TWB Blog: From the Cask

Yup, you read the title of this blog piece correctly. Just landed here at The Whisky Barrel is a single cask Macallan and Highland Park, 12 year old, 2004, Blended...

Billy is back; Glenallachie Distillery. Billy Walker, the main man behind the revival of GlenDronach, and Distilleries. In 2004, Billy and two other investors purchased BenRiach Distillery under their BenRiach...

The independent whisky scene has grown tremendously in recent years. Here at TheWhiskyBarrel we have been delighted to see this part of the industry grown and thrive. They help to...

We are absolutely delighted and honoured to announce that we, The Whisky Barrel, have won The Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2019. This award recognises The Whisky Barrel’s “outstanding...

Daftmill Distillery Single Malt Scotch – the wait is over…nearly. Now this is probably one of the most exciting pieces of new distillery news we have heard this year. Forget...

Exclusive 10th Anniversary Bottling #1 We are very excited by this! Today marks the first exclusive whisky release of the year to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Whisky Barrel...

The Whisky Barrel – 2007 Vintage; 10 Years Old As you may have noticed already 2017 is a big year for us here at The Whisky Barrel. We are now...

Welcome to the brand New Whisky Barrel Online Shop We have been busy over the summer! While you have been sunning yourself (well maybe not here in Scotland) during the...

           When a whisky sample bottle made it onto our desk back in June, as usual we were particularly keen to give it a taste. This one was a bit...