Smokin’!!

Old Fashioned at the Alchemist, Liverpool The masters of mixology and mystery at The Alchemist have their own take on ...

Stay frosty!

Stay frosty When the trees are dripping ice, it's time to find a warm welcoming pub ...

Irish whiskey month – soon.

Lanigans, Liverpool Its a hell of a hard life. Bur somebody's got to do it. Irish whiskey. Well, you would, ...

Crabbie 12 year old

Malt of the month for November. Polite, yet full-flavoured malty fruitiness with a peppery smoke. The Crabbie name has been ...

Is it me …?

Is it me, or is there a horse on that ceiling? When you're strolling through the Jordaan after a pleasant ...

One for the road?

Always drink responsibly ...

Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky

Whisky of the week - Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky. In honour of Japan's great win against Scotland in Rugby World ...

Through the Looking Glass

The Still Room, Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland The Still Room at the Gleneagles hotel looks so warm and inviting in its ...

Pot Still Mini-Me from BenRiach

Can I have one, please ...

Nikka Pure Malt Series

Nikka Pure Malt Series, Garvie's, Milngavie, Scotland ...

Nikka Pure Malt Black

Malt of the month for October. In the month that Japan hosts the first ever Rugby World Cup in Asia, ...

Ruadh Maor

In the wild, a rather pleasant, pretty unique, bottling of 158 bottles from Chorlton Whisky of Manchester. A non chill-filtered ...

Glenfiddich Fire and Cane

Whisky of the week - Glenfiddich Fire and Cane. The fourth expression from the Glenfiddich Experimental Series, Fire & Cane ...

Highball – Milroy’s of Soho

It won't take your head off, but a long cool, highball based on Mary Queen of Scots 12 year old ...

Glenlochy 1979 – September’s malt of the month

As we say farewell to September's malt of the month, Glenlochy 1979, the tension mounts. What will October's malt of ...

Rose and Crown

It’s a dull grey day in London and I have a long evening ahead of me. It's hot and sticky ...

Old Fashioned – Coq D’Or, The Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

The Drake Hotel has been a favourite of mine since the days I lived in Chicago. It's a timeless classic ...

Blood and Sand – OXO Tower, London

The Blood and Sand mixed at the OXO Tower is a cocktail well worth checking out. It's so incredibly more-ish, ...

Tennessee Mule – Eddie McStiff’s, Moab, Utah

When you've been in the dry heat of the Utah desert for days dreaming of a cool, clear satisfying cocktail, ...

Torpedoed Tulip

Whisky of the week - Torpedoed Tulip. Released as one of the three specially crafted whiskies in Brewdog's Boilermaker Series, ...

萬壽無疆

Spotted in the wild, Johnnie Walker Blue Label Year of the Pig limited edition. Individually numbered bottles in celebration of ...

£4m whisky collection under the hammer

Following on from Bonhams record-setting sale of a Hanyu Full Card Series, Sotheby's are now looking to auction the 'ultimate' ...

Glenrothes 10 year old

Whisky of the week - The Glenrothes 10. The youngest expression from the Glenrothes Soleo Collection is matured exclusively in ...

Nitrate Manhattan – Dandelyan, Mondrian Hotel, London

Dandelyan at the Mondrian Hotel, on the banks of the Thames in London. An upmarket, watering hole for the traditional ...

The Clachaig Inn, Glencoe, Scotland

Held captive by its formidable mountains and blood-stained history, Glencoe is an iconic location that deserves to be on everybody’s ...

At the Drive-In – OXO Tower, London

At the Drive-In, as mixed at the OXO Tower Restaurant, Brasserie and Bar, is a real eye-opener of a cocktail ...

Glenlochy 1979 – 40 year old

Malt of the month for September. 40 year old whiskies are exceptionally rare, can be incredibly complex and should always ...

August Roundup

August, one hell of a month. Was that really only 31 days?? malt of the monthwhisky of the weekTrafalgar Tavern, ...

Walking the talk …

Spread the word... Smooooth... Liquid Sunshine merchandise It's unlikely to make you more attractive to the opposite sex, but it ...

Far from the madding crowd

Edinburgh during the festival is a seething mass of humanity of all shapes and sizes from all over globe. When ...

Smokehead Islay Single Malt

Whisky of the week - Smokehead Islay Single Malt from Ian Macleod distillers. It may not be as explosive as ...

In the Doghouse

In the Doghouse. Again. Still? Well, I guess that's what happens when the mixer for your whisky is a pint ...

New world auction record for a Japanese whisky collection

Hot off the presses. BONHAMS HONG KONG SETS NEW WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR A JAPANESE WHISKY COLLECTION AS HANYU ICHIRO’S ...

Sazerac Rye

Whisky of the week - Sazerac Rye. New Orleans in a glass.Bourbon Street and Louis Armstrong, jazz funerals and swamp ...

There can be only one!

Just who will be malt of the month for October? With a range of new malts from John Crabbie & ...

Piping Live, Glasgow

National Piping Museum, Glasgow Why, you may ask, is a whisky magazine, featuring a festival of piping?Well, beyond the fact ...

Rocky Mountain High

It started out as a quiet night drinking some new fashioned Old Fashioneds in Aspen's J-Bar ... Check out on ...

On the road. Where are we?

It's over 40 years since I stumbled upon this trailblazing stalwart of the swinging Soho scene. Those days are long ...

Recognise this?

When was the last time you saw one of these on a bar? They used to be all the rage ...

Taps aff – Finsbay, Milngavie, Scotland

'Rainy days and Mondays always get me down' sang the Carpenters, but I never fancied that, so I resolved long ...

Cutty Sark

Whisky of the week - Cutty Sark. A large Cutty Sark by the Cutty Sark on a sunny summer's evening ...

The Glenlivet Founders Reserve

Malt of the month for August. Pale speyside gold with notes of citrus and toffee apples and a dreamy finish ...

July Roundup

Well, that was quite a July! -- The Macallan GoldSkeleton KeyTennessee FireLynyrd SkynyrdHolyrood DistilleryNew Asia Bar, SingaporeCeud Mile FailteHappy Fourth ...

Liquid Sunshine – the logo

The amber nectar: wild and warming, fiery and fluid, nurture and nature. After dark, when the sun goes down ...

Holyrood Distillery opens its doors

A great day for Edinburgh as the doors open on the first single malt whisky distillery in the centre of ...

Skeleton Key

Whisky of the week - Skeleton Key from Duncan Taylor & Co, the family-owned Scotch whisky specialist. A bespoke boilermaker ...

Lynyrd Skynrd

The first time I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd live it was their first UK tour way back in the mists of ...

Highball Heaven

Great to see Johnnie Walker launching a campaign to make whisky Highballs the next big thing in bars around the ...

Not playing with the full deck

Now I can undertand the lure of collectables as much as the next man. I appreciate the attractions of fine ...

The Macallan Gold

Malt of the month for July. Liquid gold with notes of citrus and boiled sweets. The Macallan 1824 Series celebrated ...

Red Sky Bar, Glasgow, Scotland

Nine storeys above the river Clyde, it's Saturday night and the sun is setting on a blustery Glasgow evening. The ...

New Asia Bar, Singapore

From its opening the New Asia Bar was my favourite haunt for chilling out high above the hustle and bustle ...

Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July! As liquid sunshine is a very personal take on whisky I couldn't think of a better ...

Tennessee Fire

Whisky of the week - Tennessee Fire by Jack Daniels.Some say it doesn't exist. Others that it shouldn't.But it does ...

Madison, London

A penthouse terrace bar and lounge with a view to die for. When waterfalls cascade down magnificent rock faces it's ...

CEUD MÌLE FÀILTE

Welcome to Liquid Sunshine. A very personal window on whisky. Uisge beatha, the water of life. We hope you enjoy ...
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