Jason Barber is one of the co-founders of Black Cow Vodka, claiming to be the world’s first vodka made purely out of cow’s milk. Originally a farmer from West Dorset, whose family has been involved
The World’s 1st W&S Virtual Packaging Trade Fair
YG Branding & Design Experts and UPM Raflatac are proud to present the first global virtual expo for wine and spirits, focusing on the packaging value chain on 9-10 June 2020. The fair is organized
My Quarantine Diary #4
The past week has been all about the Virtual Fèis Ìle, the Islay Festival of Malt and Music. The initial event on Friday 22/05 was started by the SMWS Islay Festival virtual pub night, including
What is the impact of yeast on Scotch whisky flavour?
Heriot-Watt University and the Port of Leith Distillery are undertaking a comprehensive examination of the impact of yeast on the flavours found in Scotch whisky. Funded by Innovate UK, the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) will
The Pattison Crash
The tale of brothers Robert Paterson Pattison (born 24th May 1858) and Walter Gilchrist Gray Pattison (born 23rd May 1860) is also referred as the Whisky Crash that occurred in the late 19th century, and
Whose own label whisky is it anyway?
There are plenty of private label (‘own label’) scotch whisky manufacturers in Scotland and beyond, some which may even have their own distillery, whilst others may be independent bottlers, purchasing casks and bringing it together
My Quarantine Diary #3
The latest quarantine update starts with the Virtual Malts Festival presented by Glen Scotia, taking place during the week which would usually have held the Campbeltown Malts Festival. This involved a series of activities from
Rare Scotch Whisky report for 2019
Rare Whisky 101 co-founders Andy Simpson and David Robertson have released their full year report for 2019, revealing the state of the UK’s whisky auction market. Rare Whisky 101 operates as whisky analysts, broker and
So you want to become an Independent Bottler?
Scotch whisky distilleries and independent (“indy”) bottlers have had a long history of working together, with some even crossing the line to purchase and/or build their own distilleries, such as Gordon & MacPhail, who bought
An Inside the Cask chat with….John Campbell
Ahead of the Laphroaig Open Day Fèis Ìle 2020, John Campbell, the Distillery Manager of Laphroaig in Islay was able to spare some time to talk with Inside the Cask. Fèis Ìle is the Islay
The English Whisky Map
The 23rd April 2020 was St. George’s Day, a day to celebrate the patron saint of England. In the world of whiskies, it also coincided with the occasion when English whisky distilleries met for the
The Drinks Industry Rich List 2020
The Sunday Times newspaper has once again revealed their annual Rich List. As a result, I have updated below some of the Drinks Industry Rich List where possible, based both in the UK and other
New Product: Redbreast Dream Cask Ruby Port Edition
Redbreast Irish Whiskey has released its third limited edition Dream Cask to mark World Whisky Day. Inspired by the flavours of the Iberian Peninsula, Redbreast Dream Cask Ruby Port Edition is the first Redbreast expression
From Vatted Malts to Blended Malts and beyond
Since November 2009, the Scotch Whisky Regulations (SWR) 2009 have stipulated that “Blended Malt Scotch Whisky” was a blend of two or more single malt scotch whiskies that have been distilled at more than one
The best kind of Jury service!
A select few of us have the opportunity to share our passion and knowledge of beer, wine and spirits as part of a drinks competition jury panel. On this guest blog post, Paul Dempsey –
