Whisky consultant

Colin Hampden-White

Colin is a presenter on The Three Drinkers on Amazon Prime, Chairman of the Circle of Wine Writers and a Keeper of the Quaich. Having started his career at the Scotsman, he worked at The Times and FT, and became the founding editor of Whisky quarterly magazine.

In his spare time, he is a fine art photographer working with Condé Nast and is represented by the Rebecca Hossack gallery in London. He has exhibited all over the world including the National Portrait Gallery. He has won the Louis Roederer Award for Artistry and the Born Digital award for photography.

Man holding glass of Bowmore whisky

Columns

The whisky world is changing – it’s time others caught up

Whisky commentator Colin Hampden-White takes issue with wine writer Andrew Jefford’s depiction of the whisky ‘magi’

Diageo's Prima & Ultima

Reports

The first taste of Diageo’s new £20,000 set of single malt whiskies

The brand owner’s inaugural ‘Prima & Ultima’ collection is curated from special casks of some of its most celebrated distilleries

Prima & Ultima whisky ranges

News

Latest new whisky launches keep spirits alive

A new, more direct route into consumers’ homes has ensured no let-up in distilleries’ release schedule of high-end Scotch

Dalmore

Features

Buying whisky at auction: what you need to know

As sale records are smashed on an almost monthly basis, Colin Hampden-White delves into the potentially rewarding – but far from straightforward – world of whisky auctions

Features

Where to try and buy rum in Havana

There is no finer place to drink rum than Havana, Cuba’s splendid capital, and no better guide than Club Oenologique’s spirits consultant

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