To accompany his The Welsh Whisky Revival piece in our Winter issue of Whiskeria, The Whisky Shop Cardiff's Stanley Evans gives his tasting notes for seven whiskies hailing from Wales.
The second release in The Macallan's A Night On Earth series, following 2022's A Night On Earth In Scotland, The Journey is the newest limited edition bottling released to celebrate the joy of New Year - a time when we gather to acknowledge the days gone by and make plans for the future.
We've had a wonderful first year at our first Welsh store in Cardiff. To celebrate our first birthday, we've got a few exclusive offers for our locals.
To make your gift even more bespoke and special this Christmas, The Whisky Shop provide an engraving service for a handpicked selection of bottles. A number of bottles are also able to be adorned with a personalised label. A lovely souvenir for after the last drop of the contents has brought your giftee an abundance of giddiness.
Our Whisky People feature within Whiskeria Winter 2023 profiles iconic craftsperson, John Galvin. From his studio in Glasgow, he has worked with distilleries such as The Macallan, Bowmore and The Dalmore to create extraordinary display cases for extraordinary bottles of whisky. To accompany this piece, we have chosen three of his most striking works, to delve into in more detail.
We've assembled some of the best winter warmer cocktails from our favourite Scotch whisky brands for you to make at your Christmas parties. Let's take a look. Each recipe serves one, so remember to scale up for your guests!
What day can be better than Friday? Black Friday! Alongside these glorious deals that will be active all week (until they sell out, that is), we'll have an out-of-this-world one-day-only deal each day. Make sure you keep up to date on our social media for updates on today's offer!
One bottle of this glorious whisky currently takes pride of place in our Multrees Walk store, and it's also available for purchase online. We take a look back at the year of 1949, to see how far we've come since this exceptional expression was laid down.
The Macallan's latest collaborative project brings together the iconic Highland single malt and luxury car makers, Bentley Motors: two establishments with a strong dedication to stellar craftsmanship.
This May plays host to two whisky festivals: Campbeltown Malts Festival and Fèis Ìle, for which the participating distilleries have released commemorative bottlings. Most are only available at the distillery on the day, however we've got our hands on a handful of them.
To get some immediate feedback on the newest whisky from Islay, Ardnahoe, we allowed random customers who walked into our Manchester store the chance to try an advanced sample. Store manager, Phil, captured their first impressions and we have condensed their reactions into a short video.
Scotland's small islands – from Arran, Jura and Mull in the West, to Orkney in the North – produce whiskies of various styles. Though, when referring to the Island region, this does exclude the 'whisky capital' Islay, which is a region of its own. Island whiskies differ to one another, as their qualities are born from the individuality of the island itself. They, like the beautiful countryside they spring from, will provide something to suit everyone's taste.