Edinburgh based independent Scotch whisky bottler, The Whisky Cellar, has unveiled a series of ten unique single casks bottled under its new Private Cellars Selection label. With just 2,100 bottles drawn from the ten casks,
Malt Whisky Yearbook 2021 available now for pre-order
The most updated whisky book on the market is coming out soon – the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2021 is being published at the start of October. This is the 16th edition of a book that
An Inside the Cask chat with…Robert Fleming
Earlier this year, Robert Fleming celebrated 30 years as the Master Distiller at Tomintoul Distillery in Speyside, Scotland. He was kind enough to spare some time to talk to Inside the Cask. Inside the Cask:
Alcohol + Tech = The Barsys Smart Coaster
The Barsys Coaster is a really nice piece of alcohol tech which turns cocktail lovers into expert bartenders. There are thousands of cocktail recipes on the Barsys Coaster app library with the ability to customize
Craft Watch: ARLU Rum
Caribbean born and Manchester made – the ARLU rum collection comes courtesy of Mark Smallwood and Liam Manton at Alderman’s Drinks, the same people behind Didsbury Gin, who first came to prominence courtesy of the
An Inside the Cask chat with…Robin Honhold
Robin Honhold made a name for himself creating cocktails, building venues, developing products and running projects around the world alongside one of the World’s most awarded bartenders – Ryan Chetiyawardana aka Mr Lyan. Then to
Craft Watch: Glaswegin
For its founder Andy McGeoch, Glaswegin is a gin that represents Glasgow and its unique character. Made in Tradeston, in the southside of Glasgow, the liquid is produced by urban craft distiller Illicit Spirits. The
Disgusting Drinks from Around the World
Almost anything can be brewed or fermented and some of these very unappealing alcoholic drinks can be found at the Disgusting Food Museum in Malmö, Sweden. One such example is Brewdog’s End of History Beer
The Tasmanian Whisky Map
Tasmanian Whisky Week is celebrated during August every year but its whisky industry got started back only as recently as in 1992 when a man by the name of Bill Lark began distilling whisky out
An Inside the Cask chat with…Ron Welsh
As master blender and strategic inventory manager for Beam Suntory, Ron Welsh is responsible for more than 800,000 individual casks of all ages from Laphroaig, Bowmore, Auchentoshan, Glen Garioch and Ardmore as well as those
One to Watch Out for: Faer Isles Distillery
A new whisky distillery is being built in the Faroe Islands and apparently they will be the first in the world to be community funded using crypto currency. Despite its close proximity to Scotland (it
Canned Cocktails are Ready To Deliver
The rise of the canned cocktail format (also known as ready-to-drink or simply RTD) follows the well trodden path followed by craft beers and more recently, hard seltzer brands, providing drinkers with both convenience and
Latest M&A in the Drinks Industry – August 2020
Zenith Global has released the latest mergers & acquisitions data across beer, wine and spirits from May to July 2020, including the return into the champagne category by Remy Cointreau and the acquisition of Gin
Having a dram with…Lady of the Glen
Lady of the Glen is the Independent Bottler brand name of Hannah Whisky Merchants. I was invited recently to join them and a few other lucky people to sample some of their single cask releases,
How the whisky industry is faring during COVID-19
A guest blog post by Patrick Bailey. “Some distillers and brewers have resorted to making hand sanitizer during the pandemic. Like a fine scotch whisky that gets better with age, the global liquor industry might
