Whisky takes time. Following distillation, you have to wait years until it is ready to drink. It’s a process that can’t be hurried… Or can it? Dr Nick Morgan takes…
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Have you ever wanted to age your own whisky at home? Well, Master of Malt campaigns manager James Evans took the plunge recently and bought himself a little oak cask….
There’s a new addition to the Four Roses core range! As you might expect we were pretty excited when we heard this, even before we tasted it. And of course,…
It’s all about Ireland this week with St. Patrick’s Day coming up and a Slane Special Edition, only the second ever bottling from one of our favourite producers. But that’s…
St. Patrick’s Day is likely to be a big one this year as Ireland and Britain have dropped most of their Covid restrictions. Rather than celebrate with the usual Irish whiskey,…
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….
Irish whiskey has a freedom you won’t find in Scotch whisky, the ability to mature whiskey in wood species other than oak. We consider the implications of this following an…
With International Women’s Day this week, we thought it as good a time as any to look at Ada Coleman, the pioneering bartender who ran the American Bar at the…
Continuing our International Women’s Day coverage, Lauren Eads talks to Allison Parc, the force behind Brenne, a whisky made in the Cognac region of France. When Allison Parc set about…
Fawn Weaver is the woman who brought the story of the great whiskey maker the world never knew to light. But ever since its inception, Uncle Nearest has done more…
From strategy consultant to distillery owner, Annabel Thomas is the impressive force behind Nc’Nean whisky. As part of our International Women’s Day coverage, Millie Milliken spoke to her about entering…
As part of our coverage for International Women’s Day 2022, we talk Irn Bru, weird casks and how to get more women into the industry with one of the most…
What do you get if you mix bourbon and banana? No, it’s not a joke. It’s Howler Head banana bourbon and it has just arrived at MoM towers. But that’s…
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…
From Scotland to Stevenage, there’s a gang of intrepid British distillers making rum from scratch. Lauren Eads takes a closer look at the thriving UK rum scene. Great Britain is…
Last week we tried a vodka that knocked our socks off, X Muse from Scotland, and what better way to celebrate its magnificence than in that simplest of cocktails, the Vodka…
Bored of serving wine at dinner parties? Well, whisky may just be the answer to making your evening more flavourful. We ask the experts how to pair whisky with every…
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…
We keep hearing a lot about NFTs in the drinks world but what we don’t hear so much is how much energy they consume. In a guest post, Joel Davidge…
Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you… That Boutique-y Gin Company is five-years-old so we’re marking the occasion by naming five of our favourite things about our juniper-loving friends….