Welcome to the inaugural Cask Tales Awards! We’ve had quite a busy year, reviewing 61 whiskies from 50 distilleries this year, sampling some of the best (and, perhaps, worst) that…
This coming Monday night, children the world over will be unable to sleep, caught in the grip of festive excitement. One very portly, red gentleman will be doing exactly what…
Today, we’ve a special treat for you from one of Scotch whisky’s most charismatic exponents. No, I’m not referring to this review, but rather to Richard Paterson‘s lovely Whyte &…
Keep an eye out for the bottle, because you’ll definitely notice it around. The Whyte and Mackay Special blend is ubiquitous in bars and pubs across the UK and will…
The second Cask Tales book review is of a tome that likely graces more whisky lovers’ shelves than any other: Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. Murray, who claims to have been the world’s…
The refined elder statesman of the Whyte & Mackay range, the Thirty Year Old, is a delight to behold. A brace of gilded lions rampant grace the imposing black box…
When trying a new whisky, I take a glass (either a Glencairn or Copita nosing glass) and pour in a small measure of golden liquid. Picking up the glass, I…
Happy World Whisky Day! Don’t pretend that you didn’t know. Alright, well, if you really didn’t know, here we are again to save your alcoholic bacon (now there’s a pair of…
The first thing that strikes you about The Thirteen is the rounded quality of the nose. It’s gently unobtrusive but inviting, and exceptionally harmonious. The defining characteristic is a sweetness,…
Alas, this is not a review, but a heads-up: National Geographic UK are showing a documentary tonight at 21.00 called Shackleton’s Whisky that may be of interest to whisky lovers. In 2010,…
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