There’s a lot happening in whisky. Probably too much.
Every week, the Whisky Tasting Fellowship digs through the noise and pulls together the things I think are worth your time — new releases, industry news, reviews, people, places, events and the occasional bit of properly nerdy whisky stuff.
The aim is to give you a worthwhile read, a few things to think about, and perhaps something to put on your whisky radar, written from a South African perspective.
Grab a dram and have a look through the archive below.
Week 38, 2026
18 September 2026
Whisky Galore, the shipwreck that became a comedy classic. Plus Rhino Whisky and the new events calendar.
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Week 37, 2026
11 September 2026
Caperdonich, the Glen Grant twin nobody wanted. Plus Three Ships with strawberries and cream.
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Week 36, 2026
4 September 2026
Eight whisky books worth keeping. Plus Murdo Mackenzie of Benromach, and another Metanoia release.
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Week 35, 2026
28 August 2026
Four South African releases worth knowing about: Metanoia, two Bain's 23 year olds and the oldest Boplaas yet.
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Week 34, 2026
21 August 2026
The Only Whisky Show, from the Thursday floor. Plus The Famous Grouse changes hands.
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Week 33, 2026
14 August 2026
Nae coopers, nae whisky. Plus Olaf Meier of the SMWS tasting panel, and a Killowen rum and raisin single cask.
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Week 32, 2026
7 August 2026
Mitch Bechard on life as a whisky ambassador. Plus a 1980s Old Mull, and why the good bottle shouldn't wait.
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Week 31, 2026
31 July 2026
Tequila, mezcal, maple syrup — and a herring cask. Plus Dave Gunns of Wild About Whisky.
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Week 30, 2026
24 July 2026
The economics of the bottle split. Plus Lagg Kilmory against Corriecravie, and the first Fellowship Pours.
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Week 29, 2026
17 July 2026
Marc Pendlebury of WhiskyBrother on twenty years in whisky. Plus India cuts its 150% tariff.
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Week 28, 2026
10 July 2026
Angelo Skoutellas opens the Fellowship Conversations series. Plus Evan Williams Black against the Bottled-in-Bond.
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Week 27, 2026
3 July 2026
Sip Street Fest, and why the dram in your hand isn't the reason to show up. Plus a Macallan masterclass.
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Week 26, 2026
26 June 2026
Jericho and Benachie, the Aberdeenshire distillery drunk dry at a wedding. Plus Private Barrel Co under R500.
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Week 25, 2026
19 June 2026
Andy Watts joins a Sunday morning dram session. Plus Scotland's World Cup whiskies and the US tariff reprieve.
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Week 24, 2026
12 June 2026
The first issue, after eight years dormant. Laphroaig and Ardbeg at cask strength, plus SMWS Outturn 36.
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