Life beyond the whisky bubble
Dave Broom reports from Japan on the challenges facing the country’s whisky industry.
Dave Broom reports from Japan on the challenges facing the country’s whisky industry.
There’s no excuse for a poorly made cocktail if it costs the earth.
A Brighton bat walk stirs thoughts of silent stills and dormant distilleries in Dave Broom.
When whisky enters the luxury sphere, says Richard Woodard, it should do so on its own terms.
Scotch brands and classic cocktails are failing to inspire bartenders, says Becky Paskin.
The Scotch industry needs to think hard and fast about its future post-Brexit, says Dave Broom.
Whisky and beer share common ingredients and flavours, so why aren’t there more collaborations?
Dave Broom ponders the relationship between Sherry and Scotch whisky in sunny Spain.
Dave Broom reflects on the impact the traditional flavoured spirit has on our whisky today.
Dave Broom argues why historical sites such as Lindores and Kennetpans must be preserved.
Oslo and Singapore may differ in climate but their whisky messages are the same, says Dave Broom.
Clichés are rooted in truth, says Dave Broom, so don’t ignore them – but look beyond them.
Like art, we need to stop analysing whisky to really appreciate it, writes Becky Paskin.
The flagship experiential whisky store could be scaled to open in more cities worldwide.
Getting under the skin of Russia’s vast and potentially lethal black market in counterfeit spirits.
Commemorating the life of a proud son of Moray and one of Scotch whisky’s best-loved characters.
A passionate advocate of Scotch single malt, his name will always be associated with a shop in Soho.
The revered independent bottler will be remembered as a ‘legend’ of the whisky world.
Distillers are coming up with ever more inventive ways of working with this tricky grain.
Diageo’s Indian whisky brands have had their export wings trimmed – but does the deal go far enough?
The ‘ultimate whisky troubleshooter’, he lent his expertise to distilleries all over the world.
Scotch is experiencing an identity crisis. Why would it want to taste like Bourbon?
The Edinburgh experience is designed to be ‘one of the greatest whisky attractions in the world’.
A former department store on Princes Street could become a multi-million pound whisky experience.
Plans for the multi-million-pound Edinburgh attraction have been approved by authorities.
The Highland distillery has married two ‘incongruous’ malts for its latest vintage release.
The £2k Glenfiddich Cask Collection Finest Solera is presented in a crystal Baccarat decanter.
A rare 27-year-old expression from the extinct Lowland distillery is limited to 500 bottles.
The wrong whisky was filled into some bottles of the Speyside single malt series’ new Batch 4.
Proceeds from the auction of the special bottle will help fight food waste and poverty.
A collaboration with Steven Klein, the new expression is inspired by the concept of ‘time’.
Glenmorangie hopes to reverse the extinction of oysters at the site more than a century ago.
NAS single malt Quintessence, finished in five Californian red wine casks, will be priced at £1,000.
Matured in Black Sea oak casks, the single malt is named after a legendary sea demon.
Created by the Craigellachie Hotel, the expression combines eight Speyside malts.
The third in the range of Anglo-Scotch blends has been finished in Portuguese hogsheads.
The distillery is funding an effort to revive Dornoch’s extinct Native European oyster population.
Bottle 1 of Genesis, the English distillery’s new single malt, breaks two world records.
The distillery’s new releases include a 25-year-old partially matured in ex-rum casks.
The bottling made to celebrate this year’s World Whisky Day sold at a rate of 65 bottles a minute.
The Scotch whisky blender’s unconventional new expression celebrates two ‘complementary’ spirits.
The bottling is a marriage of four different casks including a ‘rare’ Pedro Ximénez Sherry butt.
Fewer than 500 bottles of the Sherry-matured Highland single malt will be available worldwide.
The company’s oldest whisky release to date is priced at £12,000 a bottle.
Jack Mayo is one of a number of new appointments at the Edinburgh start-up.
The new £250 expression was launched at this week’s Campbeltown Malts Festival.
The new NAS single malt is the first permanent addition since Corryvreckan in 2009.
The luxury-focused Highland single malt’s 45-year-old bottling uses multiple cask types.
Alfresco 64 in Bangkok stocks an exclusive Chivas Regal blend that is the first of its kind.
The musical work, centred on a family-owned Scotch whisky distillery, will tour next month.
The cask strength expression is part-matured at Jameson’s old distillery in Dublin.
Many whisky tourists visit Islay’s distilleries, but how many have experienced them from the air?
He helped bring huge success to Glen Grant and Macallan in a career spanning five decades.
The owner of Glengoyne single malt is opening the venue with two of Edinburgh’s restaurateurs.
The third expression of The Balvenie Tun 1509 is being released in global markets this July.
The Islay whisky will be available exclusively through the online retailer in Europe.
The whisky is the sixth release from Balvenie’s eponymous marrying tun.
William Grant & Sons is to launch a new range of blended whiskies under the Hazelwood brand.
The blended malt has been named the most requested Scotch whisky brand by the world’s leading bars.
Bartenders named the blended malt as the world’s best-selling and trendiest Scotch.
The new blended Scotch range has been made using an ‘innovative four-step ageing process’.
The £12m distillery will produce both peated and unpeated Lowland malt whisky.
New alcohol guidance from the UK government recommends drinking no more than 14 drams per week.
Many a dram has made an appearance on the silver screen – some authentic, others imagined.
Scotch has served the cameraman well as he travels the world in search of natural wonders.
The Danish photographer’s pictures capture the essence of the distillery and its island home.
The acclaimed photographer always thought he hated whisky. Until one morning on Islay…
Not just for malt whisky: why the humble barley grain could be the next big thing in food circles.
A selection of some of the best al fresco watering holes to enjoy a whisky tipple this summer.
It may be an Irish pub in New York, but what does the World’s Best Bar have to offer Scotch fans?
One man’s journey through the complex and endlessly fascinating pathways of home whisky-making.
The new Isle of Skye distillery documents key milestones from building work to production.
Whether shooting bottles or a dram, up your whisky photography game with advice from the pros.
Build a picture-perfect Instagram account with tips from top whisky influencers.
The industry has not always succeeded in its attempts to end gender stereotyping in Scotch.
It’s made for drinking, so why have some whiskies now become collectors’ items?
Blenders are exploring the boundaries of flavour by mixing Scotch with other world whiskies.
As one of whisky’s three ingredients, yeast offers huge possibilities in flavour creation.
Dave Broom picks apart Scotch and Irish whiskey’s close relationship in time for St. Patrick’s Day.
Charting the history of ‘Whisky City’ in the run-up to this week’s Campbeltown Malts Festival.
Twenty years on, recalling the night when spirit once again ran from Ardbeg’s stills.
The ambitious series of single cask bottlings now spans six decades from the 1950s.
From Glenfiddich to Glen Grant, these are the world’s most popular Scotch malt whiskies.
Heart-warming tales of true love, from a fateful plane crash to whisky’s greatest bromance.
What qualities have we come to expect from the world’s best bars? Becky Paskin investigates.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement ignites anticipation for more Royal Wedding whiskies.
He was the man behind the distillery’s cult 1960s and 1970s bottlings – but how did he do it?
Meeting the modest, self-effacing team player who makes the world’s best-selling whisky.
The malt master and a pioneer of double cask maturation reflects on his career.
The Carry On… actor loved Scotch so much he’d insist on bringing a case on-set with him.
America’s first great TV star sure loved his food, cigarettes and, of course, Scotch whisky.
The film star was always three drinks ahead, whether it be with a Scotch or a Martini in hand.
The American writer and poet had a lasting, but devastating, love for Scotch whisky.
The author of A Clockwork Orange was almost as prolific with whisky and he was with the pen.
The four-time Oscar winner had a long and distinguished career – and a love for Famous Grouse.
The story of one of the great actors of Hollywood’s golden age – and his love of Scotch.
Britain’s first female Prime Minister, ‘The Iron Lady’, believed in whisky to give you energy.
Recalling the Queen’s late sister, a controversial figure noted for her love of The Famous Grouse.
Scotch featured heavily in the crime author’s works, including The Maltese Falcon and Red Harvest.
The Whisky Galore author was also a wartime spy for MI6 and a lover of classical music and cats.
America’s most loved singer had a colourful off-stage life, with Jack Daniel’s to the fore.
The Irishman’s work on continuous distillation transformed the world of Scotch whisky.
The man who owned five Islay distilleries, who was also a great agricultural moderniser.
A defining whisky experience led Hills to create the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
War, women and whisky: the story of Hugh Munro, early 19th-century Laird of Teaninich, has it all.
The man who founded Glenury Royal distillery – and who famously walked 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours.
Was the founder of Royal Brackla distillery really as arrogant and spiteful as we’re led to believe?
First lady of Laphroaig and much-loved on Islay, Bessie proved Scotch was not just a man’s world.
The farmworker’s son whose unique vision transformed the landscape of Scotch whisky distilleries.
The founder of the Irish whiskey dynasty was a Presbyterian born in Alloa, Scotland.
The life of the determined creator of Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Scotch’s biggest family business.
The ‘Whisky Baron’ overcame ill-health to create some of Scotch’s most successful blends.
The little-known story of the man who wrote one of Scotch whisky’s most important books.
The leading Scottish literary figure was an exciseman before his writing career took off.
The globe-trotting extrovert and born salesman was one of Scotch’s most colourful characters.
The whisky merchant that left an indelible mark on Edinburgh is enjoying a modern revival.
Delve into the life of the forgotten hero behind the Craigellachie distillery, hotel and village.
The life of a Laphroaig lover – and the difficulties of building such a huge collection today.
The Chinese collector credits Richard Paterson for his love of Dalmore’s single malts.
The Whiskyfun man talks through his abiding passion for the enigmatic drams of Clynelish and Brora.
For nearly two decades, the closed distillery has been a fascination for the Dutchman.