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You might have noticed we’ve made a few changes around here. That’s right, we’ve got a brand new website packed with new features.

We’ve all heard the news by now. The crackdown on gatherings due to COVID-19 means that our pubs, bars, restaurants and clubs are changing the way they operate. While some businesses can still sell takeaway and do deliveries, others will need to shut-shop completely. But where there’s whisky, there’s a way

COVID-19 is beginning to make a big impact on the world around us as we adapt to a new rhythm of life, many of us working from home and reducing social engagements and travel in a concerted bid to counteract the spread of the Coronavirus. 

True fans insist that whisky is for drinking. Flippers (investors who buy and sell rare whisky) call it a smart bet. What’s the real story? 

Sadly you need to be vigilant as a whisky drinker. Stuff like this flies under the radar too often…

What do the Boss of Scotch, our own co-founder and director of The Whisky Club, and a leading pioneer of the Australian Whisky Industry have in common?

Well, aside from great taste in malty goodness and a passion for taking it to the world, they’ve all been asked the same absurd question: “But do you actually drink whisky?”

That’s right – they’re all women!

Other than impeccable taste of course, they all carry Royal Warrants from the British Royal Family. 

Luke McCarthy, drinks columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald and stalwart of Melbourne bar Whisky & Alement, delves into the murky world of who owns what we drink.

Patrick Maguire and Bill Lark dominating at the 2015 World Whiskies Awards!