When whisky is taken out of a cask to be bottled, it typically sits at between 50-65% ABV (or lower, if it has aged for much longer). To make the drink more palatable, and to increase the number of bottles they can sell to consumers, bottlers will typically dilute their whisky down to reduce this […]
When we talk about variation of flavour in whisky, the two subjects that come up most frequently are cask and time. Whether a whisky was matured for three years or twenty, in an ex-Bourbon hogshead or Sherry puncheon, is vital to how the final product turns out. However, if cask and time were the only […]
Last week, independent bottler and Cask broker, Cask 88, unveiled two truly inspired releases at the stunning venue of Borthwick Castle in Gorebridge, Scotland. They announced the second of six bottlings in their excellent Scottish Folklore Series and surprised guests with an elegant and truly premium Glenlivet 50 Year Old that they are offering at […]
In the past years, whisky has become as much of a collector’s investment as jewellery or paintings. 2018 saw the market value of rare and luxury Scotch rise by over 40%, with collectibles auctioneer Bonhams setting three new world records for the most expensive whisky ever sold. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend thousands on […]
Today, Scotch whisky accounts for a whopping 20% of the UK’s food and drinks exports. The £4.6bn annual income from whisky is more than that gained from the next five biggest exports put together. Extraordinary figures indeed, but ones that are hardly surprising given the way people from around the world look at Scotch whisky. […]
As ever, we’ve been working to bring the finest single malt whisky from across Scotland to our Whisky Foundation store, so that you can have access to these beautiful bottles, no matter where you are in the world. Some of these are newer releases, while others are bottles that have become harder and harder to […]
In the last 10-15 years we have seen many distilleries slowly move away from the age-statement expressions we have become so accustomed to seeing, as more and more NAS (non-age-statement) drams have appeared on the market. Many of these expressions are valued at similar prices to the 12, 15 and even 18 year olds out […]
It’s that time of the year when the cold weather is starting to take its toll and many of us are experiencing a wee bit of the sniffles. There’s nothing worse than having to get out of bed feeling this way, only to go to work for the day and then struggle to sleep again […]
Burns Day is coming in hot and here at Whisky Foundation we’re looking forward to attending a spate of suppers, eating loads of ‘haggis, neeps and tatties’, reciting our favourite poems and washing it all down with a large whisky or three. Burns Suppers are celebrated all over Scotland and beyond as folks look to […]
With the 2019 well and truly underway, everyone is getting back into the swing of things as we return to work, the kids return to school and normality resumes. The holiday period was fantastic and we hope you all had a great time with family and friends, but the hectic two and a bit weeks […]
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