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What Does Scotland's Rising Energy Costs Mean For Your Casks?

Read about how the rising energy costs may not be a bad thing when investing in Scottish single malt whisky casks.

What Whisky Would Robert Burns Have Drank in 1796?

What whiskies should you drink on Burns Night? Any Scotch whisky will do, although if you want to be historically accurate then look to...

2022 Whisky Cask Review at Cask Master Hong Kong

Earlier in the news this year, another whisky cask record was smashed for a £16M rare Ardbeg cask, which was sold to a Hong Kong lady...

What does the India-UK Free Trade Agreement mean for the future of the Scottish whisky industry?

The UK and India’s forthcoming free trade agreement is the “biggest thing to unlock potential in Scotch whisky”.

How will climate change affect your whisky?

- WHISKY TRENDS - There has been a lot of talk on climate change and whisky recently. Did you know that in the next 50-100 years could...

Did You Know Why Independent Bottlings Are More Expensive Than Distillery Releases?

(When bottled at cask strength) Every distillery that you have ever heard of has its own unique style of producing whisky. Many of these...

What is the difference between Scotch & Single Malt Whisky?

Do you ever get confused when people talk about whisky? Is it whiskey or whisky? Why is whisky called scotch? Single malt vs Blended...

Why is The Macallan Such A Big Name Around The World?

In 2022 single malt labels such as Glenfiddich and The Macallan are becoming a mainstream trend. Eurometer states how the two brands have...

An Introduction to Peated Whisky

A long long time ago on the island of Islay, people originally used peat as an energy source; since it burns similarly to coal, smoky and...