thewhiskylady, Author at The Whisky Lady

Iconic Whisky Retailers

Malted Shopping Guide #2: The Good Spirits Co. Glasgow

thewhiskylady - 2016-08-06

The Good Spirits Co. was formed in 2010 by three ex-Oddbins employees in order to stock the wide range of wonderful drinks from around the globe that wasn’t available in the city of Glasgow. We’re talking about a specialist spirits store here, stocking a wide range of spirits, and not a “Scotch whisky only” retailer (which is definitely worth mentioning if you’re willing to widen your …

Travel

Bristol Food&Drink Tour: InstaSummary

thewhiskylady - 2016-08-04

I got to spend the last couple of a days diving into Bristol’s Food & Drink scene – discovering delicious restaurants, tasty local beers, secret cocktail places, refreshing ciders and of course… A few whisky hotspots and even a distillery! Before I go into more details (stay tuned little drammers… Bristol Drinking City Guide coming soon!) – here’s a small InstaSummary of my visit to …

Interview

Whisky Collecting: simple hobby or financial investment?

thewhiskylady - 2016-08-03

Cover Pic from wsj.com . I always see bidders going crazy over some specific bottlings on whisky auction website Catawiki for which I am currently working as an auctioneer – and getting to witness all those liquid gems changing hands each week made me wonder about their future… Are they going to get opened for a special occasion or completely randomly on a week night while …

Wishlist

My August Whisky Wishlist

thewhiskylady - 2016-08-01

Hey little drammers! Don’t know if you notice but it’s the 1st of August already – and you should know it by now, the beginning of a new month around here always means whisky wishlist! As usual, it wasn’t easy to come up with a shortlist of only 5 highly-appealing nectars but life is made of tough choices… Enjoy! The Glenturret Fly 16’s Masters Edition A …

7 Questions For Wolfburn Distillery’s Master Distiller

thewhiskylady - 2016-07-27

Today, as part of my partnership with The Craft Whisky Club, and to celebrate #NationalScotchDay, I chose to find out more about one the newest member of the Scotch whisky landscape : Wolfburn Distillery, distilling their magic up North in Thurso! Shane F., Wolfburn’s talented Master Distiller, kindly agreed to answer my 7 questions First of all, could you please tell us a bit more about …

Iconic Whisky Retailers

Malted Shopping Guide #1: The Whisky Shop Dufftown

thewhiskylady - 2016-07-25

I Know. I am doing it again. Can’t help myself. Seriously. But hey, there’s nothing wrong about introducing a new series of articles around here right? (Or is there? Because I remember this other time… I thought it would be a series and then I lost interest and… Oh well, that happens – And yet again I’m reaching this point where I’d like to insert …

other spirits

GINspiration: 10 gins you need to try this summer

thewhiskylady - 2016-07-22

Come on, I know whisky is legion around here (and no worries, it will always be…), but sometimes, other spirited universes have to explored, and I am quite happy to take this trip! Temperatures continue to rise (well… At least theorically ’cause the sky is pretty grey and cloudy today when I look at the window… But it’s not like I needed an excuse to write …

Giveaway

SUMMER GIVEAWAY: The Lost Distillery Company x The Whisky Lady

thewhiskylady - 2016-07-21

In the last century, almost one hundred of Scotland’s malt whisky distilleries have been closed or destroyed. This accounts for nearly half of all distilleries that have ever existed in Scotland. Global economic downturn, over production, world wars and prohibition all contributed to the loss of so many distilleries. As a result, many unique and venerable brands have been lost to the world. Until Now… …

Review

Exploring Italian Whisky with PUNI Distillery

thewhiskylady - 2016-07-20

PUNI distillery is the first and only whisky distillery in Italy and was established in 2010 as a family business by Albrecht and Daniela Ebensperger and their two sons, Jonas und Lukas. The distillery is located in the very north of Italy in the heart of the Italian Alps on the border with Austria and Switzerland. The clear alpine water, locally sourced grains, traditional copper pot stills from Scotland and …

Review

Dream Dram: Black Bull 40 Years Old

thewhiskylady - 2016-07-19

The eagerly awaited Black Bull 40 year old special release has been launched! Multi-award winning Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky has added this new, exceptionally rare whisky to its distinguished range. Only 1,500 bottles of the limited edition, batch 7, Black Bull 40 year old will be available globally with a retail price of £750 per bottle. Loyal followers of Black Bull are expecting a whisky …