A Treasure Trove of Rare Whisky From a Shuttered Japanese Distillery Is Now Up for Sale
The curation includes some of Karuizawa Distillery's finest bottles.
World Whisky Day: Six Tipples On Our Radar
These drops get the nod for their highly innovative use of fermented grain…
Great Escapes: Nine Progressive Spirits For The Armchair Traveller
Imbibe your way around the world.
Blending: The New DJing?
How mixing whiskies became a genuinely cool vocation.
Robb Recommends: Midleton Very Rare
The oldest ever Irish whiskey collection is one of the finest tasting we've…
Three Mother’s Day Gin-Based Concoctions
Because quality gin is a gift that gives all day.
In Praise Of… Sake
And not just as an accompaniment to sushi…
Robb Recommends: NYE At The Lanesborough
Still dithering over what to do on the most divisive night of the year? Look no…
Robb Recommends: J.J. Corry Irish Whiskey’s The Chosen
Where's our whiskey of choice this Christmas from? The clue's in the spelling…
Robb Recommends: The Secret Speyside Whisky collection
The new set of whiskies from Chivas Brothers will bolster the any discerning…
Robb Recommends: London’s Wackier Wimbledon Offerings
As the tournament hots up, here the best tennis-related treats being served up…
This Father’s Day: Whisky Is The Word
From French blends to rare ghost distillery bottlings, there's a dram for every…
The Macallan Introduces Its First Estate-Grown Whisky
Taking a page from the world of wine, the Macallan Estate leads the coming…
These Rare Whiskies Are So Good They’ll Make Your Pappy Van Winkle Jealous
Rare whiskies are, ironically, releasing less rarely. But they're still hard to…
Meet the spirits detective who hunts vintage bottles like ancient artefacts
Edgar Harden has a penchant for finding the ultrarare—from mid-century Drambuie…
Rare whisky auction prices went nuclear in 2018
Last year UK enthusiasts shelled out an unprecedented amount of money for rare…
The 15 best Bourbons of the past 20 years
Bourbons have become increasingly collectible. Here are the ones you need to…
Meet the bold, superproof whisky that wants to wrestle you to the mat
The BenRiach's new Peated Cask Strength: Batch 2 is a single malt to reckon…
Everything we know about that £38,500 bottle of The Macallan that just hit the market
In 1967, America was at war, Harold Wilson was Prime Minister, The Beatles…
Back to its roots: Britain’s new wave of botanical gins – Part II
In the second of a two-part series following collaborations between British gin…
Back to its roots: Britain’s new wave of botanical gins – Part I
A series of collaborations between British gin makers and their local gardens…
Could a French blended whisky ever be compared with single malt Scotch?
Artisan whisky blender Michel Couvreur is burying prejudices beneath Burgundy…
Hendrick’s is launching a new gin With quinine and lotus blossom—and we tasted it
The master distiller who broke ground 15 years ago is bringing a new gin to…
This Taiwanese distillery is breaking the rules to make fruitier peated whisky
Kavalan's Solist Peaty Cask is a whisky that's been peated in a fairly…
Three delicious gifts for the gourmand in your life
For those with good taste in what tastes good.
These Irish whiskies are bottles of pure joy
Until recently, the Irish whiskey industry was on the floor. Now it's been…
An auction for superfans of Scotch and Japanese whiskies
One precious liquid will help save another at the Plastic Oceans Charity…
Buying whisky in whole casks
For fans of Scotch whisky, it seems it's no longer enough to shell out for…
A bar in Amsterdam launches scent-inspired cocktails
Amsterdam's Pulitzer's Bar pours three new Le Labo–inspired cocktails with top…
An Irish whiskey that can trace its flavour to one tree
Midleton Distillery's Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest Irish Whiskey Release was…
Guillotine makes vodka you could lose your head over
A new French vodka with grape-based spirits.
6 unique bottles of Gin
These six exceptional gins are the ideal companions in a beloved cocktail.
5 stellar Scotches to up your whisky game
From a 25-year-old single-malt Scotch whisky to a 40-year-old release from the…
The host’s comprehensive guide to spirits
These spirits will delight your guests from hors d'oeuvres to dessert.
Meet the woman who invented your favourite gin
Hendrick's master distiller Lesley Gracie is revolutionising the world of gin.
Make a killer whisky of your own
Here's how to source your own bespoke whisky.
The oldest spirit you’ve never heard of
Poitín is the unaged country cousin of Irish whiskey.
Celebrate Hibiki Japanese whisky’s pearl anniversary
We've seen this spirit before, but the packaging is gorgeous.
Patrón plays with fire to make Gran Patrón Smoky
This tequila capitalises on the trend of making smokey spirits.
Inside knowledge: investing in whisky by the cask
Canny whisky investors have begun bypassing bottles and cases in search of…
Robb Reader: Chapel Gate Whiskey founder Louise McGuane on resuscitating a lost art
McGuane worked in places such as London, Paris, New York and Singapore for…
The Macallan takes the rarest of whisky to auction
The distillery's '1926 60 Year Old Sir Peter Blake' is set to shatter the…
The Last Drop releases two Glenrothes rarities
Two casks of Scotch whisky from 1968 produce just 309 bottles.
The Wonders of Wood: Introducing, the Talisker 40-Year-Old
We're standing in the Amontillado Room in the dusky heart of the bodega of the…
Nautical and Nice: Ian Buxton’s ‘101 Rums To Try Before You Die’
The craft drinks movement has already elevated beers of all hues, as well as…
Robb Reader: Macallan Creative Director Ken Grier
As creative director of luxury whisky brand Macallan, Dumfries-born Ken Grier…
A Bottle of Australian Whisky Just Sold for £6,600
A bottle of Tasmanian single malt whisky has been snapped up at a London…
