Although podcasts have been around for a while, their popularity has grown more recently in line with the proliferation of new podcasts available on every topic imaginable, including one of our favourites: Whisk(e)y! Personally, it
The Women of Whisky: Digital Whisky Summit
The Distill Ventures digital conference, hosted by whisky expert and journalist Becky Paskin, brought a lineup of thought-leaders together from around the globe to discuss and share their own experiences and suggestions on how to
An Inside the Cask chat with…Alasdair Day
Alasdair Day is the Co-founder of R&B Distillers and also the Isle of Rasay Distillery, the first legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay in northwest Scotland, a unique whisky destination with one of the
Maker’s Mark CommUNITY Batch supporting the Hospitality Industry
The LEE Initiative has partnered with Maker’s Mark to release CommUNITY Batch Bourbon with 100% of the proceeds supporting the Hospitality Industry. A first of its kind, the unique bourbon expression was created by blending
One brand is not enough: Drinks & James Bond
007 is no stranger to product placement in his films – since its launch in 1962, James Bond films have had a strong association with brands and quite a few of those were drinks. Brands
Whisky for a Good Cause: The NSIF Christmas Auction
The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation (NSIF) is running a Whisky Auction with some fantastic prizes to help change the future of spinal cord this Christmas. The Christmas Auction prizes range from a weekend getaway in
Nick Offerman and Lagavulin Single Malt
Ron Swanson is the Parks & Recreation fictional character and director of the Pawnee parks department, who loves woodworking and Lagavulin 16 Single Malt scotch whisky. So it should be no surprise that in 2019
How to start your own Whisky Club by the CWS
The Club de Whisky Saguenay (or CWS) is based in Chicoutimi, in Quebec Canada. I came across it as part of the La Centrale Scotch Whisky group online. They were happy to share their story
Historic Edinburgh whiskies being resurrected using 100-year-old recipes
Holyrood Distillery, Edinburgh’s first single malt distillery for almost 100 years, is recreating historic single malt whiskies based on those once produced during the city’s rich distilling past, to be sold at a one-off online auction
Toasting a taoscán of Irish whiskies from…the Dublin Liberties Distillery
The Dublin Liberties Distillery is a state of the art craft whiskey distillery and brand home to The Dubliner, Dead Rabbit and The Dublin Liberties Irish whiskey brands. The facility is led by master distiller,
5 Christmas Present Ideas for 2020
The festive season is upon us and there are plenty of different gift ideas available, other than buying a bottle of something special for a friend or family member, such as the award-winning Glen Scotia
The Connaught Bar is named as The World’s Best Bar 2020
The 12th edition of the annual ranking featured bars from 23 countries and saw London’s Connaught Bar clinch the No.1 spot and take home The World’s Best Bar and The Best Bar in Europe awards. The list of the World’s
An Inside the Cask chat with…Shonna Milliken Humphrey
In her own words, US author Shonna Milliken Humphrey “slings words for cash, compassion, or glory”. The Maine-born writer works full time as director of sponsored programs and research compliance at Maine’s Bates College, but
How to start your own Whisky Club by the HMWS
The Hellenic Malt Whisky Society (HMWS) is a whisky club first established back in 2010 in Greece. The HMWS team was kind enough to spare some time on their experience of starting the Society and
A Wave of Boozy Sparkling Water is hitting the UK shores
The growing trend of lighter drinks led by Mark Anthony Group’s White Claw hard seltzer has now arrived in the UK after experiencing huge growth in the USA. This Ready to Drink (RTD) format made
