The long road to Islay
Planes, trains and automobiles as Dave Broom leaves County Cork for the pleasures of Port Ellen.
Planes, trains and automobiles as Dave Broom leaves County Cork for the pleasures of Port Ellen.
Whisky has become a commodity to be traded and make a few speculators some money.
Engaging with the world around you can help heighten your whisky experience, writes Dave Broom.
Dave Broom has plenty of advice to share, from tastings and transportation, to kilts and pants.
There’s no excuse for a poorly made cocktail if it costs the earth.
Grain plants may lack the romance of single malt distilleries, but that doesn’t make them dull.
This small black box could be a game-changer in the fight against counterfeit whisky.
Commemorating the life of a proud son of Moray and one of Scotch whisky’s best-loved characters.
Get the full lowdown on three distillery projects earmarked for Jedburgh, Hawick and Peebles.
The Scotch Whisky Action Fund will spend a further £300,000 to help fight misuse in Scotland.
Grant’s whisky will send applicants on a 10-day global trip as it seeks a new brand ambassador.
Consumers will soon be able to access detailed content via QR codes on every bottle.
Actor Gerard Butler is the latest famous face to be part of Glenturret’s ‘Bottle Your Own’ series.
One of Scotland’s smallest distilleries will hand-deliver bottle 001 to the highest bidder.
The distillery cat is the latest ‘famous’ face honoured with a ‘Bottle Your Own’ cask.
Created by the Craigellachie Hotel, the expression combines eight Speyside malts.
The money is being used to support the protection of the endangered grouse species across the UK.
The Lowlands distillery’s new whisky has been finished in ex-red wine casks for up to three years.
The Winter Queen is a fusion of single malt from Scottish and Dutch distilleries.
The Islay malt joins a 64-year-old Glenlivet as part of G&M’s Private Collection range.
The Lowland distillery will replace its original whisky with a new style of single malt.
The 57-year-old malts, priced at £30,000 a pair, are the oldest Longmorn releases to date.
More than 250 bottles of a private single cask bottling were taken, worth more than £38,000.
The Lowland distillery has added a limited edition 10-year-old malt to its line-up.
A battered snapshot brought from Canada sheds light on a century-old family story.
The Speyside single malt has appointed a woman to the role for the first time in its history.
Tributes pour in to mark the passing of a ‘legendary figure’ in the world of Scotch whisky.
Three new Bladnoch single malts have been released to mark the rebirth of the Lowland distillery.
Workers at Scotland’s largest Scotch whisky company have voted to strike in the run-up to Christmas.
Strathearn distillery has become the first in Scotland to produce cider brandy.
Glenturret distillery, home to The Famous Grouse, has released a core range of single malt whiskies.
Visit distilleries usually closed to the public, as well as rare drams at the annual festival.
Distilling has been revived at Bladnoch after an Australian businessman saved the Lowland site.
The new blended malt is inspired by a legendary explorer but designed for ‘modern spirits drinkers’.
Whisky and fashion collaborations are in season, but are these partnerships more than marketing?
Whiskey permeates the family history and works of the man hailed as Ireland’s greatest writer.
UK chefs and sommeliers are increasingly – and successfully – pairing whisky with their menus.
Making ice cream at home is fun – and the results can be greatly improved by adding whisky.
The Whisky Virgin discovers the price of rare whisky, but its value is another question altogether.
From Speyside to Homebase, the delights and limitations of malt whisky’s journey into colour.
After a year of whisky exploration, the Virgin finally made it to Scotland for a distillery tour.
Out to impress the rellies, our Whisky Virgin ponders which drams to crack open for Christmas.
The whys and wherefores of diluting your dram: when to add water, how much and why.
As technology advances, so too do the tasks and responsibilities of master distillers.
What started as a means to mask poorly made spirits has grown into a delicious whisky alternative.
From King George IV to Prince William, British royalty has played a big part in whisky’s success.
The islands’ early Scotch producers defied the odds to put Orkney's whisky on the map.
Feared and resented, whisky’s first regulators played a crucial role in the history of Scotch.
Glen Highland whisky, anyone? Unveiling some of the world’s most notorious fake Scotch products.
Big, expensive and hard to maintain, but fans say they’re vital to spirit character.
Are you a malt maniac or dram dunce? Put your brains to the test in our annual whisky quiz.
Canada’s not the only country forcing its residents to jump hoops in the name of a decent dram.
From Stormtroopers to sushi, these are the instadram accounts to make your news feed next level.
Blenders are exploring the boundaries of flavour by mixing Scotch with other world whiskies.
The historic bottler embraces change and continuity, 123 years after it was established.
Heart-warming tales of true love, from a fateful plane crash to whisky’s greatest bromance.
The trickiest gift to wrap is a bottle of whisky or wine, but with a little flair it needn’t be.
Go one better than a bottle of Scotch and give an alternative Christmas whisky gift this year.
Twenty years on, recalling the night when spirit once again ran from Ardbeg’s stills.
Take a behind-the-scenes peek at Macallan’s architectural and distilling marvel.
The actor loved whisky so much he claimed to have been born ‘under a distillery in Skye’.
The film star was always three drinks ahead, whether it be with a Scotch or a Martini in hand.
The actor, author and raconteur counted Scotch as a constant companion in his colourful life.
The man who owned five Islay distilleries, who was also a great agricultural moderniser.
The family behind Ferintosh, Scotland’s oldest distillery and a vast operation at its peak.
The little-known story of the man who wrote one of Scotch whisky’s most important books.
The story of the African orphan who became a famous figure in the Speyside town of Rothes.
No, not the exiled Scotsman, but the pseudonymous author of ‘the finest whisky book ever’.
The shamed excise officer may be more villain than hero, but it depends on whose side you’re on…
The life of the determined creator of Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Scotch’s biggest family business.
The saga of the family who went from illegal distillers to pillars of the whisky establishment.
The Swedish collector turned her hobby into a career, and now runs a whisky bar in Bredaryd.
The social side of whisky collecting has had a profound impact on the Swede’s life.