On the Scotch
Whisky stories, tasting notes, distillery guides, and tips for blending your perfect dram.
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Stocking fillers & wedding favours
Twelve wee bottles of a whisky you blended yourself, each wearing your label. Here's what people do with them, from C... →
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Glasgow's Whisky Festival
Years of memories from behind our stand at Glasgow's Whisky Festival, from the very first ones to the banner nobody's... →
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Blends vs blended malts
If you’ve ever said “I only drink single malt”, there’s something worth knowing: your single malt is a blend too. Her... →
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Celebrating 15 years
Fifteen years since two pals from Glasgow had a daft idea. A look back at where it started and what's changed. →
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Stylish friends of ours
Hand-crafted malt whisky gifts that treat the bottle as an object worth keeping. Quietly at it since 1999. →
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Whisky gift ideas for a wedding
Gift ideas that beat another toaster: personalised bottles for the couple, and miniatures for the tables. →
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Canapé Wines: Bothwell's finest
The Bothwell shop where Andy once worked, Kenny knows his stuff, and a certain phrase was first uttered. →
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Toasting Scots of America 250
Scotland's part in American independence, and the bottles we've made to mark 250 years. →
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What the doctor should've ordered
An old mid-century Scotch label we couldn't bear to see forgotten, brought back as a blended malt you can prescribe t... →
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Yer aunt who's cat's whit?!
A blended malt bottled in memory of Martin McCabe, and the story behind a name nobody forgets. →
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How to create your own whisky
Five casks, your instincts, and a name on the label. A practical guide to blending a whisky that's yours. →
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Bottle shock: needs a wee nap
Freshly married whisky can taste like four opinions shouting at once. What bottle shock is, and how long to leave it. →
