Funky Booze 2026  is back at the iconic Assembly Roxy  in Edinburgh, bringing bold flavours, Italian flair, and Scottish spirit to warm...

Links House at Royal Dornoch If you enjoy whisky and a taste of the high life, consider a luxurious stay at Links House at Royal Dornoch to make the most of this year's Dornoch Whisky Festival. What to Expect at the Dornoch Whisky Festival 2025 The Dornoch Whisky Festival is an annual must-attend weekend for serious fans of the water of life, which takes place between Friday 24th and Sunday 26th October. In its 10th year, the festival programme boasts a whole series of events

Whisky bottles on display For the drenched hillwalker. Pie eyed. Flamenco dancer’s coffee break. All three have something in common – any...

Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has unveiled Ardbeg Smokiverse   - its new limited-edition release to mark Ardbeg Day 2025, which takes...

2025 Festival Edition Perhaps a somewhat overlooked corner of Scotland’s west coast, the rather unfortunately shaped Kintyre Peninsula...

Prestigious World Whiskies Awards handed out its top accolade to the brand’s 12-year-old single malt   World's Best Single Malt Leading...

Spring is here, and that means it's time for my favourite whisky festivals, like the Spirit of Speyside! Since its launch in 1999, it has...

Available from today Holyrood Distillery has launched the first release in a new series of single malt whiskies designed to showcase its...

The Glasgow Distillery Co In early August, during the Fringe Festival, Arbikie Distillery hosted the Dram Good Whisky Festival in the...

Influencers As a whisky "influencer" and owner of an award-winning whisky bar, I am invited to many tastings and events.  Typically, a PR...

Colin Hinds Influencers As a whisky "influencer" and owner of an award-winning whisky bar, I am invited to many tastings and events. ...

Embra launches Friday 15 March 24   Holyrood Distillery is launching its 2nd single malt whisky, Embra, on Friday, March 15 setting the...

--- Irreplaceable bottlings from the 1980s celebrate Ardbeg’s survival – against the odds --- Ardbeg today releases two historic whiskies...

Inaugral whisky The pride and excitement are palpable at Holyrood Distillery on Friday 6 October for the launch of the distillery’s inaugural whisky, 'Arrival', one of the first single malts to be produced in the city of Edinburgh in a century. Holyrood Distillery was established in 2019 in the former Innocent Railway terminal. Although the brand has gained a good reputation for its award-winning rum Elizabeth Yard , Height of Arrows gin, and barley spirit Charmed Circle, it

Whisky fans are invited to scale new heights as the UK’s first vertical distillery, Port of Leith, opens its tour bookings and reveals...

Distillery launches The Harpy’s Tale, a smoky-sweet ‘hybrid’, as the first release in its new Anthology Collection of unusual maturation...

What price? How old is it? What to buy? Three of the most common questions I get asked. As someone who has almost 3000 bottles of Single...

Bannerman’s Rock and Whisky Bar, the iconic live music venue, situated in the Old Town of Edinburgh has joined forces with independent...

Multi-award-winning distillery, Glen Scotia has unveiled its 2023 Festival release – a limited-edition bottling to mark the Campbeltown...

Now that we are over the festive period, we can take a wee breath, and look forward to spring walks, clear skies and of course the...

Wemyss Castle on the East Coast of Fife is the ancestral home of Wemyss Malts and the castle (located above caves) is the brand emblem....

A new whisky and gin focused bar will open next week in the Pleasance area of the city, in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat. This 30-seater...