The world’s first official whiskey licence was granted to Sir Thomas Phillips for the production of aqua vitae (Gaelic for whiskey)

There is a fabulous legend around how the name calvados first came about...

Despite tequila (and mezcal) being enjoyed in Mexico for 100s of years previously, it wasn’t until 1795 that José Maria de Cuervo became...

Tequila is the America’s first distilled drink, and first commercial alcohol. But it also has a turbulent and blood-thirsty history.

The story of the first single malt to be actively marketed outside the UK – effectively starting the modern-day boom of single malt whisky.

Courvoisier cognac boasts an incredible origin story; one steeped in adventure & entrepreneurialism (via Napoleon Bonaparte’s court).

Sonic maturation is literally the act of agitating maturing whiskey using sound. The sound itself can be anything so long as it’s got a...