Category: Spirits

The cocktail hour: Lavender Gin Fizz

Make time for a cocktail hour – smart attire optional – on the patio, in the garden or, if the weather really isn’t playing fair, indoors. This long and exceedingly elegant concoction is guaranteed to bring a taste of Provence to wherever you are Lavender Gin Fizz 60ml No.3 London Dry Gin30ml lemon juice15ml sugar syrup4 […]

Daftmill: an honest dram

Since its first whisky was released in 2018, Daftmill has become a cult name, with each bottling selling out almost instantly. As our ballot for the latest release opens, Spirits Specialist Jonny McMillan considers why we can’t get enough of the Fife farm distillery Generally, when one first discovers that Scotch whisky is undoubtedly the […]

Daftmill by the dram

Desperate to try Daftmill but can’t get your hands on a bottle? You’re not alone – which is why the Fife distillery has set aside one cask which, from today, is available only in a handful of Scotland’s best whisky bars Since its first release in 2018, Fife-based farm distillery Daftmill has made quite a […]

Magnus opus: Magnus Fagerström on collecting whisky

Magnus Fagerström is something of a celebrity in whisky circles, owning the world’s largest collection of BenRiach. Ahead of our tasting with the legendary collector himself, Will Wrightson talks to him about the whisky that got him hooked and why he never regrets opening a bottle