If you’re an avid reader of the Whisky Foundation blog, you’ll know that this is the third in a series of blog posts that explore the people behind our favourite whiskies – the independent bottlers. Last month, we took a look at Kingsbury (and the month before, Signatory Vintage). This month, we shove Wemyss Malts […]
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Before we even get onto this incredible whisky tale, let’s take a moment to think of how great Captain Grant and the Revenge of the Fairies would be as a schlocky, B-movie horror film. Read this aloud in your best voice-over voice: Captain William Grant arrived back from the military to continue life as […]
A few months ago, we did another post in the Whisky Bluff to Whisky Buff series that looked at the first steps in learning to taste whisky. (And not just in a ‘oh yeah, that tastes like whisky’ way.) In that article, we spoke about the importance of nosing your whisky. We said that […]
Remember a couple of weeks ago we said that we were going to start a new series of blog posts about writers and their love of whisky? Well here it is. This Authors and Whisky series is going to look at writers (and musicians, artists and anybody in the public eye, really) and their love of the […]
Here at Whisky Foundation, we’re often a little guilty of focusing on all things Scottish (and, on occasion, American), but the international independent scene is vibrant and innovative, and deserves attention. So, this week, we’re going to start a new series of blog posts that look at independent bottling scenes from around the world. […]
We know, we know. We’re a whisky blog. What are we doing writing a whole post about beer? Well, whisky and beer are kindred spirits. Cousins, you could say. (And beer aged in a Scotch cask is even closer in spirit to whisky.) And, of course, we’ve spoken (lots of times) before the link […]
A few weeks ago, we told you about a few of our favourite whiskies in the Whisky Foundation store: Rest and Be Thankful bottlings. But this week, we’ve got news that’s even more exciting: we’ve got some incredible new independent bottlings available. And we can’t wait to share them with you – we’ve been […]