On the Scotch

Whisky stories, tasting notes, distillery guides, and tips for blending your perfect dram.

  • Hand-crafted glass whisky decanters shaped like a stag, a ship, a horse and a car

    Stylish friends of ours

    Hand-crafted malt whisky gifts that treat the bottle as an object worth keeping. Quietly at it since 1999. →

  • The Canapé Wines shopfront in Bothwell, with a whisky barrel by the door

    Canapé Wines: Bothwell's finest

    The Bothwell shop where Andy once worked, Kenny knows his stuff, and a certain phrase was first uttered. →

  • The Good Spirits Co. shopfront on Bath Street, Glasgow, with whisky, gin, rum and cigar signs

    Spirit of an old record store

    Our favourite Glasgow spirits shop: home of many a good tasting, a whisky course we've sat too many times, and often ... →