What is the Angels Share?
What is the angels’ share of a spirit, and what factors in barrels, warehouses and climate influence the share the angels get?
Distilleries
Guide to Craft Distilling
The Craft Distillers’ Handbook is an excellent guide to craft distilling in the UK, whether you want to do it at home or are thinking of going into business.
How to Make Gin
If you want to know how to make gin, either at home or to start a micro-distillery, then Craft Gin Making is the ideal guide to teach you gin-making skills.
How to Start Your Own Distillery
The Microdistillers’ Handbook tells you all you need to know about how to start your own distillery including learning the skills and finding the equipment.
Texas Sotol
Texas stool has become a spirit in its own right, and the pioneers were Desert Door who produced the first ever sotol from Texas.
Spirit of Wales Online Tasting
The Spirit of Wales Distillery in Newport, south Wales, runs online tasting sessions, which is a great way to try several spirits with the owner himself.
The Oldest Known Distillery in Scotland
The oldest known distillery in Scotland is now in ruins, but the new Lindores Abbey Distillery is right on the site of it.
Minke Irish Gin
Travel Distilled reviews Minke Irish Gin from the Clonakilty Distillery in West Cork in Ireland and made with local whey and hand-picked rock samphire.
Newport Distillery Tour
A tour of the Spirit of Wales Distillery in Newport in South Wales, and enjoying tastings of spiced rum, vodka and other tasty Welsh-made spirits.
Portobello Road Vodka
The Portobello Road distillery launched itself with gin but has now moved into the vodka market with several intriguing flavours on offer.