My spirits marathon finishes with whisk(e)y, which I'm going to divide into two: Scotch (and similar whiskies) and Irish and American. W...

As someone who doesn't like the acerbic bitterness of tonic water, I've never been a big gin drinker. This, though, is an example o...

Of all the spirits, vodka is the one I have the hardest time with and find difficult ever drinking for pleasure. It doesn't really taste...

The word brandy comes from brandewijn , the Dutch for "burnt wine," which is pretty much what brandy is: a wine distilled into a h...

I spent the weekend visiting friends in Madeira, which gave me a chance to taste some of the great fortified wine at source. Like the island...