Highgrove and Cotswolds Distillery unveil new whisky

Highgrove — the private residence of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla — and the Cotswolds Distillery have announced the launch of a new collaborative release, created to celebrate nature, heritage and the enduring craftsmanship of English whisky making. Highgrove Evergreen (46% ABV) is a single malt English whisky distilled from Plumage Archer […]

Kilchoman 100% Islay Sherry Cask Matured competition

Whether it’s for one of our industry-leading virtual tastings or one of our monthly bottle competitions, we love nothing more than sharing — and giving away — some of our favourite drams and exciting new drops of dramspankage. Talking of which and in the spirit of a Christmas, we’re teaming up with our good friends […]

Holyrood Distillery launches new wine inspired whisky trilogy

The Edinburgh-based Holyrood Distillery has announced the launch of a new collection of single malts, designed to bring together iconic wine regions with the distillery’s boundary-pushing approach to whisky making. Each whisky in The Noir Trilogie has been crafted using Holyrood’s flavour-first philosophy. Scottish malt is combined with yeasts typically used in French wine production, […]

Brooklyn Brewery Black Ops Barrel Aged Stout Review (2025)

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Just in time for the Holidays, Brooklyn Brewery has released another batch of its collaboration with Four Roses, a bourbon barrel aged stout. What makes this year different is doubt now hangs over the future of Black Ops. The collaboration is based on Brooklyn Brewery and Four Roses having the …

Where Whiskey Meets Cognac: The Forgotten Classics That Use Both

Most whiskey fans know the classics built on bourbon or rye. Fewer realize that some of the most interesting historic cocktails pair whiskey with cognac. Bartenders in early 20th-century bars often reached for a spirit from a luxury cognac maison alongside their rye or bourbon, using it to add warmth, depth, and subtle fruit notes. …

Hennessy launches Chinese New Year collection

Hennessy has announced the launch of a new collection of limited-edition bottles of Cognac, to celebrate Chinese New Year and the arrival of the Year of the Horse. The design, which features on bottles of Hennessy V.S.O.P, James Hennessy, Hennessy X.O and Hennessy Paradis, has been created to evoke both movement and meaning, and is […]

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