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Brave New Spirits

By Tim Forbes Apr 27, 2026

Brave New Spirits is a young independent whisky bottling company located in the centre of Glasgow. The company released their first whiskies in 2021 and now have several ranges of...

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Blended Whisky

By Tim Forbes Apr 8, 2026

The history of Blended Whisky begins, more or less, with two events in the early 1800s: the 1823 Excise Act which enabled illicit Highland distillers to license their distilleries and...

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Blended Malt Whisky

By Tim Forbes Apr 1, 2026

Blended Malt Whisky is a mix of two or more single malt whiskies without any grain whisky content in the assemblage.

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Single Grain Whisky

By Tim Forbes Mar 9, 2026

The first agreements to control the supply of grain whisky to blenders were in place twenty years before they were formalised in 1877 with the creation of Distillers Company Limited...

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Scotch Whisky

By Tim Forbes Mar 9, 2026

Scotch Whisky is a spirit with a minimum alcoholic content of 40% and is distilled in Scotland on Pot Stills and/or Column Stills from malted barley or other grains.

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Single Cask Whiskies

By Tim Forbes Mar 9, 2026

Tasting single cask whiskies remains one of the greatest pleasures available to spirits fans, with an almost unlimited potential for discovery.

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Independent Bottlers

By Tim Forbes Mar 5, 2026

Even if you’ve never bought a bottle of independently-bottled whisky, if you’re a whisky fan you have a lot to thank them for.

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Wolfburn Distillery

By Tim Forbes Mar 4, 2026

The original Wolfburn distillery was a modest 19th century operation located in the town of Thurso, on the Caithness coast at the very top of Scotland, with a brief and...

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Aberargie Distillery

By Tim Forbes Mar 2, 2026

The Aberargie distillery was constructed in 2017 by Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers on a family-owned farm in Perthshire in the Scottish Lowlands.

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Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery - Filey Bay

Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery - Filey Bay

By Tim Forbes Feb 26, 2026

The Spirit of Yorkshire distillery was founded by friends David Thompson and Tom Mellor in 2016, with the distillery’s stillhouse located in the village of Hunmanby near Filey Bay on...

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Single Malt Whisky

Single Malt Whisky

By Tim Forbes Feb 25, 2026

Single Malt Whisky has existed for centuries, but it’s really only in the last few decades that the popularity of this particular style of whisky has become a truly global...

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Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers

Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers

By Tim Forbes Feb 24, 2026

Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers is run by a branch of one of the most famous families in the whisky industry. 

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Gordon & MacPhail

Gordon & MacPhail

By Tim Forbes Feb 23, 2026

Gordon & MacPhail's Discovery Range and ongoing Distillery Labels series still provide whisky fans with nigh-unbeatable value for money. 

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Clydeside Distillery

Clydeside Distillery

By Tim Forbes Feb 12, 2026

After reviving the historic Stronachie single malt name for A.D. Rattray using stock sourced from Benrinnes, the Morrison family founded Morrison Glasgow Distillers to create the Clydeside distillery, which has...

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Peated Whisky

Peated Whisky

By Tim Forbes Jan 5, 2026

Peated whisky is most closely associated with Islay, the Western Hebridean island home of world famous distilleries such as Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg.

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Duncan Taylor

Duncan Taylor

By Tim Forbes Nov 6, 2025

Following a major brand shakeup in 2011 the Dimensions series took over as Duncan Taylor’s core single malt range.

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The Whisky Connoisseur

The Whisky Connoisseur

By Tim Forbes Oct 16, 2025

In the early 1990s, The Whisky Connoisseur began releasing a string of superb single cask and small batch single malt whiskies.

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Cameronbridge Distillery

Cameronbridge Distillery

By Tim Forbes Aug 29, 2025

Cameronbridge single grain distillery has been augmented and expanded several times since the 1960s, when the current still house was built. These expansions included the addition of a third column...

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Bruichladdich Distillery

Bruichladdich Distillery

By Tim Forbes Aug 28, 2025

There are however many fantastic independent and official Bruichladdich whiskies dating from the early sixties onwards. Lower production levels would have meant longer more leisurely fermentations along with direct-fired stills...

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Braeval Distillery

Braeval Distillery

By Tim Forbes Aug 27, 2025

Braeval was built by Chivas with blending in mind. For many years it served that purpose well. It was further expanded during the first four years of its life until,...

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Bowmore Distillery

Bowmore Distillery

By Tim Forbes Aug 7, 2025

As an Islay whisky, Bowmore's single malt betrays its location quite distinctly, but its spirit is capable of amazing stylistic diversity.  Thankfully for single malt fans, Bowmore is one of...

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Caledonian Distillery

Caledonian Distillery

By Tim Forbes Aug 7, 2025

The Caledonian grain whisky distillery, originally known as Edinburgh Distillery, was built in Edinburgh in 1855, situated between the Haymarket train station and the Union Canal. The name was changed...

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Blair Athol Distillery

Blair Athol Distillery

By Tim Forbes Aug 6, 2025

Blair Athol is a quiet yet beautiful distillery that has modestly been producing a robust Highland distillate for over two centuries. Founded in 1798, Blair Athol has always been one...

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Bladnoch Distillery

Bladnoch Distillery

By Tim Forbes Jul 17, 2025

Bladnoch distillery has undergone a remarkable renaissance in the last few decades. Ignored for many years and eventually closed like so many sadly missed Lowlanders, the distillery nevertheless found a...

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