A decade ago, English whisky was a curiosity. Now there are more than 20 brands, a protected definition for English single malt in the works, and a festival of its own: the English Whisky Festival 2026 takes place in Birmingham on Saturday 21 November. For anyone who likes a dram with a film or a …
England’s Lancaster Spirits Co. is has announced the launch of a limited experimental peated single malt whisky program. Lancaster is still basically a start-up distillery and does not expect its inaugural release of an in-house single malt until next year at the very earliest, but the company is still proceeding to lay further groundwork for …
Whiskey is a strong flavored alcoholic beverage made from various types of grain using the processes of malting, fermentation, distillation and long aging in oak casks. Barley, rye, wheat or maize may be used in the making of whisky. The strength ranges from 32 to 50 per cent, but some whiskies go as high as …
By Kurt Maitland The Rosewood Hotel Group has some of the most luxurious hotels in the world in its portfolio. Andy Loudon has only recently become the new Director of Bars at the Rosewood London and as a fan of the Scarfes Bar (for you Pink Floyd fans, this bar is named after and adorned …
This single malt whisky is the first special release of the year from the English distillery Spirit of Yorkshire. The Filey Bay Porter Cask is a small batch bottling and features spirit distilled in 2018. This spirit was filled to ex-bourbon casks tha…
The Virgin Oak is a single malt whisky from the English distillery of White Peak. The Wire Works Virgin Oak is planned to become a core product in time, but his limited edition offers a preview. The whisky is in the distillery’s signature lightly peat…
Filey Bay IPA Finish Batch #2 is a small batch limited edition English single malt whisky from the Spirit of Yorkshire distillery. It has seen initial maturation in ex-bourbon casks before being finished in ex-beer barrels. These have previously help …
This new whisky is the latest limited edition single malt from the English distillery of White Peak. The Wire Works Alter Ego uses the distillery’s signature lightly peated single malt but with a twist. The release sees spirit used that has been …
This whisky is the inaugural bottling of peated single malt from the London-based distillery of Bimber. The 1st Peated is entirely composed of spirit from the distillery’s first ever peated run, which took place in May 2019. Just four ex-bourbon barrel…
With Ad Gefrin, England has its newest single malt whisky distillery. It also has the country’s most northernly, sitting just a few miles from the Scottish border in the small town of Wooler in the far north of Northumberland. With its opening last mo…
