Our first Bourbon Tasting on Friday 10th of February was a sell out! 30 guests were delighted to sample a range of quality drinks from the USA starting with corn (Mellow Corn – £24.50), rye (Pikesville – £21)  and wheat (Bernheim – £58) whiskies. This gave everyone an idea of the different styles that can be found and combined in bourbon to give various flavours. Of these three the Pikesville was a particular favourite and sold out! We now have more back in stock and will honour the discounted price for those who were disappointed on the night.

The next three bottlings were all bourbons: Fighting Cock 6yo (£28), Old Rip Van Winkle 10yo 107 Proof (£56) and Elijah Craig 18yo (£53). The room was split almost 50/50 on either the Rip Van Winkle or the Elijah Craig being the best of the night. Me? I preferred the Elijah Craig. Just. But the Pikesville also hits the spot for those on a budget.

Stay tuned for another bourbon tasting in the future but next up we have rum, gin and whisky. See the Tastings page for details or the Events section of our Facebook Page.

Our next whisky tasting will be Friday 16th March and will no doubt feature something from Ireland, being the day before St. Patrick’s Day. It’s the usual running time of 7-9pm and cost of £15 per ticket in advance.

If there’s a particular tasting you’d like to see us do then don’t hesitate to get in touch. We are also available for private tastings for any occasion (we’ve recently done both stag and hen tastings) for a minimum of 6 people up to 30. Get in touch if that’s something you might be interested in and we can give an idea of what would be involved.

We’ve added another couple of tastings to our calendar. First up we have another evening of Rum on Friday 24th of February followed by a Gin Tasting on Friday 2nd of March.

Both tastings feature 6 spirits and run from 7-9pm. Tickets are £15 each and are available in advance only from the shop in person or by phone on 0141 258 8427. First come, first served!

We hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and New Year. We’re getting back into the swing of things here at The Good Spirits Co. with a couple of great tasting nights.

Firstly, in honour of our national Bard, we’re hosting a Burns Tasting on Thursday 26th of January at 7pm. Tickets are £15. For this one we will be covering a broad range of Scotch whiskies including some brilliant blends and marvellous malts.

Following on from that we have our first Bourbon Tasting on Friday 10th February at 7pm. Tickets are also £15. This evening will include rye, wheat and corn whiskies as well as bourbons.

To book your place on either tasting please pop into the shop or call 0141 258 8427. See you then!