The growth of English whisky over the past decade has been quite the force to be reckoned with. We now have 49 distilleries, with 45 currently up and running; the category is thriving. We all remember when The Lakes Distillery…
McDowell’s No.1 is an Indian spirit brand, produced by United Spirits Limited, a subsidiary of the multinational beverage company, Diageo. Introduced in the 1960s, McDowell’s is amongst the largest umbrella spirits brands in the world, marketing varieties of whisky, brandy,…
Crown Royal is the best-selling Canadian whisky brand in the world, known for its exquisitely smooth blend and iconic purple velvet bag. The brand’s Signature range includes blended, rye, and high-proof whisky expressions, alongside the well-aged ‘Master’ series, flavored whiskies,…
New Japanese whisky expressions include The Kogei Collection from Suntory, a rye whisky from Hatozaki, and a Japanese cedar cask finish from Kamiki. Let’s take a look at the new releases in the world of Japanese whisky this week. Suntory…
Amrut, Indri, and Paul John are some of India’s biggest whisky brands. Since Amrut launched the first Indian single malt whisky in 2004, India has become established as one of the global whisky industry’s major producers, while a range of…
The Karuizawa 1964 48 Year Old Number One Drinks for Wealth Solutions. Image via Whisky Auctioneer. This week on WhiskyFun Legends, we travel to Japan to delve into a bottling from the lost distillery, Karuizawa. Read to the end of…
Welcome to the final part of our three-part series on the biggest Indian whisky brands. This week, we take a look at the history and development of Indri. Be sure to read the previous installments on Amrut as well as…
Welcome to part two of a three-part series on the biggest Indian whisky brands. Today, we take a look at the history and development of Paul John and Rampur. Read part one here. India became as the UK’s largest market…
Spring is upon us! But fear not for those of you who love peat, there are still things on this list for you to enjoy – a wide variety of whiskies for spring that suit all palates. When the grip…
India became the UK’s largest market for Scotch whisky by volume in 2022, importing 219 million bottles according to figures published by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). Surprisingly, Scotch whisky imports comprise only 2% of the Indian whisky market, as…
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Whatever type of whisky that your Mother may be into, we hope the list below can provide some inspiration for what to get for her for Mother’s Day! Whether she likes it sweet, smoky, or a little bit of everything…
Founded by Cesar Ayala (innovation and operations expert) and Gonzalo de la Pezuela (international drinks expert and lover of all things Mexican), a newly debuted Mexican whisky in the USA named Gran Maizal describes its purpose is twofold: To create…
Mackmyra Svensk Whisky recently launched Sweden’s first 20-year-old single malt whisky. This whisky has been aged for two full decades in ex-bourbon casks, 50 meters underground in the Bodås mine. The whisky is the result of Mackmyra’s recipe and the…
Circumstance Distillery out of the United Kingdom recently announced the release of its first Single Grain Rye Whisky. “This release is a landmark for Circumstance Distillery.” said head distiller Mark Scott in a prepared statement, “We have released whiskies from…