English whisky. That’s a phrase you barely heard even a few years ago, but English whisky production is on the up and there’s a lot of exciting news dropping about new releases. What this space as the news emerges.
Today, we’re going sherry mad with a close look at whisky aged in oloroso casks. Think of all those wonderful flavours of molasses, Brazil nuts, and chocolate – they come…
Modern English whisky celebrated its 15th birthday in style this year when The English Single Malt picked up Best Single Malt at the World Whisky Awards in March making headlines…
There are many drinks that claim to be Christmas in a glass but we think that a new release from the Spirit of Yorkshire distillery might well take the biscuit,…
As Circumstance Distillery releases its very first rye whisky, we take a look at Bristol’s spirits mavericks to see how the business and their whisky is maturing. I first visited…
One of England’s most interesting new whisky makers has released its first single malt. Here’s the lowdown on Bankhall Single Malt Cask Strength – First Release, which just has arrived…
England’s largest whisky producer just got a whole lot bigger so we took a trip to the new Cotswolds Distillery with founder Daniel Szor to take a look around. “We…
Brand new whisky alert this week from White Peak in Derbyshire, it’s Wire Works Caduro! Not only is this hot off the press, but it’s also the first whisky from…
Big changes at one of the bright lights of the English whisky scene as The Oxford Artisan Distillery announces that Diageo is investing through Distill Ventures. News has broken today…
Using the latest edition of Ian Buxton’s 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die as a guide, we’ve rounded up some of the biggest bargains in the whisky world. From…
With recent disagreements among the English whisky industry about a proposed GI for the category, we take a closer look at some of the problems in trying to define English…
This week we raise a glass of something special to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, who died this week. Normally we start and end our weekly…
Caol Ila opens multi-million-pound visitor centre, Highland Park and Tamdhu launch hot new whiskies, and Jameson breaks the 10 million case barrier. It’s all the The Nightcap: 2 September edition! Call…
There’s whisky in Manchester, sparkling wine at Kent County cricket games, and free pints to be had at Greene King pubs. Want us to explain? It’s all in the Nightcap:…
The first main release of whisky from the White Peak Distillery in Derbyshire sold out in a matter of minutes. And now the second is here: it’s called Wire Works…
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…
The English whisky scene has progressed at breathtaking speed since the first release of the modern era in 2010. There are now 33 producers with big ambitions, and a group…
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…
We headed back to The Oxford Artisan Distillery to see how things had changed since it started releasing whisky, and the results of its unique approach to grains. There’s some…
White Peak is releasing its long-awaited single malt. To mark the occasion, we visited Derbyshire’s first full-scale craft distillery to capture on film the story behind Wire Works Whisky. Every…
The East London Liquor Company only began distilling back in July 2014, but it’s already made quite the impression. We headed to the creator’s home to find out how it…
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