The changing face of Glasgow’s whisky bars
A whisky bar’s history reflects the shifting stereotype of its drinkers, says Dave Broom.
A whisky bar’s history reflects the shifting stereotype of its drinkers, says Dave Broom.
Glasgow’s past is inextricably linked with Scotch – but you wouldn’t necessarily know that today.
A complicated trek to Islay reiterates what the whisky festival is all about to Dave Broom.
An occasional series on whisky reminiscences begins with a tale of film, men and Scotch.
To endure, Scotch whisky brands need to practise genuine innovation, says Dave Broom.
A poetic reverie leads Dave Broom to ponder the need to ‘tread softly’ when tasting whisky.
The knowledge and kindness Wallace Milroy afforded Dave Broom will be a lasting memory.
The global bartending competition has placed Scotch flavour at its heart, writes Dave Broom.
A Brighton bat walk stirs thoughts of silent stills and dormant distilleries in Dave Broom.
Time among the vines in Champagne reminds Richard Woodard of grain’s vital importance.
The whisky industry has changed but the same welcoming spirit remains, writes Dave Broom.
Planes, trains and automobiles as Dave Broom leaves County Cork for the pleasures of Port Ellen.
Does Scotch single malt’s absence from a leading bar show speak volumes about cocktail snobbery?
The surge in new Scotch distilleries has some striking similarities to the Victorian whisky boom.
How can it be that in an industry with so much history, Scotch whisky archives are so scarce?
Clichés are rooted in truth, says Dave Broom, so don’t ignore them – but look beyond them.
The simple pleasures make this life blessed: the right music, the right room, the right whisky.
Car park tastings, a bat cave, the shadowy hand of the whisky maker and the weird ways of wood.
Whisky and beer share common ingredients and flavours, so why aren’t there more collaborations?
Like fine wine, great whisky comes from a willingness to make mistakes, says Richard Woodard.
Attempts to ‘simplify’ Scotch whisky are only complicating it further, says Becky Paskin.
Bagpiper, McDowell’s and the SWA acting as ‘cultural shock troops’. Where will it all end?
Cult bottles spark furious bidding wars and soaring prices. But just who is being greedy here?
Don’t forget the employees working tirelessly behind the scenes of distilleries, says Dave Broom.
Dave Broom reflects on the focus on local ingredients at the Tokyo International Bar Show.
As the Winter Olympics dominates our TV screens, Dave Broom celebrates whisky’s vital role.
Sometimes too much choice makes it hard to see the wood for the trees, says Dave Broom.
Look to whisky’s humble origins of conviviality to find its future trends, says Dave Broom.
Whisky can’t improve, says Dave Broom, if it’s focused solely on efficiency and tradition.
Scotland’s native oak must be nurtured if it’s to be used for whisky-making, says Dave Broom.
These are the trends shaping the whisky industry, according to producers, writes Becky Paskin.
Be selective about your whisky-drinking moments for optimum cheer, and have a very Merry Christmas.
Gin, the proletariat and how Scotch whisky’s everyman status is coming under increasing threat.
We should consider whisky in the same way Denis ‘The Madness’ McQuade approached football.
A trip to Israel reminds Dave Broom of our need to blend spices, tea, music – and whisky.
Difficult times can emphasise the resilience of whisky and humanity, writes Dave Broom.
Douglas Laing & Co has revealed details of its £10m distillery in Glasgow.
Glasgow’s whisky renaissance takes a step forward with the opening of Clydeside distillery.
The new bottling has been created by some of Glasgow’s top bartenders and spirits experts.
Glasgow’s historic Pump House is being converted into a £10.5m Scotch whisky distillery.
A £6m investment will enable the Hillington site to double its whisky making capacity.
The new 28-year-old peated single malt has been sourced from an unnamed distillery.
The city-based distillery has added two new stills to double its whisky making capacity.
The whisky firm’s Blythswood Square base is said to be ‘a vote of confidence’ in Scotch’s future.
Peated and triple-distilled whiskies will join the distillery’s unpeated 1770 single malt.
The peated whisky will join the distillery’s burgeoning range of Lowland single malts.
The independent bottler is to build its own £10m whisky distillery on the banks of the Clyde.
The Macallan and Highland Park owner will relocate to 100 Queen Street in spring 2017.
The whisky, called 1770, is the first of its kind produced in the city in over 100 years.
Experts from all over the world are set to attend the Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference.
Famous Grouse owner will open new central Glasgow HQ, ending Perth’s proud Scotch whisky heritage.
Glasgow Museums set to display last known miniature, produced in the 1970s by Douglas Laing & Co.
Scottish Government award will help fund construction at the £12m project west of Glasgow.
The Glasgow blender has introduced Whyte & Mackay Light ‘spirit drink’ at 21.5% abv.
This small black box could be a game-changer in the fight against counterfeit whisky.
Soaring growth in whisky tourism is paving the way for a new generation of Scotch distillery.
The private members club offers a selection of single casks priced at up to €450,000.
A behind-the-scenes look at the revamp of the world’s third most popular Scotch whisky.
Once touted as Islay’s ninth whisky distillery, here’s the full story behind Gartbreck.
Investigating the history of the 1926 single malts that sold for US$1m-plus at auction.
The murky waters of auctioning whisky labels is not only unclear, it’s unregulated too.
Recalling a year of shocks, surprises, new whiskies, fake bottles and controversy.
Under new owner Lalique, the team at the Perthshire distillery has a familiar look.
The ‘ultimate whisky troubleshooter’, he lent his expertise to distilleries all over the world.
With poor ferry links and crumbling roads, ‘whisky island’ faces a number of challenges.
The bottle of Private Collection Glenlivet 1943 surpassed its initial £30,000-£40,000 estimate.
Jack Mayo is one of a number of new appointments at the Edinburgh start-up.
The opening of Aberargie near Perth marks the Morrison family’s return to distilling.
The range of ready-to-drink cocktails is inspired by 19th-century merchant Ebenezer Connal.
One of the first bottles of whisky to be distilled at the distillery is to be auctioned this week.
The new Inverkip distillery is scheduled to open in 2020, with a new malts series due next year.
The Glaswegian blender’s new Whisky Works will focus on classic whiskies and modern experiments.
The Highland distillery’s new range will include 12- and 50-year-old whiskies.
Kelsey McKechnie, 25, will be mentored by the longest-serving malt master in Scotch whisky.
The £2k Glenfiddich Cask Collection Finest Solera is presented in a crystal Baccarat decanter.
Members of the Lowlands distillery’s new Founders’ Club will be first to taste its whisky in 2018.
The luxury experience pinpoints a shopper’s ‘ideal whisky style’ with six specially-created aromas.
The Scotch Whisky Action Fund will spend a further £300,000 to help fight misuse in Scotland.
‘The nose’ will celebrate five decades in the whisky industry with a global tasting tour.
Scapa Glansa is the second NAS single malt Scotch whisky from the island distillery this year.
The 23-year-old single malt is the first in the Speyside distillery’s new Grand range.
The new expression marks the end of a two-year closure period for the Mull distillery.
Priced at £2,000 per bottle, the single malt joins the Dewar’s Exceptional Cask Series.
A total of 55 bottles were collected for the raffle during the Great Whisky Distillery Challenge.
Gregg Glass will join Whyte & Mackay as blender and whisky maker, reporting to Richard Paterson.
The Rare Collection Cask No. 20050 commemorates the tourist attraction’s 50th anniversary.
A custom Highball machine will tour London as part of the brand’s new mixer movement.
The 21-year-old single cask whisky is the first in the bottler’s new Private Stock line-up.
The ‘super-premium’ series is an addition to the bottler’s Xtra Old Particular range.
The musical work, centred on a family-owned Scotch whisky distillery, will tour next month.
The peated single malt is the latest expression to join Glenfiddich’s Experimental Series.
The deal marks the Glenfiddich owner’s first move into American craft distilling.
The 35th annual release is a blend of Irish whiskeys matured for between 12 and 28 years.
Former Auchentoshan distillery manager Alistair McDonald will take up the post from September.
The maker of the Glencairn whisky glass was recognised in the international trade category.
Chivas Brothers is to relaunch Scapa, commencing with the release of a new NAS single malt.
Ailsa Bay distillery’s first single malt bottling is a lesson in Scotch whisky innovation.
The Glenfiddich distiller has applied its Scotch know-how to create a new blended Bourbon.
The Islay distillery is giving whisky enthusiasts the chance to visit the 2016 Feis Ile for the day.
The Lowlands distillery has replaced two of its single malt whiskies with new expressions.
Signed by the President-elect himself, the whisky is expected to sell for more than £2,500.
The 26-year-old GlenDronach signed by the President-elect doubled its pre-sale estimate.
Former Macallan managing director Willie Phillips has been appointed chairman of Ardgowan.
The alliance recognises the new wave of whisky distilleries contributing to the category’s success.
The newly repackaged whiskey is the 34th annual release from the Irish distillery.
The Speyside distillery has revealed the first two whiskies in its new experimental series.
The distillery was forced to close after a chemical spill resulted in an evacuation of the plant.
The new blended Scotch from Whyte & Mackay is designed to appeal to younger drinkers.
Grant’s has shirked Scotch tradition by printing two young age statements on its new blended range.
The latest addition in Glenfiddich’s Experimental Series has been finished in icewine casks.
The single malt range has been created to ‘demystify’ Scotch with Sea Cask and Land Cask.
The latest in the Irish whiskey series contains some of the oldest liquid used so far.
The 1943 bottling by Gordon & MacPhail is set to sell for over £30,000.
Montgomery Scott is a blended whisky inspired by Scotty, the original series’ famous engineer.
GMB Scotland claims jobs are under threat at the Johnnie Walker producer’s bottling plants.
Changes include the renaming of the flagship blend and the launch of three new expressions.
Chivas Regal’s oldest release to date celebrates the team’s 1968 European Cup victory.
The yet-to-be-constructed distillery unveils its second limited edition blended malt.
The online sale of rare bottles donated by the industry will help fund the Beatson Cancer Charity.
The £5,000 bottles of blended Scotch whisky will be given away as part of a competition.
William Grant & Sons is to launch a new range of blended whiskies under the Hazelwood brand.
Cutty Sark blender Kirsteen Campbell replaces Gordon Motion as master blender of The Famous Grouse.
Limited edition single malt whisky aims to celebrate Arran’s illicit whisky-making past.
The 40-year-old single grain is the company’s second 70th anniversary bottling.
Fifth single malt of pioneering series, Black Bowmore 50 Year Old, priced at £16,000 a bottle.
The Scottish international scrum-half is to set up a Scotch-focused retail business in the US.
Macallan and Highland Park owner saw earnings reduced by global political and economic volatility.
Diageo’s closed plant in Kilmarnock is at the heart of regeneration plans for the town.
Three casks of Kininvie’s first run are released as the distillery continues its luxury strategy.
A peated version of the blended malt whisky has launched, but only in select bars worldwide.
Three lots of rare whisky labels have been withdrawn from auction following protests on Facebook.
The whisky map featured in BBC documentary Scotch! The Story of Whisky has been sold at auction.
The last remaining monument of the Lowlands distillery is being demolished to make way for flats.
The renowned whisky consultant leaves a global distilling legacy behind him.
The ruined farmsteads in the Highlands may have produced whisky ‘on an industrial scale’.
Although despite showing signs of recovery, the SWA warns Britain is still a ‘fragile’ market.
The miniature could contain some of the only whisky left from the lost distillery.
The French owner of Glen Moray distillery has purchased the blended Scotch.
The founder of Arran distillery and veteran of the D-Day landings has passed away at the age of 91.
A new owner is being sought for the home of Famous Grouse and blended Scotch Cutty Sark.
Tributes have been made to the distillery’s head of communications following his sudden death.
Long considered a ‘unicorn’ whisky, a miniature of ‘Malt Mill’ has surfaced at auction.
Fans camped overnight outside the distillery in the hope of nabbing a limited edition bottle.
A 1964 Bowmore, which sold for £31,000, was the highest earner at this year’s Distillers’ Auction.
A 21-year-old matured in refill and recharred casks celebrates the festival’s 21st anniversary.
More than 70 rare whiskies are for sale at the Worshipful Company of Distillers auction.
Lakes distillery has used whiskies from both sides of the border in a hybrid blended malt.
The third in the range of Anglo-Scotch blends has been finished in Portuguese hogsheads.
The £15m grain distillery upgrade includes replacing the existing dark grains plant.
A device designed using nanotechnology can ‘taste’ the difference between whiskies.
Set in a working distillery, the whisky-themed opera kicked off its Scotland tour in Glasgow.
Edrington’s move to Glasgow brings to an end The Fair City’s long-standing association with Scotch.
A new adaptation of Whisky Galore! deserves the iconic status of the original, says Charles MacLean.
An appetising array of blood-warming, fortifying cocktails designed to keep out the winter chills.
Sex and shebeens; temperance and meths. Charting the Scottish pub’s 300-plus years of history.
Celebrating the ever-popular author, seen through the eyes of his great friend, Charles MacLean.
Naren Young illustrates the often overlooked versatility of the humble Fizz cocktail.
Whisky has taken to the driver’s seat in the development of Formula One and Nascar racing.
Bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana shows how a lick of smoke can enhance whisky cocktails in winter.
The screenwriter discusses The Angels’ Share, the whisky film he wrote for director Loach.
The former Scottish international scrum-half talks about his new-found passion for Scotch.
Scotch has served the cameraman well as he travels the world in search of natural wonders.
The acclaimed photographer always thought he hated whisky. Until one morning on Islay…
A wide-ranging and frank conversation with one of the UK’s best-selling crime novelists.
Move over Bourbon; it’s time for Scotch whisky to take on the Old Fashioned.
Scotch maturation was never restricted to only Bourbon and Sherry casks, explains the Prof.
The world’s best bartenders share their top Scotch whisky cocktail recipes for Burns Night.
The Sherry-like cask seasoning agent was once commonly used by whisky distillers.
Most people have tasted corked wine at some point – but can the same unpleasantness affect whisky?
Sherry and Scotch is a complex topic, but the Whisky Professor is on hand to explain all.
From Scotch blending sessions to funky Bourbon BBQ parties, LCW has it all.
A smoky dram leads The Whisky Virgin digging into the mysteries of peat.
The Virgin heads to Islay to find out if its whisky really is too intense for beginners.
New distilleries are expensive – and you can’t sell a bottle for years. How do you survive the wait?
A flair for noticing nuances in whisky samples is vital to being a tasting panellist.
As the 34th vintage is launched, we assess the evolution of the ‘pinnacle of Irish whiskey’.
After scandal, revival: how United Distillers helped to mould today’s Scotch whisky industry.
Experts share their hopes and predictions for Scotch whisky trends in 2017.
Charting the history of ‘Whisky City’ in the run-up to this week’s Campbeltown Malts Festival.
With the distillery’s last warehouses set for demolition, we look back at its history.
Forget waiting for it to mature – new make spirit is the new darling of Scottish distilling.
It hasn’t always been plain sailing for distillers on Scotland’s ‘whisky island’.
Great night, painful morning: what the hell is going on in your head when the pleasure recedes?
The islands’ early Scotch producers defied the odds to put Orkney's whisky on the map.
It’s a busy time for architects as the boom in new Scotch whisky distilleries continues.
Stuck for Father’s Day ideas? Then spoil your dad this Sunday with a whisky-filled day out.
Scotland is set to welcome seven new distilleries in 2017, plus the relaunch of an old favourite.
Dave Broom endeavours to make sense of the factors affecting how we nose and taste whisky.
How clever marketing helped transform an obscure single malt into a global powerhouse.
Are you a whisky buff or novice? Test your knowledge in our annual whisky quiz.
How this wine-drinking nation became the world’s biggest consumer of single malts in the 1970s.
Two contrasting projects have plundered the past, resurrecting old names for the 21st century.
We celebrate it every year, but how did the Burns Night tradition begin?
Heart-warming tales of true love, from a fateful plane crash to whisky’s greatest bromance.
These are the whisky distilleries gaining a reputation for their Scottish gins.
Secondary maturation in Scotch whisky is a recent, but nonetheless fascinating, phenomenon.
Dave Broom picks apart Scotch and Irish whiskey’s close relationship in time for St. Patrick’s Day.
Dave Broom travelled to Japan to explore how distillers are driving innovation in grain whisky.
Thinking about buying your own cask of maturing whisky? Here’s a guide to what’s out there.
A hefty dose of experimentation characterises the brewer’s foray into spirits production.
Maintaining quality and consistency is vital when you’re selling millions of bottles a year.
With 10 whisky distilleries opening this year, Scotch is on track for unprecedented growth.
Are you a malt maniac or dram dunce? Put your brains to the test in our annual whisky quiz.
Can the maverick Islay distillery maintain its independence after acquisition by Rémy Cointreau?
Blenders are exploring the boundaries of flavour by mixing Scotch with other world whiskies.
From stocking fillers to blowout experiences, we’ve got presents for whisky fans on every level.
From Kirkliston to Ailsa Bay via many detours, the history of the flexible whisky-making facility.
At least nine new whisky distilleries are set to open in Scotland in the next 12 months.
Scotch played a part in Close developing a reputation as the ‘bravest’ man in cricket.
Glenfiddich’s malt master on chemistry, SPPM and being a world bagpiping champion.
The Midleton master distiller talks serendipity, single pot still and experimentation.
The chairman of Douglas Laing & Co. on blended malts, family ties and Clutha distillery.
One of Italy’s Scotch whisky pioneers, and the man behind Milan’s legendary Bar Metrò.
Dalmore’s eccentric master blender reflects on a lifetime of devotion to whisky.
The malt master and a pioneer of double cask maturation reflects on his career.
Britain’s first female Prime Minister, ‘The Iron Lady’, believed in whisky to give you energy.
The four-time Oscar winner had a long and distinguished career – and a love for Famous Grouse.
The story of the woman whose astuteness helped create one of Scotch whisky’s strongest businesses.
From White Horse to Malt Mill, the story of one of the Scotch whisky industry’s true pioneers.
The soulful singer was famous for his love of single malt, sharp suits and cigarettes.
Marvel’s hard-drinking noir hero shot to fame in her own critically-acclaimed Netflix series.
The man who owned five Islay distilleries, who was also a great agricultural moderniser.
From Prohibition to the 1950s, the life of one of Scotch whisky’s greatest entrepreneurs.
A defining whisky experience led Hills to create the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
The family behind Ferintosh, Scotland’s oldest distillery and a vast operation at its peak.
The ‘Whisky Baron’ overcame ill-health to create some of Scotch’s most successful blends.
First lady of Laphroaig and much-loved on Islay, Bessie proved Scotch was not just a man’s world.
The founder of the Irish whiskey dynasty was a Presbyterian born in Alloa, Scotland.
War, women and whisky: the story of Hugh Munro, early 19th-century Laird of Teaninich, has it all.
The compelling story of the man who rescued the Islay distillery and brought it into prosperity.
As a man, he was a ‘happy Hercules’ – and, as a distiller, a larger-than-life self-promoter.
He was the man behind the distillery’s cult 1960s and 1970s bottlings – but how did he do it?
The story of the post-war distillery architect who built Tullibardine, Jura and Glenallachie.
The globe-trotting extrovert and born salesman was one of Scotch’s most colourful characters.
The feathered security guards protected maturing whisky stocks for more than 50 years.
The single malt pioneers supplied politicians and celebrities from their famed London store.
The saga of the family who went from illegal distillers to pillars of the whisky establishment.
This celebrated single malt remains, to many, one of the greatest whiskies ever made.
The life of a Laphroaig lover – and the difficulties of building such a huge collection today.
The ‘Jolly Toper’ tells of his love for whisky literature, born in the pre-internet age.
The whisky vlogger on how he ‘collects’ whiskies for others to try as much as for himself.
A rare look inside the German’s 25-year collection, including a series of 1960s Laphroaigs.
The social side of whisky collecting has had a profound impact on the Swede’s life.
The Wishaw restaurateur owns the ‘world’s only’ complete range of Bruichladdich Valinches.
The almost 3,500-strong collection is on public display at Edinburgh’s Scotch Whisky Experience.
The Falkirk native is enchanted by Rosebank distillery, particularly bottlings by SMWS.