A handy guide to enjoying the perfect whisky

It’s the age-old question debated among whisky lovers around the world: what makes the perfect dram? With such a range of flavours and styles of single malts across Scotland, there is a great deal of variation even among whisky aficionados. We asked John MacDonald, distillery manager at Balblair, based in Edderton on the Dornoch Firth, for his opinion…

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Book review: Japanese Whisky by Brian Ashcraft

What’s the story? Japanese whisky has been around for less than a century, and this book by Brian Ashcraft, with Idzuhiko Ueda and Yuji Kawasaki, highlights the rapid growth in the industry, revealing the secrets of the master distillers of the Far East. It features never-before-published archival images and interviews chronicling the forgotten stories of…

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The Carnegie Whisky Cellars shortlisted in Drinks Retailing Awards

The Carnegie Whisky Cellars based in Dornoch have been shortlisted as a finalist in  Drinks Retailing Awards 2018. Their  Newcomer of the Year shortlisting follows on from their award win for Off License of the Year at the Independent Retailer Awards earlier this year. Michael Hanratty, General Manager of The Carnegie Whisky Cellars said: ‘This…

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All aboard the whisky train

Want to explore the world of whisky but don’t know your Bell’s from your Bunnahabhain? Fancy a change from the old favourites but not sure what else to try? The WhiskyTubeMap is launching on World Whisky Day, the 20th May, and we want you to get on board! This unique map links world whiskies by flavour,…

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