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From oak to vanilla, leather to tobacco, the wealth of flavours found in a glass of whiskey are quite extraordinary. And how these flavours are imparted is nothing less than alchemical. But how can you appreciate those flavours more in your evening tipple? Discover how you can perfect your palate, making your favourite whiskey both […]
It may be a contentious subject amongst whiskey connoisseurs, but the science doesn’t lie; adding water to your whiskey can work wonders for releasing even more flavour and depth. But it’s not that simple, add too much and you dilute those flavours. So we’ve dived into the science to find out just why you should […]
In whiskey making these days, it’s industry standard to add water after the liquid has spent years maturing in the cask. Why? Well, to be blunt…It’s cheaper and far easier to do it this way. By adding water to the whiskey at this point of the process, you are cutting down your whiskey—stretching it out […]
Whiskey drinkers often like to talk about the “Angel’s Share”; the portion of liquid which evaporates as ageing whiskey sits in the warehouse. In Ireland, this portion of liquid lost to the rafters can equal more than 3% of volume per year! But there’s something special the spirit is taking in as that whiskey barrel […]
The price of whiskey is soaring these days. In fact, rare whiskey from Ireland, Scotland and Japan has never been more valuable than it is today. But these astronomical costs certainly don’t apply to everything hitting the bottle. While some whiskey is now more expensive than a luxury sports car, there are liquids that cost […]
There are few things quite so special as a sip of sensational whiskey. The gentle aromas rising to your nose; the caramels, vanillas, and dark fruit clinging to your tongue long after the liquid goes down. But did you know that the way in which you taste your favourite spirit can greatly affect how you […]
When it comes to whiskey, we all have different styles we favour, and different ways we like to drink it. And those differences continue when it comes to investing in whiskey. Do you favour buying wholesale cask whiskey, or rare bottled whiskey as an alternative asset investment? Here we explore the differences and benefits of […]
Whiskey History 101 It’s time for something fun. We’re going to pour through over a thousand years of whiskey history and distil it down to just a few easy paragraphs. Where did whiskey originate? Let’s start with the name. The word whiskey comes from an anglicisation of “uisce beatha” — Old Irish for “water of […]
Irish Whiskey is the original whiskey—the oldest style of the category, with records of its existence dating back to 1405. We find it in a description in the Annals of Clonmacnoise which mentions a “surfeit of aqua vitae.” To be sure, that liquid would bear little resemblance to what we’ve come to know today as […]