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Cocktail of the Week: The AmericanoThis 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…
What We Will Be Buying for Father’s DayWith 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…
Expand Your Whisky HorizonsAre you looking to expand your whisky horizons? You’re in the right place. It’s very easy to get stuck in a whisky rut, just buying the same bottle over and…
New Arrival of the Week: Taylor’s Very Very Old Tawny PortOur 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…
The Nightcap: 20 MayOn 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…
The 10 Years That Made Tamdhu DistilleryTamdhu whisky is full of character, and its distillery likewise is full of characters. The latter don’t take themselves too seriously. There’s a chart on the wall of the mash…
Coming Soon: The Master of Malt Gin FestivalOur 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…
Cocktail of the Week: The Silent ThirdWith 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…
The Changing Role Of The Whisky Distillery ManagerLagavulin Distillery has found a new distillery manager. Whilst wishing him all the best in his new role, it has to be hoped that he lasts a bit longer there…
Beyond Baileys: The Brands Redefining Irish Cream LiqueurFor a small country, we have an enviable amount of diverse and charismatic food and drink products in Ireland. There’s the whiskey, as well as quality meat, fish, and dairy products. There’s…
Whisky Heroes: The Architects Who Made the MouldAs 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…
New Arrival of the Week: Hendrick’s NeptuniaA 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……
The Nightcap: 13 MayGuess 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,…
The Cotswolds Distillery: How A New Yorker Captured The Spirit of The CotswoldsHow 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…
anCnoc: The Single Malt from Knockdhu DistilleryIt’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…
Cocktail of the Week: The Strawberry & Lemongrass BlushToday, 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…
Teeling: Challenging the Norms for Irish WhiskeyWe visited Teeling Distillery recently to see how it’s attempting to make Irish whiskey that’s different from what you have experienced before. Here’s what we learned. The Teeling distillery can…
MoM Visits: The Spirit of Speyside Festival 2022You don’t need to ask us twice to celebrate Scotland’s national drink at one of the world’s largest whisky festivals, particularly after two years of virtual alternatives. Here’s what we…
