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Richard Hawley
Rare and Exclusive Christmas Whisky Releases
There are always special Christmas bottlings to pick from during the festive season, with many distilleries and bottlers offering up yuletide treats. The likes of Big Peat, Scallywag, Douglas Laing and The Scotch Malt Whisky Societyhave all been known...
Ten of the Best for Thanksgiving: Rare American Whiskies
Thanksgiving is a holiday built around gratitude, gathering, and great flavours - making it the perfect occasion to pour something truly special. For whiskey lovers, it’s a chance to step beyond familiar bottles and explore the incredible world of rare...
Why Casks Are the True Heart of Whisky
When most people think of whisky, they picture gleaming copper stills, rolling barley fields, or a rugged Scottish landscape that defines each distilleries character. But ask any master distiller where the real transformation happens, and they’ll point...
Ten of the Best: Cadenhead’s Dumpy Series
The story begins with Cadenhead’s itself, Scotland’s oldest independent bottler. Founded in 1842 by George Duncan in Aberdeen, and later taken over by his brother-in-law William Cadenhead, the business evolved from a vintner and merchant general trade...
The Laphroaig Story: The Smoke of a Thousand Bonfires
Bonfire Night is the perfect evening for warmth, stories, and a good dram. As smoke drifts across the night sky and fireworks fade into sparks, there’s perhaps no better companion than a glass of Laphroaig - a whisky that captures the very essence...