Goldfinch Whisky Merchants have embarked on a fascinating whisky endeavour known as the Goldfinch Wine Series. In this innovative project, they took five ex-sherry hogsheads containing 12-year-old Blair Athol and subjected each one to a finishing period of up to two years in a distinct wine barrel. To maintain consistency throughout the collection, all the whiskies were bottled at the same strength. The outcome of this venture is the remarkable looking Goldfinch Wine Series. Goldfinch’s objective with this series was to offer whisky enthusiasts an opportunity to explore the influence of finish ..read more

The Southport Whisky Trail is a fantastic new experience that allows you to take in the sights and sounds of Southport, visit some of the town’s best independent pubs, and taste a selection of exclusive, premium whiskies. What is it all about? It’s marketed as being a great experience for: A whisky connoisseur People visiting the area Organising a stag party I’d add to that and say it’s a great experience for someone who is generally just curious about whisky and wants to have a great few hours out enjoying the town, the great venues along the way and that’s before you even try the ..read more

Rebel 10-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon 50% ABV About the distillery “For more than 150 years, Rebel Bourbon has remained true to its rebellious roots. That’s probably why it feels right at home at Lux Row Distillers in Bardstown, Kentucky. Since 2018, the distillery has been making a name for itself in Bourbon Country by honoring tradition but doing whiskey differently. It’s not every day you visit a distillery with more than 18,000 square feet, six barrel warehouses at capacity, and a 43-foot custom copper still churning out bold spirits, including Rebel Bourbon and its partners-in-clrime Ez ..read more

Those who know me will know that I’m a self confessed Glen Scotia Fanboy and thus slightly biased! Putting that aside… this is another cracker of a dram from the fantastic Campbeltown based distillery. I’ve bought the festival edition releases since 2019 and try to get hold of each annual release if cash allows. This year was no exception to that rule and having had a tonne of teaser GIFs from Brian, I was sat patiently waiting for the email notification from Glen Scotia to announce it’s release. As soon as it hit my inbox, I pulled the trigger and was delighted with the speed at which my or ..read more

A whisky tasting subscription but not as you know it! Whisky Pioneer is a new whisky subscription service that sends you a 50ml bottle of whisky, every month and when possible… a 60ml dram! Its delivered straight through your letterbox in recyclable packaging, bottled in a specially produced plastic bottle. Whisky Pioneer care greatly about the environment and believe that “Whisky shouldn’t cost the earth” Their carefully designed and crafted bottle is made from 100% recycled plastic and is the outcome of a partnership with Prevented Ocean Plastic (POP). They launched at the tail end of August ..read more

The Distillery Glencadam Distillery was founded in 1825 by merchant George Cooper.  The distillery changed hands a number of times between 1837 and 1891. Gilmour, Thompson & Company Limited purchased the distillery in 1891 and used some of the Glencadam product in their brand of blended whisky called “Royal Blend“. Despite earlier purchases, George Ballantine & Son Ltd finally purchased the distillery in 1956 with ownership eventually being passed to Allied Domecq through further consolidation in the industry. Allied Domecq mothballed the distill ..read more

It feels like a lifetime ago, but it’s actually just under 5 months since I last had the privilege of tasting Peg Whiskies Inaugural Limited Edition Bottling. That was delicious and is more like the type of whisky I would typically go for, a young cask strength, Speyside, single malt. I was absolutely thrilled when Peg Whisky were kind enough to send me some samples of their other bottlings, along with a mysterious dram labelled ‘PWPD002’ – to say I was curious is an understatement! My Tasting Notes Nose: Slightly floral arrival, lovely wave of spirit and mild dunnage notes from the start. Pa ..read more

Berg Who? As their name might suggest, they like icebergs! Berg Whisky is built on the premise that just like whisky, icebergs run deep. They say: There are many levels to them both. Up to 90% of an iceberg can lie underwater and leaves much to be discovered beneath the surface. These glorious glacial formations fascinate and spur us to seek everything there is to know about our favourite dark spirit. There are stories waiting to unfold beyond the appearances of icebergs and whisky. We played with the idea of combining the two into something that embodied our values: design, whisky and ..read more

Background Pour & Sip was developed by the team behind Drinks by the Dram and Master of Malt. With a huge variety of impressive whiskies being tried and shared (by the team) each month, they set out to take as many people as possible on this flavour adventure with them. Each month, they curate a set of five x 30ml tasters that they think you’ll love and ship them directly to your door. Each and every single dram is handpicked, so you can rest assured that each is a small measure of something wonderful. They also hold live tastings twice a month which is a big part of their vision for the b ..read more

Who are Peg Whisky? Peg Whisky is two brothers, who sat with a dram talking about their love for Whisky one night, when one of them said ‘How amazing would it be if we could bring out our own Whisky for everyone to enjoy’.  ‘How exactly would we do that?’ asked the other brother. They both then started laughing at the idea until a few hours later, when one of them said ‘Hold on, what’s stopping us from making this happen? Let’s turn this dream into a reality!’ After they both agreed that this could be something special, they started on their journey to create a Whisky that was personal to ..read more