While Tomatin Distillery has been producing and blending malt Scotch whisky since 1897, the distillery has undergone its most significant changes in the last half-century. At its peak in the 1970s, Tomatin was the largest distillery in the world, operating 23 stills and producing 12 million litres of alcohol everyRead More →

We Brits have a long history of flavouring our gins with aromatics in addition to the more usual juniper; sloe gin might be the most famous but there are many others, as anyone who has perused the shelves in their local pub or supermarket will have discovered. Part of thisRead More →

If you love your beer (and we mean really love it) then there’s only one place you should be planning on packing your suitcase for – the Czech Republic. Jonny Edge reports. It was the night of my friend’s wedding and we were celebrating, so my hand-eye co-ordination was aRead More →

Matt Pym proves that there is more to New Zealand wine than Sauvignon Blanc… One of the joys of a life in the wine trade is the ability to travel to exotic locations, where one meets great people, eats amazing food and if you plan it right, can fit inRead More →

Eduardo Gomez, the founder of Tequila & Mezcal Fest, the biggest Tequila and Agave spirit festival in Europe, has some tips for those who’ve only ever considered tequila as a shot… “Tequila is a spirit with an incredible heritage and distinctive flavours,” Eduardo says. “It can be as fine aRead More →