Whisky and Spirits News, Features and Reviews - Page 57
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…
Three brilliantly boozy dessert recipesDesserts are delicious. Drinks are delicious. What do you get when you combine the two? Double deliciousness. Here’s a tiramisu, cranachan, and cheesecake recipe, all featuring booze. It’s been an…
The rise of peated whisky casksPeople love a good chat about casks in the whisky world and we’ve noticed there’s more peated whisky casks about at the moment, so let’s find out why that is with the…
Without criticism there is only marketingFor his first column of 2023, Nick Morgan looks into the state of whisky and spirits criticism today and asks whether some writers are too close to the industry giants…
Five whisky distilleries we’re excited about for 2023Campbeltown’s first in more than 180 years, Japan’s bright new star, and an emerging giant in New Zealand. Here’s five whisky distilleries we have our eye on this year. New…
Five great zero alcohol drinks for Dry JanuaryWhether you’re doing Dry January, or Dryish January, there is now a delicious range of bottles that contain no alcohol whatsoever but have plenty of flavour so you can still…
Our top 10 whiskies of 2022Lagavulin, GlenDronach, Millstone and more made our top ten whiskies released in 2022. What was your favourite? Lots of whisky was launched in 2022, but only a select few have…
Top 10 favourite posts from 2022Following on from our most-read and silliest stories of the year, it’s time for our top ten favourite posts from 2022. This might not be the most popular but they…
Top 10 silliest stories from 2022Hamsters that can handle booze better than elephants, a Kentish bison fighting climate change, and monks expelled for drinking whisky all make our top ten list of silliest stories from…
Top 10 most read stories from 2022The stories you read the most this year include The Macallan releasing its oldest ever whisky, peated malt shortages on Islay, and if Scotch whisky stole Fèis Ìle. Seeing out 2022…
Glenfarclas 15 Year Old: 24 drams of Christmas24 drams of Christmas comes to an end with a gorgeous sherried Speyside whisky. Let’s finish our Advent journey with Glenfarclas 15 Year Old! All good things must come to…
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…
Cîroc Vodka: 24 Drams Of ChristmasWe’ve reached day 23 of our 24 Drams of Christmas and we’re diving into the Drinks by the Dram Vodka Advent Calendar, plucking out a delicious little bottle of Cîroc…
Place last Christmas orders by 9pm tonight!This is it – your last chance saloon for Christmas drinks. Get your orders in by 9pm this evening! We have a very important PSA for you, fellow drinks lovers….
Blackwater: Irish whiskey – as it’s meant to be?With the long-awaited whiskies from Blackwater in Ireland soon to be landing at Master of Malt, Ian Buxton talks to Peter Mulryan, the distillery’s outspoken founder about his problems with…
Old smoke, old grain: what’s not to like?Our last batch of MoM bottlings for the year features an Italian blend, a trip to tropical fruit territory, and a final 2022 secret from Speyside. After the past few weeks’…
