Press Release: The Lakes Distillery Unveils Limited Edition In Honour Of International Women’s Day & The OurWhisky Foundation

On International Women’s Day, The Lakes Distillery will release a limited-edition single malt whisky that celebrates the spirit of modernity and inclusivity in the world of whisky. Named after the pioneering mother of contemporary dance, Isadora Duncan, ‘Isadora’ is a Whiskymaker’s Edition with only 900 individually numbered bottles. Meticulously crafted by whiskymaker Sarah Burgess, at... Continue Reading →

March 4, 2024 0

Tasting Notes: Penderyn – Hiraeth (Icons Of Wales No.8)

My annual St. David’s Day post looks at another particularly Welsh instalment from a Welsh whisky maker. So much so, the name doesn’t have a direct English word to translate to. Hiraeth (pronounced “hear-eye-th”) is a traditional Welsh word which Penderyn describes as “a longing for your homeland, your heritage, and your very being”. I’ve... Continue Reading →

March 1, 2024 2

Press Release: Auctioneer Behind Record-Breaking £1m Macallan Cask Celebrates 100th Whisky Auction & £10,000 Whisky Giveaway

Specialist spirits auctioneer, Whisky Hammer, is marking its landmark 100th online auction on Friday 15 March, with a suite of perks as a ‘thank you’ to its buyers and sellers. Since forming eight years ago, the auction site, which was founded by brothers Daniel and Craig Milne, has successfully sold over 155,000 lots worth £60 million for... Continue Reading →

February 26, 2024 0

Tasting Notes: Glentauchers – 15 Years Old (The Octave by Douglas Taylor)

The Douglas Taylor & Co business has been working in the scotch whisky industry for the best part of a century. The business has evolved from a store in Glasgow to a global entity with a whole site in Huntly, Aberdeenshire (Speyside) built for purpose with its own warehouses, bottling facility, cooperage, and soon… its... Continue Reading →

February 21, 2024 0

Tasting Notes: Fettercairn – 50 Years Old

In 1966 the Beatles released Rubber Soul and shortly thereafter John Lennon infamously said that the band were bigger than Jesus. Meanwhile their cockney contemporaries. the Rolling Stones, saw Brian Jones make his last performance with the band. A little further down town Jimi Hendrix arrived in London for the first time with his Experience... Continue Reading →

January 25, 2024 0

Tasting Notes: Spey – Trutina (Melody)

The Speyside distillery have built up quite the roster of core releases over the years and this Trutina release represents the lightest [ed: fairest?] of them all. The name "Trutina" translates from Latin as "honest and pure" and "balanced", and is a fitting name as this is expression has been matured in one cask type... Continue Reading →

January 17, 2024 0