Johnnie Walker - Page 4
The Nightcap: 4 SeptemberThere’s a whole smorgasbord of big Scotch whisky news in this week’s Nightcap, as well as reports on new celebrity booze and Whisky Tea. Yes, really! Intrigued? Then read on……
The Nightcap: 21 AugustRyan Reynolds, free rosé, a gin-based streaming service and a world-record breaking whisky. All on this week’s Nightcap. It’s now raining and grey and miserable again at MoM Towers, which…
Come and join us for Scotch & Sofa!** MISSED OUT ON SCOTCH & SOFA?** Don’t panic! You can still snap up a set and taste along with the action by clicking right here. Pining for whisky festivals?…
Johnnie Walker announces four 200th anniversary releasesIt’s the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the world’s best-selling whisky brand. And Johnnie Walker is celebrating the best way possible, with the announcement of four new releases. Today,…
The Nightcap: 17 JulyInnovation, celebrities, festivals, invisible portions of chips… It’s just another week in the bonkers world of booze. Happily, we’ve stuffed it all into another fabulous edition of The Nightcap! As…
The Nightcap: 13 MarchTune into The Nightcap this week for news on Ardbeg’s Mickey Heads retiring, literature-based libations, and giraffes. Yes, giraffes. Everyone is being told not to touch their own faces, or…
Master of Malt tastes… Johnnie Walker whisky highballsWe tried the exclusive new collection of bottled Johnnie Walker whisky Highballs with Johnnie Walker’s whisky ambassador Ali Reynolds and discussed the role this simple but sublime serve will play…
The Nightcap: 21 FebruaryThis week on the Nightcap: a packed programme from the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, a record-breaking private whisky collection, and a gin that’s so green it’s both ‘carbon negative’…
The Nightcap: 8 NovemberGreetings, one and all! Another week has been and gone, so that means there’s a fresh harvest of stories for The Nightcap! OK, so Halloween is done. Bonfire Night has…
Missing in action? The forgotten blendsWhen was the last time you read about Label 5 Scotch whisky? Or William Peel? Or Teacher’s? Ian Buxton looks at the blends that still bring in the money, if…
The Nightcap: 9 AugustArtificial tongues that can taste whisky? Vodka made from Chernobyl rye? The gin boom is still going?! These aren’t tales from 2054 – these stories all appear in this week’s…
Drinks billionaires – keeping it in the familyToday Ian Buxton takes a closer look at some of the illustrious families of the drinks industry such as the Haigs, Bacardis and Ricards, and reveals which great brands are…
New Arrival of the Week: Compass Box No Name No 2Today we have a smoky blended malt so special that it doesn’t even have a name! It could only be a release from those crazy cats at Compass Box. Until…
The Nightcap: 12 JulyIt’s Friday which means it’s time for the news. This week we’ve go a celeb booze special with Jon Bon Jovi, Breaking Bad, Charlie Sheen and cocktails named after your…
Cocktail of the Week: The SlingshotThis week’s drink is a refreshing little number that utilises a special coffee liqueur from New Zealand. It’s called the Slingshot! Slingshot is a catchy name: it sounds like a…
Whisky and honoursToday Ian Buxton toasts Dr Jim Beveridge from Johnnie Walker who has just received an OBE and looks into the occasionally murky world of whisky and honours. As you may…
