Stories From Mike Collings: The Firkin Whisky Co Blog

Supersonic Johnnie Walker Blue Label

Concorde and Johnnie Walker Blue Label Premium Scotch Whisky

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 spic...

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...

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 cas...

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 mal...

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

To make this Firkin Rare whisky, we took a 2012 Tullibabardine matured in a first fill Bourbon barrel, which is a pretty good dram. But with the ma...