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Watt Whisky & Friends Virtual Festival
We had hoped to see you all in Campbeltown this year for our first ever Watt Whisky & Friends Festival however, given the ongoing uncertainty with Covid, like many others we have decided to [...] read more
International Whisky Day - My Memories of Michael Jackson
Today is International Whisky Day - a day set up in honour of the late great Michael Jackson, the original beer and whisky writer - so I thought it was a good time to share some of my memories [...] read more
What the new Japanese whisky labelling standards could mean for the wider industry
We are huge fans of transparency and of Japan and Japanese whisky so were delighted to read the news this morning (on Whisky Fun, where else?) that the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers [...] read more
Why We Never Bottle Watt Whisky at Cask Strength
Yes, you read that right. We don’t bottle at cask strength. Looking at the strengths we bottled our first two releases at you’d be forgiven for thinking we did, but we don’t. Allow me to [...] read more
Plenty Room for More Distilleries on Islay (Okay, we really mean in Campbeltown!)
We were delighted to hear that our good friends at Elixir Distillers recently had their planning application for a distillery on Islay approved. We are delighted for several reasons; 1) More [...] read more
Virtual Campbeltown Malts Festival Plans
We had hoped to be welcoming you all to our new Campbeltown premises in May for our first ever Watt Whisky & Friends Open Day, however sadly Covid has other ideas, so this is just a wee [...] read more
I like big beers, and I cannot lie. Spey Valley Brewery Cask Aged Beers
As many of you will know, as well as whisky I am also a huge fan of beers, in particular Belgian beers, with a soft spot for Geuze Boon. I do also have a fondness for a good stout so when I saw [...] read more
I Was in a Bar.... Balblair Elements V Mount Gay XO
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 [...] read more