Tag Archives: whisky

A Glossary for a Whisky Cask Owner

The following glossary will teach you the key terms you need to know in order[...]

Nuckelavee Takes Gold at IWSC

  It makes us almost burst with pride to announce that our Scottish Folklore Series[...]

‘From Cask…’: Notes from a First Time Cask Owner

  Buying a whole cask of whisky is quite a large step up from buying[...]

This One Weird Mushroom Trick Might Make Your Barley Better

Fungus in whisky – that’ll be the yeast, right? Well, yes – our relationship with[...]

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A Whisky Drinker’s Introduction To Rum

A slow day of working at the kitchen table, a slow summer sun meandering across[...]

Five Chinese Tasting Notes You Didn’t Know You Knew

5 Chinese Tasting Notes You Didn’t Know You Knew Since whisky tasting notes began to[...]

Another Scottish Whisky Record Smashed by a Macallan Cask

When Bonhams announced its largest ever Rare and Fine Wine and Whisky auction earlier this[...]

Capturing Highland Park Distillery on Film

I arrived by a small plane and we flew in over the cliffs. It was[...]

Robert Burns: Whisky Lover

O Whisky! soul o’ plays and pranks Accept a bardie’s grateful thanks! When wanting thee,[...]

The Cask’s the Thing

Scottish whisky must be matured in oak casks. It’s the law. Much of the flavour[...]