Cask Master

1959? It was a very good year… Mr George Legacy is coming. While he sounds like a US congressman, the reality is, frankly, so much more appealing. Mr George Legacy 1959 – to give the full name – is the latest release from Gordon & MacPhail’s in their annual series celebrating the legacy of George…
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One Singular Sensation

House of Hazelwood unveils its second release of exceptionally rare whiskies  After – somewhat inevitably – selling out of their inaugural ‘First Drop’ release, House of Hazelwood has revealed its Autumn Collection of eight more rare and old whiskies, selected from the private collection of the Gordon family. The eight come from two ranges: The…
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Elusive Spirit

The new Elusive Expressions have been released… There are certain things that suggest we’re coming to the end of the year. The nights draw in. Someone will start telling you how many days it is ‘til Christmas. Conversations start with comments about how nippy it’s getting… And Diageo release their latest Elusive Expressions Special Releases…
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Chocolate. Bar.

The new, limited edition Macallan Harmony Collection kicks off under the influence of chocolate. Let’s be honest. Whisky and chocolate is not an uncommon pairing. It has, however, come a long way since we all choked on one of those little bottle-shaped chocolate liqueurs hanging from the Christmas tree. In what’s perhaps its most refined…
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Drinking Tales

When whisky and literature meet in a unique (and Lalique) manner… The Macallan know a thing or two about special editions. They currently hold the world record for the most expensive whisky ever sold – a bottle of their Fine & Rare 60 year old sole for $1.9m at Sotheby’s in 2019. And today, August…
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Win! Four Tickets to London’s Highland Park Midwinter Social

Highland Park Single Malt Scotch Whisky, the ‘Orkney Single Malt with Viking Soul’, is teaming up with Lusso to offer readers the chance to win four tickets to their Midwinter Social on Thursday 24 November in London. On Thursday 24 and Friday 25 November Highland Park is taking over The Boiler House at The Old…
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