Peat - Once synonymous with the majority of Scottish whisky production, is now somewhat polarising in todays world. An almost fossil fuel with limited supply and environmental consequences. Here we explore the history of peat, where it comes from and the whisky industry's challenge of balancing environmental impact with heritage and history.

You may have heard of a process with maturing whisky, affectionately known as the Angel’s Share. This evaporation is what creates such wonderful whisky, though it does mean we don’t know exactly what is left in the cask as it matures, unless we open it up and check.‍

The latest Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) Scotch whisky export market insights have been released. A hotly anticipated report of the figures for the year in 2024 given the 'turbulent' global economic climate. While there has been a notable change in the values and volumes of Scotch whisky exported around the world, it is abundantly clear that the world's love affair with Scotch whisky is as strong as ever.

Have you ever wondered just what the best selling whisky in the world is? You could be forgiven for thinking, Jack Daniels or Johnnie Walker. Though these brands are undoubtedly iconic and both feature in the Top 10 - they are in fact pipped by not one but 4 brands that you might think are rather obscure.

Meeting the start up set to revolutionise private whisky cask bottling. The team behind Tailored Spirits Co. set out with a clear vision - To help owners of single cask whisky to bridge the gap between the commercial scale of Scotch whisky production and the needs of a private cask owner. Focusing on helping those cask owners to realise the true value of the whisky they own.

In a major reform the Hong Kong government has reduced the duty applied to spirit alcohol imports by a substantial margin. This is a momentous shift in attitude and move designed to stimulate a very specific part of the market, high-end spirits. But what does this actually mean to you, here we take a deeper look into the decision and the knock-on affects for the market itself and those that are invested.