Second half of November approaching. More tastings and festivals to come!

For this who couldn’t attend the fantastic #whiskyfringe a few earlier this month, the new releases we were showing are now available from Royal Mile Whiskies!

August at BNS. Hope to see some of you out and about!

This year, the Global Spirits Masters from Spirits Business Magazine awarded 36 Master medals (their highest accolade). Here’s our 4 (and our fifth entry landed a Gold too)

Super to see our new Cask Masters releases on sale in the superb Robert Graham store in Glasgow today!

This was lots of fun. Many thanks to the team at Scottish Rogue for the invitation to take part!

Latest releases, heading to stores soon!

A lovely @bravenewspirits.bsky.social Auchentoshan Marsala finish from the picnic basket 👌🏻

It’s the Southport Whisky Club summer festival today. We’re in The Windmill with several new releases, including our first ever Glenglassaugh (first tasting anywhere in the world) and some of our Islay Festival bottlings too!

And we’ve made it to #alberta!

Southport Whisky Festival is back on 5th July. Great whiskies, great independent pubs, great people (and yes, we will have some of the Islay Festival single casks with us….)

Latest WhiskyHeroes releases, including our first ever Tequila Cask Finish, are now available at @masterofmalt.com

For those unable to join us in Campbeltown or Islay last week, our latest single cask festival releases are now available in some great stores like Tyndrum Whisky!

A super weekend at the Hong Kong Whisky Festival. More new releases, including a special festival bottle!

Campbeltown & Islay festival weeks now done. 4 new single cask bottlings (3 x Islay, 1 x Jura), thousands of people, lots of fun! Hong Kong fest this weekend, and Southport next in the U.K. for us!

Many thanks to @BNS_Whisky (@bravenewspirits.bsky.social) @TheWhiskyWire (@thewhiskywire.bsky.social) for a drammy-rummy @TweetTastings! 😍 #BraveNewSpirits

Huge thanks to @thewhiskywire.bsky.social for organising and @bravenewspirits.bsky.social for supplying tonight's drams! 1. Glen Elgin Tawny Port 2. North British Sherry 3. Royal Brackla PinotBlanc 4. Inchgower Chateau Talbot #BraveNewSpirits

I thoroughly enjoyed the Glen Elgin, but who doesn’t enjoy a port finished whisky! #BraveNewSpirits #TheWhiskyWire #TweetTastings @TheWhiskyWire.bsky.social @bravenewspirits.bsky.social

Brave New Spirits RumRogues series: Swashbucklers at the Gold Coast – Australian Single Barrel Rum 🍹 #BraveNewSpirits Palate: banana, banoffee caramel, pineapple, coconut that really is a tropical delight.

Huge thanks to @thewhiskywire.bsky.social for organising and @bravenewspirits.bsky.social for supplying tonight's drams! 1. Glen Elgin Tawny Port 2. North British Sherry 3. Royal Brackla PinotBlanc 4. Inchgower Chateau Talbot #BraveNewSpirits

I love it! Add water and there's farmyard funk with hay bales wrapped in black plastic in the sun, barbecued plantain in ginger syrup, clove balls, apple turnovers, radishes, Charbonnel et Walker milk chocolate truffles and Maple Brazil Nuts. Fab! #BraveNewSpirits

#bravenewspirits #bepartofthedramfotainment

Massive thanks to everyone for taking part with @thewhiskywire.bsky.social tonight. Fantastic to see & hear your thoughts on our drams!

It’s a real treat to be able to feature a rum and a rum-arkable one at that in tonight’s tasting. Aged rums like this share so many similar notes, nuances and complexities to that of aged single malts. #BraveNewSpirits #LoveRum #RumLove

Swashbucklers at the Gold Coast. Nose. Very potent, vegetational, nose. I’m trying not to think Brussel sprouts, but it won’t go away! @bravenewspirits.bsky.social @thewhiskywire.bsky.social #BraveNewSpirits #Scotch #Whisky

Rum: Nose: Nail varnish remover is the dominant note, overripe banana and pineapple rings #BraveNewSpirits

Water reveals farmyard funk, freshly printed magazines, rubber galore, overripe apple and plantain with ginger syrup, silage, seaweed, Korean chicken wings, peanut butter on freshly baked baps, and fig rolls #BraveNewSpirits

Dram 4 - Palate - nice, thick texture. Hints of maple syrup, Nutella (although I haven't had that in yonks!) and overripe strawberries. Nose suggested this would be a 'green' whisky but it's actually more of a red one #BraveNewSpirits

8 Year Old Inchgower Palate: Sweet, sugary, honey nut cornflakes. Apple & grape skin, dried hay. Orange oil. #BraveNewSpirits #TheWhiskyWire #TweetTastings @TheWhiskyWire.bsky.social @bravenewspirits.bsky.social

8 Year Old Inchgower Nose: Fragrant & sweet. Sugar icing, floral, touch petrichor, camphor, cardamom, waxy, kumquat skin. #BraveNewSpirits #TheWhiskyWire #TweetTastings @TheWhiskyWire.bsky.social @bravenewspirits.bsky.social

Brave New Spirits Cask Masters Inchgower 8 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky ABV: 57.1% Casks: First-fill Chateau Talbot barrique Bottles: 330 RRP: £70.00 #BraveNewSpirits

I really want some custard doughnuts now! #BraveNewSpirits

Glen Elgin 12 Year Old Palate: Sweet & syrupy. Berry jam. Apple & blackberry pie. Orange & almond oil. #BraveNewSpirits #TheWhiskyWire #TweetTastings @TheWhiskyWire.bsky.social @bravenewspirits.bsky.social

Dram 3: Glen Elgin P: Take one of each type of revel plus extra coffee one, put them all in your mouth at the same time then add a cherry lip chew #bravenewspirits

Water reveals more fruit but in glacé form – red berries, apricot, pineapple and orange – plus gooseberry fool, maple syrup and vanilla ice cream on hot waffles, hot buttered toasted teacakes with honey, strawberry and raspberry jams #BraveNewSpirits

Mango Chutney is a great shout! #BraveNewSpirits

Glen Elgin 12yr. Nose. Surprisingly, there is not a lot there on the nose after the initial pour. There is an alcohol note, but little else. @bravenewspirits.bsky.social @thewhiskywire.bsky.social #BraveNewSpirits #Scotch #Whisky

Dram 3: Glen Elgin N: damp dunnage warehouse, balsamic raspberries & shortbread crumbs #bravenewspirits

Right #DramFam It’s time to move onto our third drop of dramspankage: Brave New Spirits Cask Masters Glen Elgin 12 Year Old. What nasal niceties can you pick up? #BraveNewSpirits

North British 13 Year Old Palate: Sweet grain, Varnished wood, burnt caramel, maple & vanilla. Toblerone Chocolate Bar!!!. Damp cardboard. Black Pepper #BraveNewSpirits #TheWhiskyWire #TweetTastings @TheWhiskyWire.bsky.social @bravenewspirits.bsky.social

We were trending over on the other place, now over here! I'll drink to that! @bravenewspirits.bsky.social #BraveNewSpirits

@bravenewspirits.bsky.social North British 13yo Nose: Sherry soaked dried fruit, dunnage funk and some toffee popcorn to start. Rum and raisin ice cream, chocolate curls and a little drying ice sugar note. A little citrus zest and a hint of liquorice. #BraveNewSpirits

Tonight’s Brave New Spirits delights will be available from specialist retailers including: Royal Mile Whisky, Tyndrum Whisky, Master of Malt and Inverurie Whisky. Availability will vary! #BraveNewSpirits

Dram 1: Royal Brackla P: apples and gooseberries. the little bit if sawdust that get on you tongue when you are sanding just as you think its done a whisper of menthol appears out of nowhere #bravenewspirits

Royal Brackla 12yr. Nose. Initially quite malty, with notes of creamy butter and biscuits @bravenewspirits.bsky.social @thewhiskywire.bsky.social #BraveNewSpirits #Scotch #Whisky