky regions!This week you’ll journey with us through the wonderful whisky regions of Scotland, stopping for a delicious dram or two along the way… I think it’s pretty obvious to everyone…
How J&B Scotch Charmed Hollywood’s Rat PackCreated by London wine merchants Justerini & Brooks, J&B Rare Scotch whisky was the drink of choice for world-famous casino crooners The Rat Pack, travelling more than 5,000 miles to…
Five Minutes With… The Three DrinkersThe drinks industry has a tendency to take itself a little too seriously at times. Thankfully, Adrian Smith, Colin Hampden-White and Helena Nicklin – aka, The Three Drinkers – are…
An Ardbeg Masterclass with Brendan McCarronWe try Ardbeg’s core range with Brendan McCarron while he tells us about making raw, rugged whisky, the similarities between Bill Lumsden and Gordon Ramsay, and whether there are any…
Awesome Antique Macallans Alert!With the arrival of 28 rare Macallan expressions, we take a moment to delve into the rich history of probably the most famous distillery in Scotland, if not the world….
