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A greener spirit: the rise of sustainable English whisky

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A greener spirit: the rise of sustainable English whisky

Can English whisky make sustainability part of its identity? My 2025 feature for Brewer and Distiller International, now online for the first time.

Juniper berries on a sprig

Gin

Isn't gin just flavoured vodka?

Why this isn't the gotcha you think

A tiled garden table on which are: a jug of water, a citronella candle, a glass of pastis, and a bottle of Ricard

Pastis

Pastis je t'adore

Pastis insists you slow down. You can't gulp it, you can't rush the ritual, and you can't quite replicate it anywhere that isn't warm and unhurried. Which is exactly the point.

A bottle of Club Mera lying next to a glass of the same over ice, on a white background

Alcohol-free

Bitter little bottles

On Crodino, SanBitter, and a couple of newcomers — plus why older drinkers are quietly leading the charge on low and no

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English whisky

Happy Talkin'

On having a dream and doing the work: introducing my book project on English whisky, Liquid England, and what comes next.

Bar chart showing booze-free days monthly 2020-2025, typically 10-15 days. Pattern shows consistent mindful rhythm.

Alcohol

Why I don't do Dry January

Finding your own mindful rhythm beats performative abstinence

Half-full pint glass of amber beer on a worn wooden table in a cosy pub, with a lit tealight candle, small vase of pink and purple flowers, and a colourful knitted scarf nearby.

Beer

Who could blame them?

The problem with cask ale isn't that young people don't drink it. It's that we haven't given them a reason to.

Featured

Calm waves lap against a wide sandy beach under a bright blue sky streaked with wispy and towering white clouds, with wooden groynes and small seaside buildings in the distance.

Drink it in

Beer is full of quiet, private rituals and the places we return to. You never know, in the normal run of things, that you’re having your last drink in one of your special places, so it pays to savour those stolen moments in your favourite drinking spots.

On nightcaps

On nightcaps

The perfect coda for an evening well spent

Gleaming cars and glamorous monsters

Gleaming cars and glamorous monsters

Mayfair cocktails can leave a bad taste in your mouth

I have a fifth sense

I have a fifth sense

On odours, or our often overlooked olfactory oomph

Behind the bar, beyond the bottle

The stories behind the drinks, including the ones my editors didn’t have room for