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The types of whisky casks and their flavours

The humble oak cask plays a pivotal role in the character of all scotch whisky, whether it’s single malt whisky, single grain whisky, or blended whisky. What was once nothing more than a container ...

Meet Our Whisky Moods

Let’s be honest, some whiskies refuse to play by the rules. Those drams who ignore the typical flavours, opting instead for remarkable adventures that veer far from the beaten track. Discovering wh...

Revealing the industry’s first-ever panel of ‘Taste Masters’

We’re revealing the industry’s first-ever panel of ‘Taste Masters’ - whisky experts specifically chosen to draw from personal experiences in whisky and life to help categorise our whisky by mood.  ...

How do casks make Bold Whisky Flavours?

We often associate Bold flavours in whisky with how the spirit was matured. Spicy ex-sherry casks will probably come to mind first. However, there are many factors during maturation that will contr...

MEET OUR WHISKY MOODS

Let's go bold... Big ‘Sherry Bomb’ drams. Powerful peated single malts. And spicy west coast whiskies. The excitement of such powerful flavours is the allure that attracts so many to scotch whisky,...

How the Ex-Bourbon Barrel Defined Scotch Whisky

Scotch whisky and ex-bourbon barrels have enjoyed a long-lasting and harmonious relationship. In fact, over 90% of all scotch whisky is matured in ex-bourbon casks today. Considering there are some...

An exciting new way to taste Single Cask Whisky

THE CHARACTER OF SINGLE CASK WHISKY Welcome to The Single Cask whisky moods Have you ever found yourself standing at a bar, scanning the shelves proudly adorned with whisky bottles, pondering one...

How to buy a whisky cask – the right way

 We strongly believe buying a whisky cask should be a milestone in your life. “I really think purchasing a whisky cask should be an experience. It shouldn’t be about numbers and figures on a sprea...

Whisky’s age is just a number

“Age just tells you how long [a whisky] has been in a cask, not how good it is.”                                              Dave Broom, whisky writer and expert  At first sight, the title we ch...

Why is it called a dram of whisky?

Naturally, you can ask for a nip of whiskey. A toot. A tot, a wee one. Or just a whisky. But there is something I find very satisfying in the word ‘dram’.   But why is it called a dram, and exactl...