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Top 5 Dry Tasting Scotch Whiskies to Drink This (Dry) January

Top 5 Dry Tasting Scotch Whiskies to Drink This (Dry) January

14/01/2018

For far too many people out there dry January refers to a month spent abstaining from alcohol. You know the type right? They are going to the gym every day,...

Forget Dry Jan, it's #Ginuary!

Forget Dry Jan, it's #Ginuary!

09/01/2018

Youโ€™ve heard of Dry July, Sober October and Dry Januaryโ€ฆ now meet Ginuary; a month-long celebration of all things Gin.

So What's It Like Judging Whiskey, Anyway?

So What's It Like Judging Whiskey, Anyway?

07/01/2018

I judge Whiskey for my job. I also judge cocktail competitions. Itโ€™s a rough life but somebody has to do it. Even though this is my everyday life it still...

Japanese Whisky: Did the Apprentice Surpass the Master?

Japanese Whisky: Did the Apprentice Surpass the Master?

02/01/2018

Japanese Whisky is one of Scotchโ€™s biggest rivals, despite the industry being less than 100 years old, with their first distillery, Yamazaki, opening in 1923.

3-Day Bourbon Soaked Trip to Kentucky

3-Day Bourbon Soaked Trip to Kentucky

27/12/2017

Itโ€™s only natural when you love Bourbon that you will want to journey to the land where it is made. These days thatโ€™s anywhere in the United States, but Kentucky...

A Whisky Christmas Tree Is The Only Christmas Tree You Need

A Whisky Christmas Tree Is The Only Christmas Tree You Need

21/12/2017

You may have already finished putting your decorations up for this year but donโ€™t you feel like itโ€™s maybe just missing something? Extra bits of fake snow? Some sparkling lights...