The other night I was reading the Malt review of Mount Gay and it rekindled a couple of memories in me as to why I have always had a bit of a soft spot for Mount Gay. One memory of Mount Gay was a bit of a cloudy one, I used to share a house […]
New Releases!
We have been very remiss and haven’t added any details of our new release to our website yet. Apologies, apologies. We will remedy that immediately with this blog post and then upload the official product shots to our Range page in due course. So without any further ado, our 2nd release consists of; Dailuaine 12yo […]
Watt Whisky’s Christmas Gift Guide
Yes folks, it’s that time of year again. Now that we are actually in December, surely even the most bah-humbuggy amongst you have started to think about Christmas shopping. But what to get for your whisky loving friends? Well, a bottle of Watt Whisky, obviously, but why not show them you really care with a […]
How to guide: Make your own boozy advent calendar
If, like us, you have somehow acquired a mountain of miniatures and sample bottles that you don’t know what to do with, then why not make your own advent calendar? All you need is some wrapping paper, ribbon and a helpful 5 year old. Fun for all the family! Step 1: Dig out all your […]
I was in a bar in Japan
I was in a bar…. in Japan, when I had the worst whisky I have ever tried. As with many of my stories, this one started in a bar in Japan. Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned up side down when I tried the worst whisky I have […]
Watt Whisky Merchandise, get your Watt Whisky Merchandise here!
We’ve been working away behind the scenes trying to get a web shop up and running (not for whisky, just for branded Watt Whisky merch) but it’s proving a bit more time consuming and complicated than we first thought. I’m sure we’ll get there eventually. In the meantime though, we have created a few products […]
The Liquid Antiquarian
I am sure many of you will be aware of the new Youtube sensations that are Dave Broom and Arthur Motley and their excellent new series The Liquid Antiquarian. Arthur and Dave are people I have known for a long time and have huge admiration for – not only are they two of the nicest […]
Watts on the Web
There’s been a lot of love online for Watt Whisky since we launched a few weeks ago. Think the first review appeared on Whisky Notes for our Blended Malt, swiftly followed by reviews of the whole range on the Malt Review, the Dramble and Words of Whisky. All have have been very positive which is […]
When is a Finish not a Finish? When it’s Rested.
I am not generally a huge fan of finished whiskies, I tend to find that often the balance is not quite right, or the whisky and whatever liquid was in the secondary cask clash and don’t really come together, but almost remain as two separate drinks. What can also happen is the secondary cask can […]
The Electric Coo is out of The Bag
As many of you will have seen on social media already Campbeltown Whisky Company Ltd (CWC Ltd) have released a second brand of whisky – The Electric Coo Series; a selection of six whiskies all bottled from a single cask, at cask strength and without chill filtering or colouring. To paraphrase the famous song – […]