What the new Japanese whisky labelling standards could mean for the wider industry

16th February 2021 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

12th February 2021 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!)

10th February 2021 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

2nd February 2021 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

31st January 2021 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

22nd December 2020 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

New Releases!

10th December 2020 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 [...] read more

Watt Whisky's Christmas Gift Guide

7th December 2020 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 [...] read more

How to guide: Make your own boozy advent calendar

28th November 2020 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 [...] read more

I was in a bar in Japan

26th November 2020 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 [...] read more