At a recent webinar by Abertay University on Gin Research and Education, Kirsty Black from Arbikie Distillery and Professor Graeme Walker shared many insights into Gin education and research being conducted currently. One of the
The Past, Present and Future of Welsh Whisky: Penderyn Distillery
I recently took part in a virtual tasting session with Welsh whiskies from Penderyn Distillery. It really brought home how they are honouring the legacy of the first commercial whisky distillery in Wales from the
How to start your own Whisky Club by the Drummond MacDougall’s Single Malt Society
The Drummond MacDougall’s Single Malt Society is St. Louis’ main scotch whisky club, based in Missouri USA. They have an imaginary “Club Founder”, a great website and been around since 2009, with over 150 members.
An Inside the Cask chat with…Darryl McNally
Darryl McNally is responsible for the Dublin Liberties Distillery and the Irish Whiskeys from Quintessential Brands Group. I recently took part in a tasting of their Irish whiskey portfolio and he was kind enough to
New Product: Point of Order Limited Edition 23-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The 158th Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Palace of Westminster with the launch of a limited-edition single malt whisky. Named ‘Point of Order’ after
The Top Whisk(e)y Podcasts
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,
