The Whisky Lodge is a family story that began in 1968 in Clermont Ferrand. A boutique specialising in the sale of exceptional spirits and rare alcohols, family-owned and independent since Gabriel Tissandier founded Les Caves
The SMWS Flavour Hunters Festival is back and you can join in
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) is celebrating 40 years of discovery with the Flavour Hunters Festival in May 2023. The Flavour Hunters Festival is an extraordinary celebration of whisky that offers whisky enthusiasts a
The Witchburn Distillery – a new Distillery for Campbeltown
The Glasgow-based independent whisky bottler and blender Brave New Spirits, have submitted a final planning application to Argyll & Bute council on 24th May 2023, for a new single malt whisky distillery at the former
The Drinks Industry Rich List 2023
Forbes magazine and The Sunday Times newspaper have revealed their 2023 Rich Lists. As a result, I have updated below the list for the richest people in the Drinks Industry, based both in the UK
Entries are now open for the Spirits Selection by Concours Mondiale de Bruxelles
Registrations and submissions of samples are now open for the 2023 edition of one of the best spirit competitions in the world, with the deadline being 15th July for entries. Spirits Selection by Concours Mondiale
Watch out for new releases from Brave New Spirits
Brave New Spirits, the Glasgow-based independent whisky bottler & blender established in 2020, is releasing soon their new small-batch and single cask Scotch whisky releases under the Whisky of Voodoo, Cask Noir and Yellow Edition
An Inside the Cask chat with…Alasdair Stevenson from Turntable Spirits
Turntable Blending House is the brainchild of Glasgow-based brothers Alasdair and Gordon Stevenson, both of whom have a wealth of industry experience and a strong desire to flip the record on ordinary in the blended
Unusual Flavoured Whiskies from Around the World
Peanut butter, banana and bacon – this one-of-a-kind unusually weird combination for a flavoured whiskey, pays tribute to Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll. Elvis Whiskey, a line of spirits modelled after the
New Product: Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2023 limited-edition
Glen Scotia Distillery has unveiled its 2023 Campbeltown Malts Festival release: a limited-edition bottling to mark the Campbeltown Malts Festival (23-24th May 2023), the yearly event hosted in the distillery’s hometown to celebrate the region’s rich
The English Whisky Map – 5th Edition
St. George’s Day takes place every year on the 23rd April, and as the patron saint of England, this is also the day chosen to celebrate the continuing growth for English Whisky. There are currently
Union Distillery, a Hidden Whisky Gem in Brazil
Deep in the Serra Gaucha within the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, there is a whisky distillery with over 50 years of history producing Brazilian Single Malt whiskies, or Puro Malte as
April Fools’ Day Pranks 2023
The tradition by drinks brands to announce ‘special or limited’ editions on the 1st April as an April Fools’ prank has continued into 2023. Here is a selection of some of the best examples found
Soft Drinks are turning Hard
In the hunt for sales growth, one innovation path increasingly taken within the alcohol industry is the move by soft drinks to release ‘hard’ versions with alcohol, either by producing their own products, working in
Deposit Return Scheme Open Letter from Scottish Businesses
Below is a Public Letter sent to Nicola Sturgeon MSP First Minister and other Scottish Government representatives on 6th March 2023. “Dear First Minister, Deposit Return Scheme must be delayed We are all determined to play
Scotch Whisky Exports Surge to Over £6bn for First Time
Global exports of Scotch Whisky grew to more than £6bn for the first time in 2022, according to figures released today by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). In 2022, the value of Scotch Whisky exports
