From Ardbeg to Zubrowka, Wine & Spirit's team of experts guides you through the complex worlds of whisky, gin, vodka, rum and many more.
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(04-08-2008)
The duo behind DH Krahn is bringing US -flavoured gin to a wider..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(04-08-2008)
Rum's rise out of the doldrums over the past decade has turned heads in the drinks trade, but has it finally run its course asks Dave..
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Author: Wine & Spirit news team
(10-07-2008)
Take a break from wine and read Wine & Spirit's beginner's guide to Lowland malt whisky.
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-07-2008)
Ken Grier
The Edrington..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-06-2008)
Our victim this month is Colum Egan, master distiller for Bushmills Irish..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-06-2008)
Diageo has revamped Bell's, the UK's number one Scotch whisky brand , renam ing it Bell's Original with a new blend. This has resulted in the eight-year-old age statement, which has been carried a decade, being dropped.
A £4 million investment in the brand will see a higher profile..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-05-2008)
I've heard of it, but am never sure quite where it's from
I applaud your honesty. The Armagnac region lies in south west France, in Gascony , home of foie gras ... and d'Artagnan.
It's Cognac's little brother isn't it?
Hush thy mouth! Distillation was taking place in Armagnac in 1411,..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-05-2008)
Stuart Ekins
sales and marketing manager Inspirit
Do you remember the first time?
I was leaning against a wall in a bar in Chicago in 1996. I never reali sed how beautiful a well-made Martini could be, until that moment.
Why spirits?
Because of their apparently infinite variety and..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-05-2008)
A panel of experts assesses the most widely consumed brands to see how they measure up against the top end. Claire Hu..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-04-2008)
What is all this about the Navy and rum?
Imagine you were serving on board one of His Majesty's vessels in the Caribbean in the 17th century.
The drinking water was so vile that the only alternative was beer - but that had run out in the mid-Atlantic. That left rum as the only other option.