Three gorgeous sherry and port influenced drams to keep the winter nights at bay. Hello everyone, and welcome to the final pack of 2025! I wanted to close the year on a properly indulgent note, so this month we’re going full-on sherry and port cask territory. Rich, spicy, fruity, chocolatey – everything you want beside a roaring fire (or the radiator). As always, tasting notes are my own, taken slowly at home with a drop of water where it felt right. Whisky #1 – Royal Mile Whiskies 11 Year...

There are weeks when the world seems a little grey - and then there are weeks when the whisky shelf shines like the gates of Valhalla. This is one of those weeks. Today’s line-up takes us from the windswept Highlands to the steamy depths of a Kentucky rackhouse, featuring three very different spirits that all share one virtue: serious flavour and zero pretence. Let’s get into it. North Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 8 Year Old (Thompson Bros.) The Thompson Bros. of Dornoch Distillery...

Whisky, at its best, is storytelling in liquid form — and this trio tells three very different tales. From a Speyside spirit with a...