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Top 5 Father's Day gift ideas!

Our top five gift ideas for whisky loving dads on Father's Day 2021.

What is New Make Spirit?

Whisky is what happens when you put new make spirit into a barrel and wait. If it’s scotch, that means taking new make and putting into an oak barrel for at least three years. But what is new make ...

How Water Makes Your Whisky

In this article we look at how water is involved in each stage of the distillation of whisky, what kind of water is used, and why it matters.

Investing in whisky

"Unique spirits, bottled one cask at a time" This is our mission and what we work towards on a daily basis. At heart, The Single Cask is an independent bottler, but as we’ve discussed previously th...

What does an independent whisky bottler do?

“So what do Independent Bottlers do, exactly?” Not an uncommon question for an independent bottler, and to be honest our answer to some degree is “not a lot…”. Our philosophy goes beyond just choos...

Celebrating St. George's Day with English whisky

by Sorren Krebs  There is an interesting conception that only Scotland can produce good whisky! Whisky is being produced all around the world by countries including Sweden, Germany, India, Taiwan ...

Can whisky be used as a hand sanitizer?

We’re all washing our hands a lot these days. There is not a substitute for soap and water. But can whisky be used as a hand sanitizer? Yes. It can! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (...

How to Pair Whisky and Chocolate

It isn’t Easter until you’ve had a chocolate Easter bunny. But have you ever noticed the small ones say 2oz on the packaging? And have you ever stopped and thought: ‘huh, a standard shot is 2oz.’ ...

Is whiskey good for you?

Is whiskey good for you? This is, I suppose, a bit of a nuanced questions. Is it good to drink whisky, get drunk and fall down the stairs? Perhaps not. But, if drunk in moderation, are there other ...

A special Water of Life Film bottling

The Single Cask teamed up with The Water of Life film to showcase a rather exceptional Bruichladdich release!