Due to the new special releases from Ardnamurchan distillery being much sought-after, we've chosen to invite all those who purchase Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask 2023 to a private ballot for the Single Oloroso Cask bottling, and Paul Launois bottlings. You do not have to be a W Club member to participate.

The flourishing whisky industry in Wales has today been granted geographical indication (GI) status, making it the first spirit to receive the UK's protected origin label since UK GI was launched post-Brexit in 2021. The scheme replaces the EU counterpart.

The relationship between music and whisky is an unbreakable bond. In this one, to celebrate our mystery musical cover star for Whiskeria Autumn 2023, we go through some of the favourite expressions of some of the biggest names in rock.

W Club Manager, Luke Crowley-Holland, talks us through The Whisky Shop's ballot system, introduced to give our W Clubbers equal opportunity to purchase highly exclusive bottles.

With The 151st The Open beginning at Royal Liverpool last weekend, we'd like to highlight the perfect dram to drink alongside the golf: Loch Lomond. As the official spirit of The Open, the distillery has released their 2023 The Open Course Collection.

Presenting Batch 3 of the incredible GlenAllachie 30 Year Old, another exciting ballot for W Club members.

Behold some very special behind-the-scenes shots from the production of our much-awaited Whiskeria magazine, Autumn 2023 issue. The official magazine of The Whisky Shop, Whiskeria is the leading whisky magazine in the world and features writing from noted whisky authors Charles MacLean and Gavin Smith.

Buy Jura 18 Year Old, to be entered into our Golden Dram for a sought-after Fèis Ìle Distillery exclusive.

For next week's Digital Drams, we are very excited to be returning to the Isle of Mull as we revisit the acclaimed Tobermory Distillery with Distell Master Blender Juliann Fernandez and Luke Fenton of CVH Spirits.

There's a lot of lingo when it comes to the casks used to age Scotch whisky. Coming from the USA and Spain most commonly, as ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry respectively, these casks vary in size. As a general rule, bigger cask sizes need more maturation time, as the smaller the cask, the less time is needed for the liquid to take on flavour. This is because there is a greater ratio of wood to spirit, with more surface area for the liquid to interact with the wood and gather all of that precious flavour.