Felipe Schrieberg

Gdańsk, London

Freelance Senior Contributor at Forbes

Whisky writer, tastings host, musician | Half of @rhythmboozeproj | Icons of Whisky Communicator of the Year 2022 | Keeper of the Quaich

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Whisky In Edinburgh: Your Guide To The City’s Best Spots

1 week ago | forbes.com | Felipe Schrieberg

The Johnnie Walker Princes Street whisky experience in Edinburgh is a multi-floor whisky ... More extravaganza that cost over $200 million to build. gettyEdinburgh’s historic relationship with whisky runs deep. Following the Industrial Revolution and throughout the 19th century, Scotland’s capital was a major Scotch whisky player.
How Similar Are Whisky Cask Investment Firms To Scammers Of The Past?

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Felipe Schrieberg

Scotch whisky cask investment scams today resemble those of the past. (Photo by: Philippe ...
Australia's best whisky, according to the San Francisco World Spirits Competition

3 weeks ago | forbes.com.au | Joseph V. Micallef |Brad Japhe |Felipe Schrieberg |Mark Littler

Australia has become a hotbed for innovative single malts. These five finalists for Best Australian Single Malt at the 2025 SFWSC show the category's bold range. Tasting notes below. Over the past decade, Australia has emerged as a distinctive hub for innovative single malt whiskies. With more than 300 distilleries, the country has consistently earned medals at international spirits competitions.
Fèis Ìle 2025 Whisky Festival: What Islay’s Distilleries Are Releasing

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Felipe Schrieberg

The Fèis Ìle, Islay’s annual celebration of whisky and culture, started in the 1980s as a local festival of music and Gaelic traditions. Now, it has become a global pilgrimage for whisky fans, as distilleries across the island release limited-edition bottlings made exclusively for the event every year. With this year’s festival already in full swing, here’s a round-up of the official Fèis Ìle 2025 whisky releases announced so far.
Loch Lomond Group Acquires The New York Distilling Company

1 month ago | forbes.com | Felipe Schrieberg

The Loch Lomond Group (LLG), a Scottish distilling company known for its wide portfolio of award-winning whiskies and spirits, has announced its acquisition of the New York Distilling Company (NYDC), based in Brooklyn, New York for an undisclosed sum. The move marks LLG’s entry into American whiskey production and adds a new dimension to its existing range of premium spirits. NYDC co-founders Allen Katz and Tom Potter will stay with the company, operating in continued leadership roles.
Dekanta’s Links To Scotch Whisky Cask Investments Raise Ugly Questions

1 month ago | forbes.com | Felipe Schrieberg

The Scotch whisky cask investment sector has seen its fair share of significant negative press recently, and not without reason.
Will The UK-India Free Trade Deal Usher A Scotch Whisky Boom?

1 month ago | forbes.com | Felipe Schrieberg

The Scotch whisky industry is happily celebrating a long-awaited free trade deal between the U.K. and India worth many billions of pounds. The newly signed UK-India Free Trade Agreement may also mark a significant milestone for the Scotch whisky industry, promising substantial growth in one of the world's largest whisky markets.
Will The UK-India Free Trade Deal Usher A Scotch Whisky Boom?

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Felipe Schrieberg

10 hours ago UK and India sign a 'landmark' trade agreement after years of tough negotiations LONDON (AP) — Britain and India announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a hard-wrought free trade agreement that will slash tariffs on products including Scotch whisky and English gin shipped to India and Indian food and spices sent to the U.K. The deal comes more than three years after … 1 day ago Inside the rise of American Single Malt and the push for true terroir in whiskey It’s been about...
$80 Million Scotch Whisky Cask Investment Firm Goes Bust

1 month ago | forbes.com | Felipe Schrieberg

The world of Scotch whisky cask investment has always been high risk and also plagued by misinformation and riddled with fraudsters who had landed on whisky after running other types of commodities scams. Now, sister Scotch whisky cask investment firms Cask 88 and Braeburn Whisky have gone bust. Though neither company responded to a request for comment, multiple sources that worked with both companies, including former employees, confirmed that both have folded.
Irish Police Warns Irish Whiskey Cask Fraud Can Fund Organized Crime

1 month ago | forbes.com | Felipe Schrieberg

An Garda Síochána - the Irish national police - issued a stark warning to the public about the rise of so-called "whiskey fraud," urging victims to come forward and highlighting the role such scams may play in supporting organised criminal activity, reports The Irish Times. In recent years, the tally of investment scams involving casks of Scotch whisky and also Irish whiskey has grown.