Marcin Miller

Sep 15, 2023 | whiskymag.com | Bethany Whymark |Marcin Miller

For those who indulge in the occasional (or more regular) purchase of a bottle of ‘nice’ whisky, I’m sure many will have faced this conundrum at one time or another: can I afford this bottle? Or, perhaps more accurately: is it worth what I’m being asked to pay for it? This question of affordability is one that can only really be asked of optional or ‘luxury’ purchases (you can’t, for example, put your utility bills back on the shelf one month if you’re a bit cash strapped).

Jul 10, 2023 | whiskymag.com | Marcin Miller

Before being made editor of Whisky Magazine, I worked on a gin-focused publication for our parent company. One of the things I learnt about through this role that particularly caught my attention was Old Tom gin. As a gin drinker, I was aware of the style and the supposed origins of its name – in 18th-century London, where back-street gin shops denoted by signs shaped like black cats would dispense a tot of gin for a coin placed in the feline’s mouth.