The Nightcap

Essential reading for all your whisky, gin, spirits, beer, wine, cocktails and all things drink news, The Nightcap is a collection of the biggest booze stories from the week that was. Once you've read The Nightcap, you're up to date with developments from the biggest brands and the best bars – all the goings on!
Regina Hall and her Jameson decoyThe Nightcap: final edition

Regina Hall and Jameson have a fiendish idea of how to help you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day while 170-year-old casks of whisky are salvaged from a shipwreck. Classic Nightcappers for…

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A glass and bottle of Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2014The Nightcap: 17 February

More whisky from Port Charlotte, Buffalo Trace, and even a dram you can buy with time from Glengoyne. It’s The Nightcap! What was it that Churchill said about the battle…

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pot aleThe Nightcap: 10 February

The whisky by-product that’s good for your skin, the ultimate destination for Valentine’s Day, and Sassenach Tequila gives Heughligans a reason to celebrate. It’s The Nightcap! The slow decline of…

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The-GlenAllachie-2012-Cuvee-Hero-please-credit-Ian-Robinson-@PoshScotchThe Nightcap: 3 February

In the news this week Powers releases 100% rye Irish whiskey, GlenAllachie creates Cuvée cask whisky, whatever that is, and sad news from London as Simo parts ways with Milroy’s…

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jizzlordThe Nightcap: 27 January

In The Nightcap: 27 January edition we have Glen Scotia unveiling a 21-year-old whisky, Kylie Minogue, and news on a position going for an official whisky taster.  For those doing…

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Dry JanuaryThe Nightcap: 20 January

Don Papa goes for big bucks to Diageo, a distillery swaps Copenhagen for New York, and Glenfarclas launches a half-a-century-old whisky. It’s all in The Nightcap 20 January edition! January…

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haymans-london-lightThe Nightcap: 13 January

The Scottish government moves to restrict whisky marketing while Irish whiskey exports reach €1bn value, but that’s nothing compared to a sober pub crawl. It’s all in The Nightcap: 13…

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barleyThe Nightcap: 6 January

The booze news returns for 2023 with stories on scientists reviving barley strains to recreate old whisky flavours, the booming Tequila market and a horse walks into a pub. We repeat:…

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Bison Climate change The Nightcap: 29 JulyTop 10 silliest stories from 2022

Hamsters that can handle booze better than elephants, a Kentish bison fighting climate change, and monks expelled for drinking whisky all make our top ten list of silliest stories from…

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Eddie Russell has been with Wild Turkey for 43 yearsThe Nightcap: 23 December

We round off another year of Nightcapping by raising a glass to Icons of Whisky winners, raising an eyebrow at £50m worth of whisky sold, and raising a hand to…

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BrewdogThe Nightcap: 16 December

Records for Pappy Van Winkle and BrewDog, anniversary expansion for Aultmore, and a new distillery on the island where Whisky Galore was written make the headlines in this week’s Nightcap….

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Duppy ShareThe Nightcap: 9 December

Ardbeg’s £1m Islay fund and Aisling Bea have got us in a festive mood in this week’s edition of The Nightcap. The office Christmas playlist has been made and I…

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fine and rare whiskyThe Nightcap: 2 December

We welcome the festive season with stories on new whisky from The Dalmore and Deacon Blue. Yes, you read that right. It’s December, and Christmas is coming. To get any…

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Buffalo Trace old-fashioned-trolleyThe Nightcap: 25 November

We’ve got three words for you: Old Fashioned Trolley. Here’s two more: chocolate vodka. Where can you find them both? The Nightcap, duh. It’s the 25 November, which means you’ll…

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redbreast-chris-odowdThe Nightcap: 18 November

Chris O’Dowd speaks up for the common bird, The Macallan makes a movie, and a pop-up pub offers 66p pints for the World Cup. It’s all in the Nightcap: 18…

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LyanessThe Nightcap: 11 November

Belvedere vodka has Daniel Craig dancing, Ardbeg Distillery breaks a record with a 1974 vintage whisky, and we can reveal that somebody royal really likes a Martini. It’s The Nightcap:…

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