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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 […]
Why do we under-fill our barrels? It’s a good question. Why do we under-fill our barrels when this means more barrels, more evaporation and more whiskey storage – all of which equal more expense? It’s because, for us, crafting whiskey is about so much more than profit. It’s about throwing everything we have – time, […]
When it comes to ingredients, whiskey is a fairly simple and straightforward liquid. You can’t use anything other than grain, water, and yeast to produce it. But as soon as it hits the barrel—where it will develop the majority of its flavour— things start to get complicated. There are so many variables at play at […]
We hear it said all the time: age is just a number. But the phrase is never more apt than when we’re talking about whiskey. Even though “age statements” are all the rage among a certain set of whiskey collectors, the real connoisseurs understand that great whiskey—be it Irish whiskey or Scotch single malt—is built […]