These are my top 10 Scotch whiskies for 2025 #scotch #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/top-10-...

It's time for Whisky Voices again, after a brief pause during the holidays. This week I've had a chat with Marie Byrne. Enjoy! #irishwhiskey #ireland #whisky #whiskey #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

Here's my list of the top 10 Nordic whiskies of 2025 #nordicwhisky #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/top-10-...

New interview out today. This week's Whisky Voice is Fred Laing #douglaslaing #scotch #whisky #scotland #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

My Whisky Voices interview this week features Pär Caldenby, the owner and master mind behind Smögen Whisky in Sweden #smogenwhisky #nordicwhisky #whisky #swedishwhisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

I have visited the Isle of Arran, and what a magical island it is! Here's my first article from the trip #scotch #whisky #arranwhisky #lochranza #laggdistillery #lochranzadistillery #isleofarran #visitscotland #scotland www.whiskysaga.com/blog/the-bea...

Whisky Voice this week is the whisky festival king of Norway, Chris Maile. He has been instrumental in bringing quality whisky to the Norwegian public the last few decades #whisky #whiskysaga #scotch www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

This week I've chatted with Stephen Mathis for Whisky Voices. He is the guy behind independent bottler Single Malt Dreams. #singlemaltdreams #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

Whisky Voices this week features Jota Tanaka, a true whisky master from Japan. #whisky #japanesewhisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

This week's interview in my Whisky Voices series is here: I recently had a chat with Adam Hannett, Master Blender at Bruichladdich #bruichladddich #scotch #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

I have visited the Balvenie Distillery. Great experience! #balvenie #scotch #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/visitin...

I have now interviewed Martin Markvardsen, Global Brand Ambassador for Highland Park for my Whisky Voices series. #highlandpark #scotch #whisky www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

An impressive and rock solid release with great value from Finnish distillery Teerenpeli. The Soidin is well worth trying! #nordicwhisky #finnishwhisky #whisky #singlemalt #teerenpeli #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/teerenp...

New Whisky Voice out today. I've interviewed author and friend of mine; Kurt Maitland. He's one of two behind the brilliant Decades Distilled podcast. #kurtmaitland #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

New release from the world's northernmost distillery, Aurora Spirit. The Bivrost Heimdallr, in the new Æsir Series, will be released on November 5. IMHO it is the best release yet from Aurora Spirit. #bivrost #auroraspirit #nordicwhisky #norwegianwhisky #whisky www.whiskysaga.com/blog/bivrost...

Glenfiddich Distillery truly is a beautiful place to visit #whisky #scotch #glenfiddich #glenfiddichwhisky #glenfiddichdistillery

I have visited Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. Here's my report. Have you been, and if so - what did you think? #whisky #scotch #glenfiddich #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/visitin...

The latest interview in my series Whicky Voices is now out. I've had a chat with Anssi Pyysing, the founder and owner of Teerenpeli Distillery, Finland. One of the oldest Nordic whisky distilleries. #nordicwhisky #teerenpelidistillery #teerenpeli #whisky #finland www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

New Whisky Voice interviewed; Sukhinder Singh #ElixirDistillers #TormoreDistillery #PortintruanDistillery #whisky #scotch #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

Who else should I interview in my Whisky Voices series?

Yet another interview. Billy Abbott is my "victim" this time around. #whisky #scotch #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

New interview in my Whisky Voices series. This time I've chatted with Ingvar Ronde, the guy behind the essential Malt Whisky Yearbook #maltwhiskyyearbook #ingvarronde #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

Have you ever tried a bourbon finished in French oak? Well, maybe it's time to try? Michter's have made an amazing product with their PFG (Precision Fine Grain) #michters #bombergers #bourbon #kentuckystraightbourbon #whiskey #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/bomberg...

My personal whisky hero, Dave Broom, is next in my interview series Whisky Voices #whisky #davebroom #whiskysaga #scotch www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

Gordon Dundas is next up in my Whisky Voices series. #ianmacleoddistillers #rosebank #glengoyne #tamdhu #whisky #scotch #whuskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

An amazing, old grain whisky from North British and bottled by Little Brown Dog Spirits. #northbritishdistillery #singlegrain #whisky #whiskysaga #littlebrowndogspirits www.whiskysaga.com/blog/north-b...

Whisky Voices interview number 3; this time I chat with Dawn Davies, the queen of The Whisky Show #dawndaviesmw #thewhiskyshow2025 #whisky #thewhiskyexchange #whiskysaga #scotch www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

The second edition of my new series Whisky Voices is here. This time I have had a chat with Yumi Yoshikawa, global brand ambassador for Chichibu Distillery, Japan. #chichibudistillery #chichibuwhisky #japanesewhisky #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

Today I'm starting a new series of interviews on the blog; Whisky Voices. The first voice is that of Stewart Buchanan #whisky #whiskysaga #benriach #glenglassaugh #glendronach #scotch www.whiskysaga.com/blog/whisky-...

Enjoying Lagg at the Kilmory beach on Isle of Arran #lagg #laggwhisky #scotch #whisky #whiskysaga

Have you heard about the "rye whisky feud" between Canada and the EU? Well, here's a Danish rye - I mean censored - whisky from Stauning. This is the Hardcore Edition! #stauning #whisky #rye #ryewhiskey #nordicwhisky #whiskysaga #denmark www.whiskysaga.com/blog/staunin...

A new Norwegian single malt from Hiernagla, where all profits will be donated to Free Ukraine. Oh, and by the way - this is a great 1st fill ex-bourbon matured single malt whisky! #hiernagla #whisky #norway #whiskysaga #nordicwhisky www.whiskysaga.com/blog/hiernag...

Fary Lochan is probably my favourite Danish whisky ditillery. Here represented by a lovely 11 YO whisky matured in 1st fill ex-Oloroso sherry hogsheads, and finished in 2nd fill ex-Islay bourbon quarter casks #farylochan #denmark #whisky #whiskysaga #nordicwhisky www.whiskysaga.com/blog/fary-lo...

The best German single malt whisky have have tried to date. The Hinrichsen's Wonter 2025. #whisky #hinrichsensfarmdistillery #germanwhisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/hinrich...

Powerful dram from BenRiach. The BenRiach The Twenty One is a core range product. #whisky #scotch #whiskysaga #benriach www.whiskysaga.com/blog/benriac...

I have visited the world's northernmost whisky distillery; Aurora Spirit, near Tromsø, Norway. Read all about it and the stunning scenery surrounding the distillery. #auroraspirit #bivrostwhisky #whisky #whiskysaga #norwegianwhisky #nordicwhisky www.whiskysaga.com/blog/visitin...

I found a new favorite restaurant, and they also have an amazing whisky selection. Lots of Japanese and American whisky, as well as Scotch. If you visit Trondheim, this is a must! #kombo-av-klempe-dons #japanese-whisky #whisky #whiskydestination #whiskysaga #scotch www.whiskysaga.com/blog/kombo-a...

I love what they are doing at Ardnahoe Distillery on Islay. Still young, but putting out quality whisky already. This Ardnahoe Infinite Loch is really scrumptious! #ardnahoe #scotch #singlemaltwhisky #whisky #islay #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/ardnaho...

Cask strength Canadian blended whisky bottled for the US. Found North has created an astounding blend! The best Canadian whisky I have tried. Recipe: 66% 19 & 23 YO corn, 29% 8 YO wheat, 5% 9 YO malted barley. #foundnorth #canadianwhisky #canada #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/found-n...

Incredibly expensive, but what a delicious whisky from Dalmore! 24 years old, including a four year finish in ex-Calvados casks from magicians at House of Drouin. #dalmore #whyteandmackay #scotch #whisky #singlemalt #calvadosdrouin #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/dalmore...

Danish Whisky Manifesto is live! Danish whisky distilleries have come together to define what makes an authentic Danish whisky #danishwhisky #danishwhiskymanifesto #whisky #whiskysaga #nordicwhisky www.whiskysaga.com/blog/danish-...

I've visited Kringler Gårdsdestiller, a brand new Norwegian distillery, and the first in Norway to feature Scottish style pot stills, made at Forsyths no less. Exciting times #kringler #norwegianwhisky #nordicwhisky #singlemaltwhisky #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/kringle...

I do like the fact that Macallan has this one product that has a high ABV and that is reasonably priced. Macallan Classic Cut is well worth a try #macallan #scotch #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/macalla...

Here's a great interview that Time and Tide recently did with Aaron Chan, discussing Club Qing, Kythe Distillery and old style Scotch. #clubqing #kythedistillery #scotch #whisky www.timeandtide.info/post/kythe-d...

Brown-Forman is closing its Louisville cooperage and cutting 12% of its global workforce in a cost-cutting move. Proof that the #bourbon glut is here and there's too much supply. We have the story at whiskycast.com/brown-forman... #whiskey

On my website I have an up-to-date list of all the SMWS codes (Scotch Malt Whisky Society). If you find that I'm missing a code, please let me know! #smws #scotchmaltwhiskysociety #smwscodes #whisky #scotch #whiskysga www.whiskysaga.com/smws-codes

A lovely single malt Scotch distilled at Royal Brackla and released by independent bottler Liquid Art to celebrate their 10th anniversary #royalbrackla #liquidart #whisky #scotch #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/royal-b...

The BB&R shelf in my home office. I do live their Nordic Series and am proud to have played a small part in this project #whisky #berrybrosandrudd #bbr #nordicwhisky #whiskysaga

Not all whiskies, reviewed by me or others, are all that available and/or affordable. So I decided to list the top 15 whiskies I reviewed in 2024 that I consider available (not limited) and affordable (max price of 1000 NOK / GBP 70 / USD 85). #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/top-15-...

...and here is my list of the top 10 Nordic whiskies I reviewed in 2024. The future is bright! #nordicwhisky #whisky #whiskysaga www.whiskysaga.com/blog/top-10-...