So if you’ve been following our blog you’ll know that we thought it wise to start a series on starter scotches. We figured that we should give our readers that aren’t so familiar with chill-filtration, 24 Year Olds and obscure indie bottlings something to get their teeth into. We got a bit of flack on […]
With all of the shopping, partying, eating and drinking that has been going on around Christmas, it is far too easy to get lost in the moment and lose track of what’s to come. Boxing Day is spent munching on leftovers and the next 4 days generally involve a clean-up operation, more eating and more […]
If you can remember as far back as June (the height of the Scottish ‘summer’), we confessed to enjoying a few whisky cocktails when the weather is hot (shocking we know – it’s never hot in Scotland). Well we have another confession to make, we like a few at Christmas time too. They help to […]
Young Whisky: While spirit has to be matured for at least 3 years to be considered whisky, anything between that and 10 years old is generally thought of as a young whisky. If you are an avid reader of our Whisky Foundation blog, you will remember that back in May we looked into whether older […]
So with Christmas just around the corner we thought we’d add some brand new aged rums to our store to provide our lovely readers with a bit of choice if they fancy trying something other than an indie whisky this festive season. We’ve not just picked any old rum though, these four beauties are the […]
When you’ve got a family member who likes whisky, buying them a present couldn’t be easier: you find out their favourite whisky and buy them a bottle.Job done. (Sometimes, you might even get them a gift set that includes a glass too.) But what if you want to do something a little different this year? […]
London Calling – We’ll be taking a few drams to Spirit Show London next weekend. Here’s your chance to get tickets to join us there! Simply retweet our competition post and follow us on Twitter to be in with the chance of winning two tickets to the show on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 December. […]
It’s that almost time of year again: the days are colder, and the nights are longer, which means there’s soon not going to be a radio station in the country that isn’t playing either Slade, The Pogues or Michael Buble 24/7. Yes, in the immortal words of Noddy Holder, it’s (almost) Chriiistmaaaaaaas. And for us […]
Have you ever found yourself scouring the wine aisles at Christmas, desperately Googling what type of red wine goes with turkey (you can’t go wrong with a Pinot Noir, if you were wondering) and wishing that there was a way that everything you served at Christmas could be accompanied by whisky? (No? Just us?) Well, […]
It’s nearly time to start buying your advent calendar, and if you’re a bit of a whisky buff, there’s no doubt that you’ve heard of Drinks by the Dram, a whisky advent calendar going for a pretty eye-watering £10,000 (or, around $13,000 USD if you’re on the other side of the pond). Sure, it’s […]
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