What’s with the Music?

This may seem like an odd inclusion for some of you, however those of you coming from either Facebook or Instagram may know that I put music to almost all of the posts I make. Whilst it may seem arbitrary on the surface, I actually put a good bit of thought into which music goes with what post; hence I would like to briefly elaborate on why I do it.


A Quick Explanation

Each time I make a post about a particular topic (distillery, event, update, etc.) I assign a band to represent said topic. For example, if I’m reviewing a new distillery, I will look for a band that has a connection to it in some way. Usually this is location based, but sometimes it can be because of a different reason, such as knowing the owner simply really likes a particular band. I also always try to pick a band that fits the feeling the brand gives off, to me at least, as well as making sure the song I pick is one I actually enjoy listening to. These are mostly guidelines, and many posts don’t follow all those points, but this is the general framework I follow for choosing a band to represent a particular subject.

Neither here nor LinkedIn supports the ability to use these songs sadly. While LinkedIn can’t be helped, I will do my best to mention the song I use on other social media at the bottom of the posts on this site, in case you thought about giving them a listen! I will also include a comprehensive list below of all the songs I’ve used in the past, and for which subject they were assigned, which does indeed include Stillhaven itself! I hope this helps at least one of my readers discover a new band to listen to!


The List

Absente

Absinthe – 55 – Spirit Review
(“Gabriel Faure Pavane” – QuinCelli)


Ad Gefrin

Distillery Tour
(“Smiling May You Go And Smiling Come Again” – Jordan Aikin and Bevan Morris)


Bardstown

Single Barrel Bourbon – All Treats, No Tricks! – Spirit Review
(“Hell’s Comin’ With Me” – Poor Man’s Poison)


Buyer’s Advice

Vodka
(“Title Theme (From “Wii Shop Channel”)” – Tim Burnelis)

Scotch
(“Mii Plaza (From “Mii Channel”)” – Chippy Bits)


Cotswolds

Distillery Tour
(“Roll Over Beethoven” – Status Quo)

Event – Harvest Series: No.4 Wychwood Harvest Release!
(“Keep ‘Em Coming” – Status Quo)


Dębowa

Wódka – Spirit Review
(“Lili” – Enej)


DropWorks

Distillery Tour
(“Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Def Leppard)


Elkins Colorado Whisky

Single Barrel Bourbon – Spirit Review
(“River” – Yonder Mountain String Band)


English Harbour

Antiguan Dark Rum – 5 Years – Spirit Review
(“Antigua Nice” – El-A-Kru)


Forest Distillery

Distillery Tour
(“High Love” – Racing Glaciers)

Flavoured Gin – Earl Grey Gin – Spirit Review
(“Moths” – Racing Glaciers)


Grupa AWW

Craft Whisky – Blended Polish Whisky – American Oak Cask – Spirit Review
(“Bez Ciebie Jesień” – Zdzisława Sośnicka)


The Guillotine

Glen Moray – Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Original
(“Carry Me” – The Levellers)

Volare – Banana Liqueur
(“The Boatman [Remaster]” – The Levellers)

Jose Cuervo – Reposado Tequila
(“Truth Is” – The Levellers)

Fireball – Whisky Liqueur
(“Just the One” – The Levellers)


Holyrood

Distillery Tour
(“Where The Action Is” – The Waterboys)


Introducing…

Soju!
(“낭만고양이” – 체리필터 (Cherry Filter))


The Lakes

Distillery Tour
(“Remember Me” – Somethin’ Brewin’)


Midlands Whisky Festival

Event – Midlands Whisky Festival 2025
(“In My Life” – Ozzy Osbourne)


Nelson’s Distillery

National Memorial Arboretum – Dry Gin – Spirit Review
(“Soldiers Of The Queen” – The Bands of the Queen’s Regiment)

National Memorial Arboretum – Navy Strength Rum – Spirit Review
(“Traditional: Over The Hills And Far Away (Album Version)” – Royal Scots Dragoon Guards)


Port of Leith

Distillery Tour
(“Sunshine On Leith” – The Proclaimers)

Single Grain Scotch – Table Whisky – Spirit Review
(“Streets of Edinburgh” – The Proclaimers)


Project #173

Rum Liqueur – Mango – Spirit Review
(“Moloko” – Ilegales)


Quaglia

Amaretto – I Classici Italiani – Spirit Review
(“Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien” – Edith Piaf)


Retribution

Distillery Tour
(“Sowing The Seeds Of Love” – Tears For Fears)


The Scotch Whisky Experience

“Distillery” Tour
(“Thief Of Me” – Dot Allison)


The Salford Rum Company

Distillery Tour
(“Harmony In My Head” – Buzzcocks)


Sexton

Single Malt Irish Whiskey – Signature – Spirit Review
(“Master Crowley’s” – De Danann)


Slingsby

London Dry Gin – Spirit Review
(“Sunday Rain” – Foo Fighters)


Spirit of Yorkshire

Distillery Tour
(“King_sl@yer.fmk” – Bring Me The Horizon, Mondo Loops)


Stillhaven

Shout Out To Local Distilleries!
(“Peacefield” – Ghost)

Something Special Is Coming…
(“Guiding Lights” – Ghost)

Announcement – 2025 UK Grand Distillery Tour!
(“Call Me Little Sunshine” – Ghost)

Update – 2025 UK Grand Distillery Tour!
(“Watcher In The Sky” – Ghost)

Announcement: Stillhaven Has Launched!
(“Kaisarion” – Ghost)

Travelling! – Macclesfield to Edinburgh
(“Majesty” – Ghost)

2025 British Distillery Grand Tour Round-up
(“The Future Is A Foreign Land” – Ghost)


Tipperary

Single Malt Irish Whiskey – 7 Year Old Sake Cask Finish – Spirit Review
(“Whiskey, You’re the Devil (Live)” – The Clancy Brothers)


Twin Fin

Spiced Golden Rum – Spirit Review
(“Gone” – Thirteen Senses)


White Peak

Wireworks – Single Malt English Whisky – Alter Ego – Spirit Review
(“Primadonna Like Me” – The Struts)

Cask Aged Rum – Dark Rum – Spirit Review
(“Somebody New” – The Struts)

Distillery Tour
(“Fire (Part 1)” – The Struts)


Whittaker’s

Distillery Tour
(“No. 1 Party Anthem” – Arctic Monkeys)


Witchmark

Single Origin Vodka – Spirit Review
(Make Me Feel” – The Badgeman)

Distillery Tour
(“Magic Bullet” – The Badgeman)


Woodford Reserve

Straight Bourbon – Original – Spirit Review
(“Family Tree” – Black Stone Cherry)


Wylye

Distillery Tour
(“Carcinogenic” – IDLES)