This summer, we sent our distillery expert Gavin D Smith to Port Askaig, the home of Bunnahabhain, where the winds of change are blowing through the coastal air.
Chef, restauranteur, and TV personality Tony Singh MBE is known for his witty remarks and addictive personality. We sit down with him to discuss his life and career within the Scottish food industry.
Situated at the foot of the Southern Japan Alps, in the middle of a forest, Gavin D. Smith takes a look at the unique and versatile Hakushu Distillery.
We welcome back a Whiskeria favourite, House of Suntory Brand Ambassador James Bowker. This time we find out all there is to know about Yamazaki, the fun aspects of being a brand ambassador, and which season is the best to visit Japan in.
Behind the scenes, the team at The Whisky Shop have been working hard to revamp The W Club in a big way. Long story short - we are ramping up activity across the board. Some features like the virtual tastings have had some tweaks, others are brand new. And we are convinced that for £30 a year (that's £2.50 a month!) The W Club offers you more bang for your buck than any other whisky club around here. Here are six new-look features, welcome to W Club 2.0.
We go behind-the-scenes with Diageo Scotland's Bulk Spirits Commercial Director, Mike Kydd, to discover the secrets of cask management and to explore how your favourite spirits are made.
Oily, Coastal, Briny. Sea spray, Seaweed, Sea salt. These are the tasting notes which define maritime malts: whiskies distilled and matured by the water. If you like your dram with a taste of the wild Scottish seas, look no further than these six distilleries.
Blended Scotch Whisky is composed of a mix of malt whisky and grain whisky and accounts for around 90% of all Scotch sold around the world. While blends are sometimes seen as inferior to single malts, blending is an art form all of its own, and the world’s top ten best-selling Scotch brands are all blends. Lets see some of the best blended Scotch whisky brands around.