The Cyprus Whisky Association (or TCWA) is a whisky club first established back in 2014. I first encountered them when I had the opportunity to work in the market and have since met their
New Product: Glen Scotia 11yo Sherry Double Cask Finish
This limited edition is made in Campbeltown in the Mull of Kintyre, the original whisky capital of Scotland, and the single malt comes from Glen Scotia Distillery. Matured in first fill bourbon barrels, this expression
The New World of New World Whisky
Distill Ventures have released their white paper on New World Whisky. Through interviews with whisky makers, retailers, bartenders and craft spirits analysts, the latest category insights and data, as well as their own US and
Raising a Dram to Scotch Whisky Tourism
A record 2.16 million visits to distilleries took place in 2019, with two in every three visits from international visitors, before the current pandemic curtailed international travel. The figures were revealed by the Scotch Whisky
How to Plan your own Whisky Festival
This is a guest blog post by Justine Hazlehurst for Inside the Cask on her 8 steps to plan your own whisky festival based on her experience of organising the Fife Whisky Festival with her
Fed up of working from home? Read about #workfrombars initiative to help support local bars
Fraser Campbell has started a great new initiative called Work From Bars to connect people who are fed up of working from home, and connect them with bars which have amazing spaces to work in
How to start a Whisky business by Karen Somerville
Karen Somerville and her father, Tom Young MBE, produce beautiful glassware, creating the very best in innovative and creative concepts through whisky glassware specialists Angels’ Share Glass. Together they have supplied some of the world’s
New Product: Private Cellars Selection Single Cask Release
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
