Glengoyne goes offline with new whisky, Glenlivet goes online to change perceptions, and a football manager goes to his vineyard to show some gratitude. It’s The Nightcap! Before we get…
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Calling all old-school vinyl nuts, digital download devotees, or lossless audio purists. Boutique-y Records is now open for business, presenting all the hottest independent releases from the world of whisky…
Dr. Nick Morgan returns to chart the history of the Islay festival of Fèis Ìle to see if somewhere along the way it went from a festival of culture to…
This week’s cocktail unites two of Italy’s great aperitifs, Campari from Milan and Martini Rosso from Turin, in one glass. It’s the Americano! The Americano used to be called the…
With a certain special day on the horizon, we were discussing in the office what we might buy our own dear dads to say thank you for putting up with…
With Father’s Day coming up, we’re looking at alternatives to some of our favourite bottles if you’re looking to expand your whisky horizons. It’s very easy to get stuck in…
Our New Arrival of the Week is a great way to celebrate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne and would also make a great Father’s Day gift for the…
Do you know what would be just perfect in all this sunshine? Some tasty gin. Good thing we have an opportunity to get your hands on a whole bundle for…
On World Whisky Day Eve we report on stories like £150k worth of Glenfarclas whisky being stolen, the Lakes’ Dhavall Gandhi going solo, and the revelation of whisky’s wackiest tasting…
Tamdhu Distillery has been transformed over the last decade, and now as the sherry cask specialist celebrates its 125th anniversary, we take a look at how it’s become one of…
Our virtual Gin Festival is coming next week, with several brands each getting a turn in the spotlight on our social platforms. Here we tease what’s to come… The sun…
With World Whisky Day coming up, we’re shaking a cocktail that’s very much like a Sidecar, but made with Scotch instead of Cognac. It’s called the Silent Third. I’m just…
With news of the constant churn of distillery manager jobs in Scotch whisky, industry veteran Dr Nick Morgan takes a look at the history of the role, and how it…
A recent tasting of Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur got us thinking about the way the Irish cream liqueur is changing and growing, and why that’s a good thing. For a…
As part of his series on whisky heroes, Ian Buxton celebrates three architects who defined how a distillery should look, Charles Doig, William Delmé-Evans and George Darge. There was a…
A brand new creation from the mind of Hendrick’s Gin master distiller Lesley Gracie has appeared. It’s called Neptunia and it aims to capture the Scottish seaside in a bottle……
Guess who stars in The Nightcap this week? If you said top pop singer Paul Heaton, Ryan Reynolds’ mum, and the Fortnum and Mason’s Drink Writer of the Year 2022,…
How did a New Yorker get into the spirit of the Cotswolds and create some of the finest English whisky around? Here’s the story of the Cotswolds Distillery. There are…
It’s not the best-known or the easiest to pronounce but anCnoc makes an extremely delicious Speyside single malt which you should get your tongue around. We talked to distillery manager…
Today, we’re putting some new flavoured spirits from Grey Goose through their paces. Called Grey Goose Essences, they come in three flavours and we’ve picked one in particular to make…