We travelled to Fettercairn Distillery with whisky maker Gregg Glass to taste the first fruits blossom from the Scottish oak maturation project: Fettercairn 18 Year Old. Fettercairn Distillery is situated in…
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A Dubonnet shortage hits Britain, the boffins on University Challenge are stumped by Kümmel, and an English vineyard is threatened with legal action for evoking a little too much of…
Tormore and Lough Gill Distillery are sold to ambitious new owners and the world’s first pub for plants opens. It’s all in the Nightcap: 24 June edition! It’s hot, isn’t…
In the early Easter weekend Nightcap, we’ve got stories about one of our own getting shortlisted for an award, a bourbon brand being slammed over sexist marketing, and robots coming…
When we last wrote about Fettercairn, we said to expect new incarnations of its 16-year-old expression. And one has just arrived. Let’s talk: Fettercairn 16 Year Old – 2nd Release:…
Fettercairn Distillery has spent much of its history being overlooked, maligned, or misunderstood. But the Highland producer is turning the tide. Here’s how. “There’s a great Fettercairn story that we…
The Nightcap makes its final February appearance for 2021 with news on record-breaking whisky, a host of new releases and the life-affirming effects of gin-soaked raisins. Happy Friday, folks. If…
A mere nine days to go until the big man departs MoM HQ and embarks on his epic present-flinging voyage around the globe! It’s time to continue our own journey…
We recently sat down with Jake Sharpe, founder of The Whisky Baron, to talk through his first year as an independent bottler. Here’s what he had to say. Last year…
Squirrelled away behind door number 8 of Drinks by the Dram’s Whisky Advent Calendar is a distillery you may not have heard of, but offers a deliciously sweet treat. Say…
One of Scotland’s lesser-known whisky distilleries is about to make a big splash on the single malt scene. Say hello to Fettercairn and meet its new – and first! –…
Scotch whisky personality, author, educator, expert, and, most importantly, accomplished master blender. Richard Paterson – the man behind Dalmore, Jura, Fettercairn and more – talks independent bottlers, auction houses, and…
In your best Stevie voice: “Yesterday Superstition, today Fettercairn Fior.” That’s right, there’s another wonderful highland whisky dram from White & MacKay behind window 15 of Drinks by the Dram’s Whisky Advent…
So – it’s about that time again – new batches, and replenished batches of some absolute crackers from That Boutique-y Whisky Company. First up – spoiler alert – we do…