Category Archives: Whisky Foundation Bottle Guide

No one’s happy about it, but we all have to come to terms with it – Summer is drawing to a close and Autumn is just around the corner. It’s time to put away the shorts, the sunglasses and the sun cream and make sure we’ve got our brolly at the ready (particularly if you […]

With the great number of celebrations that take place throughout the year, it gets tough picking new exciting presents every time. But not when it’s Father’s Day. At least, not if you know your dad loves whisky. If you are one of those fortunate people that is well aware of their old man’s love for […]

It’s time to have a look at our Whisky of the Month for May. This time we have decided to go for an expression from one of Islay’s most famous and cherished distilleries, a single cask expression of which only 159 bottles were released – The Bowmore 30 Year Old from Rest & Be Thankful […]

The Highland whisky region of Scotland covers an extremely large spread of land, and so the whiskies produced there are rather difficult to categorize in terms of body and flavour. Re-occurring characterizations of Highland whisky include “big-bodied, peaty, and very powerful,” however the sheer size of the region inspires experimentation and whiskies which differ greatly. […]

The Speyside whisky-producing region of Scotland is situated in north-eastern part of the country, in the area of Strathspey. Compared to the larger whisky-producing regions like the Highlands and Lowlands, Speyside is quite small, yet, it’s still home to the greatest number of distilleries out of all the Scottish regions. Some of the world’s best-selling […]