London Distillery Company Tasting

Continuing our teeming throng of industry-leading, social media-based Tastings, now hosted across X and Bluesky and also available to follow on Threads, we’re thrilled to announce that on November 18th, we’ll be teaming up again with our very good friends at the London Distillery Company, to pour and explore some very exciting new releases. So […]

Bowmore announces the return of its Devil’s Casks series

The Islay-based Bowmore Distillery has announced the return of The Devil’s Casks series, more than a decade after the original limited editions were released. The new releases, which will be available exclusively from The Whisky Shop, comprise two single malt Scotch whiskies: Bowmore The Devil’s Casks 10 Year Old (56.6% ABV), a 2026 interpretation paying […]

An infernal trio of Highland Parks

Old Orkney Relics 30 yo 1996/2026 (41.7%, Decadent Drinks, blended Scotch, refill sherry butt, 492 bottles)
Highland Park 13 yo 1974/1987 (58.4%, Intertrade)
Miraon (50.3%, OB, South Korea, rice shochu, cask #2604, 2026)

Jos. A. Magnus Cigar Blend Bourbon Batch #527 Review

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A In 1892, Joseph A. Magnus founded his Cincinnati, Ohio-based whiskey company and built a reputation for aged blended spirits, including his brand Murray Hill Club. That business closed in 1918 as Prohibition loomed. The name Magnus and its association with whiskey remained dormant for nearly a century. In 2015, …

ASCA: Craft Spirits Sector Continues To Shrink

The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) and Park Street today presented highlights from the 2026 Craft Spirits Data Project (CSDP) at its Annual Craft Spirits Economic Briefing. Tom Bard (President, ACSA and Co-Founder of The Bard Distillery) and Emily Pennington (CEO, ACSA) shared key sales data and insights from the 2025 calendar year. The Craft …

Brother’s Bond Bourbon Now Served On JetBlue

While it is not longer the bygone days when alcoholic beverages, and especially spirits, were served gratis on domestic flights, what that means in practice is if you’re paying for it, what is available matters more than ever. Keeping that in mind, Brother’s Bond Bourbon has announced a new partnership with budget airline JetBlue. This gives …

Laphroaig 15 Year Old

Laphroaig 15 Year OldIslay Single Malt Scotch Whisky46% ABV / RRP: £85.00 Laphroaig has never really been a whisky for sitting quietly in the corner. Instantly recognisable from even the most restrained of initial noses, it’s big, smoky, medicinal, maritime and unapologetically itself. In addition to its core-range releases, which include the Quarter Cask, 10 […]

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