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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Tag: 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!
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
Campari takes a big chunk of Wilderness Trail with more to follow, Diageo snaps up Balcones, and a new cask-strength Glendronach is on its way. It’s all in the Nightcap:…
Is Springbank the world’s most admired whisky? Who is The Balvenie’s new malt master? Why is The Tucci making Martinis? The answers are revealed in this week’s Nightcap… Happy Halloween,…
Whisky distillers brace themselves for taxing times ahead, Kraken rum gets really scary and Bacardi appears to be adding to those 99 problems Jay-Z had. It’s all in The Nightcap:…
England’s ‘first bourbon’, Liev Schreiber enters the world of whiskey, and Monkey Shoulder makes whisky perfume. It’s The Nightcap! Happy Friday, everyone! We had a team day this week in…