The Caskworth Blog
Expert guides, tasting notes and buying advice. 15 in-depth articles to help you drink better whisky.
Distilled in 1987 on the rugged coast of Hokkaido. Aged 35 years in a single cask. The definitive Yoichi expression and a pinnacle of Japanese whisky.
Distilled in 1919. Bottled after one hundred years. The oldest whisky ever released from Campbeltown and a direct link to the golden age of Scotch.
90 years of Suntory craftsmanship across Yamazaki, Hakushu and Chita. The most comprehensive Japanese whisky collection available in one vault.
The inaugural BTAC bottling that launched the American craft rye revival. Barrel proof, unfiltered, and historically important.
Up to 100 years in Limousin oak. Hand-blown black crystal decanter. The Black Pearl represents cognac at its most elevated.
Distilled before the Eiffel Tower was built. One of the oldest and rarest spirits ever bottled — and a window into another century.
Distilled in 1993. Aged 28 years in a single cask. The definitive statement of Ireland's unique single pot still tradition.
Forty years in small American oak casks at Walkerville Distillery. The most ambitious expression in Canadian Club's history.
From the shores of Lake Winnipeg, the Cask Series No. 16 showcases Gimli Distillery's finest barrel selection.
Our expert picks for the top bourbons you can order online right now.
Same-day whiskey delivery is now available in 33 U.S. states at Caskworth.
How to buy Blanton's bourbon online and actually get it delivered.
Buffalo Trace bourbon — everything you need to know and how to order it online.
An honest comparison of Macallan 12 and 18 — which is worth your money?
Hibiki Harmony is the most decorated Japanese blended whisky in the world.
The definitive guide to Pappy Van Winkle — what it is and how to actually get it.
The best Scotch whiskies under $100 — expert picks for 2025.
The best rye whiskey bottles to order online in 2025.
Irish whiskey and Scotch compared — production, flavor and which to choose.
The best premium whisky gift sets available online in 2025.
WhistlePig 10 Year has become the standard for premium American rye whiskey.
Eagle Rare 10 Year is one of the best-value allocated bourbons in America.
Japanese whisky and Scotch whisky compared — flavor, price and which to buy.
Yamazaki 12 Year is Japan's first and most celebrated single malt whisky.
The complete story of the world's most expensive single malt — sold for $2.7M at Sotheby's — and the house style that produced it.
Only 100 bottles were ever produced. Over half a century of maturation in the mountains south of Kyoto. Everything you need to know.
Closed in 2000. Casks from the 1960s now sell for over $100,000 each. The haunting story of Japan's most mythologised distillery.
From Richard Hennessy to Rémy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl — the world's most extraordinary Cognac expressions and what makes them worth it.
Two bottles. Both from Suntory. Both extraordinarily rare. Which belongs in your collection — the ultimate blend or the ultimate single malt?
The rare whisky market outperformed equities and fine art. This is the definitive guide to which bottles appreciate — and why.
Only three bottles of Dalmore Trinitas were ever produced, each sold privately for $195,000. The full story of the world's rarest Highland Scotch.
Both closed in 1983. Both reborn. Port Ellen and Brora are the most historically significant — and valuable — Scotch whiskies on earth.