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Introducing Pour & Sip: a new subscription club for whisky loversHey, look! There’s a new monthly whisky subscription service in town. And it’s powered by us! It’s called Pour & Sip, and we’d love to tell you all about it….
Exciting times for Sliabh Liag Irish whiskeyIt’s been a momentous few months for Ireland’s Sliabh Liag Distillers. Husband and wife team James and Moira Doherty filled their first cask, bringing legal whiskey distilling back to Donegal…
The growing pains of Irish whiskeyIt’s an Irish whiskey double-bill today. This morning we had exciting news of developments at Sliabh Liag, and now this afternoon Ian Buxton looks at problems and disagreements behind the…
Cocktail of the Week: The SouthsideSome people know it as Al Capone’s go-to cocktail, others as gin’s answer to the Mojito or the signature serve of New York’s famed 21 Club. This week we’re making…
Bag a Boutique-y birthday bargain!It’s That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s birthday and to celebrate we’re treating to you some incredible bargains! Did you know that the wonderful That Boutique-y Whisky Company turns eight years old…
New Arrival of the Week: The Epicurean Rivesaltes FinishThis week we’re highlighting the arrival of a new version of the Epicurean, a blend of Lowland malts from independent whisky bottlers Douglas Laing. It’s part-aged in Rivesaltes casks. What…
5 must-try bottlings from certified organic distilleriesWhat makes a distillery ‘organic’? Increasingly, distillers are applying this sustainable practice to their entire production process – and they have the paperwork to prove it. Here, we take a closer…
The Nightcap: 28 AugustHollywood whisky, interactive distillery maps and the Black Forest coming to London. It’s just another regular week in the wonderful world of booze! It’s basically the last Bank Holiday weekend…
Diageo Special Releases 2020: Details are in!It’s that time of year again – Diageo has just released the details of its Special Releases 2020 haul and we’ve had a taste! Here’s everything you need to know….
Bitters 101: a guide and history with Bob’s BittersBitters are something of the salt and pepper of the cocktail world, but beyond Angostura and Peychaud, what’s the deal? We grabbed a minute with Bob Petrie of Bob’s Bitters…
Cocktail of the Week: The Ayuuk MargaritaThis week we’re putting a deceptively simple spin on a classic. If you like a smoky and refreshing summer sipper, this one is for you. One of the eternal joys…
Master of Malt tastes… new whiskies from Tobermory, Deanston and BunnahabhainSound the whisky klaxon! International spirits kingpin Distell has just released eight exceptional limited-edition bottlings across its single malt Scotch whisky portfolio, which spans Tobermory, Deanston and Bunnahabhain distilleries. And…
Our favourite specialist bars for specific spiritsWhether you have a certain spirit that you know you love above all others, or you want to jump in at the deep end of flavour discovery of a new…
Be ready for the Bank Holiday weekend with our boozy sale!The last Bank Holiday of 2020 until Christmas is less than a week away (Monday 31 August) and we want to help you make the most of it. How? With…
New Arrival of the Week: Mad City RumThis month we’ve been having a lot of fun playing around with a rum that thinks it’s a gin from those booze innovators at Foxhole Spirits. Sound a bit crazy?…
The Nightcap: 21 AugustRyan Reynolds, free rosé, a gin-based streaming service and a world-record breaking whisky. All on this week’s Nightcap. It’s now raining and grey and miserable again at MoM Towers, which…
