by Richard Foster | Dec 15, 2025 | Distilleries
I have to admit, I did have some preconceptions about this distillery on the drive up to Lancashire earlier this month. With a name pertaining to the infamous witch trials connected with the local area, plus a “patented witches hat still” and a witch silhouette on...
by Richard Foster | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorised, Distilleries
***UPDATED 28/01/26 – VISIT 22/10/25*** There was much fanfare when the Chase family announced the revival of their whisky distilling project in 2025 under the name Rosemaund Farm Distillery (named after the location of the distillery formerly known as Chase in...
by Richard Foster | Sep 3, 2025 | Distilleries
I had never heard of Wylye Distillery until they cropped up on the annual Cooper King English Whisky map this year. As such, I assumed they were another small start-up distillery – yet to even produce whisky, let alone have any ageing stock. On a recent visit to...
by Richard Foster | Feb 5, 2025 | Distilleries
It may be home to one of the oldest and most prestigious English distilleries, but there isn’t only one whisky-maker in the Lake District anymore. A local craft brewery has taken up the mantle of distilling spirits in the heart of tranquil Grasmere. Hidden away...
by Richard Foster | Nov 1, 2024 | Distilleries, Uncategorised
Some places have a special place in a person’s heart. Bimber, for me, is one of those places. The very first whisky distillery I set foot in wasn’t nestled amongst babbling brooks or in the shadow of Scottish mountains – instead it was here, amongst the car...
by Richard Foster | Oct 30, 2024 | Distilleries
My Grandfather was a flight engineer in bomber command during World War Two. He mostly flew on Lancaster Bombers (on 32 missions in fact. If you know how high this number is, you know how lucky I am to even exist!). Built by Avro in their factory in Oldham in...
