The power of Sherry cask provenance
More attention needs paying to the provenance of Sherry casks, says Dave Broom.
More attention needs paying to the provenance of Sherry casks, says Dave Broom.
How long does it take to make a whisky cask? More than 200 years, as Richard Woodard discovers.
The wood used to age whisky adds to its story, says Richard Woodard, but let’s get our facts right.
Whisky and beer share common ingredients and flavours, so why aren’t there more collaborations?
Dave Broom reports from Japan on the challenges facing the country’s whisky industry.
Attempts to ‘simplify’ Scotch whisky are only complicating it further, says Becky Paskin.
Johnnie Walker has a new expression, finished in rye casks. One question, says Dave Broom: why?
Does Scotch single malt’s absence from a leading bar show speak volumes about cocktail snobbery?
Fèis Ìle 2019 reminded Dave Broom that ‘whisky island’ is always changing.
It’s the same premise as a gin and tonic, so why the resistance to Highballs, asks Dave Broom?
Diageo’s Harry Potter-esque innovations aren’t all that far-fetched, says Dave Broom.
Whisky has the power to transport us through time, but it’s a matter of chance, says Dave Broom.
A visit to Cognac reminds Richard Woodard that ‘single’ malts aren’t quite what they seem.
In a world awash with whisky, warns Dave Broom, there’s no place for lazy innovation.
Car park tastings, a bat cave, the shadowy hand of the whisky maker and the weird ways of wood.
The spring chill at the start of this year’s festival can’t mask the gathering’s huge warmth.
The construction and early life of the Islay distillery is part cautionary tale, part inspiration.
Cult bottles spark furious bidding wars and soaring prices. But just who is being greedy here?
American whiskey sales are buoyant; blended Scotch sales less so. But there’s a silver lining…
A complicated trek to Islay reiterates what the whisky festival is all about to Dave Broom.
At a time when consumers clamour for more information about whisky, why does the law forbid it?
While mostly ignored by malt aficionados, whisky regions are still important indicators of flavour.
The momentum of progress embodies the story of human evolution, but is it a one-way street?
Whisky shows are no longer the sole preserve of Scotch – or indeed whisky – finds Dave Broom.
Scotland’s native oak must be nurtured if it’s to be used for whisky-making, says Dave Broom.
Carlsberg probably isn’t the world’s best, says Dave Broom, but can anything really be?
Time among the vines in Champagne reminds Richard Woodard of grain’s vital importance.
Three recent releases prompt thoughts on the quest for true value in Scotch whisky.
As art and music converge, there are links with how we appreciate whisky, says Dave Broom.
SWA-approved, ‘Scottish-style’ single malt produced in Mount Vernon, Virginia? Surely some mistake…
Rare Scotch whisky has moved out of the reach of many, but there’s still pleasure to be had.
Dave Broom finds much to celebrate in the diverse whiskies of Australia and New Zealand.
A 75-year-old Mortlach raises questions of perceived identity, character and the passage of time.
Another high-quality option just made the whisky world that bit more exciting, says Dave Broom.
A sojourn on Islay prompts a further exploration of the topic of barley and its impact on whisky.
Scotch remains the whisky role model – but there’s competition. What can Japan teach the industry?
A mysterious algorithm conjures a link between the transparency-loving blender and psychedelia.
In whisky as in football, says Richard Woodard, it’s best to keep our expectations low.
Macallan’s 72 Year Old has Dave Broom wondering if some whisky is deserving of a high price.
Oslo and Singapore may differ in climate but their whisky messages are the same, says Dave Broom.
A new project promises to delve deep into the island’s history – with Scotch footing the bill.
Originality needn’t depend on ripping up the rulebook, according to Richard Woodard.
Rarity has many facets, writes Dave Broom, including the decision to share the rare.
Large or small, new whisky ventures can be capricious creatures, says Richard Woodard.
When whisky has a compelling tale to tell, says Richard Woodard, we should all lend an ear.
Dave Broom ponders the relationship between Sherry and Scotch whisky in sunny Spain.
Like fine wine, great whisky comes from a willingness to make mistakes, says Richard Woodard.
Some thoughts on William S Burroughs, ‘junk’, freewill and the modern Scotch whisky industry.
Do you think the regulations governing Scotch whisky are too tough? Be careful what you wish for…
Listen to ‘expert’ advice but trust your own instincts when tasting whisky, urges Dave Broom.
Whisky bars should take inspiration from coffee shops when designing menus, says Becky Paskin.
Flavour and efficiency are not enemies; embrace the evolution of barley, says Dave Broom.
Compass Box has revealed its hand: transparency’s ‘Third Option’. And now? Over to the industry…
There’s no problem categorising whisky flavour profiles, but have we been doing it the right way?
We should consider whisky in the same way Denis ‘The Madness’ McQuade approached football.
The fun and games at Spirit of Speyside are a sign whisky’s becoming more relaxed, says Dave Broom.
Looking back at this year’s sun-filled festival – the good, the bad and the downright odd.
When is a fake not a fake? Dave Broom tells a tangled tale of a 1977 bottle of Highland Park.
Whisky, like music, has the power to evoke a visceral response in us, writes Dave Broom.
A day on the Norfolk Broads reminds Richard Woodard not to neglect familiar whiskies.
Danish creativity reminds Dave Broom that the course of whisky innovation never has run smooth.
Dave Broom reflects on the focus on local ingredients at the Tokyo International Bar Show.
Innovation is rife around the whisky world, from Midleton to Hakushu. Where does that leave Scotch?
With Port Ellen, Brora and Rosebank set to reopen, Dave Broom looks at the broader context.
If age is only a number, no age whisky is a can of worms. Dave Broom reaches for the tin opener.
Bottle flipping has new whisky distilleries trapped in a Catch-22, Dave Broom discovers.
Whisky Speed Dating reminds Becky Paskin why knowledge sharing is so vital in innovation.
Grain plants may lack the romance of single malt distilleries, but that doesn’t make them dull.
The ‘safe’ revamp of Glenrothes represents a lost opportunity, says Richard Woodard.
China’s thirst for Scotch is being driven by single malts, not blends, finds Dave Broom.
Whisky must adopt a different approach to tap China’s market potential, writes Dave Broom.
Gin is hot – and Scottish distillers are cashing in. But the links between the two spirits run deep…
The global bartending competition has placed Scotch flavour at its heart, writes Dave Broom.
Be selective about your whisky-drinking moments for optimum cheer, and have a very Merry Christmas.
In the face of controversy and stock shortages, Japanese whisky is reawakening, says Dave Broom.
Maybe if we treat blends as ‘special’, says Richard Woodard, that’s just what they’ll become.
Independent bottlers: how can they survive and thrive in today's Scotch whisky industry?
An innovative Irish whiskey project opens up a new world of traceability and flavour profiles.
Difficult times can emphasise the resilience of whisky and humanity, writes Dave Broom.
Dave Broom has plenty of advice to share, from tastings and transportation, to kilts and pants.
All branches of the drinks trade are now aiming at common goals, says Dave Broom.
It’s taken Kilchoman more than 13 seconds, but a measured approach like Conor McGregor’s is working.
Whisky produced in the ‘Golden Age’ wasn’t always better, says Dave Broom, just different.
The ending of Diageo’s Masters of Whisky programme will damage Scotch as a whole, says Dave Broom.
If you’re buying whisky at auction it will pay to do your own research, says Dave Broom.
Glasgow’s past is inextricably linked with Scotch – but you wouldn’t necessarily know that today.
To many whisky lovers, a silent distillery is a lost treasure. But is that the whole story?
Dave Broom acquires a new t-shirt, and with it a sudden realisation of time passing.
Does yeast matter in Scotch? Most distillers would say no – but their US colleagues might disagree.
As you scan the eager faces of a masterclass audience, just how much are they taking in?
Greatness sometimes comes from a willingness to make mistakes, says Richard Woodard.
An undefined term and a path toward too much choice will complicate an already complex industry.
These are the trends shaping the whisky industry, according to producers, writes Becky Paskin.
The simple pleasures make this life blessed: the right music, the right room, the right whisky.
If Scotch whisky could make a New Year resolution for 2016, what should it be? A few thoughts…
Whisky has become a commodity to be traded and make a few speculators some money.
Glenfiddich’s Bourbonisation is a risky but crafty plot to lure Bourbon drinkers, says Becky Paskin.
Blade Runner 2049 has Dave Broom questioning the reliability of aroma memories.
A rose-tinted view of Scotch’s ‘outlaw’ history is pure marketing BS, says Dave Broom.
A poorly worded press release has Dave Broom considering Scotch whisky’s individuality.
Whisky innovation doesn’t necessitate radical changes, writes Dave Broom.
With 20-plus distilleries making whisky in England, Richard Woodard ponders a question of identity.
Whisky can’t improve, says Dave Broom, if it’s focused solely on efficiency and tradition.
Swanky visitor centres are no substitute for inspiration and imagination, says Richard Woodard.
Long-haul flights prompt reflections on what it is to be Scottish – and what it is to be Scotch.
A discriminatory Dutch nightclub reminds Becky Paskin why whisky must be more inclusive.
Aaron Sorkin’s political drama, Johnnie Walker Blue Label and the persistence of marketing messages.
The enigmatic director can teach us a thing or two about whisky tastings, says Richard Woodard.
A jaunt around New York uncovers a forgotten Scotch cocktail classic that’s due a revival.
As the world faces a huge climate challenge, whisky has a role to play, says Dave Broom.
Whisky shows should be for everyone, not just those who can afford them.
What do Lidl’s cut-price whiskies have in common with Diageo’s latest batch of collectors’ items?
Bagpiper, McDowell’s and the SWA acting as ‘cultural shock troops’. Where will it all end?
Love, like whisky, shouldn’t be shared on just one day a year, writes Becky Paskin.
Dave Broom deliberates the symbolic meaning behind gifting a quaich to the new US President.
They serve a purpose, says Dave Broom, but discourage us from exploring the wider world.
Sometimes too much choice makes it hard to see the wood for the trees, says Dave Broom.
Pure Scot’s ‘puerile’ Instagram posts look depressingly familiar, says Richard Woodard.
Rather than easing our fears, barriers only encourage them to multiply, says Richard Woodard.
In the first of a series of Speyside musings, Dave Broom packs his bags in a state of confusion.
As the sophistication of Russia’s doping programme is revealed, Scotch has a small part to play.
The mysterious story – and equally mysterious whisky – of one Corporal Mill.
The very best of whisky exists on a ‘higher level of bullshit’, writes Dave Broom.
Single malts must stay true to their local identity as they become global brands, says Dave Broom.
Jacques Tati, silo thinking and corporate fragmentation: why they matter to Scotch
Restless meanderings on irons and irony, kettles, espresso machines and hot water bottles.
In a joyless age, is whisky allowed to make us smile? Sober thoughts on booze and happiness.
The weirdest element of Whiskey Union is Diageo's departure from convention.
Planes, trains and automobiles as Dave Broom leaves County Cork for the pleasures of Port Ellen.
If whisky enthusiasts hate on NAS, caramel and grain, it’s only because they really love Scotch.
It’s glib, glitzy and plain bizarre, but does the £40k whisky watch have a deeper significance?
The tyranny of figures – and a further explanation of the scoring system used for our tasting notes.
Whisky has come a long way in Africa, but the journey into consumers’ hearts has only just begun.
Progressing the debate on transparency and Scotch whisky – and discussing what should happen next.
In the race to win over younger consumers, can a spoonful of sugar help the whisky go down?
And, according to Richard Woodard, most single malts shouldn’t even try.
For whisky fans and Hebridean seabirds alike, aromas evoke special memories, discovers Dave Broom.
When whisky enters the luxury sphere, says Richard Woodard, it should do so on its own terms.
As extraordinary whiskies become the preserve of a privileged few, how about spreading the love?
Gender-appropriate whisky has no place in a world devoted to fighting sexism, says Becky Paskin.
A trip to Israel reminds Dave Broom of our need to blend spices, tea, music – and whisky.
Richard Woodard vents his frustration at the legendary writer’s shortcomings.
In whisky as in art, says Dave Broom, we need to find space for our own interpretations.
In the quest for whisky information, says Dave Broom, never neglect the power of emotion.
Engaging with the world around you can help heighten your whisky experience, writes Dave Broom.
Dave Broom joined an expedition of whisky lovers on an icy mountain for an unusual launch.
A trip to Japan reminds Dave Broom how all our senses influence our appreciation of whisky.
Dave Broom is enraged upon reading a press release announcing the launch of Allt-a-Bhainne.
The knowledge and kindness Wallace Milroy afforded Dave Broom will be a lasting memory.
An evening immersed in the world of Cognac prompts more thoughts on age and transparency in Scotch.
An occasional series on whisky reminiscences begins with a tale of film, men and Scotch.
Outdated, sexist stereotyping will only deter the very demographic companies are seeking to attract.
Archives and a liquid Speyside ramble illustrate how the past persists and informs the present.
There are better places to build a new distillery, reckons Dave Broom. How about Tiree?
Reflecting on a busy Islay Festival 2018, Becky Paskin presents her ultimate survival guide.
Two great figures of Port and Scotch whisky, connected by their personal prejudices.
Has there ever been a more exciting time for whisky? Probably not, says Richard Woodard.
Brands have a duty to teach the whole truth, not just their own version, says Becky Paskin.
Deep in the Outer Hebrides, Dave Broom is awe-struck by a reminder of whisky’s ancient foundations.
Texture should play more prominence when describing whisky, writes Dave Broom.
In Scotch whisky and in the wider world, says Richard Woodard, nothing lasts forever.
The great sommelier proved you can combine ambition and drive with humility, says Richard Woodard.
Restaurant critic Jay Rayner gives Dave Broom food for thought on whisky writing.
Geopolitical risk and economic stagnation have hit Scotch’s export numbers. Is America the answer?
There’s a camaraderie building between Scotch and ‘other’ whiskies, says Dave Broom.
Dave Broom discusses changes to the way we score the whiskies we taste – and why words matter more.
Dave Broom discovers shifting sands in the culture of perfume making and asks what whisky can learn.
As the Winter Olympics dominates our TV screens, Dave Broom celebrates whisky’s vital role.
Dave Broom reflects on the shift in seasons, and maturation of the modern whisky drinker.
Dave Broom is impartial to chocolate eggs, but there are other ways to enjoy Easter.
The Speyside distillery is releasing varying ranges of single cask whiskies across the globe.
The seven single cask single malts have been matured for between 12 and 22 years.
Batch 16 of the Cask Bottling series features malts aged for between seven and 33 years.
The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk features vintages spanning five decades.
The Highland distillery’s sixth Cask Strength release is 100% matured in ex-Sherry casks.
The range features 14 Sherry cask-matured whiskies, plus one matured exclusively in a Port Pipe.
The Highland distillery has launched 14 single Sherry and Port cask-matured whiskies.
This second entry in the whisky’s Cask Series is a Sainsbury’s-only exclusive.
The new range of ‘everyday premium’ blends are designed to highlight cask character.
The cask strength eight-year-old limited release is Benromach’s first Sherry-matured peated malt.
The Speyside distillery has revealed the 17 bottlings to make up its 2018 single cask programme.
The 20-year-old single cask will celebrate 20 years since the distillery’s reopening.
The Speyside distillery’s series of single cask bottlings from the 1970s continues.
The brand’s experimental Blenders’ Batch Sherry Cask Finish debuts as a travel retail exclusive.
First single cask releases into the US celebrate distillery’s connection with luxury rail operator.
The ‘Last Cask’ concludes the John Walker range of ‘triple matured’ blended Scotch whiskies.
Three whiskies heralding from the same cask have been finished in different woods.
The private members club offers a selection of single casks priced at up to €450,000.
Bottles sold from the Prince’s cask of Royal Lochnagar 30 Year Old have so far raised £225,400.
The highland distillery’s new Spirit of Oak collection is a celebration of the Sherry cask.
The three single malts are taken from the final parcels of whisky distilled in 1984-6.
Whisky Illuminati’s Solaria series will explore how five single malts develop over four years.
The seventh annual release has been matured in Pedro Ximénez and oloroso Sherry casks.
The English whisky distillery will release its new malt matured in ex-Islay quarter casks.
The Taipei bar allows guests to select whiskies straight from casks lining the room.
The bottling is a marriage of four different casks including a ‘rare’ Pedro Ximénez Sherry butt.
The Aultmore, Craigellachie and Aberfeldy whiskies will be available in travel retail.
The launch coincides with the two-year anniversary of the distillery’s takeover by Billy Walker.
Dave Broom looks back at the now complete single malt collection’s ascent to cult whisky status.
The distillery’s new, limited edition whisky can only be found at Heathrow airport.
A single marsala hogshead laid down in 1998 has been bottled to celebrate the occasion.
The Islay distillery will debut a whisky matured in rejuvenated red wine hogsheads.
The distillery is celebrating the occasion with a commemorative whisky chosen by staff members.
HRH has requested the whisky, gifted to him upon a distillery visit, be bottled for charity.
A ‘rare’ whisky range has been launched in aid of a charity supported by HRH Prince Charles.
The single malt expression will now be released in batches to ‘enhance its collectability’.
Douglas Laing and Co. released the maritime blended malt to coincide with National Oyster Day.
The US bottler is also ‘removing all barriers’ to membership of its website from January.
Wemyss Malts kicks off its new whisky club with an exclusive 35-year-old Caol Ila.
The Speyside distillery is ‘pushing boundaries’ in a first for the Scotch whisky industry.
The new range of oak-aged gins was matured in casks sourced from five Scotch whisky regions.
The distillery will launch a trio of 22-year-olds at the London airport’s Whisky Festival.
The Islay distillery collaborated with drum specialist Majetone and the Rhythm and Booze Project.
The third in the range of Anglo-Scotch blends has been finished in Portuguese hogsheads.
The distillery has added the limited edition expression to its stable of wine-influenced whiskies.
The whisky has been created with golf star Cristie Kerr ahead of the Women’s British Open.
The Speyside distillery has revealed a duo of ‘incredibly sweet’ wine-finished Taiwan exclusives.
Sample exclusive maturation experiments at the London Whisky Show with Scotchwhisky.com.
The ‘highly limited’ distillery-exclusive bottling has been finished in a Pedro Ximénez Sherry butt.
The final Vintner’s Trilogy single malt has spent more than half its life in a Port pipe.
The Black Label spin-off is available exclusively from Dufry travel retail stores.
The bottling made to celebrate this year’s World Whisky Day sold at a rate of 65 bottles a minute.
Unusual peated expression, aged for 14 years, will be exclusive to travel retail.
Glenrothes has refreshed its core NAS range with new names, liquid and a peated cask-matured whisky.
The Rum Riot expression from Ian Macleod Distillers is said to be ‘not for everyone’.
The Highlands distillery is selling newly-laid casks for £10,000 as a ‘luxury whisky investment’.
Glenfiddich and Macallan feature in auction house Dragon 8’s first Hong Kong sale this weekend.
The hand-built surfboards are the latest Beyond the Cask initiative from the single malt.
The new single malt offers ‘the ideal introduction’ to Sherry cask-matured whiskies.
The Beyond the Cask partnership with cycle maker Renovo claims to be a world’s first.
The Murray Marsala Cask Finish is the second in the collection to have a wine cask finish.
The range includes no-age-statement, 18-year-old and 19-year-old single cask whiskies.
The single cask collection starts with a 12-year-old Craigellachie ‘Fire’ bottling.
The Rare Collection Cask No. 20050 commemorates the tourist attraction’s 50th anniversary.
The island distillery is selling ‘more accessible’ small casks of its first single malt.
The Speyside distillery’s new rare cask range includes a 50-year-old malt priced at £4,500.
The series of cask-finished whiskies marks a ‘new chapter’ for the Highland single malt.
The £2k Glenfiddich Cask Collection Finest Solera is presented in a crystal Baccarat decanter.
Four single cask bottlings have been released by the whisky maker’s great-great-grandson.
The range of four single cask single malts will honour Scotland’s whisky islands.
The distillery cat is the latest ‘famous’ face honoured with a ‘Bottle Your Own’ cask.
The Speyside distillery has launched a Sherry cask-finished whisky as a permanent release.
The 16-year-old single cask whisky is available from the distillery for £650 a bottle.
More than 250 bottles of a private single cask bottling were taken, worth more than £38,000.
The independent bottler has revamped its range of single cask whiskies with four new decanters.
The cask strength expression is part-matured at Jameson’s old distillery in Dublin.
Four limited edition Old Particular single cask whiskies will be released throughout 2017.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Vaults Collection launches with two single cask malts.
Travellers to Heathrow will have the chance to buy the new single cask single malt whisky.
The £22,000, 60-year-old single cask single malt is the second in an ultra-rare series.
The single malt has been matured in a single European oak ex-Sherry cask.
The new interactive release from The Glenlivet contains no cask information, age or tasting notes.
The new releases include a dozen single cask BenRiachs, ranging from 16 to 40 years old.
The six-year-old single cask single malts were made at a ‘prominent distillery in Goa’.
Golden Decanters launches with a range of four single cask single malts priced at £7,250.
Douglas Laing’s single cask bottling is the second in a series honouring Scotland’s islands.
The 58-year-old single cask whisky is the distillery’s first commercial bottling in its history.
The Australian distillery is maturing a cask of whisky aboard a cruise liner.
The 50-year-old single cask single malt is the oldest whisky in the distillery’s current range.
The 21-year-old single cask whisky is the first in the bottler’s new Private Stock line-up.
The distillery will tailor its production process to help create its customers’ ideal whisky.
The single malt range has been created to ‘demystify’ Scotch with Sea Cask and Land Cask.
The first casks to be filled at the new Arran distillery are being offered for sale.
Rum Cask Finish, Wine Cask Blend and Espresso Roast whiskies join the brand’s experimental series.
The Speyside, Islay, Sherry cask and peated cask Scotch whiskies join The Classic Range.
The Dublin distillery has celebrated its recent opening with three new cask-finished whiskeys.
The Bordeaux wine cask-matured single malt joins the distillery’s Wood Finish range.
The owner of Torabhaig distillery has released two blended malts created using bespoke cask bills.
The 23-year-old Islay malt was filled into cask at a difficult time for the distillery.
The distillery has released a new single malt with no cask information or tasting notes.
The festive bottling from Douglas Laing is a cask-strength edition of the Islay blended malt.
The rum cask-finished Scotch whisky is the first in a new series of ‘innovative’ blends.
The single cask range marks the start of construction of Ardnahoe, Islay’s ninth whisky distillery.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has unveiled a 10-year-old Sherry cask-matured blended malt.
The 10-year-old Sherry cask-matured whisky is the distillery’s first in travel retail.
The island distillery’s Sherry Cask Collection is a ‘new signature style’ for the single malt.
The latest expression of The Glover features ‘a little more Sherry cask’ influence.
Priced at £2,000 per bottle, the single malt joins the Dewar’s Exceptional Cask Series.
The Moray distillery has launched Tamnavulin Double Cask in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
The Fife distillery has launched seven single cask single malts with various mash bills.
The whiskies, made at Lagg’s sister site in Lochranza, are all heavily-peated cask-finished malts.
The range of casks that can be used to age Scotch is now wider – but the rules remain tight.
The distillery’s ‘designer cask’ expression is back on the market with a limited release.
The 25-year-old travel retail exclusive was ‘finished’ for 15 years in an ex-Madeira cask.
The Speyside distillery steps into the spotlight with the first whiskies released by its new owners.
A behind-the-scenes look at the revamp of the world’s third most popular Scotch whisky.
The revered independent bottler will be remembered as a ‘legend’ of the whisky world.
The Islay malt joins a 64-year-old Glenlivet as part of G&M’s Private Collection range.
The luxury-focused Highland single malt’s 45-year-old bottling uses multiple cask types.
This small black box could be a game-changer in the fight against counterfeit whisky.
Recalling a year of shocks, surprises, new whiskies, fake bottles and controversy.
The end of Diageo’s educational programme signals a major change in philosophy for the company.
The 23-year-old single malt is the first in the Speyside distillery’s new Grand range.
Getting under the skin of Russia’s vast and potentially lethal black market in counterfeit spirits.
Two new companies – one in the UK, one in China – are opening a fresh chapter in whisky investment.
The latest moves on ‘Whisky Island’, including new, revived and expanding distilleries.
Commemorating the life of a proud son of Moray and one of Scotch whisky’s best-loved characters.
Counting down the big news items that made the headlines on Scotchwhisky.com this year.
The Speyside distillery has revealed the first two whiskies in its new experimental series.
A passionate advocate of Scotch single malt, his name will always be associated with a shop in Soho.
The lowdown on the ex-BenRiach MD’s surprisingly swift return to Scotch whisky.
Soaring growth in whisky tourism is paving the way for a new generation of Scotch distillery.
The challenges of building a £100m new distillery, by the man who came up with the idea.
The years to come could shed a new light on the dark early days of Scotch whisky making.
Scotch is experiencing an identity crisis. Why would it want to taste like Bourbon?
Distillers are coming up with ever more inventive ways of working with this tricky grain.
Get the full lowdown on three distillery projects earmarked for Jedburgh, Hawick and Peebles.
The biggest news items of the year, as featured on the pages of Scotchwhisky.com.
We delve further into the plans to revive the two cult distilleries after nearly 40 years.
Investigating the history of the 1926 single malts that sold for US$1m-plus at auction.
Now just an empty shell, the Falkirk distillery could be producing spirit within two years.
After the single malt’s revamp, has it found its place in the whisky world?
Special Releases pricing has soared in recent years – but how and why? Let’s crunch some numbers…
The ‘ultimate whisky troubleshooter’, he lent his expertise to distilleries all over the world.
After years of record-breaking increases, there are signs that the market may be softening.
With Scotch sales flat and difficulties in China, could 2017 be a year of change for Chivas?
The whisky was never designed specifically for women, its producer explains.
The limited edition triple cask-matured malt tees off in time for The Open’s 2019 return.
Media reports tell of a single malt Scotch whisky ‘drought’, but the facts tell a different story.
The new Islay single malt, matured in three different types of cask, is a travel retail exclusive.
Irish whiskey is resurgent, but are some of the new companies being economical with the truth?
Rye’s return in Scotland after a long gap marks the latest chapter in a chequered history.
Once touted as Islay’s ninth whisky distillery, here’s the full story behind Gartbreck.
Incidents like the recent Jim Beam warehouse fire can have a huge environmental impact.
It’s the quintessential Irish whiskey style, but should its production rules be revised?
Scotch whisky exports bounced back last year, thanks largely to single malt and the US market.
Under new owner Lalique, the team at the Perthshire distillery has a familiar look.
With poor ferry links and crumbling roads, ‘whisky island’ faces a number of challenges.
As Diageo’s whisky sales rebound, we identify six factors shaping the resurgence.
The number one Scotch whisky brand’s new platform aims to add a little happiness to the mix.
Diageo’s Indian whisky brands have had their export wings trimmed – but does the deal go far enough?
Assessing the pros and cons of being part of the European Union for the Scotch whisky industry.
No industry appetite for change, says John Glaser – but he still believes that change will come.
From managing Cardhu to his pioneering ambassadorial work, a great Scotch whisky character recalled.
What does the striking new look and range rethink say about the modern face of single malt?
As auction prices soar, does whisky’s secondary market have a serious counterfeit problem?
After three consecutive years of shipment declines, where does the industry go from here?
The murky waters of auctioning whisky labels is not only unclear, it’s unregulated too.
Diageo’s experimental Whiskey Union concept is fundamental to the group’s Scotch growth strategy.
Scotchwhisky.com may only have been in operation for three months, but what a year it’s been.
The changes are part of Diageo’s £150m plans to overhaul distillery tourism facilities.
The distilleries will release 19- and 22-year-old Sherried whiskies as 2019’s festival exclusives.
Task force looked at ways to reform Scotch whisky’s strict production rules, says report.
Glen Moray has used Rhum Agricole casks to finish its latest ‘curiosity’ single malt.
The distillery’s new releases include a 25-year-old partially matured in ex-rum casks.
The Speyside distillery has finished its whisky in a variety of casks, including rye and Port.
The whisky writer has selected 21 single casks to mark the Society's 35th anniversary.
New Craigellachie, Bunnahabhain and Glengoyne single casks celebrate the upcoming Year of the Pig.
The latest addition in Glenfiddich’s Experimental Series has been finished in icewine casks.
The three single malts are finished in tawny Port casks sourced from Graham’s.
The boutique distillery’s second single malt release is now available to purchase online.
The change allows distillers to use a variety of casks, including ex-Tequila and Calvados.
The vintage builds on the Speyside distillery’s 20th anniversary malt releases.
The ‘super-premium’ series is an addition to the bottler’s Xtra Old Particular range.
The new limited editions have been finished in Caribbean rum and Amontillado Sherry casks.
The Highland distillery will release three new single malts inspired by King Alexander III.
The 45-year-old single malt launches a series linked to Scottish myths and legends.
The Islay distillery’s Sherry-influenced malt will form part of Kilchoman’s core portfolio.
The high-strength Madeira-finished blended malt is adorned with a label echoing Madeiran art.
Jamieson’s Jigger Edition celebrates the 44-year career of cooper Michael Jamieson.
Isle of Arran Distillers’ second venture on the island is now producing a ‘heavily peated’ spirit.
Part of the brand’s experimental range, the latest blend is made up of more than 200 whiskies.
The 40-year-old single grain is the company’s second 70th anniversary bottling.
NAS single malt Quintessence, finished in five Californian red wine casks, will be priced at £1,000.
Young people in the Highlands are being given maturing casks to pay for higher education.
The release is the first from Glenmorangie to be matured in Côte-Rôtie red wine casks.
The mystery Islay malt is fully matured in Sherry casks and said to taste of ‘barbecued banana’.
Introducing Ballantine’s Hard Fired, a smoky, ‘masculine’ Scotch finished in extra-charred casks.
Three casks of Kininvie’s first run are released as the distillery continues its luxury strategy.
The indie bottler is mothballing its Whisky Jewbilee events to focus on international expansion.
The new bottling has been created by some of Glasgow’s top bartenders and spirits experts.
The second instalment in the Sherry-finished series is the distillery’s oldest official release.
The Scotch brand has created a bespoke line of sunglasses fashioned out of used whisky casks.
The whisky, targeted at a ‘new generation of drinker’, has been finished in ex-Cognac casks.
The ninth release in the limited edition series has been aged fully in ex-rye whiskey casks.
The bottler has revealed two 33- and 44-year-old malts in the range’s redesigned packaging.
The 18-year-old single malt completes a three-whisky range celebrating Jura’s community spirit.
The Banchory-based distillery will produce just 100 casks of whisky before closing for good.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society reveals new Speyside and Islay whiskies to be released next month.
The Islay distillery’s two festival bottlings are Sherry and Spanish oak-finished malts.
Almost 500 rare whiskies and nine casks will be offered for sale by Sotheby’s later this month.
The Speyside distillery is releasing six single casks ahead of its core range launch.
The peated single malt is the latest expression to join Glenfiddich’s Experimental Series.
The English distillery’s new expression has been aged in its founder’s ‘favourite’ STR wine casks.
The Highland distillery has finished its latest single malt in Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine casks.
The Highland distillery’s new single malt has been aged for 25 years in Sherry casks.
The new single malt has been aged in acacia casks, a first for the distillery.
A blend of Clynelish and Caol Ila, the whisky is a follow-up to the ground breaking Eleuthera.
The peated whisky brand from Tomatin is now exploring ‘innovative’ combinations of casks.
Television spot for single malt’s new range aims to break conventions in whisky advertising.
The Islay distillery is launching three single malts, all of which have been finished in wine casks.
Owner Berry Bros & Rudd has finished the 1992 vintage in various wine, Port and rum casks.
Matured in Black Sea oak casks, the single malt is named after a legendary sea demon.
Milsean – Gaelic for ‘sweet things’ – is extra-matured in heavily toasted Portuguese red wine casks.
From the Scots Gaelic for ‘baked’, the single malt was extra-matured in Madeira wine casks.
The peated and unpeated single malts have matured in a range of smaller octave casks.
The 16-year-old single malt whisky has been part-matured in Rioja-seasoned wine casks.
The Lowlands distillery’s new whisky has been finished in ex-red wine casks for up to three years.
Actor Gerard Butler is the latest famous face to be part of Glenturret’s ‘Bottle Your Own’ series.
The two single malts are the first Speyside releases from the rare spirits specialist.
The latest whisky to join Glenmorangie’s Legends Collection is inspired by ancient wines.
The sector’s net annual contribution of £3.8bn to UK trade makes case for duty cut, says SWA.
The oldest globally available release from Talisker is the first in a new Sherry-inspired range.
The independent bottler is launching a new blended malt finished in Madeira casks.
The warehouse, containing 45,000 casks of maturing whiskey, was completely destroyed in the blaze.
The proceeds from the sale of bottle number one will be donated to Islay Heritage.
The first single malt whisky from Annandale distillery for 99 years has been bottled.
The 27-year-old limited edition malt has been matured in ex-PX and oloroso Sherry casks.
A 1964 Bowmore, which sold for £31,000, was the highest earner at this year’s Distillers’ Auction.
The expression is said to offer drinkers an ‘accessible’ Sherry-finished single malt.
The Islay distillery has unveiled two expressions finished in brandy and Sherry casks.
The Speyside distillery has matured its latest release in ‘exceptionally rare’ ex-oloroso casks.
The Fife distillery’s spirit, aged three years on 23 March, is now officially Scotch whisky.
A 16- and 21-year-old single malt are new additions to Aberfeldy’s travel retail range.
New 15-year-old limited release has been matured exclusively in refill Port casks.
Finished in Cognac casks, the new blended Scotch is designed for ‘high-energy celebrations.
Swimmers take to Islay’s waters to create a blended malt that will be sold for charity.
The Islay distillery will add two more stills in a bid to cash in on the buoyant malts market.
The Glenlivet Captain’s Reserve is said to be the first major single malt finished in Cognac casks.
Counterfeit bottle caps case represents a number of legal firsts, the organisation says.
The triple-matured, triple-distilled expression is said to be ‘a fresh take’ on Jameson.
This year’s Ardbeg Day release is the distillery’s first whisky finished in ex-rum casks.
Scottish court ruling questioned by Scotch Whisky Association as case goes to UK Supreme Court.
Islay distillery publishes the detailed recipe for ‘The Classic Laddie’ expression on its website.
The annual limited edition release is available exclusively at the distillery on Islay.
Aged in three different casks, the latest release from the Highland distillery will cost £3,500.
The single malt expression becomes the Highland distillery’s oldest release to date.
Just 184 bottles of 30-year-old Royal Lochnagar gifted to Prince Charles are to be sold.
Distilled in 1948, the Glen Grant is thought to be the distillery’s oldest whisky ever bottled.
Only 6,000 bottles of the new single malt expression will be available each year.
Chivas Extra 13 is decorated with ‘iconic images of Americana’ and inspired by Prohibition.
The expression returns as part of the Speyside distillery’s core range after a three-year absence.
The whisky is the sixth release from Balvenie’s eponymous marrying tun.
The first Scotch whisky to feature glacial iceberg water is being auctioned for charity.
The 2018 collection features malts from Bunnahabhain, Deanston, Tobermory and Ledaig.
The Islay distillery's anniversary bottling pays homage to its past and present distillers.
The three bespoke whiskies have been designed to pair with BrewDog’s beers.
The warehouse demolition is the final chapter in the story of the Peterhead distillery.
A 21-year-old matured in refill and recharred casks celebrates the festival’s 21st anniversary.
The Lowland distillery will bottle its first malt more than a decade after it was founded.
For the first time, Port Ellen and Brora are absent from Diageo’s annual Special Releases.
Members can try some of the first whiskies created by the London-based distillery.
The highly anticipated but ‘worst kept secret in malts’ is revealed months ahead of release.
Two new whisky releases are part of a competition to win a bottle of Tobermory 42-year-old.
Scotch returns to the podium in this year’s rundown, but an American rye is Whisky of the Year.
Further debate on transparency is needed, say SWA members, following our open letter on the issue.
The colour-focused line-up is cut as part of a rethink of the single malt’s portfolio.
Each of the 12 varieties matches a different Scotch Malt Whisky Society whisky flavour profile.
A rare 27-year-old expression from the extinct Lowland distillery is limited to 500 bottles.
Highland distillery Tomatin unveils a £2,000 1972 single malt, alongside innovative whisky tea.
The new range includes four Islay, Highland, Lowland and Speyside blended malts and blends.
The independent bottler is releasing a number of limited-edition whiskies to celebrate.
For the first time, visitors can explore the distillery and buy exclusive whiskies.
Jim Murray has named an American whiskey as ‘whisky of the year’ for three years running.
The revitalised distillery has added a new virgin oak-aged blend to its roster.
Colonel EH Taylor Four Grain is World Whisky of the Year, ahead of Redbreast and Glen Grant.
The 28 Queen Street venue closes temporarily while it undergoes a £300,000 renovation project.
The Soho whisky specialist has undergone its first rebranding in more than 50 years.
Changes include the renaming of the flagship blend and the launch of three new expressions.
Samaroli was known for his ‘legendary’ bottlings, which are among the most coveted in the world.
UK whisky auction sales have ‘never been stronger’, a report has revealed.
The 17-year-old single malt, aged in American oak, marks the coming of spring and summer.
The new whiskies in Benromach’s Heritage collection have been aged for more than 40 years.
The Lagavulin manager will leave her post to bring the cult Islay malt back into production.
Method & Madness’ latest releases include a single pot still whiskey finished in cherry wood.
The cocktail and spirits menu will highlight how European flavours have influenced Scottish produce.
The English distillery has unveiled the first of its Whiskymaker’s Reserve expressions.
The airline has partnered with InchDairnie to create a commemorative centenary whisky.
The Highland single malt marks master distiller Richard Paterson’s 50 years in whisky.
Members of the Lowlands distillery’s new Founders’ Club will be first to taste its whisky in 2018.
The company has launched its first bottles but is yet to build a distillery in Raasay or the south.
The distillery has collaborated with men’s fashion label Kestin Hare on the new range.
The Highland distillery’s new range celebrates its influential people and history.
The pair of 21-year-old whiskies reflect the distillery’s Atlantic island origins.
Whyte & Mackay’s innovation arm is introducing Quartermaster and a 20-year-old Speyside malt.
Diageo’s new NAS Talisker release underpins its goal to become largest malt retailer in GTR by 2018.
The 160-year-old Scotch brand is being relaunched by the founder’s great-great-grandson.
The travel retail range will explore the blended Scotch’s core flavour characteristics.
Fewer than 6,000 bottles of the 30-year-old’s second edition have been released.
Scottish companies can ‘learn a lot’ from the Scotch whisky industry’s environmental strategy.
The Speyside distillery continues its luxury collection with five whiskies priced at £20,000.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society and Dr. Adam Moore give 120 people the chance to drink for science.
The bottle of Private Collection Glenlivet 1943 surpassed its initial £30,000-£40,000 estimate.
Macallan Edition No 2 celebrates distillery’s collaboration with restaurant El Celler de Can Roca.
The Glenlivet is celebrating Dubai Duty Free’s anniversary with a ‘precious’ new edition.
A bottle of the Prince’s Royal Lochnagar 30 Year Old expression was auctioned for charity.
The first entry in the Paragon of Time Collection is the distillery’s oldest release yet.
Only 94 bottles of the oldest whisky from the ‘Beast of Dufftown’ have been released.
The distillery’s owners will use funds from the campaign to move production to a new, larger site.
The five whiskies are priced at £57,000, including the distillery’s oldest release to date.
The Fife-based plant uses a number of techniques aimed at giving maximum spirit flexibility.
The technology enables shoppers to trace the whisky from ‘source to store’.
Signed by the President-elect himself, the whisky is expected to sell for more than £2,500.
The 57-year-old malts, priced at £30,000 a pair, are the oldest Longmorn releases to date.
The Scotch industry has donated rare and vintage whiskies to fund the Beatson Cancer Charity.
The online sale of rare bottles donated by the industry will help fund the Beatson Cancer Charity.
The Isle of Lewis distillery has unveiled its oldest expression to date.
The latest in the limited edition series showcases the ‘uniquely bold’ colour of Macallan’s whisky.
The 2018 limited release line-up is completed by a blend of six coastal single malts.
The retailer’s new flagship store in London’s Covent Garden features a dedicated whisky room.
Whiskies printed with ink only visible under UV light will be launched at the London show.
Only 150 bottles of The Glenlivet Winchester Collection’s third expression have been made.
One of the first bottles of whisky to be distilled at the distillery is to be auctioned this week.
The event will showcase four of the region’s distilleries and its ‘spectacular’ whisky trail.
The single malt collection is inspired by the elements wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
Proceeds from the auction of the special bottle will help fight food waste and poverty.
Dornoch Castle Hotel owners seek crowd funding to kick start build of new Highlands distillery.
The highly regarded 30-year-old single malt originally retailed for only £80.
The 1943 bottling by Gordon & MacPhail is set to sell for over £30,000.
The vintage relaunch comes six years after the 1995 bottling was initially released.
Two new limited editions will raise money for F1 driver David Coulthard’s local charities.
One of Scotland’s smallest distilleries will hand-deliver bottle 001 to the highest bidder.
Wolfburn Aurora is an NAS single malt from Scotland’s most northerly mainland distillery.
The first 100 bottles of Scotch whisky from the microdistillery have been sold at auction.
The 1972 bottling, aged 44 years, almost doubled its pre-auction estimate.
The £30,000 bottling is claimed to be one of the rarest single malts in the world.
Two new duty free exclusive whiskies will form part of the firm’s core travel retail range.
Glen Garioch 1967 bottling marks company’s first foray outside the world of blended Scotch.
The first single malt from Daftmill distillery will be sold in a randomly allocated ballot.
The first whisky to be distilled in St Andrews for nearly 160 years earns £7,100 at auction.
Isle of Arran Distillers has created a ‘new identity’ for its Lochranza site’s core range.
The island whisky distillery has started operations this week ahead of its official opening.
The low-priced aged single malt forms part of Aldi’s Christmas spirits range.
The 19th-century brand has been resurrected ahead of plans for a new Edinburgh distillery.
The third expression of The Balvenie Tun 1509 is being released in global markets this July.
The Islay distillery’s annual Friends of Laphroaig whisky is a triple-matured release.
Guests can enjoy a tutored nosing and tasting session of different whiskies from around the world.
A new blend from the makers of the Glover combines Scotch with whisky from Indian distiller Amrut.
Only 768 bottles of limited edition Half-Century Blend will be available to purchase.
The single malt release – named One And All – celebrates the island community.
The Speyside distillery has partnered with master perfumer Roja Dove for a new single malt whisky.
New bottling aims to celebrate distillery’s two centuries of whisky-making knowledge and tradition.
Limited edition single malt whisky aims to celebrate Arran’s illicit whisky-making past.
Priced at £16,000, Tamdhu’s oldest ever release celebrates its 120th anniversary.
The rare 40-year-old single malt is limited to 750 bottles.
The Highland distillery has created a whisky to mark the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
Up to 270 bottles of the £200 Dalmore Distillery Exclusive Vintage 2000 are available.
Two new heavily peated expressions from Loch Lomond distillery have been released.
The new expression from the Kintyre distillery offers a ‘true taste of Campbeltown’.
Only 100 bottles of The Glenlivet Winchester Collection Vintage 1966 will be released globally.
Balvenie has unveiled the DCS Compendium – a collection of 25 whiskies valued at over £125,000.
The wrong whisky was filled into some bottles of the Speyside single malt series’ new Batch 4.
The line-up of four malts follows Billy Walker’s acquisition of the Speyside distillery.
Whisky.Auction will donate £200k from the sale of ‘exceptional’ whiskies to charity Plastic Oceans.
Only members of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society are now able to purchase bottlings.
The owner of Tomintoul distillery has released its oldest blended grain Scotch whisky.
Visitors can expect behind-the-scenes tours and one-off events at the whisky distilleries.
Designers are invited to create the artwork for a 24-year-old Springbank bottling.
The lost distillery’s Celestial Edition pays tribute to its pioneering former distillery manager.
From Balblair to Kilchoman, Scotland took five trophies and 427 medals in the annual contest.
France relaunch is society’s bridgehead to expand its activities across continental Europe.
Choice of 30 old and rare whiskies are first non-Society bottlings offered at Edinburgh bar.
Kaleidoscope at Devonshire Square in the City will be open to non-members of the society.
A range of single malt expressions will be offered alongside a variety of cheese pairings.
The Forres distillery has launched its second ever distillery exclusive.
The 26-year-old GlenDronach signed by the President-elect doubled its pre-sale estimate.
From the US to Asia and the Middle East, the event will offer up to 100 whiskies to taste.
The range includes 15 malts from Caperdonich, Longmorn, Glen Keith and Braes of Glenlivet.
The new blended Scotch range has been made using an ‘innovative four-step ageing process’.
Crown Royal takes top spot and Kentucky, Ireland and Japan share the spoils in the 2016 edition.
Bottle 1 of Genesis, the English distillery’s new single malt, breaks two world records.
The Lowland distillery’s first whisky will be sent exclusively to Founders’ Club members.
After a weekend as a Royal Mile Whiskies exclusive, the 21 Year Old is now getting a wider release.
The new single malt from Bruichladdich is part of its Octomore Eights Masterclass series.
Malts from St Magdalene and Dallas Dhu distilleries head up the bottler’s Summer Collection.
The indie bottler’s latest anniversary whisky contains malts from every region in Scotland.
Scapa distillery has released a single malt to commemorate the Battle of Jutland’s centenary.
The colourful new look for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s bottlings puts age and flavour first.
The distillery claims its 52-year-old Islay single malt will become a ‘legendary’ bottling.
The Balvenie Fifty: Marriage 0962 has been created from some of the distillery’s oldest stocks.
Tomatin 1971 is the first whisky release in the brand’s Warehouse 6 Collection.
The whisky from The Singleton’s Forgotten Drop series is the oldest ever released by the distillery.
The Highland distillery debuts Metal and Water, the final two whiskies in the series.
The new 28-year-old peated single malt has been sourced from an unnamed distillery.
The 19-year-old single malt celebrates the reopening of the Speyside distillery in 1998.
The collection from the closed Japanese distillery has sold for over £750,000 in Hong Kong.
The Highland distillery has released 16- and 23-year-old travel retail-exclusive single malts.
Macallan’s whisky maker used his love of DJing house music to create the single malt.
The Orkney distillery will re-release the age statement for the first time in 10 years.
Compass Box is releasing a new Hedonism expression in honour of its female workforce.
The Private Cellar release contains ‘some of the last’ whisky laid down before Littlemill closed.
The complete set from 2001 to 2016 could fetch up to £25,000 at Bonhams in Edinburgh.
A 75-year-old bottling from Mortlach distillery is hailed as the world's 'most exclusive'.
Single malt fetches £68,500, breaking two records and almost doubling its pre-sale high estimate.
Launch of single malt’s second edition comes eight years after its initial release in 2009.
The release comes as the St Andrews distillery waits for its first single malt whisky to mature.
Only 106 bottles of the Highland single grain, priced at £2,400 each, will be released.
The Highland distillery will launch new 12-, 18- and 21-year-old whiskies in 2020.
The newly repackaged whiskey is the 34th annual release from the Irish distillery.
The 20-year-old single malt is the first in a range of whiskies paying homage to Arran’s landscape.
A signed 15-year-old bottling by Silvano Samaroli reached £61,000 at auction this week.
Dr Nick Savage will join the recently-revived Lowland distillery as its new master distiller.
Glen Scotia distillery has launched a campaign to celebrate the region’s whisky heritage.
The Lowland distillery’s new facility features a gallery, gift shop and tasting bar.
The 40-year-old single malt joins Macallan’s growing collection of vintage whiskies.
The first whisky in Macallan’s new duty free series is an exercise in ‘unconventional maturation’.
The London distillery is encouraging buyers to open and drink its debut whisky rather than flip it.
The yet-to-be-constructed distillery unveils its second limited edition blended malt.
Just eight whiskies will form the distiller’s annual Special Releases collection.
The first bottle of Kilchoman 10 Year Old whisky has sold at auction for £7,000.
More than 70 rare whiskies are for sale at the Worshipful Company of Distillers auction.
Three whiskies have been launched in partnership with golfers Colin Montgomerie and Paul Lawrie.
Strathearn distillery has become the first in Scotland to produce cider brandy.
Alwynne Gwilt, aka Miss Whisky, has joined the Glenfiddich and Balvenie producer’s prestige team.
The bottler removed detailed information about two new whiskies after contact from the SWA.
The Exciseman is the last of the three releases celebrating Arran’s whisky heritage.
The new range, exclusive to travel retail, includes four NAS single malt whiskies.
Blooming Gorse and Flaming Feast join the independent bottler’s Family Collection.
The Speyside distillery is launching a 10-year-old triple-distilled single malt whisky.
The Speyside distillery has claimed an Indian whisky company’s label is too similar to its own.
The Highland distillery has married two ‘incongruous’ malts for its latest vintage release.
Company marks campaign progress to date with the release of Enlightenment, a new blended malt.
The Sherried ‘firm favourite’ from Glengoyne distillery returns for a sixth outing.
The opening of Aberargie near Perth marks the Morrison family’s return to distilling.
The Campbeltown distillery is going on a Grand Tour of the world, starting with the UK.
Luxury hotel Vagabond Club’s new whisky bar offers over 1,000 ‘rare and award-winning’ whiskies.
The latest releases from the Speyside single malt will cost £5,400 and £82 respectively.
Plans to resurrect the cult Lowland single malt are awaiting approval by Falkirk Council.
The Speyside distillery has added a 21-year-old peated malt to its core range.
The Speyside distillery’s new single malt is finished in virgin oak for Bourbon-inspired sweetness.
Whisky is a key part of Fèis Ìle, an annual celebration of Gaelic history, poetry, song and dance.
The rock group’s anniversary blend will be sold alongside salvaged Whisky Galore! bottles.
Special 10-year-old bottling released to mark the fictional detective’s 30th anniversary.
The 1926 bottle with a label designed by Sir Peter Blake sold for US$843,200 in New York.
Annual blended malt releases will look at the various influences on whisky flavour.
The blended Islay malt is releasing its first age-stated expressions, starting with a 25-year-old.
The Lowland distillery has added a limited edition 10-year-old malt to its line-up.
The 16-year-old whisky is the second travel retail expression from the distillery.
Distilling has been revived at Bladnoch after an Australian businessman saved the Lowland site.
A device designed using nanotechnology can ‘taste’ the difference between whiskies.
The distillery has released the fourth annual expression in its NAS series.
The distillery map from the BBC’s Scotch! The Story of Whisky series will be auctioned for charity.
The much-anticipated heavily peated Balvenie single malt will be available globally from October.
The Islay distiller claims its publication of The Classic Laddie recipe next month is legal.
Islay’s ninth distillery is already producing a fruity, oily and heavily-peated spirit.
The 122-year-old bottler has overhauled its whisky ranges to appeal to modern whisky drinkers.
Music, whisky and vintage vinyl technology unite in the single malt’s 1940s recording booth.
Contestants explore ‘essential Islay’ on a three-day survival challenge hosted by the distillery.
Drinks by the Dram calendar contains 24 miniatures of some of the world’s most coveted whiskies.
A special ballot will decide who can buy the 24-year-old birthday bottling, priced at £1,494.
Latest addition to distillery’s Fine & Rare collection is priced at $10,000 a bottle.
The 50-year-old whisky was distilled in the year that Bowmore was first bottled as a single malt.
The 1920 malt is believed to be the oldest unopened bottle of Glenfarclas in existence.
The new blended whisky marks the 25th anniversary of the Chicago punk rock whisky bar.
Detailed information on the make-up of Port Charlotte Scottish Barley is now available online.
The new NAS single malt is the first permanent addition since Corryvreckan in 2009.
The penultimate DCS Compendium chapter features whiskies with ‘unexpected’ characteristics.
Golfers Colin Montgomerie and Darren Clarke have helped create the two new whiskies.
A selection of ‘exceptional’ whiskies have been sold to raise funds for environmental charities.
Two women have been accepted on Diageo’s four-year coopering apprenticeship in Scotland.
The limited festival edition is the oldest Octomore released by the Islay distillery.
The Port-matured whisky is a new limited release from the Highland distillery.
The Highland distillery is launching three new whiskies, including a lightly peated malt.
Lakes distillery has used whiskies from both sides of the border in a hybrid blended malt.
The ‘first whisky’ to be made in North Korea is set for release later this year.
First release from remote west coast distillery is too young to be classified as whisky.
Fèis Ìle release brings the Scotch whisky transparency debate to the Islay Festival.
Only 300 bottles of the third expression in the Warehouse 6 Collection have been made.
The team behind London’s Black Rock bar have launched a quirky new whisky subscription service.
A makeover for the Highlands distillery is the ‘final piece of the puzzle’ in reviving its identity.
Twelve Scotch whiskies from Loch Lomond Distillers are to go on sale in the US for the first time.
The discount retailer’s Christmas whiskies, all priced below £50, range in age from 22 to 34 years.
The blender has withdrawn its single grain brand after postponing plans for a Borders distillery.
Glenturret distillery, home to The Famous Grouse, has released a core range of single malt whiskies.
Twelve bartenders have created a single malt whisky designed to be mixed in cocktails.
The US$25,000 John Walker Masters’ Edition is the oldest expression released by the brand.
The Glaswegian blender’s new Whisky Works will focus on classic whiskies and modern experiments.
A blended Scotch has been created in honour of the English football club and its former manager.
The fourth edition of this exploration of the art of blending focuses on the ‘Mastery of Oak’.
The release honours the charity’s centenary and the bottler’s personal history with the RAF.
The island distillery is changing its entire range of whiskies as it moves in a new direction.
Dewar’s is ‘reinforcing its commitment to age statements’ with the launch of a 25-year-old blend.
Tomatin 50 Year Old is the Highland distillery’s oldest bottling to date.
The refurbishment will transform the distillery into a ‘world-class whisky destination’.
The spirit release highlights the distillery’s unusual 500-year-old chess connection.
Bowmore owner Beam Suntory has named its new master blender following Barrie’s exit in February.
The Speyside distillery’s new owner plans to release ‘affordable, premium quality’ malts.
The Fife distillery has released the first in a new series marking Scotland’s patron saint.
Limited edition single malt whisky celebrates James MacTaggart’s 10 years at Arran.
The bottle, hand-painted by Irish artist Michael Dillon, fetched £1.2m at auction in London.
The 60-year-old single malt, distilled in 1926, is expected to sell for up to £700,000.
The 54-bottle set from the closed Japanese distillery could fetch up to HK$6m at auction.
The Fife distillery has become the ‘first’ in over a century to use oats to make Scotch whisky.
Glen Moray’s distillery manager is set to join Ireland’s Dingle distillery in October.
The distillery will be sharing every bottle of its new malt with whisky lovers, without charge.
The 36-year-old single malt has been created in homage of the rare Bowmore Sea Dragon.
Deeside Brewery in Aberdeenshire has begun distilling an experimental style of Scotch whisky.
Building work is now due to start at Islay’s ninth distillery in November.
The whisky map featured in BBC documentary Scotch! The Story of Whisky has been sold at auction.
The 1926 Macallan designed by the British pop artist achieved a high price at auction.
The Circle is a blended malt created by the winner of the blender’s first bartender programme.
ELLC’s London Rye is the capital’s second whisky to be released in over 100 years.
The latest in the Irish whiskey series contains some of the oldest liquid used so far.
A Swedish study has now provided a scientific basis for this long-held belief.
The Balvenie’s malt master, David Stewart, has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.
Three new Bladnoch single malts have been released to mark the rebirth of the Lowland distillery.
The Scotch Whisky Association has reached an ‘amicable resolution’ with the US distillery.
The YoCo Club wants to make Scotch whisky accessible to under-45s using a subscription-based model.
Ailsa Bay distillery’s first single malt bottling is a lesson in Scotch whisky innovation.
Kelsey McKechnie, 25, will be mentored by the longest-serving malt master in Scotch whisky.
The bottle of 60-year-old whisky, painted by artist Michael Dillon, will be auctioned next month.
The expansion will help the Islay distillery to experiment with yeast and barley varieties.
Detailed information on blend components will be available to consumers following new legal advice.
The Orkney single malt’s oldest release since 2010 is priced at US$15,000 a bottle.
Even more rare and ‘exceptional’ bottles have been added to Whisky.Auction’s charity auction.
A new £3m rare whisky investment fund has been established in China.
Kininvie’s first experimental whiskies include a rye, triple-distilled malt and single blend.
A collaboration with Steven Klein, the new expression is inspired by the concept of ‘time’.
Ncn’ean distillery near Oban is producing single malt whisky solely from organic barley.
The blended whisky brand is introducing a new series of experimental releases.
The Spanish wine-influenced blended malt joins the whisky maker’s permanent range.
The money will be used to build the distillery and visitor centre in Edinburgh.
Elixir Distillers’ plans include ‘underground’ warehousing, floor maltings and a rum still.
Bruichladdich and InchDairnie have run commercial distillations of pot still rye spirits.
The two no-age-statement single malts will both be available in global duty free stores by April.
The independent bottler has introduced age statements in a step ‘toward greater transparency’.
Bruichladdich’s former master distiller will shape the whisky of Islay’s newest distillery.
Bowmore’s master blender will join BenRiach Distillery Company in March.
Macallan has opened the first of several new prestige whisky shops in Dubai airport.
A ‘reinterpreted’ 16-year-old and a new 23-year-old will be released globally in 2017.
Created by the Craigellachie Hotel, the expression combines eight Speyside malts.
The range will include eight-year-old, 15-year-old and 40-year-old single malt whiskies.
Scapa Glansa is the second NAS single malt Scotch whisky from the island distillery this year.
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebratory bottling is expected to sell for between £8,000 and £9,000.
A new Edinburgh distillery has been designed as a visitor attraction to boost tourism.
Building work is now underway following a lengthy excavation process at the historical site.
Scotch producers claim government figures show ‘fairer’ taxes generate more revenue for economy.
Bartenders will be given the chance to create the brand’s 2017 limited edition single malt whisky.
Made with whisky from Scotland’s Glen Elgin and Macallan distilleries, plus India’s Amrut.
Inspired by a 150-year-long Glengoyne distillery tradition, only 3,138 bottles are being released.
The amount of rare Scotch whisky sold at UK auctions has hit a record high.
The opening marks the start of a new chapter for the luxury Speyside single malt.
A major research project is underway into yeast’s impact on the creation of whisky flavour.
New targets include switching 80% of primary energy supplies to renewable sources by 2050.
The collection has been designed to be mixed with spirits such as Scotch whisky or sipped neat.
Maureen Robinson curates the annual Special Releases for the world’s largest Scotch whisky group.
Glenrothes will conduct a study to see whether music affects how people taste whisky.
The new Highland distillery will feature two warehouses, a blending lab and a tasting lodge.
The single malt collection almost doubled its pre-sale estimate, selling for nearly HK$8m.
The renowned American whiskey maker has passed away unexpectedly in San Francisco.
He helped bring huge success to Glen Grant and Macallan in a career spanning five decades.
The second annual auction arranged by industry ambassadors will benefit Scottish charity the Ben.
Ardgowan Expedition is a 20-year-old blended malt containing whisky that has visited the South Pole.
John MacLellan, distillery manager of Kilchoman, has passed away following a battle with cancer.
The distillery ‘pays homage’ to its part owner by raising money for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal.
The UFC fighter has launched the Irish blend just weeks ahead of the sports’ ‘biggest-ever’ bout.
Bruichladdich’s Organic, Bere Barley and Islay Barley single malts welcome new expressions.
The new limited release commemorates the 25th anniversary of the DoubleWood 12-year-old.
The producer has infused its blend with botanicals for an ‘exciting and different’ spirit.
Fifth single malt of pioneering series, Black Bowmore 50 Year Old, priced at £16,000 a bottle.
The distillery will ship its inaugural single malt whisky in time for Christmas next year.
The distillery is launching a pop-up bar to celebrate its new limited edition Glenmorangie Spìos.
The Speyside distillery’s new entry-level expression is being gradually rolled out.
Tamdhu Ámbar and Gran Reserva are the distillery’s first foray into global travel retail.
Peated and triple-distilled whiskies will join the distillery’s unpeated 1770 single malt.
The collection includes eight single malts from Bunnahabhain, Deanston and Tobermory.
The Swedish distillery’s new Intelligens single malt was designed using artificial intelligence.
The Speyside distillery’s new expression is its third travel retail-exclusive release this year.
The third and final festive Scallywag expression has been released as a Black Friday surprise.
The 12-year-old blend was created with Angus Dundee to commemorate the jazz club’s 60th birthday.
Elixir Distillers has bottled the ‘deeply complex’ Karuizawa Ambassadors’ Collection for charity.
The whisky has been created to celebrate the Netflix film about the life of Robert the Bruce.
The first of only 70 luxury Royal Salute bottles will be gifted to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The Lowland distillery’s commemorative whisky will retail at £5,000 per bottle.
The Dufftown expression’s release also heralds a revamp of the brand’s entire core range.
The oldest whisky in the range debuts with a first batch of only 9,000 bottles.
The island’s sole distillery has been maturing its inaugural whisky since December 2015.
The Speyside distillery’s new ‘unrepeatable’ limited edition has been made using now-retired stills.
The single malt, distilled in 1999 and matured in 100% ex-Bourbon, is aimed at music lovers.
The 60-mile trip involves cycling and kayaking to every distillery on Islay and Jura in three days.
The Highland distillery has unveiled new releases of two vintage single malts.
The Lowland distillery will replace its original whisky with a new style of single malt.
The Lowland distillery has released its first widely-available whisky since opening in 2014.
The Scotch whisky blender’s unconventional new expression celebrates two ‘complementary’ spirits.
A 26-year-old single malt whisky celebrates the distillery’s collaboration with Søren Solkær.
The distillery’s new whisky is its first permanent age-stated malt in almost 20 years.
The Scotch whisky industry could risk losing its legal protections abroad without a clear direction.
The former owner’s legacy will be remembered with 15 new single malts presented as chapters.
The new releases include ‘spirit drink’ Stranger & Stranger and blended malt whisky Juveniles.
The distillery has launched a new flagship whisky and a gin as it prepares to restart production.
Whisky’s three-year minimum maturation period should be scrapped, according to US report.
He made the journey from Lincolnshire to Wick for a distillery tour and a bottle of 12-year-old.
The Edinburgh experience is designed to be ‘one of the greatest whisky attractions in the world’.
The distilleries’ visitor centres are to be overhauled as part of Diageo’s ambitious tourism plans.
Business is booming for whisky tourism, as Diageo’s visitor centres see a rise of over 15%.
Festival-goers will again hunt for hidden caches of whisky across Speyside this May.
Buy a ticket for the charity raffle and you could win over £2,000 worth of whisky.
The £5,000 bottles of blended Scotch whisky will be given away as part of a competition.
The new £250 expression was launched at this week’s Campbeltown Malts Festival.
Collectivum XXVIII features spirit from all 28 of the company’s active malt distilleries.
The releases include Phenomenology and No Name, the company’s peatiest whisky to date.
Islay distillery plans could be scuppered by row between Jean Donnay and Hunter Laing.
The Thurso distillery has launched the third edition of its small batch single malt line.
The Lowland distillery at Fife’s historic landmark is set to begin its first distillation.
Tenth release from the rare spirits bottler underwent three-part maturation process.
The 12 Pointer is one of a series of only 12 bottles released by the distillery in 2002.
One of only 12 bottles released, The 12 Pointer almost doubled its pre-auction estimate.
Do Scotch whisky producers want a rule change to allow greater transparency for the consumer?
Seven Scotch whisky distilleries have been condemned for their failure to meet pollution guidelines.
The £800 single malt is a vatting of five different vintages, dating back to 1978.
Matured for 52 years, the single malt is the third whisky to be added to the series.
The four heavily peated malts from Bruichladdich include the youngest Octomore so far.
The first in a new series of bottlings from the lost Islay distillery is a 39-year-old malt.
Construction work at the R&B Distillers facility at Borodale House is due to begin in April.
Fewer than 500 bottles of the Sherry-matured Highland single malt will be available worldwide.
Islay distillery promises more open approach as thousands sign up to Compass Box campaign.
The US$9,000 single malt is billed as the ‘pinnacle’ of the distillery’s Sherry Oak range.
The £25,000 Speyside single malt whisky will be limited to only 200 bottles worldwide.
Volumes were down, value up as single malts continued their march in the first half of 2017.
Old Pulteney owner’s production investment is designed to underpin future international growth.
Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old is reserved for the Friends of Laphroaig collective.
The limited-edition single malt has spent five years in Portuguese Moscatel barriques.
The Islay single malt’s 21-year-old Committee release recalls its near-extinction in the 1990s.
This year’s limited edition Islay single malt recalls the ‘Summer of Love’ of the 1960s.
The whisky, called 1770, is the first of its kind produced in the city in over 100 years.
The Islay single malt’s peatiest expression is revived four years after its ‘final’ release.
Isle of Arran has partnered with new Leith bar Nauticus to celebrate the city’s heritage.
The Lowlands distillery has replaced two of its single malt whiskies with new expressions.
The distillery’s new core range will feature age statements, rather than vintages.
Campbell Evans named as new non-executive director of the online Scotch whisky marketplace.
First expression in new Bond House No 1 collection marks challenging barley harvest.
All aspects of the whisky-making process, from barley to bottle, take place on site.
The changes include a renewed focus on age statements and redesigned packaging.
The 30-year-old ‘ultimate’ blended whisky will be a travel retail exclusive from this December.
Limited edition launch marks halfway point in Speyside distillery’s Family Collector Series.
Limited edition 17-year-old bottling follows on from Orkney distillery’s Valhalla Collection.
The £100m-plus new facility will take over single malt production after ‘rigorous’ tests.
The much-anticipated Sherry-matured single malt returns after a three-year hiatus.
The single malt is the first in Atom Brands’ new Character of Islay Whisky Company range.
The Scotch brand is giving whisky fans the chance to design their own blend with My Edition.
Trio of well-known Scotch distillers join forces to help create new George Washington whisky.
Alfresco 64 in Bangkok stocks an exclusive Chivas Regal blend that is the first of its kind.
The 62-year-old single malt is the most expensive bottle of whisky auctioned by Christie’s.
The distillery’s one-off bottling will raise funds for research into Motor Neurone Disease.
The first whisky distillery in the Scottish Borders in almost two centuries is about to open.
Tours and tastings will celebrate the Highland distillery’s landmark this Saturday.
The new distillery’s traditional methods include direct firing and worm tub condensers.
The £5m plant and heritage centre will be built in an area famed for its illicit stills.
The limited edition Ardbeg Day Committee release was delayed after its website crashed.
Two bottles with labels designed by Sir Peter Blake and Valerio Adami were sold in Dubai.
The two 60-year-old single malts fetched more than US$1m each at auction in Hong Kong.
The Highland distillery has replaced its vintages with a core range of age statement malts.
The heavily-peated single malt from Bruichladdich is introducing four new whiskies this summer.
The ‘ultimate maritime malt’ has introduced three new whiskies plus a new design.
The range redesign comes as the Orkney single malt launches a new series of special editions.
A battered snapshot brought from Canada sheds light on a century-old family story.
The single malt’s oldest release to date, distilled in the 1940s, launches in August.
The new, no-age-statement single malt has been released as a distillery exclusive.
The Islay distillery is discontinuing its entry-level malt and introducing four new whiskies.
Almost 40 years after its closure, the lost grain distillery has released its first official whisky.
The limited edition is being launched to celebrate the Islay malt brand’s 10th anniversary.
‘Respect democracy’, Association is told, after legal defeat in Court of Session.
The Orkney distillery’s new travel retail range is inspired by iconic Viking creatures.
The Victorian blend has been resurrected by GlenAllachie distillery as a peated blended malt.
The collection of six vintage whiskies from the 1950s will be released for £10,000 each.
The Highland distillery’s new range will include 12- and 50-year-old whiskies.
The new blended Scotch from Whyte & Mackay is designed to appeal to younger drinkers.
The distillery’s 10th Private Edition whisky has been made using a strain of local yeast.
The Thurso distillery is releasing the area’s first Scotch whisky in 150 years later this month.
The Orkney distillery is releasing a ‘smokier, richer’ version of Highland Park next month.
The new Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare blend features whisky from lost distilleries.
A third edition of Ardbeg Twenty Something will be available exclusively to Committee Members.
The Angus farm distillery has released Scotland’s first rye whisky in over a century.
Blended malt expression is back on the shelves after a successful return to the US and Australia.
The equivalent of one bottle of Scotch was consumed at official events last year, a report shows.
The Islay distillery will be given a major makeover to improve its tourist appeal.
The single pot still whiskey returns to the Spot Whiskeys range following a 50-year absence.
This year’s Islay Festival has a packed menu of distillery open days and cultural events.
The ‘world’s first’ Scotch-Japanese whisky hybrid is created in homage to the ‘Scottish Samurai’.
The blend is leaving The Famous Grouse portfolio with a new ‘accessible’ recipe for millennials.
Chivas Brothers is to relaunch Scapa, commencing with the release of a new NAS single malt.
The Spey whisky producer has outlined expansion plans following a £2.3m funding boost.
The first whisky to be produced by Tel Aviv’s Milk & Honey distillery will be auctioned next month.
The Speyside distillery has launched its first single malt since reopening in 2013.
Highland Park Voyage of the Raven marks a new travel retail series for the single malt brand.
The Campbeltown blended malt joins Douglas Laing’s Remarkable Regional Malts range.
The distillery has revised its malts range after drinkers criticised its previous bottlings.
The peated single malt whisky has been produced using locally grown Orkney barley.
The limited edition is the first Bowmore malt to be matured entirely in French oak.
The young Dublin distillery’s first release is a three-year-old single pot still whiskey.
Highland Park Viking Tribe is a new permanent release available only through Amazon UK.
The final whisky in the Viking Legend series is made using heavily-peated malt.
The planned Port of Leith distillery in Edinburgh will be arranged vertically in a 40-metre tower.
A peated version of the blended malt whisky has launched, but only in select bars worldwide.
The Scottish government is seeking investment to bring distilling back to Dallas Dhu.
Diageo’s plans to upgrade Cardhu distillery’s visitor centre have been approved.
The House’s exclusive Scotch whiskies will be available from Amsterdam Schiphol for the first time.
The Scotch whisky distillery is to build an additional stillhouse to meet increasing demand.
A £6m investment will enable the Hillington site to double its whisky making capacity.
The island distillery has released a 1988 vintage alongside a new travel retail exclusive.
The whiskey ‘reimagines what Bourbon can be’ by fusing Kentucky and Japanese traditions.
Blended Scotch whisky, Johnnie Walker, has become embroiled in a row over its kosher status.
The Famous Grouse Black Grouse has been rebranded as part of plans to create a core range.
Glenmorangie has increased the age of its Quinta Ruban whisky to ‘emphasise its flavour’.
The 1978 vintage whisky from the silent distillery marks 200 years since its founding.
The peated whisky will join the distillery’s burgeoning range of Lowland single malts.
The single malt is released as part of the supermarket’s first Spirits of Scotland Festival.
Moray Council has become the first in the UK to allow smaller pours of whisky samples at tastings.
The single malt expression will be available on shelves once more after a three-year absence.
Improved sales of Johnnie Walker have turned the drinks group’s Scotch sales around.
Collection of 42 bottles joins rare Dalmore and Port Ellen in Hong Kong auction this weekend.
Production is set to start in April next year, with the first whisky likely to be bottled in 2020.
Film tells story of nude photographer Spencer Tunick’s project among Colombia’s warring factions.
An increase in single malt exports helped Isle of Arran Distillers to record a £1m profit in 2015.
The £15m grain distillery upgrade includes replacing the existing dark grains plant.
First event is planned for 10 February – the birthday of Johnnie Walker pioneer Alexander Walker.
The ‘unique’ set of six single malts, aged for 50-65 years, will be auctioned in Hong Kong.
Visitors can seek out secret stashes of Scotch as whisky taps into the geocaching craze.
The launches follow the withdrawal of the distillery’s 17-year-old and 21-year-old malts.
The single malt, distilled in 1938 and bottled in 1999, will be auctioned next week.
Chivas Regal’s oldest release to date celebrates the team’s 1968 European Cup victory.
The fire led to the deaths of thousands of fish and other aquatic life in the Kentucky River.
The two limited edition blended whiskies are will ‘continue the legacy’ of Game of Thrones.
William Grant & Sons is to launch a new range of blended whiskies under the Hazelwood brand.
The single grain Scotch launched by the footballer will be joined by a new expression this month.
Scotland’s first crowdfunded distillery, 100% green energy-powered, is ready to open.
Richard Paterson has created a unique whisky for chef Massimo Bottura’s Food for Soul project.
The Glasgow blender has introduced Whyte & Mackay Light ‘spirit drink’ at 21.5% abv.
The United States has threatened to impose increased taxes on Scotch and Irish whisky.
The 13-year-old Jura Two-One-Two is the first in a new series from the island distillery.
The withdrawal of The Glenlivet expression shocked whisky fans, but plans are afoot for its return.
The Speyside distillery’s new single malt collection features three story-inspired whiskies.
The new Highland distillery is believed to be the first solely founded by a woman.
The new blended malt is inspired by a legendary explorer but designed for ‘modern spirits drinkers’.
The £1 million Dalmore whisky collection has found a buyer, four years after being launched.
Designs for a whisky and gin distillery in the abandoned Polphail village have been unveiled.
Scotland’s introduction of a minimum unit price for alcohol contravenes EU law.
The EU is challenging Colombia’s ‘discriminatory’ tax policy that obstructs Scotch whisky growth.
Glenburgie, Glentauchers and Miltonduff single malts have been released under the blend’s brand.
The Irish whiskey distillery is the third to open in Dublin in the last four years.
The MMA fighter’s Proper No. Twelve Irish whiskey has had an ‘incredible reaction’.
Work will begin to restore the silent Falkirk distillery now plans have been approved.
The Rothes distillery has doubled its capacity to meet rising demand for Speyburn single malt.
The blended malt brand is launching a new expression with a higher proportion of Islay malt.
The blended malt has been named the most requested Scotch whisky brand by the world’s leading bars.
The city is to welcome a state-of-the-art whisky experience as part of a £150m investment.
The oldest release from Port Ellen distillery is among Diageo’s 2016 Special Releases.
Johnnie Walker’s Private Collection series has come to an end with the Midnight Blend.
The local council has green-lighted plans to refurbish the Highland distillery’s visitor centre.
Diageo’s 2015 Special Releases features some familiar faces, plus a rare 40YO single grain.
The world’s largest Scotch whisky producer has witnessed record numbers of visitors.
The second edition of No Name is a ‘more refined’ version of the bottler’s peatiest whisky.
A Highland distillery is offering all-expenses-paid placements to women ‘from all walks of life’.
James Eadie’s Trade Mark X blend has been recreated 160 years after its conception.
The Elements of Islay producer intends to build a whisky distillery on the island’s south coast.
Long considered a ‘unicorn’ whisky, a miniature of ‘Malt Mill’ has surfaced at auction.
Edinburgh council has approved plans to transform a Georgian building into a single malt distillery.
The Islay distillery is giving whisky enthusiasts the chance to visit the 2016 Feis Ile for the day.
The Speyside attraction intends to 'awaken the sleeping giant' of whisky tourism.
Workers at Scotland’s largest Scotch whisky company have voted to strike in the run-up to Christmas.
Uncle Duke’s is a Bourbon-inspired single grain whisky designed for the ultimate Old Fashioned.
Isle of Arran Distillers has broken ground on Lagg distillery, its second island site.
The ‘craft and provenance credentials’ of single malts are boosting Scotch’s global reputation.
The £12m distillery will produce both peated and unpeated Lowland malt whisky.
The independent bottler is to build its own £10m whisky distillery on the banks of the Clyde.
The Striding Man has been transformed into the Striding Woman for a new whisky edition.
The collection of Scotch whiskies will ‘honor’ the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms.
Bids of over $150k are expected for the latest DCS Compendium and Balvenie Morgan Roadster.
The festival will bring the capital’s bars together for a celebration of Scotch whisky.
The bottler has partnered with a Scottish photographer for the blended Scotch whisky range.
The Scotch whisky industry has urged the UK government to avoid a no-deal Brexit.
The second edition of the Amazon exclusive follows the expression’s ‘overwhelming success’.
The construction of a humble whisky cask is more complex than you’d think.
Thinking about buying your own cask of maturing whisky? Here’s a guide to what’s out there.
The Whisky Virgin goes out on a limb to understand how a cask’s history affects whisky flavour.
Secondary maturation in Scotch whisky is a recent, but nonetheless fascinating, phenomenon.
Oak species, grain size and toasting all help mould the flavour of the dram in your glass.
Scotch maturation was never restricted to only Bourbon and Sherry casks, explains the Prof.
There’s considerable confusion surrounding cask types, as the Whisky Virgin discovers this week.
The ambitious series of single cask bottlings now spans six decades from the 1950s.
The Sherry-like cask seasoning agent was once commonly used by whisky distillers.
Scotch must be distilled to a certain abv strength and matured in particular sized casks – but why?
A mass tasting of the Campbeltown distillery’s 2016 release of 13 single cask single malts.
The curious name for a 245-litre cask could have roots in the wizarding world, says the Prof.
The Whisky Prof explains one of the most complex and fascinating processes in whisky creation.
Sherry and Scotch is a complex topic, but the Whisky Professor is on hand to explain all.
Why the macho charms of Scratched Cask and Hard Fired have got the Whisky Virgin’s juices flowing.
Fill your glasses with cask-driven whiskies, overflowing with fruits, wood character and memories.
Grab a mince pie and a dram, and test your whisky knowledge with our festive quiz.
Beat the heat with these refreshing sunny-day serves recommended by top bartenders.
There’s much whisky producers can learn from the comic book industry’s mistakes.
A new adaptation of Whisky Galore! deserves the iconic status of the original, says Charles MacLean.
Celebrating the ever-popular author, seen through the eyes of his great friend, Charles MacLean.
The comedian, satirist and ultra-marathon runner takes on a more serious role in Whisky Galore!
Dial up the scream factor for your Halloween movie night with these spooktacular whisky pairings.
Liven up the party or warm up by the fire with one of these Christmas cocktail recipes.
The last of our spring-themed features – and an indispensable guide to seasonal whisky mixing.
Ryan Chetiyawardana serves up a tempting selection of cocktails suited to warmer days and nights.
Naren Young illustrates the often overlooked versatility of the humble Fizz cocktail.
Our Whisky Virgin is feeling the heat and on the hunt for cooler ways to enjoy his whisky.
The timeless whisky and soda receives a 21st century makeover to make its flavours shine.
This ’90s Scotch whisky cocktail is given a 21st-century revamp with a new recipe and name.
Gaz Regan recalls the day he was ‘asked to leave’ a bar – and the drink at the centre of the tale.
A traditionally rye-based cocktail – but one which can be adapted for a Scotch-loving audience.
Sex and shebeens; temperance and meths. Charting the Scottish pub’s 300-plus years of history.
Set in a working distillery, the whisky-themed opera kicked off its Scotland tour in Glasgow.
Fiona Beckett caught up with Peter Hannan, award-winning butcher and meat supplier extraordinaire.
As the temperature drops and the wind blows, whisky shines in a range of seasonal drinks recipes.
The dairy out to revolutionise the humble Cheddar – and the best whiskies to pair with it.
From Amos Milburn to Metallica, this is how whisky made its mark on music. Rock on!
Bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana shows how a lick of smoke can enhance whisky cocktails in winter.
Drinkers don’t have to compromise on flavour with these low-abv, summery Scotch serves.
Celebrate all things Scottish with dinner and a dram at one of these luxurious Burns Night suppers.
Chocolatier Matthieu de Gottal loves whisky – yielding an award-winning fusion of spirit and cocoa.
Whisky and fashion collaborations are in season, but are these partnerships more than marketing?
The crime author shares several drams with Dave Broom while discussing music, whisky and life.
From Islay to Utah, the fare offered at top whisky destinations is on the up and up.
Scotland’s rivers are among the world’s best for catching salmon, a perfect match for whisky.
UK chefs and sommeliers are increasingly – and successfully – pairing whisky with their menus.
Despite endless interpretations, the attraction of the Old Fashioned lies in its simplicity.
For over 200 years, the Mint Julep has offered icy refreshment on sweltering summer days.
The UK’s Indian restaurants are pursuing ever more innovative food and whisky pairings.
Banish thoughts of dusty bowls of peanuts with our gourmet guide to the finest pairings.
A wide-ranging and frank conversation with one of the UK’s best-selling crime novelists.
Scotch has served the cameraman well as he travels the world in search of natural wonders.
Leading British chefs and their sommeliers share their food and whisky matching secrets.
Whiskey permeates the family history and works of the man hailed as Ireland’s greatest writer.
The contrasting worlds of whisky and perfume have more in common than you might think.
Which whisky will you choose to complement your chocolate indulgence this Easter?
Signe Johansen demonstrates how seaside cooking and drinking can be enjoyed all year round.
Winter brings plenty of things to be excited about – especially when it comes to food and whisky.
Our expert Prof tackles this oxymoronic riddle that often leaves whisky drinkers puzzled.
Use our flavour-by-flavour guide to help Scotch find a place at the Thanksgiving table.
Scotland’s famous biscuit finds its place in the pantheon of whisky and food pairing.
Summer is all about cooking outdoors, from barbecues and picnics to terrace drinking and dining.
This summer, leave the sunbed behind in favour of a net, a rake and some seafood foraging tips.
In food terms, spring offers invigorating, fragrant flavours as nature revives and revitalises.
Who better to disentangle the complex concept of solera systems than our resident Whisky Professor?
All the recipes and whisky advice you could possibly need to host your own St Andrew’s Day feast.
From Morels to Chanterelles, mushrooms offer a quintessentially autumnal touch to the table.
Slow-cooked stews and fruity crumbles, made all the better by pairing with the perfect whisky.
Making ice cream at home is fun – and the results can be greatly improved by adding whisky.
A selection of some of the best al fresco watering holes to enjoy a whisky tipple this summer.
Whisky legs – the residue left on the glass after swirling – can reveal a lot about your dram.
The Whisky Prof looks into the merits of this most traditional of whisky warehouses.
Whether you’re flipping sweet or savoury pancakes, add a drop of Scotch – you won’t regret it.
The key to cooking a tender and juicy leg of lamb is simplicity, says Martine Nouet.
Citrus fruit is more than a whisky tasting note – consider these sweet and sour recipes with a dram.
Whisky is an excellent, if not exactly obvious, partner to your summer salads.
A seasonal foray through all manner of apple-accented dishes – with a dram on the side.
Scotch whisky must be at least three years old – but why? War, in part, provides the answer.
Takayuki Suzuki talks to Dave Broom about the challenges of making cocktails with Scotch whisky.
Caramel in whisky: why is it there, what does it do and does it matter? The Whisky Prof on E150a.
Analysing the vital – but often misunderstood – role that water plays in the making of whisky.
Move over Bourbon; it’s time for Scotch whisky to take on the Old Fashioned.
Both are made from grain and distilled in columns, yet the two whisky styles are vastly different.
From Scotch blending sessions to funky Bourbon BBQ parties, LCW has it all.
The Whisky Virgin finally gets to visit a distillery – not in Scotland, but in East London.
The whisky industry is divided in its use of stainless steel and wooden washbacks. Which is best?
If a bottle is left unopened, will its whisky change over the years? The Whisky Prof has the answer.
Most people have tasted corked wine at some point – but can the same unpleasantness affect whisky?
We’re led to believe that non-chill-filtered whisky is somehow superior. But is it?
If pre-1960s single malt was so wonderful, why isn’t it being made any more? The Prof answers all.
It’s one of Scotch whisky’s three ingredients, but opinion differs on yeast’s impact.
The Whisky Professor explores the differences between steam and fire-heated stills.
Our Whisky Prof explains the flavour impacts of worm tubs and shell-and-tube condensers.
There’s more to flavour than lyne arms and oak: the Whisky Professor talks sulphur and condensing.
The Whisky Professor explains why the spelling of ‘whisky’ or ‘whiskey’ differs between countries.
The Whisky Professor tackles triple distillation in answer to another reader question.
The difference between Speyside and Islay malts has less to do with flavour than you’d think.
The celebrity chef reveals his burgeoning passion for Scotch and plans to launch his own whisky.
Dissecting Mortlach: the Whisky Prof explains the facts behind a spirit distilled 2.81 times.
Pale, crystal, chocolate… what is roasted malt and why are Scotch distillers so interested in it?
The Prof explains you shouldn’t always trust the ppm figure on a whisky’s label.
There’s only one Glenlivet – so why have so many other single malts also used the name?
A few Scotch whisky distilleries use condensers made of steel, rather than copper, but why?
Just a pipe linking still with condenser? No, it’s much more complicated, says the Prof.
The Prof takes a break from science to consider the etymology of the lyne arm.
Unpicking the political and historical reasons for Scotch’s minimum alcoholic strength.
Out to impress the rellies, our Whisky Virgin ponders which drams to crack open for Christmas.
What do the words ‘limited edition’ and ‘Master’s Select’ on a whisky label really mean?
The Whisky Virgin is a huge fan of grain whisky, but doesn’t think it gets the respect it deserves.
A search for ancestral roots leads the Virgin on a quest for Irish whiskey’s true style.
Our amateur Whisky Virgin is introduced to Scotch through a formative Islay experience.
There’s a new Whisky Virgin in town – and they’re baffled by this classic confectionary combination.
Time for the Virgin to expand his horizons beyond the safety blanket of Scotland’s drams.
A frustrating brush with the latest Ardbeg release leaves the Virgin with a fresh dilemma.
Charting the ‘special relationship’ between the White House and whisky as the latest election looms.
The Virgin heads to Islay to find out if its whisky really is too intense for beginners.
A little tough love provokes a surprising reaction from the normally pliable Whisky Virgin.
As a surfeit of Masters grips the Scotch whisky industry, the Virgin ponders what comes next.
The Whisky Virgin is on a mission to learn the truth about terroir, starting in Campbeltown.
The Virgin won’t be daunted by an apparently useless gift. All you need is a little imagination…
Our Whisky Virgin heads to Compass Box HQ for the low-down on why blends get a bad rap.
To really understand your likes and dislikes, try removing any prejudice from your whisky glass.
There’s always something new to learn about whisky, as the Whisky Virgin discovers.
A smoky dram leads The Whisky Virgin digging into the mysteries of peat.
Will age-stated Japanese whiskies become an endangered species, the Whisky Virgin wonders?
The Whisky Virgin discovers the price of rare whisky, but its value is another question altogether.
The Whisky Virgin wonders if an open bottle of whisky has a definitive shelf life, just like wine.
Not all whiskies are bottled by the distilleries; there’s many a gem among the indie bottlers.
With Thanksgiving approaching, our hapless Whisky Virgin sets out to learn about American whiskey.
The Virgin wonders whether certain types of water can negatively affect a whisky’s flavour.
In a post-truth world, fakes are everywhere, but have they invaded your whisky cabinet?
A series of blending classes has given the Whisky Virgin new-found respect for blends.
Our innocent Whisky Virgin has fallen in love at last – but, sadly, all is not sweetness and light.
The Whisky Virgin searches for help in buying a first bottle of Scotch… and finds it down the pub.
The Whisky Virgin wonders what the gold, silver and bronze awards adorning some bottles really mean.
Golf, shellfish and exfoliation all feature during the Virgin’s idyllic island getaway.
After reading Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, our Virgin begins questioning his own tasting method.
How old’s that whisky? Does it matter? Numbers have got the Whisky Virgin’s head in a spin.
If the whisky is good, does it really matter what sort of vessel you drink it from?
What started as a means to mask poorly made spirits has grown into a delicious whisky alternative.
Glen Highland whisky, anyone? Unveiling some of the world’s most notorious fake Scotch products.
One man’s journey through the complex and endlessly fascinating pathways of home whisky-making.
A bid to answer one of Scotch whisky’s most contentious questions – by enlisting some expert help.
A Bowmore single malt is subjected to ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment by a tasting panel.
Maintaining quality and consistency is vital when you’re selling millions of bottles a year.
Scotch distillers are experimenting with roasted malts to develop a new generation of whisky.
We asked the experts which whiskies they’ll be sipping to ‘remember, remember the 5th of November’.
A movement is underway to challenge blended whiskey’s reputation as cheap bottom shelf liquor.
‘Hygge’ is the buzzword of 2016. But what exactly does it mean? And can you do it with Scotch?
American craft distillers are breaking from tradition to explore new avenues of flavour creation.
With the distillery’s last warehouses set for demolition, we look back at its history.
Explore the growing world of American single malt with these imaginative – and tasty – whiskeys.
Forget waiting for it to mature – new make spirit is the new darling of Scottish distilling.
These top tips will help you make the most of whichever whisky show you’re visiting.
From disturbed leylines to headless horsemen, distilleries have seen plenty of ghostly goings-on.
Barley variety’s effect on flavour is a hot topic, but Bruichladdich believes there are variations.
Scotch whisky personalities share their memories of how whisky has come to shape their Christmas.
As the 34th vintage is launched, we assess the evolution of the ‘pinnacle of Irish whiskey’.
Decades of marketing-led mythology have created many outdated Scotch whisky beliefs.
A who’s who of Scotch whisky is on hand to answer this most challenging of questions.
After scandal, revival: how United Distillers helped to mould today’s Scotch whisky industry.
The compelling tale of one of the most infamous episodes in British corporate history – 30 years on.
A flair for noticing nuances in whisky samples is vital to being a tasting panellist.
As technology advances, so too do the tasks and responsibilities of master distillers.
Plenty of tips here on how to keep that much-prized Scotch whisky collection in perfect condition.
The whys and wherefores of diluting your dram: when to add water, how much and why.
It is imperative for new releases to convey brand identity, but how do producers achieve success?
From quaich to tumbler to specialist tasting glass, this area of whisky has never stopped evolving.
Are women really better at tasting than men? If so, why? An examination of whisky and gender.
New distilleries are expensive – and you can’t sell a bottle for years. How do you survive the wait?
The historic bottler embraces change and continuity, 123 years after it was established.
A crackpot collection of some of the craziest creations in the Scotch whisky universe.
Dr Swan will be remembered as the godfather of Taiwanese whisky for his work establishing Kavalan.
How this wine-drinking nation became the world’s biggest consumer of single malts in the 1970s.
A vibrant whisky scene is emerging in Israel as its first single malts come of age.
The new Isle of Skye distillery documents key milestones from building work to production.
Craft distillers are set on defining their own single malt style – just don’t call it Scotch.
The style that almost vanished from the whisky universe is now very much back in vogue.
New Zealand’s craft distillers are determined to establish a distinctively Kiwi whisky style.
Experts share their hopes and predictions for Scotch whisky trends in 2017.
Feared and resented, whisky’s first regulators played a crucial role in the history of Scotch.
From King George IV to Prince William, British royalty has played a big part in whisky’s success.
One of the world’s most famous collections of whisky has gone on display in the Netherlands.
Owned by its community, a new form of whisky distillery is giving back to the local economy.
Delving into the history of the whisky decanter. Could it be set for a 21st-century renaissance?
The long and eventful story of Scotch whisky’s longest-established independent bottler.
The fine art of redesigning your product has to balance innovation with respect for heritage.
Coming up with a new design for a Scotch whisky bottle is a long, complex and painstaking business.
Deciphering the complex code of the brain and the senses as they assess and evaluate every glass.
The strange tale of the Czech single malt born before the Berlin Wall came crashing down.
More recently developed eco-friendly uses for whisky waste include powering distilleries and cars.
With warmer weather and rising sea levels, producers must act fast to combat climate change.
Build a picture-perfect Instagram account with tips from top whisky influencers.
The demise of dramming is one of the biggest changes in Scotch whisky in the last 40 years.
Are you a malt maniac or dram dunce? Put your brains to the test in our annual whisky quiz.
Great night, painful morning: what the hell is going on in your head when the pleasure recedes?
Tracing the rich history of one of Scotland’s most fertile, and picturesque, whisky regions.
Stuck for Father’s Day ideas? Then spoil your dad this Sunday with a whisky-filled day out.
The popularity of single malt stretches back to the 1820s, when it was a royal favourite.
The best whiskies to fill into your hipflask this autumn, according to the experts.
How this remote Highland valley helped to shape the modern world of Scotch whisky.
It hasn’t always been plain sailing for distillers on Scotland’s ‘whisky island’.
The islands’ early Scotch producers defied the odds to put Orkney's whisky on the map.
With over 40 new distilleries opening this decade, is Scotch on course to repeat history?
The region’s deep whisky roots encompass the likes of Ferintosh, Dalmore and Balblair.
Whisky as we know it was shaped by the passionate legal battle over this apparently simple question.
Discover the whiskies created to promote films, television shows and even video games.
Alternative grains are back in fashion as distillers add oats, rye and wheat to their pots.
Screw chocolate – count down to Christmas with a whisky advent calendar to suit any budget.
From stocking fillers to blowout experiences, we’ve got presents for whisky fans on every level.
The industry has not always succeeded in its attempts to end gender stereotyping in Scotch.
It’s a busy time for architects as the boom in new Scotch whisky distilleries continues.
The origins of whisky are closely linked to the use of aqua vitae in early medical science.
Can the maverick Islay distillery maintain its independence after acquisition by Rémy Cointreau?
Looking into the past, present and future of the Highland distillery, founded in 1843.
From Glenfiddich to Glen Grant, these are the world’s most popular Scotch malt whiskies.
New distilleries are coming thick and fast, and there’s still plenty of room for more.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement ignites anticipation for more Royal Wedding whiskies.
A decade after his death, five leading whisky figures pay tribute to the great writer.
What is rancio? And does it occur not only in old Cognac, but also in long-matured Scotch whisky?
Rye whisky is no longer a North American specialty, but a worldwide phenomenon.
Track down these public collections of rare bottles for a glimpse of whisky’s storied past.
A hefty dose of experimentation characterises the brewer’s foray into spirits production.
A deconstruction of the unique charms of this much-loved Islay distillery, now 200 years old.
The historic crop, grown in Scotland for 1,000-plus years, is being revived by distillers.
Distilleries are rediscovering the unique flavours oats can bring to whisky.
Glenrothes is conducting an experiment to determine whether music affects how people taste whisky.
Time to celebrate dads everywhere, and to share a glass of his favourite whisky with the old man.
Two contrasting projects have plundered the past, resurrecting old names for the 21st century.
Looking for the perfect whisky gift for your Secret Santa? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back.
The feline heroes famed for their mouse-hunting prowess at Scotland’s whisky distilleries.
The remote Highland region is set to return to whisky production after more than 150 years.
How clever marketing helped transform an obscure single malt into a global powerhouse.
Why, in today’s gender-inclusive world, is whisky still perceived as ‘a man’s drink’?
As part of our selection of seasonal features, Dave Broom picks the perfect drams for springtime.
A global rundown of the world’s most popular drams – with not a single malt in sight.
Create your ultimate house blend with these hints and tips from Scotland’s master blenders.
Canada’s not the only country forcing its residents to jump hoops in the name of a decent dram.
Blenders are exploring the boundaries of flavour by mixing Scotch with other world whiskies.
Twenty years on, recalling the night when spirit once again ran from Ardbeg’s stills.
Dave Broom picks apart Scotch and Irish whiskey’s close relationship in time for St. Patrick’s Day.
What separates malts from blends? How must this be worded on packaging? Dave Broom has the answers.
Dave Broom explores how peat is cut and burned, and busts myths surrounding PPM and peaty water.
It’s often not until a distillery’s demise that its worth is fully appreciated, says Dave Broom.
Dave Broom has hand-picked a selection of Scotch whiskies to perfectly match the warmer weather.
Bill Lumsden tells us how the concept of the Madeira-finished Private Edition release developed.
Dave Broom travelled to Japan to explore how distillers are driving innovation in grain whisky.
If stocks are limited, where are all the new Japanese whisky brands coming from?
Could the creation of a shared ‘flavour language’ help us communicate what we smell?
Edrington’s move to Glasgow brings to an end The Fair City’s long-standing association with Scotch.
As one of whisky’s three ingredients, yeast offers huge possibilities in flavour creation.
Dave Broom seeks answers to one of Scotch whisky’s most complex and enigmatic questions.
We’ve covered spring, summer, autumn, and now Dave Broom shares his top winter whiskies.
From Kirkliston to Ailsa Bay via many detours, the history of the flexible whisky-making facility.
Dave Broom endeavours to make sense of the factors affecting how we nose and taste whisky.
This factual tale of shipwreck and ‘salvage’ is even more remarkable than the fictional version.
Take a behind-the-scenes peek at Macallan’s architectural and distilling marvel.
At least nine new whisky distilleries are set to open in Scotland in the next 12 months.
Haggis, for sure, but what else is needed for the festivities on 25 January? Find out here.
How much do blended Scotches change over the decades? A rare tasting sheds light on the subject.
The city that ruled the whisky world is back in the spotlight after decades of decline.
The ‘fake’ 1878 Macallan opened at a Swiss hotel has its roots in a saga from the 1990s.
Eddie Russell’s first visit to a Scotch whisky distillery in the company of Dennis Malcolm.
From barley field to still house, soaring temperatures can create challenges for distillers.
Are you a whisky buff or novice? Test your knowledge in our annual whisky quiz.
Scotland is set to welcome seven new distilleries in 2017, plus the relaunch of an old favourite.
With 10 whisky distilleries opening this year, Scotch is on track for unprecedented growth.
These are the whisky distilleries gaining a reputation for their Scottish gins.
Go one better than a bottle of Scotch and give an alternative Christmas whisky gift this year.
Scotch whisky personalities choose their favourite Scottish toasts with which to raise a dram.
The malt master and a pioneer of double cask maturation reflects on his career.
One of Italy’s Scotch whisky pioneers, and the man behind Milan’s legendary Bar Metrò.
The master blender welcomes Ireland’s whiskey renaissance, but with an eye to the past.
The maker of Chivas Regal and Ballantine’s says blends – and malts – are often misunderstood.
The chairman of Douglas Laing & Co. on blended malts, family ties and Clutha distillery.
Glenmorangie’s restless experimenter on innovation, LVMH and creating a new whisky in 24 hours.
Dalmore’s eccentric master blender reflects on a lifetime of devotion to whisky.
The Midleton master distiller talks serendipity, single pot still and experimentation.
As the retailer celebrates 60 years, LMDW’s CEO explains why whisky is more than just a business.
Meeting the modest, self-effacing team player who makes the world’s best-selling whisky.
IMD’s managing director on rebuilding Rosebank and taking calculated risks.
Brands, marketing and much more from the driving force behind the Classic Malts and Blue Label.
Glenfiddich’s malt master on chemistry, SPPM and being a world bagpiping champion.
The Carry On… actor loved Scotch so much he’d insist on bringing a case on-set with him.
Despite her stern demeanour, the not-so-merry monarch was a great lover of Scotch whisky.
The sharp-tongued novelist was critical about alcoholic beverages, but passionate about Scotch.
Britain’s first female Prime Minister, ‘The Iron Lady’, believed in whisky to give you energy.
Scotch featured heavily in the crime author’s works, including The Maltese Falcon and Red Harvest.
The baseball legend was famed for his home runs – and his formidable off-field appetites.
The film star was always three drinks ahead, whether it be with a Scotch or a Martini in hand.
How a chance encounter aboard a Transatlantic liner made Mark Twain a Scotch whisky aficionado.
From plots to assassinate Lenin to championing malts over blends, the dramatic story of ‘RBL’.
The soulful singer was famous for his love of single malt, sharp suits and cigarettes.
Recalling the Queen’s late sister, a controversial figure noted for her love of The Famous Grouse.
The story of one of the great actors of Hollywood’s golden age – and his love of Scotch.
The controversial American football star had a particular soft spot for Johnnie Walker Red.
The academic and cultural commentator was also an influential writer about Scotch whisky.
A defining whisky experience led Hills to create the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
The English-born journalist and polemicist loved controversy, and Johnnie Walker Black Label.
The author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s was a supremely talented writer with a penchant for J&B Rare.
The actor, author and raconteur counted Scotch as a constant companion in his colourful life.
Be it with breakfast, lunch or dinner, Sir Winston Churchill’s affection for Scotch was no secret.
One of Scotland’s greatest monarchs, with a keen interest in warfare, sport – and aqua vitae.
The Whisky Galore author was also a wartime spy for MI6 and a lover of classical music and cats.
The story of the flawed business genius who transformed the way the world sells liquor.
'Hal' Currie brought distilling back to the Isle of Arran after more than 150 years.
He was the man behind the distillery’s cult 1960s and 1970s bottlings – but how did he do it?
The founder of the Irish whiskey dynasty was a Presbyterian born in Alloa, Scotland.
The versatile actor was famed for a series of drink-fuelled hellraising antics off-screen.
The man who owned five Islay distilleries, who was also a great agricultural moderniser.
Tintin’s most loyal companion loves a drop or two of Scotch – particularly Loch Lomond.
Tove Jansson’s much-loved creation, father of Moomintroll, is a lover of fine old whisky.
The story of one of the 19th century’s great black-market whisky still manufacturers.
Great Odin’s raven! To the original Anchorman, ‘Scotchy Scotch Scotch’ is kind of a big deal.
With a focus on single malt and exports, brothers John and James Grant were ahead of their time.
As a man, he was a ‘happy Hercules’ – and, as a distiller, a larger-than-life self-promoter.
The compelling story of the man who rescued the Islay distillery and brought it into prosperity.
Was the founder of Royal Brackla distillery really as arrogant and spiteful as we’re led to believe?
The shamed excise officer may be more villain than hero, but it depends on whose side you’re on…
The little-known story of the man who wrote one of Scotch whisky’s most important books.
War, women and whisky: the story of Hugh Munro, early 19th-century Laird of Teaninich, has it all.
From Prohibition to the 1950s, the life of one of Scotch whisky’s greatest entrepreneurs.
The whisky merchant that left an indelible mark on Edinburgh is enjoying a modern revival.
How a flamboyant entrepreneur popularised the eponymous Irish whiskey by selling bar-to-bar.
The farmworker’s son whose unique vision transformed the landscape of Scotch whisky distilleries.
The leading Scottish literary figure was an exciseman before his writing career took off.
Great-grandson of The Glenlivet founder and survivor of both World Wars.
The man who founded Glenury Royal distillery – and who famously walked 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours.
From White Horse to Malt Mill, the story of one of the Scotch whisky industry’s true pioneers.
Flamboyance, fraud and 500 talking parrots: when boom turned to bust with the ‘Pattison Crash’.
The globe-trotting extrovert and born salesman was one of Scotch’s most colourful characters.
The single malt pioneers supplied politicians and celebrities from their famed London store.
This celebrated single malt remains, to many, one of the greatest whiskies ever made.
These early bottlings from Cadenhead challenge the historic narrative of single malt.
The coded labels, originally born out of necessity, have created a cult whisky range.
The Hong Kong bar owner has developed broad tastes, from Hanyu to Laphroaig and Bowmore.
What started as a standard whisky tasting ended with a new found fixation collecting rare Ardbegs.
The Falkirk native is enchanted by Rosebank distillery, particularly bottlings by SMWS.
Inside the Frenchman’s astounding whisky collection, some of which dates back to WWII.
The life of a Laphroaig lover – and the difficulties of building such a huge collection today.
The Italian collector on how he amassed one of the world’s most enviable whisky collections.
The German collector loves Speyside, thanks in part to a memorable tasting with Ronnie Cox.
The Swedish whisky collector now prefers to open bottles, rather than let them gather dust.
The whisky vlogger on how he ‘collects’ whiskies for others to try as much as for himself.
The master blender on how his whisky collection has transformed into a record of his career.
The Dutch artist was lured into collecting by the exuberant fruit of this Speyside single malt.
The Wishaw restaurateur owns the ‘world’s only’ complete range of Bruichladdich Valinches.
A chance encounter with a knowledgeable bartender was the beginning of a life-long love for whisky.
A rare look inside the German’s 25-year collection, including a series of 1960s Laphroaigs.
A sip of Macallan led one man to build arguably the finest collection of Italian bottlings.
It was whisky’s storied history that turned museum worker Josh Feldman into an avid collector.
How a memorable Macallan sparked a passion for rare whiskies – especially those of a certain age.
The social side of whisky collecting has had a profound impact on the Swede’s life.
Myths, escalating prices and how he was ‘trapped’ into collecting the legendary Islay single malt.
The rare whisky expert collects ‘anything and everything’ and has a fondness for unique bottles.
The Swedish collector turned her hobby into a career, and now runs a whisky bar in Bredaryd.
The ‘Jolly Toper’ tells of his love for whisky literature, born in the pre-internet age.
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.
The London whisky lover calls himself an ‘accidental accumulator’, rather than a collector.
The almost 3,500-strong collection is on public display at Edinburgh’s Scotch Whisky Experience.