The Firkin Whisky Company Blog

Around the world in 80 days: A Christmas Tale

Mike Collings had two major meetings on two continents, and all the week before Christmas. Here's a rather unusual festive story!

Gone To The Dogs, The Story Of Copper Dipping Dogs

The story of copper dipping dogs, told from the days of families working in the old Scottish distilleries.

Diageo's Classic Malts of Scotland

How do you make single malt bottlings more popular? This was the challenge Mike Collings faced.

Mike Collings And The Tennessee Smurf

Mike Collings had had a long day and as the DC9 airplane climbed out of Tennessee’s Nashville airport he settled back in his seat...

The Ice Virgin

Mike Collings, Firkin Whisky Co Founder, tells the story of the time he went curling on ice with Glenfarclas 105 single malt scotch.

Whisky or whiskey: who put the 'e' in?

Mike Collings, Founder of Firkin Whisky Co, looks at when whiskey has an E and when whisky doesn't have an e.

Who made the first whisky? Friar John Cor, whisky creator and Firkin legend.

The Firkin Founder’s Tale of the first recorded mention of whisky, and the bottle created 500 years later to celebrate that event.

Interview with Mike Collings, Founder of Firkin Whisky

An interview with Mike Collings, 40 year industry veteran and Founder of Firkin Whisky Co.

Johnnie Walker Swing, The Blue Ribband Whisky

Mike Collings, founder of Firkin Whisky Co, recounts the story of how Johnnie Walker Swing was invented. Read more here.

Supersonic Johnnie Walker Blue Label

Mike Collings, Founder of Firkin Whisky Co, recalls the special day enjoying Johnnie Walker Blue Label on Concorde as he flew to America.

Making Johnnie Walker Green Label

Firkin Whisky Co found Mike Collings tells the story of how Johnnie Walker Green Label was first made, as Johnnie Walker Pure Malt.

The Firkin Four reviewed by No Nonsense Whisky

Vin from No Nonsense Whisky reviews the Firkin Four. Watch the video here to see what he thought, and which his favourite was.

Talisker, The Treasure Island Distillery

I went to Talisker Distillery on a quest for historical artefacts and found real hidden treasure.

The Ultimate Guide To Firkin Whisky

Firkin is exceptional whisky, so it doesn’t need to wrap itself up in the pompous robes of pretence. Firkin is a new take on single cask single malt, with four releases under the Firkin Label: Fir...

The Ultimate Firkin Islay Whisky

Firkin Islay combines the peaty smokiness of Caol Isla 2008 with the Muscat grape sweetness of Marsala. The flavours fuse together in our custom cask. Our unique process mellows and softens the pe...

Firkin 49, A Whisky and Two Sherries Go Into A Bottle

To make this Firkin 49 whisky, we took a 2012 Tullibabardine matured in a first fill Bourbon barrel, which is a pretty good dram. But with the magic of two types of sherry and our custom casks, we...

Firkin Ten, Some Awesome Speyside Whisky

We want to take you on a journey with this whisky. We’ve married whisky from the Benrinnes distillery in Aberlour, Speyside with the tangy and spicy richness of Portuguese Madeira wine Sounds craz...

A Firkin Rare Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Even finding the distillery is hard, let alone a single malt Ardmore. Most Ardmore finds itself in blends. This Firkin whisky is rare. We paired an Aultmore 2010 with a tawny port in one of our fa...

How to Personalise The Best Whisky Gift

Imperial Tribute is superb whisky, and would be great in any bottle. But Imperial Tribute doesn't come in any old bottle. This is a whisky for gifting. We show you the details that you can persona...