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Mother's Day 2025

Whether you’re spending it together or raising a toast from afar, these are the bottles she’ll love this Mother’s Day.

How to taste whisky

Appearance, nose, palate, finish – formally tasting a whisky can seem complicated. Here’s how to dive into your dram without getting caught up in the technicalities.

St Patrick's Day 2025

If you’re celebrating all things Ireland on 17 March, these are the whiskeys you need to make your St Patrick’s Day delicious.

Diageo Special Releases Spirited Xchange 2024 blends flavour and imagination

Every year, Scotch whisky giant Diageo delves into its warehouses and picks out some of its most innovative casks. The result is the Special Releases collection. Here are our favourite...

New whisky: Meet the innovative young distilleries from Scotland and beyond

Whisky has a long, rich, history. But in the last 10 years, a cohort of new distilleries has sprung up all around the world. Each brings a fresh, new perspective...

Best of Burns Night Drams

Grab the whisky, ready the haggis! Burns Night is approaching. The annual celebration of Scottish poet Robert Burns is coming up fast. These are the bottles you need to make...