Wonders of Whisky

What is whiskey made from?

What is whisky made from? Effectively, whisky is made from three ingredients: water, yeast and some kind of cereal. That’s the short answer, but it’s actually a bit more complex than that because d...

How To Taste Whisky?

Had plenty of tastings so far with all kinds of audiences but the question is always constant: “How do you taste and understand whisky?” Grab your whisky bottle and a good nosing glass (preferably ...

Top 5 Best Single Cask Whisky Gift For Christmas

"What whisky should I pour in my glencairn glass? Which are the best drams to share (or not if they are so damn tasty) during Christmas holidays?" Fear not my friends yours truly, Teo Spiropoulos ...

Whisky clubs: 5 best monthly whisky subscriptions

Christmas is here so we've decided to help you and picked 5 of the best monthly whisky subscriptions in 2021 that give you an easy way to try unique whisky every month, delivered to your door.

Wei De's Journey: WTF (Whisky Tasting Festival)

WTF Utrecht ( Whisky Tasting Festival )  On 18th September Torsten and I attended the Whisky Tasting Festival (WTF) at Werkspoorkathedraal, Utrecht, hosted by Norbet of Whisky4ALL. As the name sugg...

Wei De's Whisky Journey in The Netherlands

Captivating, bedazzling Previously on… The purpose of the trip was meant as a work basis, but since given the need to spend 14 days away from civilization upon returning, it would be wise to take a...

Wei De's Journey: Maltstock Review 2021 Part 2

Day 2 at Maltstock Let's start with our morning breakfasts at Maltstock... It was prepared meticulously by The Hielander Scottish restaurant, a terrific combination of black pudding, haggis, sausag...

Wei De's Journey: Maltstock 2021 Review Part 1

Disengage, calibrate  With travelling restricted and tight barriers put up around entry of visitors to different continents around the world, the instructions that I’ve gotten to get my tickets boo...

Why are they shaking whisky bottles?

Ever been at a whisky festival, seeing someone shaking the bottle saying "I am checking if it really has higher alcohol strength as the label says"...Yes it did happened to us. But as it turns out...

What's the best whisky for the summer

Just like wine or beer, whisky has different flavour profiles that you can match to different seasons. We tell you what the best kind of whisky for Summer is.