The Angel’s Share
An international editorial publication

Spirit & Cask

A fine spirits journal
A whisky festival crowd tasting spirits together.

CULTURE

Festivals, trails, the industry's front door. Culture, not listings.

Tasting pours at WhiskyFest.
Rows of glass flasks filled with amber whisky samples.
Culture

Spirit of Speyside's Record May

Ticket sales passed £500,000 for the first time, more than 60 percent of buyers came from overseas, and 60 events sold out within hours. Inside whisky tourism's biggest week.

20 September 2026 · 4 min read
Visitors on a guided tour among the copper stills of an Irish whiskey distillery.
Culture

A Million Visitors: The Irish Whiskey Trail

Irish whiskey distilleries passed a million visitors in a year, spending €41.6 million on site. The trail is now one of Ireland's biggest tourist attractions.

18 September 2026 · 4 min read