Stories From Mike Collings: The Firkin Whisky Co Blog

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 historic event. Who made the first whisky? It was a bleak afternoon in Sc...

Johnnie Walker Swing, The Blue Ribband Whisky

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

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.

Talisker, The Treasure Island Distillery

Mike Collings, 40 year Firkin Founder, went to Talisker Distillery on a quest for historical artefacts and found real hidden treasure.

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 crazy...

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 fab...

The Ultimate Firkin Islay Whisky

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

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: Firk...