True Irony
Restless meanderings on irons and irony, kettles, espresso machines and hot water bottles.
Restless meanderings on irons and irony, kettles, espresso machines and hot water bottles.
The opening of the Isle of Raasay distillery reminds Dave Broom of the importance of community.
Distilled spirits do not contain gluten, so why are some brands allowed to say it, and some aren’t?
The surge in new Scotch distilleries has some striking similarities to the Victorian whisky boom.
Does yeast matter in Scotch? Most distillers would say no – but their US colleagues might disagree.
There are better places to build a new distillery, reckons Dave Broom. How about Tiree?
A poorly worded press release has Dave Broom considering Scotch whisky’s individuality.
If a distillery visitor centre is being upgraded, so should the staff training, says Dave Broom.
The construction and early life of the Islay distillery is part cautionary tale, part inspiration.
With Port Ellen, Brora and Rosebank set to reopen, Dave Broom looks at the broader context.
A recent Instagram post has Dave Broom redefining the success of distillery innovations.
Large or small, new whisky ventures can be capricious creatures, says Richard Woodard.
The world has changed since Marty McFly first graced our screens; it has for whisky at any rate.
Bottle flipping has new whisky distilleries trapped in a Catch-22, Dave Broom discovers.
With 20-plus distilleries making whisky in England, Richard Woodard ponders a question of identity.
As the Islay distillery’s manager marks 10 years at the helm, Richard Woodard looks back.
Gin is hot – and Scottish distillers are cashing in. But the links between the two spirits run deep…
These are the trends shaping the whisky industry, according to producers, writes Becky Paskin.
To many whisky lovers, a silent distillery is a lost treasure. But is that the whole story?
The world is full of flaws, says Dave Broom, but that makes it endlessly fascinating.
Visiting Seattle, Dave Broom has his mind blown by the innovative use of barley varieties.
The wood used to age whisky adds to its story, says Richard Woodard, but let’s get our facts right.
As the world faces a huge climate challenge, whisky has a role to play, says Dave Broom.
Grain plants may lack the romance of single malt distilleries, but that doesn’t make them dull.
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.
A Brighton bat walk stirs thoughts of silent stills and dormant distilleries in Dave Broom.
Richard Woodard vents his frustration at the legendary writer’s shortcomings.
Whisky Speed Dating reminds Becky Paskin why knowledge sharing is so vital in innovation.
Don’t forget the employees working tirelessly behind the scenes of distilleries, says Dave Broom.
Whisky, like music, has the power to evoke a visceral response in us, writes Dave Broom.
The UK Foreign Secretary’s working knowledge of whisky is patchy, to judge from a speech this week.
Dave Broom’s approach to tasting whisky is methodical, but this is how to ‘not taste’ it.
Whisky and beer share common ingredients and flavours, so why aren’t there more collaborations?
Attempts to ‘simplify’ Scotch whisky are only complicating it further, says Becky Paskin.
Has there ever been a more exciting time for whisky? Probably not, says Richard Woodard.
Musings on mental retention, Bob Dylan’s Never-Ending Tour and the whisky festival circuit.
On his final day at the Speyside whisky festival, Dave takes his Quaich on a trek up Ben Rinnes.
It’s glib, glitzy and plain bizarre, but does the £40k whisky watch have a deeper significance?
The global bartending competition has placed Scotch flavour at its heart, writes Dave Broom.
Single malt is more than a spirit; it’s a sum of environment and culture, says Dave Broom.
Porridge purist Dave Broom has extended his whisky mantra to the most important meal of the day.
The discovery of a fake 1903 Laphroaig is a shocking but eerily familiar tale, says Dave Broom.
In the quest for whisky information, says Dave Broom, never neglect the power of emotion.
A day on the Norfolk Broads reminds Richard Woodard not to neglect familiar whiskies.
Fèis Ìle 2019 reminded Dave Broom that ‘whisky island’ is always changing.
For whisky fans and Hebridean seabirds alike, aromas evoke special memories, discovers Dave Broom.
Another high-quality option just made the whisky world that bit more exciting, says Dave Broom.
It’s taken Kilchoman more than 13 seconds, but a measured approach like Conor McGregor’s is working.
The fun and games at Spirit of Speyside are a sign whisky’s becoming more relaxed, says Dave Broom.
Macallan’s 72 Year Old has Dave Broom wondering if some whisky is deserving of a high price.
Difficult times can emphasise the resilience of whisky and humanity, writes Dave Broom.
Archives and a liquid Speyside ramble illustrate how the past persists and informs the present.
Whisky is a humble spirit at heart, says Dave Broom – something we should never forget.
How should Scotch counter the craft spirits challenge? Beat them? Join them? Or buy them?
The new advert for Haig Club Clubman has the authority and reach to change perceptions of Scotch.
Innovation is rife around the whisky world, from Midleton to Hakushu. Where does that leave Scotch?
Whisky can’t improve, says Dave Broom, if it’s focused solely on efficiency and tradition.
Be selective about your whisky-drinking moments for optimum cheer, and have a very Merry Christmas.
Far from stifling innovation, says Richard Woodard, Scotch’s regulations can inspire it.
Danish creativity reminds Dave Broom that the course of whisky innovation never has run smooth.
Dave Broom finds much to celebrate in the diverse whiskies of Australia and New Zealand.
Bagpiper, McDowell’s and the SWA acting as ‘cultural shock troops’. Where will it all end?
It’s been hotly tipped as the spirit to watch, says Dave Broom, but is this whisky’s year?
Cult bottles spark furious bidding wars and soaring prices. But just who is being greedy here?
Sometimes too much choice makes it hard to see the wood for the trees, says Dave Broom.
Brands have a duty to teach the whole truth, not just their own version, says Becky Paskin.
Single malts must stay true to their local identity as they become global brands, says Dave Broom.
Whisky bars should take inspiration from coffee shops when designing menus, says Becky Paskin.
The whisky industry has changed but the same welcoming spirit remains, writes Dave Broom.
Whisky shows are no longer the sole preserve of Scotch – or indeed whisky – finds Dave Broom.
Restaurant critic Jay Rayner gives Dave Broom food for thought on whisky writing.
Ambassadors have a commitment to whisky, which is why getting their brand message right is so vital.
There’s no problem categorising whisky flavour profiles, but have we been doing it the right way?
An occasional series on whisky reminiscences begins with a tale of film, men and Scotch.
In a joyless age, is whisky allowed to make us smile? Sober thoughts on booze and happiness.
Does Scotch single malt’s absence from a leading bar show speak volumes about cocktail snobbery?
It’s the same premise as a gin and tonic, so why the resistance to Highballs, asks Dave Broom?
A 75-year-old Mortlach raises questions of perceived identity, character and the passage of time.
Like fine wine, great whisky comes from a willingness to make mistakes, says Richard Woodard.
The momentum of progress embodies the story of human evolution, but is it a one-way street?
Deep in the Outer Hebrides, Dave Broom is awe-struck by a reminder of whisky’s ancient foundations.
There’s a camaraderie building between Scotch and ‘other’ whiskies, says Dave Broom.
A new project promises to delve deep into the island’s history – with Scotch footing the bill.
As extraordinary whiskies become the preserve of a privileged few, how about spreading the love?
SWA-approved, ‘Scottish-style’ single malt produced in Mount Vernon, Virginia? Surely some mistake…
Progressing the debate on transparency and Scotch whisky – and discussing what should happen next.
Engaging with the world around you can help heighten your whisky experience, writes Dave Broom.
Indian drinkers have embraced ‘standard’ whiskies, and Scotch should do the same, says Dave Broom.
Whisky is complex and there’s no room for ‘I’m right, you’re wrong’ attitudes, says Dave Broom.
As rare malts hog the headlines, isn’t it time that less expensive drams got some respect?
Meaningful innovation can still be realised within the boundaries of whisky regulations.
Diageo’s Harry Potter-esque innovations aren’t all that far-fetched, says Dave Broom.
As art and music converge, there are links with how we appreciate whisky, says Dave Broom.
Dave Broom joined an expedition of whisky lovers on an icy mountain for an unusual launch.
Originality needn’t depend on ripping up the rulebook, according to Richard Woodard.
Dave Broom reflects on the impact the traditional flavoured spirit has on our whisky today.
Dave Broom is enraged upon reading a press release announcing the launch of Allt-a-Bhainne.
And, according to Richard Woodard, most single malts shouldn’t even try.
A day of scything reminds Dave Broom that some whisky-making skills should stay unchanged.
Looking back at this year’s sun-filled festival – the good, the bad and the downright odd.
A centuries-old text reminds Dave Broom of the open-eyed joy that whisky once inspired.
A decade after his untimely death, Dave Broom pays tribute to the legendary whisky and beer writer.
Could gin soon be more popular than Scotch in the UK? Let’s all calm down, says Richard Woodard.
A poetic reverie leads Dave Broom to ponder the need to ‘tread softly’ when tasting whisky.
Two great figures of Port and Scotch whisky, connected by their personal prejudices.
In the face of controversy and stock shortages, Japanese whisky is reawakening, says Dave Broom.
With more women than ever enjoying a wee dram why does gender stereotyping still exist at all?
Clichés are rooted in truth, says Dave Broom, so don’t ignore them – but look beyond them.
Scotch remains the whisky role model – but there’s competition. What can Japan teach the industry?
When whisky enters the luxury sphere, says Richard Woodard, it should do so on its own terms.
How can it be that in an industry with so much history, Scotch whisky archives are so scarce?
Glasgow’s past is inextricably linked with Scotch – but you wouldn’t necessarily know that today.
Maybe if we treat blends as ‘special’, says Richard Woodard, that’s just what they’ll become.
Dave Broom argues why historical sites such as Lindores and Kennetpans must be preserved.
Compass Box has revealed its hand: transparency’s ‘Third Option’. And now? Over to the industry…
Dave Broom reflects on the focus on local ingredients at the Tokyo International Bar Show.
An undefined term and a path toward too much choice will complicate an already complex industry.
Dave Broom is inspired by the common dedication and passion shown at the first World Whisky Forum.
Flavour and efficiency are not enemies; embrace the evolution of barley, says Dave Broom.
More attention needs paying to the provenance of Sherry casks, says Dave Broom.
If whisky enthusiasts hate on NAS, caramel and grain, it’s only because they really love Scotch.
A new release from Martell in the US says much about the rise and rise of single malt Scotch.
American whiskey sales are buoyant; blended Scotch sales less so. But there’s a silver lining…
If age is only a number, no age whisky is a can of worms. Dave Broom reaches for the tin opener.
Whisky has the power to transport us through time, but it’s a matter of chance, says Dave Broom.
When whisky has a compelling tale to tell, says Richard Woodard, we should all lend an ear.
Reflecting on a busy Islay Festival 2018, Becky Paskin presents her ultimate survival guide.
Simple, alluring, delicious, yet the Highball is shrouded in mystery, says Dave Broom.
A rose-tinted view of Scotch’s ‘outlaw’ history is pure marketing BS, says Dave Broom.
Dave Broom has plenty of advice to share, from tastings and transportation, to kilts and pants.
Scotch whisky, much like the traditional tobacconist, needs to evolve to appeal to a new audience.
Oslo and Singapore may differ in climate but their whisky messages are the same, says Dave Broom.
Greatness sometimes comes from a willingness to make mistakes, says Richard Woodard.
Car park tastings, a bat cave, the shadowy hand of the whisky maker and the weird ways of wood.
Predictions are dangerous, says our chief engineer, so he’s compiled a wish list instead.
Rather than easing our fears, barriers only encourage them to multiply, says Richard Woodard.
Whisky produced in the ‘Golden Age’ wasn’t always better, says Dave Broom, just different.
There’s no excuse for a poorly made cocktail if it costs the earth.
Johnnie Walker has a new expression, finished in rye casks. One question, says Dave Broom: why?
Dave Broom deliberates the symbolic meaning behind gifting a quaich to the new US President.
Why Scotch marketers should beware swapping one dead language for another.
Independent bottlers: how can they survive and thrive in today's Scotch whisky industry?
In Scotch whisky and in the wider world, says Richard Woodard, nothing lasts forever.
If Scotch whisky could make a New Year resolution for 2016, what should it be? A few thoughts…
If Scotch wants to keep its top perch, it must change with the times, says Dave Broom.
Whisky has become a commodity to be traded and make a few speculators some money.
While mostly ignored by malt aficionados, whisky regions are still important indicators of flavour.
Dave Broom acquires a new t-shirt, and with it a sudden realisation of time passing.
An innovative Irish whiskey project opens up a new world of traceability and flavour profiles.
Thousands of people contribute to Scotch whisky’s success, not just an elite few.
The spring chill at the start of this year’s festival can’t mask the gathering’s huge warmth.
Dave Broom wonders why whisky doesn’t embrace the floral flavours found in ancient Scottish spirit.
Swanky visitor centres are no substitute for inspiration and imagination, says Richard Woodard.
Welcome, friends, to what we want to be the first stop for any whisky lover on the internet.
The spontaneity of Laphroaig's #OpinionsWelcome campaign is just what Scotch whisky needs.
Do you think the regulations governing Scotch whisky are too tough? Be careful what you wish for…
How Marxist theory could teach the Scotch whisky industry a lesson on the perils of leadership.
Geopolitical risk and economic stagnation have hit Scotch’s export numbers. Is America the answer?
At a time when consumers clamour for more information about whisky, why does the law forbid it?
Gin, the proletariat and how Scotch whisky’s everyman status is coming under increasing threat.
Tennessee’s finest may be supplanting Scotch in British consumers’ affections. But does it matter?
Listen to ‘expert’ advice but trust your own instincts when tasting whisky, urges Dave Broom.
Love, like whisky, shouldn’t be shared on just one day a year, writes Becky Paskin.
The tyranny of figures – and a further explanation of the scoring system used for our tasting notes.
The Scotch industry needs to think hard and fast about its future post-Brexit, says Dave Broom.
The spectacular vineyards of the Douro Valley may yield valuable lessons for Scotch.
A whisky bar’s history reflects the shifting stereotype of its drinkers, says Dave Broom.
Tales of the Cocktail is exhausting, enthralling – and increasingly embracing Scotch whisky.
Some thoughts on William S Burroughs, ‘junk’, freewill and the modern Scotch whisky industry.
Dave Broom reminds us that Scotch is made to be enjoyed year-round, not just in winter.
We are all entitled to whisky regardless of gender, class and power, says Dave Broom.
We should consider whisky in the same way Denis ‘The Madness’ McQuade approached football.
As the Winter Olympics dominates our TV screens, Dave Broom celebrates whisky’s vital role.
Whisky innovation doesn’t necessitate radical changes, writes Dave Broom.
The ‘safe’ revamp of Glenrothes represents a lost opportunity, says Richard Woodard.
Rarity has many facets, writes Dave Broom, including the decision to share the rare.
Pure Scot’s ‘puerile’ Instagram posts look depressingly familiar, says Richard Woodard.
Dave Broom reports from Japan on the challenges facing the country’s whisky industry.
The knowledge and kindness Wallace Milroy afforded Dave Broom will be a lasting memory.
Scotland’s native oak must be nurtured if it’s to be used for whisky-making, says Dave Broom.
Whisky has come a long way in Africa, but the journey into consumers’ hearts has only just begun.
A complicated trek to Islay reiterates what the whisky festival is all about to Dave Broom.
Dave Broom is impartial to chocolate eggs, but there are other ways to enjoy Easter.
In the first of a series of Speyside musings, Dave Broom packs his bags in a state of confusion.
Outdated, sexist stereotyping will only deter the very demographic companies are seeking to attract.
Like whisky, the late musician’s music was truly creative in its simplicity, writes Dave Broom.
The mysterious story – and equally mysterious whisky – of one Corporal Mill.
An evening immersed in the world of Cognac prompts more thoughts on age and transparency in Scotch.
Dave Broom ponders the relationship between Sherry and Scotch whisky in sunny Spain.
Blade Runner 2049 has Dave Broom questioning the reliability of aroma memories.
The great sommelier proved you can combine ambition and drive with humility, says Richard Woodard.
An evening with the great Sir Ian McKellen reminds Richard Woodard of whisky’s immediacy.
How long does it take to make a whisky cask? More than 200 years, as Richard Woodard discovers.
Through sharing our passions we can rediscover why we first fell in love, says Becky Paskin.
What do Lidl’s cut-price whiskies have in common with Diageo’s latest batch of collectors’ items?
The weirdest element of Whiskey Union is Diageo's departure from convention.
What has driving a handbuilt wooden car around Goodwood race track have to do with whisky?
The simple pleasures make this life blessed: the right music, the right room, the right whisky.
The ending of Diageo’s Masters of Whisky programme will damage Scotch as a whole, says Dave Broom.
The curious tale of a manatee reminds Dave Broom of whisky’s power to conjure an epiphany.
A hike in Tuscany reminds Richard Woodard of the benefits of overseas investment in whisky.
A sojourn on Islay prompts a further exploration of the topic of barley and its impact on whisky.
Employing all of the senses to accomplish a full appreciation of whisky’s resonance of place.
Planes, trains and automobiles as Dave Broom leaves County Cork for the pleasures of Port Ellen.
Gender-appropriate whisky has no place in a world devoted to fighting sexism, says Becky Paskin.
Dave Broom reflects on the site so far and why you won’t see any ‘PR fluff’ on here any time soon.
Three recent releases prompt thoughts on the quest for true value in Scotch whisky.
A trip to San Francisco has Dave Broom pondering what lessons whisky can learn from rum.
Dave Broom reflects on the shift in seasons, and maturation of the modern whisky drinker.
In whisky as in art, says Dave Broom, we need to find space for our own interpretations.
A discriminatory Dutch nightclub reminds Becky Paskin why whisky must be more inclusive.
Dr Nick Savage will join the recently-revived Lowland distillery as its new master distiller.
A Swedish study has now provided a scientific basis for this long-held belief.
Jack Mayo is one of a number of new appointments at the Edinburgh start-up.
Recent graduate Iain Robertson will take charge at the distillery, due to open in September.
The renowned American whiskey maker has passed away unexpectedly in San Francisco.
Limited edition single malt whisky celebrates James MacTaggart’s 10 years at Arran.
Duncan Tait will be the Dingwall distillery’s first manager after joining from Mortlach.
The Scotch Whisky Association has reached an ‘amicable resolution’ with the US distillery.
Bruichladdich’s former master distiller will shape the whisky of Islay’s newest distillery.
The master blender and distiller will leave the Lowlands distillery he helped resurrect.
The Highland distillery debuts Metal and Water, the final two whiskies in the series.
Two Scotch distilleries opening this summer are on the lookout for distillers to join their teams.
The Elements of Islay producer intends to build a whisky distillery on the island’s south coast.
One PhD student will receive £4,000 to study the effects of climate change on water supply.
The Swedish distiller will change its name to avoid a ‘brand collision’ with Compass Box.
The first Scotch whisky to feature glacial iceberg water is being auctioned for charity.
The single malt collection is inspired by the elements wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
The Thurso distillery is releasing the area’s first Scotch whisky in 150 years later this month.
Luxury independent bottler the Last Drop Distillers has been acquired by US drinks group Sazerac.
Burn Stewart master blender Ian Macmillan has joined Bladnoch as master distiller.
The Speyside distillery joins an exclusive group in producing triple distilled Scotch single malt.
Long-serving master distiller earns accolade for services to business and the community in Speyside.
The Washington State distiller is supporting research into barley varietals for whiskey.
The Diageo-owned Irish whiskey distillery will open to visitors later this month.
Isle of Arran Distillers has broken ground on Lagg distillery, its second island site.
The Speyside distillery is launching a 10-year-old triple-distilled single malt whisky.
The owner of Torabhaig distillery has released two blended malts created using bespoke cask bills.
Peated and triple-distilled whiskies will join the distillery’s unpeated 1770 single malt.
The island whisky distillery has started operations this week ahead of its official opening.
The dig hopes to unearth secrets at a remote Highland whisky distillery dating back to 1825.
Isle of Arran Distillers’ second venture on the island is now producing a ‘heavily peated’ spirit.
The new, community-owned, island Scotch whisky distillery needs to raise £2.5 million.
Speyside’s new Distilled festival is offering free tickets to anyone named after a distillery.
The new Highland distillery is believed to be the first solely founded by a woman.
A 1964 Bowmore, which sold for £31,000, was the highest earner at this year’s Distillers’ Auction.
Up to 270 bottles of the £200 Dalmore Distillery Exclusive Vintage 2000 are available.
Ian Macleod Distillers hopes to have the coveted Lowland distillery operational by 2019.
Plans for new distillery, microbrewery and visitor attraction will be considered by local council.
Once touted as Islay’s ninth whisky distillery, here’s the full story behind Gartbreck.
The new Inverkip distillery is scheduled to open in 2020, with a new malts series due next year.
The first malt distillery to operate in Edinburgh in nearly a century will open this summer.
Scotland’s first crowdfunded distillery, 100% green energy-powered, is ready to open.
The drinks giant has started building a malt whisky distillery in Sichuan province.
Distilling has been revived at Bladnoch after an Australian businessman saved the Lowland site.
World Whisky Day founder plans to visit 60 Scotch distilleries in a day for charity.
Ncn’ean distillery near Oban is producing single malt whisky solely from organic barley.
The planned Port of Leith distillery in Edinburgh will be arranged vertically in a 40-metre tower.
The Sutherland castle’s out buildings will be transformed into a Scotch whisky distillery.
The alliance recognises the new wave of whisky distilleries contributing to the category’s success.
Islay’s ninth distillery is already producing a fruity, oily and heavily-peated spirit.
Deeside Brewery in Aberdeenshire has begun distilling an experimental style of Scotch whisky.
The Irish whiskey distillery is the third to open in Dublin in the last four years.
The Banchory-based distillery will produce just 100 casks of whisky before closing for good.
The Forres distillery has launched its second ever distillery exclusive.
Former Auchentoshan distillery manager Alistair McDonald will take up the post from September.
The challenges of building a £100m new distillery, by the man who came up with the idea.
The £140m Speyside distillery has been shortlisted for the prestigious architecture award.
A total of 55 bottles were collected for the raffle during the Great Whisky Distillery Challenge.
The Irish whiskey producer has been given the go-ahead to build a second distillery.
Funding round looks to raise £5.5m to build whisky and gin distillery in castle grounds.
The Scotch whisky industry has urged the UK government to avoid a no-deal Brexit.
Plans for the Scotch whisky distillery include an adjacent floating bar and restaurant.
Work to build Edinburgh’s first malt distillery for nearly 100 years will begin next month.
The new, no-age-statement single malt has been released as a distillery exclusive.
Elixir Distillers’ plans include ‘underground’ warehousing, floor maltings and a rum still.
The independent bottler is to build its own £10m whisky distillery on the banks of the Clyde.
Three new Bladnoch single malts have been released to mark the rebirth of the Lowland distillery.
The small-batch facility is part of a US$60m plan to re-establish the James B. Beam Distilling Co.
Designs for a whisky and gin distillery in the abandoned Polphail village have been unveiled.
The young Dublin distillery’s first release is a three-year-old single pot still whiskey.
The industry legend and man behind the Diageo Classic Malts has passed away.
The money will be used to build the distillery and visitor centre in Edinburgh.
The Glenfiddich distiller has applied its Scotch know-how to create a new blended Bourbon.
The Irish producer will soon start building its new €6m whiskey and gin distillery.
Glasgow’s whisky renaissance takes a step forward with the opening of Clydeside distillery.
The new Highland distillery will feature two warehouses, a blending lab and a tasting lodge.
The new 28-year-old peated single malt has been sourced from an unnamed distillery.
Members can try some of the first whiskies created by the London-based distillery.
The city-based distillery has added two new stills to double its whisky making capacity.
The Rothes distillery has doubled its capacity to meet rising demand for Speyburn single malt.
Independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail has revealed designs for its whisky distillery at Craggan.
Work has begun to resurrect the Highlands distillery, as its original stills are sent for repair.
The money will finance a distillery and heritage centre highlighting the area’s illicit whisky past.
Work will begin to restore the silent Falkirk distillery now plans have been approved.
The £6.5m heritage centre and distillery will celebrate the whisky heritage of the area.
The distillery has launched a new flagship whisky and a gin as it prepares to restart production.
ELLC’s London Rye is the capital’s second whisky to be released in over 100 years.
The opening of Aberargie near Perth marks the Morrison family’s return to distilling.
The £5m plant and heritage centre will be built in an area famed for its illicit stills.
After a 39-year career, Willie Cochrane is to be succeeded by long-time colleague Graham Logan.
Remains of whisky bottles have been unearthed at the 19th-century Blackmiddens distillery.
Production is set to start in April next year, with the first whisky likely to be bottled in 2020.
The Scottish government is seeking investment to bring distilling back to Dallas Dhu.
The peated whisky will join the distillery’s burgeoning range of Lowland single malts.
Glasgow’s historic Pump House is being converted into a £10.5m Scotch whisky distillery.
One of the first bottles of whisky to be distilled at the distillery is to be auctioned this week.
Tomatin 50 Year Old is the Highland distillery’s oldest bottling to date.
Building work is now due to start at Islay’s ninth distillery in November.
The 1920 malt is believed to be the oldest unopened bottle of Glenfarclas in existence.
Halewood International intends to bring Crabbie’s back home with a new distillery in Granton.
The £15m grain distillery upgrade includes replacing the existing dark grains plant.
Isle of Arran Distillers has confirmed plans to build a second distillery on the Scottish island.
Construction of the £15m Ardross farm distillery has begun near Inverness.
The Speyside distillery has launched its first single malt since reopening in 2013.
The ruined farmsteads in the Highlands may have produced whisky ‘on an industrial scale’.
Plans have been approved for the first distillery in the Scottish Borders for almost 200 years.
Strathearn distillery has become the first in Scotland to produce cider brandy.
Limited edition single malt Highland Inspiration marks start of distillery building.
The distillery’s owners will use funds from the campaign to move production to a new, larger site.
Douglas Laing & Co has revealed details of its £10m distillery in Glasgow.
The Lowland distillery has added a limited edition 10-year-old malt to its line-up.
The last remaining monument of the Lowlands distillery is being demolished to make way for flats.
The boutique distillery’s second single malt release is now available to purchase online.
The Isle of Mull distillery, which produces Tobermory and Ledaig whiskies, is being refurbished.
The £12m distillery will produce both peated and unpeated Lowland malt whisky.
Distillers are coming up with ever more inventive ways of working with this tricky grain.
Former Macallan managing director Willie Phillips has been appointed chairman of Ardgowan.
The new single malt was created in collaboration with the architect of the £140m facility.
The Fife-based plant uses a number of techniques aimed at giving maximum spirit flexibility.
The Edinburgh single malt’s two-tier scheme allows members to monitor its maturing spirit.
Scottish Government award will help fund construction at the £12m project west of Glasgow.
The £100m-plus new facility will take over single malt production after ‘rigorous’ tests.
The owner of Benromach wants to build a second plant at Craggan, near Grantown-on-Spey.
A £6m investment will enable the Hillington site to double its whisky making capacity.
The opening marks the start of a new chapter for the luxury Speyside single malt.
Just eight whiskies will form the distiller’s annual Special Releases collection.
The Islay distiller claims its publication of The Classic Laddie recipe next month is legal.
A new blend from the makers of the Glover combines Scotch with whisky from Indian distiller Amrut.
It’s hoped that the £100m-plus plant will produce its first spirit before the end of 2017.
Members of the public are invited to help identify photographs dating back to the 1920s.
The gift pack includes seven blended malts made in the style of lost distilleries’ whisky.
As more consumers turn their backs on whisky, distillers are trying a number of fresh ideas.
A third company has joined the race to build the Scottish Borders’ first distillery since 1837.
Priced at £16,000, Tamdhu’s oldest ever release celebrates its 120th anniversary.
The whisky, called 1770, is the first of its kind produced in the city in over 100 years.
Edinburgh council has approved plans to transform a Georgian building into a single malt distillery.
The Highland single malt marks master distiller Richard Paterson’s 50 years in whisky.
The resolution of a land dispute at the Islay site looks set to resurrect the project.
The whiskies, made at Lagg’s sister site in Lochranza, are all heavily-peated cask-finished malts.
Plans to resurrect the cult Lowland single malt are awaiting approval by Falkirk Council.
Building work is now underway following a lengthy excavation process at the historical site.
The home of The Famous Grouse has been sold to the crystal manufacturer’s owner.
The South Uist plant signals whisky’s return to the area for the first time since 1844.
The multinational intends to produce a variety of different whiskeys with a new US production site.
The new plant will continue the revival of the John Crabbie name in Scotch whisky.
Construction work at the R&B Distillers facility at Borodale House is due to begin in April.
The murky waters of auctioning whisky labels is not only unclear, it’s unregulated too.
The ‘19th-century’ bottles have been withdrawn from display amid authenticity concerns.
Business is booming for whisky tourism, as Diageo’s visitor centres see a rise of over 15%.
The inside story of the US$150m distillery, and the remarkable landscape it calls home.
Get the full lowdown on three distillery projects earmarked for Jedburgh, Hawick and Peebles.
Whisky enthusiasts have voted for Peebles as the preferred location for a new Borders distillery.
The Spey whisky producer has outlined expansion plans following a £2.3m funding boost.
Now just an empty shell, the Falkirk distillery could be producing spirit within two years.
Bladnoch distillery will run once again after the site was purchased by an Australian businessman.
Dornoch Castle Hotel owners seek crowd funding to kick start build of new Highlands distillery.
Soaring growth in whisky tourism is paving the way for a new generation of Scotch distillery.
The Speyside distillery steps into the spotlight with the first whiskies released by its new owners.
Distillers face the threat of a 25% tariff on single malt exports as a trade war escalates.
The private members club offers a selection of single casks priced at up to €450,000.
Glen Moray’s distillery manager is set to join Ireland’s Dingle distillery in October.
A distillery worker has created a whisky kit to stop motorists missing out on tasting sessions.
Under new owner Lalique, the team at the Perthshire distillery has a familiar look.
The latest moves on ‘Whisky Island’, including new, revived and expanding distilleries.
The Isle of Harris distillery has finally opened following seven years of planning.
The musical work, centred on a family-owned Scotch whisky distillery, will tour next month.
Rye’s return in Scotland after a long gap marks the latest chapter in a chequered history.
The independent bottler has revealed plans to build an £8 million malt whisky distillery on Islay.
The ‘ultimate whisky troubleshooter’, he lent his expertise to distilleries all over the world.
We delve further into the plans to revive the two cult distilleries after nearly 40 years.
An Ayrshire farm, once home to Robert Burns, is to be developed into a Scotch whisky distillery.
Incidents like the recent Jim Beam warehouse fire can have a huge environmental impact.
The range of casks that can be used to age Scotch is now wider – but the rules remain tight.
The lowdown on the ex-BenRiach MD’s surprisingly swift return to Scotch whisky.
Counterfeit copies of western brands don’t just disappoint consumers – they can kill them.
After the single malt’s revamp, has it found its place in the whisky world?
The end of Diageo’s educational programme signals a major change in philosophy for the company.
Getting under the skin of Russia’s vast and potentially lethal black market in counterfeit spirits.
This small black box could be a game-changer in the fight against counterfeit whisky.
From managing Cardhu to his pioneering ambassadorial work, a great Scotch whisky character recalled.
Trio of well-known Scotch distillers join forces to help create new George Washington whisky.
Tourism officials, residents and whisky fans are battling to save the historical centre.
Commemorating the life of a proud son of Moray and one of Scotch whisky’s best-loved characters.
A passionate advocate of Scotch single malt, his name will always be associated with a shop in Soho.
The years to come could shed a new light on the dark early days of Scotch whisky making.
Recalling a year of shocks, surprises, new whiskies, fake bottles and controversy.
Irish whiskey is resurgent, but are some of the new companies being economical with the truth?
Two new companies – one in the UK, one in China – are opening a fresh chapter in whisky investment.
Dave Broom looks back at the now complete single malt collection’s ascent to cult whisky status.
It’s the quintessential Irish whiskey style, but should its production rules be revised?
The revered independent bottler will be remembered as a ‘legend’ of the whisky world.
Two new £40m malt and grain distilleries are to be built in Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.
Media reports tell of a single malt Scotch whisky ‘drought’, but the facts tell a different story.
The biggest news items of the year, as featured on the pages of Scotchwhisky.com.
With Scotch sales flat and difficulties in China, could 2017 be a year of change for Chivas?
With poor ferry links and crumbling roads, ‘whisky island’ faces a number of challenges.
Investigating the history of the 1926 single malts that sold for US$1m-plus at auction.
Special Releases pricing has soared in recent years – but how and why? Let’s crunch some numbers…
After years of record-breaking increases, there are signs that the market may be softening.
Counting down the big news items that made the headlines on Scotchwhisky.com this year.
As auction prices soar, does whisky’s secondary market have a serious counterfeit problem?
What does the striking new look and range rethink say about the modern face of single malt?
Did the Jack Daniel’s owner overpay in spending £285m on BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh?
Assessing the impact of a hard exit from the EU on the eve of a crucial Commons vote.
A behind-the-scenes look at the revamp of the world’s third most popular Scotch whisky.
The new move by Chivas Regal says a lot about the current state of the Scotch whisky market.
Scotch whisky exports bounced back last year, thanks largely to single malt and the US market.
Examining the ups, downs and evolving trends of Scotch whisky’s biggest player over the past year.
Diageo’s Indian whisky brands have had their export wings trimmed – but does the deal go far enough?
Scotchwhisky.com may only have been in operation for three months, but what a year it’s been.
Assessing the pros and cons of being part of the European Union for the Scotch whisky industry.
Scotch is experiencing an identity crisis. Why would it want to taste like Bourbon?
The whisky was never designed specifically for women, its producer explains.
Swimmers take to Islay’s waters to create a blended malt that will be sold for charity.
The three single malts are taken from the final parcels of whisky distilled in 1984-6.
Scotch distilleries attracted a record total of 1.6m visits in 2015, up more than 20% on 2010.
All of Diageo’s Scotch operations will be affected by strikes resulting from a pay dispute.
The blender has withdrawn its single grain brand after postponing plans for a Borders distillery.
New targets include switching 80% of primary energy supplies to renewable sources by 2050.
Whisky is a key part of Fèis Ìle, an annual celebration of Gaelic history, poetry, song and dance.
The rare 40-year-old single malt is limited to 750 bottles.
The Fife distillery has launched seven single cask single malts with various mash bills.
Kininvie’s first experimental whiskies include a rye, triple-distilled malt and single blend.
The Dublin distillery has celebrated its recent opening with three new cask-finished whiskeys.
Distilled in 1948, the Glen Grant is thought to be the distillery’s oldest whisky ever bottled.
The Lowland distillery at Fife’s historic landmark is set to begin its first distillation.
The Islay distillery's anniversary bottling pays homage to its past and present distillers.
First single cask releases into the US celebrate distillery’s connection with luxury rail operator.
The first entry in the Paragon of Time Collection is the distillery’s oldest release yet.
The single malt’s oldest release to date, distilled in the 1940s, launches in August.
Elixir Distillers has bottled the ‘deeply complex’ Karuizawa Ambassadors’ Collection for charity.
The Australian distillery is maturing a cask of whisky aboard a cruise liner.
John MacLellan, distillery manager of Kilchoman, has passed away following a battle with cancer.
The single cask collection starts with a 12-year-old Craigellachie ‘Fire’ bottling.
Seven Scotch whisky distilleries have been condemned for their failure to meet pollution guidelines.
Macallan’s latest release contains whisky distilled from barley grown on its estate.
The limited festival edition is the oldest Octomore released by the Islay distillery.
Many whisky tourists visit Islay’s distilleries, but how many have experienced them from the air?
The distillery’s first official whisky is designed to appeal to ‘adventurous’ drinkers.
The Lowland distillery’s commemorative whisky will retail at £5,000 per bottle.
The single malt, distilled in 1999 and matured in 100% ex-Bourbon, is aimed at music lovers.
The Angus farm distillery has released Scotland’s first rye whisky in over a century.
The revitalised distillery has added a new virgin oak-aged blend to its roster.
A new tech-based trading platform aims to benefit investors and ease pressure on distillers.
Scapa Glansa is the second NAS single malt Scotch whisky from the island distillery this year.
More than 70 rare whiskies are for sale at the Worshipful Company of Distillers auction.
The Isle of Lewis distillery has unveiled its oldest expression to date.
The first casks to be filled at the new Arran distillery are being offered for sale.
Holyrood Park Distillery aims to start whisky distillation and to open to visitors in 2018.
Bowmore’s master blender will join BenRiach Distillery Company in March.
The Rum Riot expression from Ian Macleod Distillers is said to be ‘not for everyone’.
Aged in three different casks, the latest release from the Highland distillery will cost £3,500.
Twelve Scotch whiskies from Loch Lomond Distillers are to go on sale in the US for the first time.
Wolfburn Aurora is an NAS single malt from Scotland’s most northerly mainland distillery.
The first whisky to be distilled in St Andrews for nearly 160 years earns £7,100 at auction.
The distillery will tailor its production process to help create its customers’ ideal whisky.
The 50-year-old whisky was distilled in the year that Bowmore was first bottled as a single malt.
The 12 Pointer is one of a series of only 12 bottles released by the distillery in 2002.
The single cask range marks the start of construction of Ardnahoe, Islay’s ninth whisky distillery.
The Speyside distillery has launched a Sherry cask-finished whisky as a permanent release.
The Lowlands distillery’s new whisky has been finished in ex-red wine casks for up to three years.
The 19-year-old single malt celebrates the reopening of the Speyside distillery in 1998.
The newly repackaged whiskey is the 34th annual release from the Irish distillery.
‘The nose’ will celebrate five decades in the whisky industry with a global tasting tour.
An increase in single malt exports helped Isle of Arran Distillers to record a £1m profit in 2015.
Isle of Arran Distillers has created a ‘new identity’ for its Lochranza site’s core range.
The Lowland distillery will bottle its first malt more than a decade after it was founded.
The first whisky to be produced by Tel Aviv’s Milk & Honey distillery will be auctioned next month.
A new Edinburgh distillery has been designed as a visitor attraction to boost tourism.
The distillery has released a new single malt with no cask information or tasting notes.
The London distillery is encouraging buyers to open and drink its debut whisky rather than flip it.
The first in a new series of bottlings from the lost Islay distillery is a 39-year-old malt.
The Islay distillery is to ‘close the loop’ on its production by building on-site maltings.
Almost 40 years after its closure, the lost grain distillery has released its first official whisky.
The distillery will help European repopulation efforts after funding Dornoch’s DEEP project.
The distillery’s one-off bottling will raise funds for research into Motor Neurone Disease.
The company has launched its first bottles but is yet to build a distillery in Raasay or the south.
The Fife distillery has become the ‘first’ in over a century to use oats to make Scotch whisky.
The Speyside distillery’s series of single cask bottlings from the 1970s continues.
The Speyside distillery’s new expression is its third travel retail-exclusive release this year.
The Highland distillery has finished its latest single malt in Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine casks.
The first single malt whisky from Annandale distillery for 99 years has been bottled.
Contestants explore ‘essential Islay’ on a three-day survival challenge hosted by the distillery.
The Moray distillery has launched Tamnavulin Double Cask in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
The lost distillery’s Celestial Edition pays tribute to its pioneering former distillery manager.
The distillery’s 10th Private Edition whisky has been made using a strain of local yeast.
The Islay distillery will debut a whisky matured in rejuvenated red wine hogsheads.
The ‘first whisky’ to be made in North Korea is set for release later this year.
The whiskey ‘reimagines what Bourbon can be’ by fusing Kentucky and Japanese traditions.
The triple-matured, triple-distilled expression is said to be ‘a fresh take’ on Jameson.
A new blend of whisky from five different countries will be labelled as a ‘World Whisky’.
The Speyside distillery’s new entry-level expression is being gradually rolled out.
Fans are asked to raise a glass and toast the distillery manager’s 10-year anniversary.
The six-year-old single cask single malts were made at a ‘prominent distillery in Goa’.
The annual limited edition release is available exclusively at the distillery on Islay.
The currently silent Islay distillery will be set up to produce various styles of whisky.
The ‘highly limited’ distillery-exclusive bottling has been finished in a Pedro Ximénez Sherry butt.
Tours and tastings will celebrate the Highland distillery’s landmark this Saturday.
The Lowland distillery’s first whisky will be sent exclusively to Founders’ Club members.
The island’s sole distillery has been maturing its inaugural whisky since December 2015.
The Oscar winner swapped Macallan for Chivas Regal on a visit to the Speyside distillery.
The Scotch whisky distillery is to build an additional stillhouse to meet increasing demand.
HRH has requested the whisky, gifted to him upon a distillery visit, be bottled for charity.
Latest addition to distillery’s Fine & Rare collection is priced at $10,000 a bottle.
The highland distillery’s new Spirit of Oak collection is a celebration of the Sherry cask.
The 60-year-old single malt, distilled in 1926, is expected to sell for up to £700,000.
The new single malt has been aged in acacia casks, a first for the distillery.
The owner of Tomintoul distillery has released its oldest blended grain Scotch whisky.
The Highlands distillery is selling newly-laid casks for £10,000 as a ‘luxury whisky investment’.
Members of the Lowlands distillery’s new Founders’ Club will be first to taste its whisky in 2018.
First community-owned Scotch whisky distillery enters final crowdfunding push.
The warehouse demolition is the final chapter in the story of the Peterhead distillery.
Tributes have been made to the distillery’s head of communications following his sudden death.
Max McFarlane has joined the Lowland distillery to help shape its spirit character.
The whisky collection will be exhibited in a Dutch museum due to open later this year.
The new expression from the Kintyre distillery offers a ‘true taste of Campbeltown’.
The distillery has released the fourth annual expression in its NAS series.
The changes are part of Diageo’s £150m plans to overhaul distillery tourism facilities.
The English whisky distillery will release its new malt matured in ex-Islay quarter casks.
The first whisky distillery in the Scottish Borders in almost two centuries is about to open.
Highland distillery Tomatin unveils a £2,000 1972 single malt, alongside innovative whisky tea.
Two new heavily peated expressions from Loch Lomond distillery have been released.
A rare 27-year-old expression from the extinct Lowland distillery is limited to 500 bottles.
The 16-year-old whisky is the second travel retail expression from the distillery.
The 58-year-old single cask whisky is the distillery’s first commercial bottling in its history.
The 16-year-old single cask whisky is available from the distillery for £650 a bottle.
The Speyside distillery has unveiled a contemporary makeover alongside three new expressions.
The change allows distillers to use a variety of casks, including ex-Tequila and Calvados.
The oldest release from Port Ellen distillery is among Diageo’s 2016 Special Releases.
The Snug in Aviemore will host tastings, events and local art away from ‘the secret distillery’.
The Port-matured whisky is a new limited release from the Highland distillery.
The vintage builds on the Speyside distillery’s 20th anniversary malt releases.
Experts from all over the world are set to attend the Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference.
The cask strength expression is part-matured at Jameson’s old distillery in Dublin.
Farmers raised concerns over the use of distillery by-products in renewable energy plants.
The Highland distillery’s new range celebrates its influential people and history.
The refurbishment will transform the distillery into a ‘world-class whisky destination’.
The new distillery’s traditional methods include direct firing and worm tub condensers.
The Fife distillery’s spirit, aged three years on 23 March, is now officially Scotch whisky.
The new expression marks the end of a two-year closure period for the Mull distillery.
The 10-year-old Sherry cask-matured whisky is the distillery’s first in travel retail.
The winning entrant will receive membership to the distillery’s preservation society.
The Lowland distillery’s new facility features a gallery, gift shop and tasting bar.
Lakes distillery has used whiskies from both sides of the border in a hybrid blended malt.
The £5,000 bottles of blended Scotch whisky will be given away as part of a competition.
The island distillery is selling ‘more accessible’ small casks of its first single malt.
The Speyside distillery’s new owner plans to release ‘affordable, premium quality’ malts.
The Highland distillery has replaced its vintages with a core range of age statement malts.
GlenWyvis distillery has smashed its initial crowdfunding target by more than £500,000.
The spirit release highlights the distillery’s unusual 500-year-old chess connection.
The expression returns as part of the Speyside distillery’s core range after a three-year absence.
The Speyside distillery has been bought by a consortium headed by the former BenRiach MD.
Richard Blanchard will represent single malt Glenfiddich in Australia and New Zealand.
The Islay distillery has unveiled two expressions finished in brandy and Sherry casks.
The launch of Johnnie Walker White Walker and the GOT malts were a big success for Diageo.
The 54-bottle set from the closed Japanese distillery could fetch up to HK$6m at auction.
Distillery plans further investment in visitor facilities after 40% rise in tourist numbers.
The Lowland distillery has released its first widely-available whisky since opening in 2014.
The Islay distillery’s two festival bottlings are Sherry and Spanish oak-finished malts.
The distillery has added the limited edition expression to its stable of wine-influenced whiskies.
Buy a ticket for the charity raffle and you could win over £2,000 worth of whisky.
The miniature could contain some of the only whisky left from the lost distillery.
Islay distillery plans could be scuppered by row between Jean Donnay and Hunter Laing.
The US$9,000 single malt is billed as the ‘pinnacle’ of the distillery’s Sherry Oak range.
The Highland distillery is releasing a limited edition 24-year-old single malt this month.
The Victorian blend has been resurrected by GlenAllachie distillery as a peated blended malt.
The Speyside distillery has claimed an Indian whisky company’s label is too similar to its own.
Glen Scotia distillery has launched a campaign to celebrate the region’s whisky heritage.
The experimental Fife brewery and distillery intends to produce more whisky, gin and beer.
A Highland distillery is offering all-expenses-paid placements to women ‘from all walks of life’.
The Speyside distillery’s new rare cask range includes a 50-year-old malt priced at £4,500.
The distillery claims its 52-year-old Islay single malt will become a ‘legendary’ bottling.
The Speyside distillery’s new ‘unrepeatable’ limited edition has been made using now-retired stills.
The distillery cat is the latest ‘famous’ face honoured with a ‘Bottle Your Own’ cask.
The distillery’s new core range will feature age statements, rather than vintages.
The Fife distillery has released the first in a new series marking Scotland’s patron saint.
Bottle 1 of Genesis, the English distillery’s new single malt, breaks two world records.
The 23-year-old Islay malt was filled into cask at a difficult time for the distillery.
The Speyside distillery has matured its latest release in ‘exceptionally rare’ ex-oloroso casks.
The Edinburgh distillery and military spectacle have collaborated on an exclusive whisky.
A travel retail exclusive has been released in honour of the former distillery owner.
The yet-to-be-constructed distillery unveils its second limited edition blended malt.
The distillery’s stillhouse will be entirely dismantled and rebuilt under the plans.
The Islay distillery will be given a major makeover to improve its tourist appeal.
The Highland distillery has created a whisky to mark the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
The Lowland distillery will replace its original whisky with a new style of single malt.
Glenturret distillery, home to The Famous Grouse, has released a core range of single malt whiskies.
Pernod Ricard has said its Chinese distillery won’t ‘cannibalise’ Scotch whisky’s market share.
Diageo’s plans to upgrade Cardhu distillery’s visitor centre have been approved.
The distillery has collaborated with men’s fashion label Kestin Hare on the new range.
The Campbeltown distillery is going on a Grand Tour of the world, starting with the UK.
The Islay distillery’s annual Friends of Laphroaig whisky is a triple-matured release.
The distillery is celebrating the occasion with a commemorative whisky chosen by staff members.
The distillery will ship its inaugural single malt whisky in time for Christmas next year.
Famously smoky Islay distillery celebrates 200th birthday with two releases of special expression.
Scapa distillery has released a single malt to commemorate the Battle of Jutland’s centenary.
The Islay distillery is to build a new still house to accommodate a total of four stills.
The Highland distillery has released 16- and 23-year-old travel retail-exclusive single malts.
The Highland distillery has unveiled new releases of two vintage single malts.
Limited edition launch marks halfway point in Speyside distillery’s Family Collector Series.
The founder of Arran distillery and veteran of the D-Day landings has passed away at the age of 91.
The Islay distillery collaborated with drum specialist Majetone and the Rhythm and Booze Project.
The second instalment in the Sherry-finished series is the distillery’s oldest official release.
The Swedish distillery’s new Intelligens single malt was designed using artificial intelligence.
The Sherried ‘firm favourite’ from Glengoyne distillery returns for a sixth outing.
Approval has been granted for a multi-million pound expansion of the Speyside distillery.
The Speyside distillery has added a 21-year-old peated malt to its core range.
The latest Ghost and Rare blend celebrates the Highland distillery, which closed in 1985.
The distillery will launch a trio of 22-year-olds at the London airport’s Whisky Festival.
Plans to revive the Islay distillery have been submitted to the local council for approval.
The distillery’s new releases include a 25-year-old partially matured in ex-rum casks.
The English distillery has unveiled the first of its Whiskymaker’s Reserve expressions.
An Asia-based investment firm has bought out the group that also owns Glen Scotia distillery.
Planned Dingwall distillery sets out to raise more than £1.5m through community-focused share offer.
The Islay distillery’s Sherry-influenced malt will form part of Kilchoman’s core portfolio.
The release comes as the St Andrews distillery waits for its first single malt whisky to mature.
The Speyside distillery is releasing six single casks ahead of its core range launch.
The first single malt from Daftmill distillery will be sold in a randomly allocated ballot.
The distilleries’ visitor centres are to be overhauled as part of Diageo’s ambitious tourism plans.
The Speyside distillery has been named one of Time Magazine’s 2019 Greatest Places to visit.
Brown-Forman has purchased The Benriach Distillery Company for £285 million.
This year’s Islay Festival has a packed menu of distillery open days and cultural events.
The line-up of four malts follows Billy Walker’s acquisition of the Speyside distillery.
The expansion will help the Islay distillery to experiment with yeast and barley varieties.
The distillery was forced to close after a chemical spill resulted in an evacuation of the plant.
The distillery’s new whisky is its first permanent age-stated malt in almost 20 years.
The Thurso distillery has launched the third edition of its small batch single malt line.
The Speyside distillery’s new single malt collection features three story-inspired whiskies.
The Speyside distillery has finished its whisky in a variety of casks, including rye and Port.
The Islay distillery is giving whisky enthusiasts the chance to visit the 2016 Feis Ile for the day.
Islay distillery promises more open approach as thousands sign up to Compass Box campaign.
Whisky from the lost distillery sits at the heart of the new Johnnie Walker Ghost & Rare edition.
The island distillery has released a 1988 vintage alongside a new travel retail exclusive.
Let your creativity ‘run riot’ for the chance to have your Tweet projected on the distillery’s wall.
Work has begun on Dunyvaig Castle, a fortress built a stone’s throw away from Lagavulin distillery.
Ailsa Bay distillery’s first single malt bottling is a lesson in Scotch whisky innovation.
The distillery map from the BBC’s Scotch! The Story of Whisky series will be auctioned for charity.
The English distillery’s new expression has been aged in its founder’s ‘favourite’ STR wine casks.
The distillery ‘pays homage’ to its part owner by raising money for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal.
The Islay distillery will add two more stills in a bid to cash in on the buoyant malts market.
The Speyside distillery has revealed the 17 bottlings to make up its 2018 single cask programme.
The whisky from The Singleton’s Forgotten Drop series is the oldest ever released by the distillery.
The Highland distillery’s new range will include 12- and 50-year-old whiskies.
The island distillery is changing its entire range of whiskies as it moves in a new direction.
Whisky lovers can take in four distilleries while island-hopping Scotland’s west coast.
Events organised by Whisky Extravaganza cater for novice and experienced whisky drinkers alike.
Islay distillery publishes the detailed recipe for ‘The Classic Laddie’ expression on its website.
The distillery is funding an effort to revive Dornoch’s extinct Native European oyster population.
A makeover for the Highlands distillery is the ‘final piece of the puzzle’ in reviving its identity.
The new Norlan VAILD is designed to focus attention on flavour and aroma in whisky.
The distillery’s new, limited edition whisky can only be found at Heathrow airport.
From tours of usually publicly closed distilleries to probing whisky masterclasses and tastings.
The 60-mile trip involves cycling and kayaking to every distillery on Islay and Jura in three days.
The distillery’s ‘designer cask’ expression is back on the market with a limited release.
The single malt expression becomes the Highland distillery’s oldest release to date.
The 20-year-old single cask will celebrate 20 years since the distillery’s reopening.
The Orkney distillery’s new travel retail range is inspired by iconic Viking creatures.
The distilleries will release 19- and 22-year-old Sherried whiskies as 2019’s festival exclusives.
The single malt, distilled in 1938 and bottled in 1999, will be auctioned next week.
Made with whisky from Scotland’s Glen Elgin and Macallan distilleries, plus India’s Amrut.
For the first time, visitors can explore the distillery and buy exclusive whiskies.
One of Scotland’s smallest distilleries will hand-deliver bottle 001 to the highest bidder.
The latest in the Irish whiskey series contains some of the oldest liquid used so far.
The distillery is launching a pop-up bar to celebrate its new limited edition Glenmorangie Spìos.
The Highland distillery launched an initial batch of 3,000 bottles of its new single malt.
The 23-year-old single malt is the first in the Speyside distillery’s new Grand range.
Andy Watts will be responsible for overseeing the SA group’s Scotch whisky portfolio.
The Orkney distillery is releasing a ‘smokier, richer’ version of Highland Park next month.
The Highland distillery’s new single malt has been aged for 25 years in Sherry casks.
The pair of 21-year-old whiskies reflect the distillery’s Atlantic island origins.
Only 106 bottles of the Highland single grain, priced at £2,400 each, will be released.
The Speyside distillery has revealed a duo of ‘incredibly sweet’ wine-finished Taiwan exclusives.
The launch coincides with the two-year anniversary of the distillery’s takeover by Billy Walker.
The renowned whisky consultant leaves a global distilling legacy behind him.
The deal marks the Glenfiddich owner’s first move into American craft distilling.
Artist Kevin Sheehan took over 120 hours to sketch a map of Scotland’s whisky distilleries.
A 75-year-old bottling from Mortlach distillery is hailed as the world's 'most exclusive'.
The 35th annual release is a blend of Irish whiskeys matured for between 12 and 28 years.
Inspired by a 150-year-long Glengoyne distillery tradition, only 3,138 bottles are being released.
The Bordeaux wine cask-matured single malt joins the distillery’s Wood Finish range.
The Kentucky distillery’s annual collection of limited edition Bourbon and rye is on its way.
The Highland distillery’s sixth Cask Strength release is 100% matured in ex-Sherry casks.
The 1978 vintage whisky from the silent distillery marks 200 years since its founding.
The local council has green-lighted plans to refurbish the Highland distillery’s visitor centre.
Matured in Black Sea oak casks, the single malt is named after a legendary sea demon.
The collection from the closed Japanese distillery has sold for over £750,000 in Hong Kong.
Limited edition single malt whisky aims to celebrate Arran’s illicit whisky-making past.
The 50-year-old single cask single malt is the oldest whisky in the distillery’s current range.
The last UK stocks of the Wick distillery’s discontinued expression are offered for sale.
The Highland distillery is launching three new whiskies, including a lightly peated malt.
The launches follow the withdrawal of the distillery’s 17-year-old and 21-year-old malts.
The three single malts are finished in tawny Port casks sourced from Graham’s.
Tamdhu Ámbar and Gran Reserva are the distillery’s first foray into global travel retail.
The event will showcase four of the region’s distilleries and its ‘spectacular’ whisky trail.
A 26-year-old single malt whisky celebrates the distillery’s collaboration with Søren Solkær.
Almost 500 rare whiskies and nine casks will be offered for sale by Sotheby’s later this month.
A Soho doughnut shop has partnered with the Hebridean distillery to create a heavily peated treat.
The five whiskies are priced at £57,000, including the distillery’s oldest release to date.
The Islay distillery is launching three single malts, all of which have been finished in wine casks.
Only 503 decanters of the distillery’s ‘oldest and rarest’ whisky will be available, for £7,200.
The Taipei bar allows guests to select whiskies straight from casks lining the room.
The Highland distillery has launched 14 single Sherry and Port cask-matured whiskies.
The 19th-century brand has been resurrected ahead of plans for a new Edinburgh distillery.
The Speyside distillery is ‘pushing boundaries’ in a first for the Scotch whisky industry.
The distillery will be sharing every bottle of its new malt with whisky lovers, without charge.
New bottling aims to celebrate distillery’s two centuries of whisky-making knowledge and tradition.
The Orkney distillery will re-release the age statement for the first time in 10 years.
Limited edition Blue Label bottle, unveiled during Milan Design Week, goes on sale later this year.
The Lowlands distillery has replaced two of its single malt whiskies with new expressions.
New NAS bottling Blas is a collaboration between distillery and menswear designer Patrick Grant.
Fans camped overnight outside the distillery in the hope of nabbing a limited edition bottle.
First release from remote west coast distillery is too young to be classified as whisky.
The distillery has revised its malts range after drinkers criticised its previous bottlings.
Scottish companies can ‘learn a lot’ from the Scotch whisky industry’s environmental strategy.
The French owner of Glen Moray distillery has purchased the blended Scotch.
Three casks of Kininvie’s first run are released as the distillery continues its luxury strategy.
The Glenlivet is celebrating Dubai Duty Free’s anniversary with a ‘precious’ new edition.
The Speyside distillery has revealed the first two whiskies in its new experimental series.
The Speyside distillery continues its luxury collection with five whiskies priced at £20,000.
The Speyside distillery is releasing varying ranges of single cask whiskies across the globe.
The Orkney distillery’s latest expression is the first of two releases observing the seasons.
The Speyside distillery’s new single malt is finished in virgin oak for Bourbon-inspired sweetness.
He made the journey from Lincolnshire to Wick for a distillery tour and a bottle of 12-year-old.
The Highland distillery has married two ‘incongruous’ malts for its latest vintage release.
The Islay distillery is discontinuing its entry-level malt and introducing four new whiskies.
The Speyside distillery has partnered with master perfumer Roja Dove for a new single malt whisky.
Douglas Laing’s single cask bottling is the second in a series honouring Scotland’s islands.
The £800 single malt is a vatting of five different vintages, dating back to 1978.
Single malt fetches £68,500, breaking two records and almost doubling its pre-sale high estimate.
The 13-year-old Jura Two-One-Two is the first in a new series from the island distillery.
Two distilleries in western Highlands and Perth & Kinross to benefit from government grants.
This year’s Ardbeg Day release is the distillery’s first whisky finished in ex-rum casks.
Malts from St Magdalene and Dallas Dhu distilleries head up the bottler’s Summer Collection.
The two single malts are the first Speyside releases from the rare spirits specialist.
Whisky lovers can earn a certificate in whisky history, blending and distilling.
There were almost 2m visits to whisky distilleries last year, and spending topped £60m.
The new single malt offers ‘the ideal introduction’ to Sherry cask-matured whiskies.
After a weekend as a Royal Mile Whiskies exclusive, the 21 Year Old is now getting a wider release.
Visitor numbers hit record levels in 2016, with more distilleries opening to the public.
Diageo readies a new single grain launch, continuing its tie-in with the former England captain.
Chivas Brothers is to relaunch Scapa, commencing with the release of a new NAS single malt.
The UFC fighter has launched the Irish blend just weeks ahead of the sports’ ‘biggest-ever’ bout.
Over two million visits were made to Scotch whisky distilleries in 2018, a new record.
The whisky, targeted at a ‘new generation of drinker’, has been finished in ex-Cognac casks.
The two cult distilleries will restart production by 2020 in a £35m investment by owner Diageo.
Visitors can expect behind-the-scenes tours and one-off events at the whisky distilleries.
Strike action across Diageo’s Scotch distilleries was due to commence on 17 September.
The new single malt from Bruichladdich is part of its Octomore Eights Masterclass series.
The new range of oak-aged gins was matured in casks sourced from five Scotch whisky regions.
The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk features vintages spanning five decades.
The new Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare blend features whisky from lost distilleries.
Visit distilleries usually closed to the public, as well as rare drams at the annual festival.
Fifth single malt of pioneering series, Black Bowmore 50 Year Old, priced at £16,000 a bottle.
A major research project is underway into yeast’s impact on the creation of whisky flavour.
Collectivum XXVIII features spirit from all 28 of the company’s active malt distilleries.
Sample exclusive maturation experiments at the London Whisky Show with Scotchwhisky.com.
David Gates will lead BrewDog’s spirits division, ahead of its first whisky launch.
Bruichladdich and InchDairnie have run commercial distillations of pot still rye spirits.
The expression is said to offer drinkers an ‘accessible’ Sherry-finished single malt.
The new releases include a dozen single cask BenRiachs, ranging from 16 to 40 years old.
The new blend will launch in Singapore travel retail before a global roll-out later this year.
The Murray Marsala Cask Finish is the second in the collection to have a wine cask finish.
The Highland distillery will launch new 12-, 18- and 21-year-old whiskies in 2020.
Further debate on transparency is needed, say SWA members, following our open letter on the issue.
The Glenlivet Captain’s Reserve is said to be the first major single malt finished in Cognac casks.
Limited edition 17-year-old bottling follows on from Orkney distillery’s Valhalla Collection.
Bruichladdich’s Organic, Bere Barley and Islay Barley single malts welcome new expressions.
The 60-year-old whisky, with a label by Peter Blake, is expected to fetch up to US$700,000.
Glen Moray has used Rhum Agricole casks to finish its latest ‘curiosity’ single malt.
The 2019 release is said to represent ‘an unbroken chain of creation from barley to bottle.’
Whisky.Auction will donate £200k from the sale of ‘exceptional’ whiskies to charity Plastic Oceans.
Macallan Edition No 2 celebrates distillery’s collaboration with restaurant El Celler de Can Roca.
The single malt release – named One And All – celebrates the island community.
The island distillery’s Sherry Cask Collection is a ‘new signature style’ for the single malt.
The Balvenie Fifty: Marriage 0962 has been created from some of the distillery’s oldest stocks.
The Highland distillery will release three new single malts inspired by King Alexander III.
The 38-year-old single malt is one of the highlights of the bottler’s Spring Collection.
The 62-year-old single malt is the most expensive bottle of whisky auctioned by Christie’s.
The Black Label spin-off is available exclusively from Dufry travel retail stores.
The search is on to find the most creative, humorous and honest views about the whisky brand.
Only 300 bottles of the third expression in the Warehouse 6 Collection have been made.
The new whiskies in Benromach’s Heritage collection have been aged for more than 40 years.
The three whiskies have been sourced from Speyside, Islay and Highland distilleries.
The Winter Queen is a fusion of single malt from Scottish and Dutch distilleries.
New 15-year-old limited release has been matured exclusively in refill Port casks.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Vaults Collection launches with two single cask malts.
Tenth release from the rare spirits bottler underwent three-part maturation process.
NAS single malt Quintessence, finished in five Californian red wine casks, will be priced at £1,000.
The oldest whisky in the range debuts with a first batch of only 9,000 bottles.
Glenmorangie hopes to reverse the extinction of oysters at the site more than a century ago.
Ex-Morrison Bowmore CEO to take charge of financial and corporate strategy at rare spirits business.
The new range includes four Islay, Highland, Lowland and Speyside blended malts and blends.
Unusual peated expression, aged for 14 years, will be exclusive to travel retail.
The festival will incorporate eight distilleries along a scenic driving route through the Highlands.
The inaugural event will take place this summer, offering Scottish whisky, gin, music and food.
Fewer than 500 bottles of the Sherry-matured Highland single malt will be available worldwide.
The Speyside single malt has appointed a woman to the role for the first time in its history.
The airline has partnered with InchDairnie to create a commemorative centenary whisky.
Two women have been accepted on Diageo’s four-year coopering apprenticeship in Scotland.
Known for its old and rare whiskies, the show will return in November under a new name.
Ardgowan Expedition is a 20-year-old blended malt containing whisky that has visited the South Pole.
Only 150 bottles of The Glenlivet Winchester Collection’s third expression have been made.
Fewer than 6,000 bottles of the 30-year-old’s second edition have been released.
Scotch whisky producers are already ahead of commitments to operate more sustainably by 2020.
The Scotch Whisky Action Fund will spend a further £300,000 to help fight misuse in Scotland.
Producer of Sheep Dip whisky and Edinburgh Gin has changed hands for an undisclosed sum.
Just 184 bottles of 30-year-old Royal Lochnagar gifted to Prince Charles are to be sold.
The range includes 15 malts from Caperdonich, Longmorn, Glen Keith and Braes of Glenlivet.
The ‘mysterious’ whisky is the first expression in Hunter Laing’s new range.
The new interactive release from The Glenlivet contains no cask information, age or tasting notes.
The collection has been designed to be mixed with spirits such as Scotch whisky or sipped neat.
The legal breakthrough means consumers and producers will be better protected against fakes.
Explore the future of whisky with Scotchwhisky.com at the London Whisky Show.
Only 94 bottles of the oldest whisky from the ‘Beast of Dufftown’ have been released.
The technology enables shoppers to trace the whisky from ‘source to store’.
Even more rare and ‘exceptional’ bottles have been added to Whisky.Auction’s charity auction.
Tomatin 1971 is the first whisky release in the brand’s Warehouse 6 Collection.
Glen Garioch 1967 bottling marks company’s first foray outside the world of blended Scotch.
Only 100 bottles of The Glenlivet Winchester Collection Vintage 1966 will be released globally.
Loch Lomond Group’s blended whisky loss sparks official environmental investigation.
Speyside single malt wants Pope Francis to recognise new world number one tennis player.
A ‘reinterpreted’ 16-year-old and a new 23-year-old will be released globally in 2017.
The first 100 bottles of Scotch whisky from the microdistillery have been sold at auction.
The 12-year-old blend was created with Angus Dundee to commemorate the jazz club’s 60th birthday.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has unveiled a 10-year-old Sherry cask-matured blended malt.
Macallan’s first UK whisky lounge has opened at London’s Euro-Japanese restaurant Four Degree.
Old Pulteney owner’s production investment is designed to underpin future international growth.
Twelve bartenders have created a single malt whisky designed to be mixed in cocktails.
The first rye whiskey in Old Forester’s 148-year history will arrive in the US from next month.
Matured for 52 years, the single malt is the third whisky to be added to the series.
The shop in the heart of the Orkney capital will offer exclusive whiskies and merchandise.
The Private Cellar release contains ‘some of the last’ whisky laid down before Littlemill closed.
Edinburgh Whisky Academy two-day course is ‘first vocational independent qualification’ of its kind.
The two no-age-statement single malts will both be available in global duty free stores by April.
One of only 12 bottles released, The 12 Pointer almost doubled its pre-auction estimate.
A third edition of Ardbeg Twenty Something will be available exclusively to Committee Members.
Actor Gerard Butler is the latest famous face to be part of Glenturret’s ‘Bottle Your Own’ series.
Two new whisky releases are part of a competition to win a bottle of Tobermory 42-year-old.
New releases will embrace Bitcoin’s blockchain technology in a bid to combat fake whisky.
The much-anticipated heavily peated Balvenie single malt will be available globally from October.
A new owner is being sought for the home of Famous Grouse and blended Scotch Cutty Sark.
The Scotch Whisky Association ruled that the Instagram posts were ‘demeaning’ to women.
The first whisky in Macallan’s new duty free series is an exercise in ‘unconventional maturation’.
Alfresco 64 in Bangkok stocks an exclusive Chivas Regal blend that is the first of its kind.
The heavily-peated single malt from Bruichladdich is introducing four new whiskies this summer.
The average Scot’s DNA descends largely from Beaker People, Germanic and Norse Viking lineage.
Remains found at the Fife site could point to Scotland’s earliest site of distillation yet ...
A bottle of what appears to be Scotch whisky has been discovered within a Victorian time capsule.
The whisky has been created to celebrate the Netflix film about the life of Robert the Bruce.
The new range, exclusive to travel retail, includes four NAS single malt whiskies.
The luxury-focused Highland single malt’s 45-year-old bottling uses multiple cask types.
The £25,000 Speyside single malt whisky will be limited to only 200 bottles worldwide.
Grant’s whisky will send applicants on a 10-day global trip as it seeks a new brand ambassador.
The range features 14 Sherry cask-matured whiskies, plus one matured exclusively in a Port Pipe.
The wrong whisky was filled into some bottles of the Speyside single malt series’ new Batch 4.
The limited-edition single malt has spent five years in Portuguese Moscatel barriques.
The 1505 entry in Aberdeen’s Burgh Records mentions a still to make ‘aquavite’ and rosewater.
A UK exit from the European Union risks huge damage to the industry, says government minister.
The single malt expression will be available on shelves once more after a three-year absence.
The whisky retailer will launch a new auction site in September, with rules to combat ‘flipping’.
The Scotch whisky industry could risk losing its legal protections abroad without a clear direction.
A device designed using nanotechnology can ‘taste’ the difference between whiskies.
Gemma Paterson, previously US east ambassador, will take over the role from Sam Simmons.
Jim Murray has named an American whiskey as ‘whisky of the year’ for three years running.
The ‘1878’ bottle contained blended Scotch whisky from the early 1970s, tests have shown.
A single marsala hogshead laid down in 1998 has been bottled to celebrate the occasion.
A 21-year-old matured in refill and recharred casks celebrates the festival’s 21st anniversary.
The site near Badger Falls conceals an illegal still used to make whisky during the 1700s.
The latest in the limited edition series showcases the ‘uniquely bold’ colour of Macallan’s whisky.
The release is the first from Glenmorangie to be matured in Côte-Rôtie red wine casks.
The fire led to the deaths of thousands of fish and other aquatic life in the Kentucky River.
The Exciseman is the last of the three releases celebrating Arran’s whisky heritage.
The former owner’s legacy will be remembered with 15 new single malts presented as chapters.
The peated whisky brand from Tomatin is now exploring ‘innovative’ combinations of casks.
The four heavily peated malts from Bruichladdich include the youngest Octomore so far.
The latest whisky to join Glenmorangie’s Legends Collection is inspired by ancient wines.
The rules governing Irish whiskey’s signature style have no precedent, says Peter Mulryan.
The Rare Collection Cask No. 20050 commemorates the tourist attraction’s 50th anniversary.
Scotch producers have joined the global movement to stamp out non-recyclable plastic waste.
A blended malt and a blend of ‘lost’ whiskies are permanent additions to Royal Salute’s stable.
The series of cask-finished whiskies marks a ‘new chapter’ for the Highland single malt.
The new limited editions have been finished in Caribbean rum and Amontillado Sherry casks.
Diageo’s 2015 Special Releases features some familiar faces, plus a rare 40YO single grain.
The first bottle of Kilchoman 10 Year Old whisky has sold at auction for £7,000.
The new limited release commemorates the 25th anniversary of the DoubleWood 12-year-old.
The organisation will celebrate the late Scottish author and his love of single malt.
The Lagavulin manager will leave her post to bring the cult Islay malt back into production.
The single grain Scotch launched by the footballer will be joined by a new expression this month.
The single malt expression will now be released in batches to ‘enhance its collectability’.
The new Ncn’ean Botanical Spirit infuses new make spirit with local botanicals and juniper.
Golfers Colin Montgomerie and Darren Clarke have helped create the two new whiskies.
Long considered a ‘unicorn’ whisky, a miniature of ‘Malt Mill’ has surfaced at auction.
The Islay whisky will be available exclusively through the online retailer in Europe.
The third in the range of Anglo-Scotch blends has been finished in Portuguese hogsheads.
The new NAS single malt is the first permanent addition since Corryvreckan in 2009.
Crabbie’s claims its new whisky is designed to ‘disrupt’ the world of single malt Scotch.
Bottles sold from the Prince’s cask of Royal Lochnagar 30 Year Old have so far raised £225,400.
The rock group’s anniversary blend will be sold alongside salvaged Whisky Galore! bottles.
A bottle of the Prince’s Royal Lochnagar 30 Year Old expression was auctioned for charity.
Release of ‘One For The Road’ to coincide with farewell tour of Europe by Willie Cochrane.
The Islay single malt has partnered with New York’s ‘Ducati Whisperer’ to build a dream bike.
Detailed information on the make-up of Port Charlotte Scottish Barley is now available online.
A new report suggests more whiskies aged under 10 years are to come, complete with age statements.
The ‘super-premium’ series is an addition to the bottler’s Xtra Old Particular range.
The master blender for Johnnie Walker has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Task force looked at ways to reform Scotch whisky’s strict production rules, says report.
A battered snapshot brought from Canada sheds light on a century-old family story.
How Islay inspired the naming of one of the world’s best-loved and most enduring vehicles.
Two Sixpoint Brewery beers, Rune and Sköll, designed to pair with 12-year-old and Dark Origins.
Proceeds from the auction of the special bottle will help fight food waste and poverty.
Billy Walker received the award just hours after selling his company for £281 million.
The oldest globally available release from Talisker is the first in a new Sherry-inspired range.
The ninth release in the limited edition series has been aged fully in ex-rye whiskey casks.
The latest releases from the Speyside single malt will cost £5,400 and £82 respectively.
The peated and unpeated single malts have matured in a range of smaller octave casks.
The limited edition Islay blended malt marks 10 years since Big Peat's launch in 2009.
The whisky map featured in BBC documentary Scotch! The Story of Whisky has been sold at auction.
The £22,000, 60-year-old single cask single malt is the second in an ultra-rare series.
The release honours the charity’s centenary and the bottler’s personal history with the RAF.
The total tax paid on an average bottle of Scotch in the UK is set to rise to £10.20.
A special ballot will decide who can buy the 24-year-old birthday bottling, priced at £1,494.
The range will include eight-year-old, 15-year-old and 40-year-old single malt whiskies.
Lack of stock means expressions will be discontinued – but no increase in NAS products.
Priced at £2,000 per bottle, the single malt joins the Dewar’s Exceptional Cask Series.
The removal from public display follows a hotel guest paying $10,000 for a ‘fake’ 1878 whisky.
More than 250 bottles of a private single cask bottling were taken, worth more than £38,000.
The new £250 expression was launched at this week’s Campbeltown Malts Festival.
Owner Berry Bros & Rudd has finished the 1992 vintage in various wine, Port and rum casks.
Dubai-based retailer Le Clos breaks own record with latest Macallan Fine & Rare sale.
Whisky lovers will soon be able to buy a bottle containing Scotch that’s visited Antarctica.
The equivalent of one bottle of Scotch was consumed at official events last year, a report shows.
Bids of over $150k are expected for the latest DCS Compendium and Balvenie Morgan Roadster.
All aspects of the whisky-making process, from barley to bottle, take place on site.
Jamieson’s Jigger Edition celebrates the 44-year career of cooper Michael Jamieson.
The five-book compendium details the 3,000 rare whiskies in the famous collection.
The single pot still whiskey returns to the Spot Whiskeys range following a 50-year absence.
Events will take place in regions as remote as Antarctica as part of the annual festivities.
The new packaging aims to highlight each blended whisky’s ‘craft credentials’.
The highly anticipated but ‘worst kept secret in malts’ is revealed months ahead of release.
The 40-year-old single grain is the company’s second 70th anniversary bottling.
Bowmore owner Beam Suntory has named its new master blender following Barrie’s exit in February.
He helped bring huge success to Glen Grant and Macallan in a career spanning five decades.
The 2018 collection features malts from Bunnahabhain, Deanston, Tobermory and Ledaig.
Signed by the President-elect himself, the whisky is expected to sell for more than £2,500.
The cocktail and spirits menu will highlight how European flavours have influenced Scottish produce.
The range of ready-to-drink cocktails is inspired by 19th-century merchant Ebenezer Connal.
The world’s largest Scotch whisky producer has witnessed record numbers of visitors.
Simon Coughlin will head up a new whisky unit at French drinks group Rémy Cointreau.
A bottle of 21-year-old Glengoyne Scotch whisky sits inside the huge, handmade chocolate egg.
The proceeds from the sale of bottle number one will be donated to Islay Heritage.
Glenburgie, Glentauchers and Miltonduff single malts have been released under the blend’s brand.
The limited edition Speyside Collection features six rare vintage single malt Scotch whiskies.
Gregg Glass will join Whyte & Mackay as blender and whisky maker, reporting to Richard Paterson.
The 1943 bottling by Gordon & MacPhail is set to sell for over £30,000.
The high-strength Madeira-finished blended malt is adorned with a label echoing Madeiran art.
Two new limited editions will raise money for F1 driver David Coulthard’s local charities.
Only 768 bottles of limited edition Half-Century Blend will be available to purchase.
The latest expression of The Glover features ‘a little more Sherry cask’ influence.
Bartenders will be given the chance to create the brand’s 2017 limited edition single malt whisky.
Two new duty free exclusive whiskies will form part of the firm’s core travel retail range.
A record 2016 saw sales of single malt Scotch whisky increase by nearly 50% on the open market.
The 122-year-old bottler has overhauled its whisky ranges to appeal to modern whisky drinkers.
The whisky has been created with golf star Cristie Kerr ahead of the Women’s British Open.
The purchase marks the third Macallan record set by Dubai-based retailer Le Clos in 18 months.
The 36-year-old single malt has been created in homage of the rare Bowmore Sea Dragon.
The single malt collection almost doubled its pre-sale estimate, selling for nearly HK$8m.
On the Rocks will take place in June, inspired by the new Whisky Galore! film.
Batch 16 of the Cask Bottling series features malts aged for between seven and 33 years.
Created by the Craigellachie Hotel, the expression combines eight Speyside malts.
Collectible Speyside malts rub shoulders in sale with a glut of sought-after Karuizawas and Hanyus.
The American whiskey has overtaken The Famous Grouse as the UK’s most lucrative whisky in retail.
Scotch producers claim government figures show ‘fairer’ taxes generate more revenue for economy.
The 26-year-old GlenDronach signed by the President-elect doubled its pre-sale estimate.
The limited edition release is a collaboration with award-winning designer Afroditi Krassa.
The collection includes eight single malts from Bunnahabhain, Deanston and Tobermory.
The 40-year-old single malt joins Macallan’s growing collection of vintage whiskies.
Part of the brand’s experimental range, the latest blend is made up of more than 200 whiskies.
The 160-year-old Scotch brand is being relaunched by the founder’s great-great-grandson.
The limited edition triple cask-matured malt tees off in time for The Open’s 2019 return.
Do Scotch whisky producers want a rule change to allow greater transparency for the consumer?
The range includes no-age-statement, 18-year-old and 19-year-old single cask whiskies.
Balvenie has unveiled the DCS Compendium – a collection of 25 whiskies valued at over £125,000.
The single malt is the first in Atom Brands’ new Character of Islay Whisky Company range.
The cask strength eight-year-old limited release is Benromach’s first Sherry-matured peated malt.
The complete set from 2001 to 2016 could fetch up to £25,000 at Bonhams in Edinburgh.
Young people in the Highlands are being given maturing casks to pay for higher education.
The bottling is a marriage of four different casks including a ‘rare’ Pedro Ximénez Sherry butt.
Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old is reserved for the Friends of Laphroaig collective.
The much-anticipated Sherry-matured single malt returns after a three-year hiatus.
The company’s oldest whisky release to date is priced at £12,000 a bottle.
The 20-year-old single malt is the first in a range of whiskies paying homage to Arran’s landscape.
Macallan has opened the first of several new prestige whisky shops in Dubai airport.
A selection of ‘exceptional’ whiskies have been sold to raise funds for environmental charities.
The mystery Islay malt is fully matured in Sherry casks and said to taste of ‘barbecued banana’.
The bottling made to celebrate this year’s World Whisky Day sold at a rate of 65 bottles a minute.
The limited edition Ardbeg Day Committee release was delayed after its website crashed.
Launch of single malt’s second edition comes eight years after its initial release in 2009.
The vintage relaunch comes six years after the 1995 bottling was initially released.
The 16-year-old single malt whisky has been part-matured in Rioja-seasoned wine casks.
The festival recognised four industry veterans for their services to Scotch whisky.
For the first time, Port Ellen and Brora are absent from Diageo’s annual Special Releases.
The 27-year-old limited edition malt has been matured in ex-PX and oloroso Sherry casks.
The Islay single malt’s 21-year-old Committee release recalls its near-extinction in the 1990s.
The producer has infused its blend with botanicals for an ‘exciting and different’ spirit.
Cutty Sark blender Kirsteen Campbell replaces Gordon Motion as master blender of The Famous Grouse.
Whisky fans are asked to come forward with memories, artefacts and photographs.
Whisky’s three-year minimum maturation period should be scrapped, according to US report.
The second annual auction arranged by industry ambassadors will benefit Scottish charity the Ben.
The online sale of rare bottles donated by the industry will help fund the Beatson Cancer Charity.
The first of only 70 luxury Royal Salute bottles will be gifted to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The new blended malt is inspired by a legendary explorer but designed for ‘modern spirits drinkers’.
The movement will tackle ‘out-dated perceptions’ of the stereotypical whisky drinker.
The Scotch whisky blender’s unconventional new expression celebrates two ‘complementary’ spirits.
The collection of six vintage whiskies from the 1950s will be released for £10,000 each.
The new releases include ‘spirit drink’ Stranger & Stranger and blended malt whisky Juveniles.
Douglas Laing and Co. released the maritime blended malt to coincide with National Oyster Day.
New Craigellachie, Bunnahabhain and Glengoyne single casks celebrate the upcoming Year of the Pig.
The Japanese whisky has become the most expensive ever sold at auction.
Smokehead High Voltage is introduced as a ‘more intense’ version of the Islay single malt.
The Dufftown expression’s release also heralds a revamp of the brand’s entire core range.
The 21-year-old single cask whisky is the first in the bottler’s new Private Stock line-up.
The bottler has revealed two 33- and 44-year-old malts in the range’s redesigned packaging.
The whisky is the sixth release from Balvenie’s eponymous marrying tun.
First event is planned for 10 February – the birthday of Johnnie Walker pioneer Alexander Walker.
Owner of BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh made reduced £7.3m profit in 2015, accounts show.
The first edition bottling is the most valuable Japanese whisky ever sold at auction.
The Islay malt joins a 64-year-old Glenlivet as part of G&M’s Private Collection range.
The indie bottler’s new releases are made up of malts from Arran, Islay, Jura and Orkney.
The range of four single cask single malts will honour Scotland’s whisky islands.
William Grant & Sons is to launch a new range of blended whiskies under the Hazelwood brand.
The value of rare Scotch whisky sold at auction has fallen for the first time in 10 years.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society reveals new Speyside and Islay whiskies to be released next month.
The whisky writer has selected 21 single casks to mark the Society's 35th anniversary.
Three whiskies have been launched in partnership with golfers Colin Montgomerie and Paul Lawrie.
Whisky Illuminati’s Solaria series will explore how five single malts develop over four years.
The Scotch Whisky Action Fund is backing two programmes dealing with the effects of alcohol misuse.
Travellers to Heathrow will have the chance to buy the new single cask single malt whisky.
Luxury hotel Vagabond Club’s new whisky bar offers over 1,000 ‘rare and award-winning’ whiskies.
The Edinburgh experience is designed to be ‘one of the greatest whisky attractions in the world’.
The fourth edition of this exploration of the art of blending focuses on the ‘Mastery of Oak’.
A hidden stash of American whiskey fetched thousands more than expected at auction.
The £40m project is being spearheaded by the Scotch Whisky Research Institute.
After years of decline the SWA has predicted Scotch exports will improve within the year.
It’s back! Take a tour of the Diageo archives to mark the annual Scotch celebration.
The brand’s experimental Blenders’ Batch Sherry Cask Finish debuts as a travel retail exclusive.
Douglas Laing has unveiled a Chocolate Edition blended malt with a ‘deep cocoa’ character.
Montgomery Scott is a blended whisky inspired by Scotty, the original series’ famous engineer.
Over 650 events have been announced as part of the festival’s 20th anniversary celebrations.
The whisky firm’s Blythswood Square base is said to be ‘a vote of confidence’ in Scotch’s future.
The ‘Last Cask’ concludes the John Walker range of ‘triple matured’ blended Scotch whiskies.
The £30,000 bottling is claimed to be one of the rarest single malts in the world.
The third expression of The Balvenie Tun 1509 is being released in global markets this July.
Appointment marks move to a new collaborative approach to production for Burn Stewart blend.
The Speyside attraction intends to 'awaken the sleeping giant' of whisky tourism.
The Peter Blake and Valerio Adami 60-year-old malts will be sold by Bonhams in Hong Kong.
The new Islay single malt, matured in three different types of cask, is a travel retail exclusive.
The limited edition is being launched to celebrate the Islay malt brand’s 10th anniversary.
A custom Highball machine will tour London as part of the brand’s new mixer movement.
The new bottling has been created by some of Glasgow’s top bartenders and spirits experts.
The Louisville whiskey festival was a washout, cancelling sets from Sting and Robert Plant.
The limited-edition expression has won a permanent place in the Islay single malt’s range.
Collectible Macallan, Dalmore and Ardbeg all feature in Friday’s 176-lot auction in New York.
The 18-year-old single malt completes a three-whisky range celebrating Jura’s community spirit.
The two 60-year-old single malts fetched more than US$1m each at auction in Hong Kong.
Georgie Bell will focus on raising the profile of the company’s five single malt brands.
Diageo will continue the suspension of its Scotch expansion plans after sales fell by 9%.
The collection of Scotch whiskies will ‘honor’ the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms.
The United States is enforcing a 25% import tariff on single malt Scotch whisky imports.
Detailed information on blend components will be available to consumers following new legal advice.
The range redesign comes as the Orkney single malt launches a new series of special editions.
Rare breed Galician beef with your Mortlach? London members’ bar uses Scotch in new ‘duets’ menu.
More than 40 cases of century-old American whiskey were found hidden in a secret vault.
The YoCo Club wants to make Scotch whisky accessible to under-45s using a subscription-based model.
Glenmorangie has increased the age of its Quinta Ruban whisky to ‘emphasise its flavour’.
Method & Madness’ latest releases include a single pot still whiskey finished in cherry wood.
Only 6,000 bottles of the new single malt expression will be available each year.
First expression in new Bond House No 1 collection marks challenging barley harvest.
Can Norlan’s combination of functionality and aesthetics help revolutionise the enjoyment of whisky?
Blend shows strong growth in South Africa and Taiwan, while malts perform well in northern Europe.
Campbell Evans named as new non-executive director of the online Scotch whisky marketplace.
The MMA fighter’s Proper No. Twelve Irish whiskey has had an ‘incredible reaction’.
The three bespoke whiskies have been designed to pair with BrewDog’s beers.
Milsean – Gaelic for ‘sweet things’ – is extra-matured in heavily toasted Portuguese red wine casks.
The hand-built surfboards are the latest Beyond the Cask initiative from the single malt.
The owner of Glengoyne single malt is opening the venue with two of Edinburgh’s restaurateurs.
The sector’s net annual contribution of £3.8bn to UK trade makes case for duty cut, says SWA.
Politicians urged to stand up for Scotch in the run-up to the UK General Election.
The ‘ultimate maritime malt’ has introduced three new whiskies plus a new design.
The Glasgow blender has introduced Whyte & Mackay Light ‘spirit drink’ at 21.5% abv.
The releases include Phenomenology and No Name, the company’s peatiest whisky to date.
The 1926 Macallan Valerio Adami was sold at auction by Bonhams in Edinburgh for £848,750.
The single malt’s latest limited edition release will be sold through an online ballot.
This year’s limited edition Islay single malt recalls the ‘Summer of Love’ of the 1960s.
The Islay single malt’s peatiest expression is revived four years after its ‘final’ release.
Golden Decanters launches with a range of four single cask single malts priced at £7,250.
Speyside malt is sold by Berry Bros & Rudd seven years after moving in opposite direction.
The 1972 bottling joins more than 80 lots of Macallan in the Hong Kong sale next Friday.
Fèis Ìle release brings the Scotch whisky transparency debate to the Islay Festival.
The bottle, hand-painted by Irish artist Michael Dillon, fetched £1.2m at auction in London.
Choice of 30 old and rare whiskies are first non-Society bottlings offered at Edinburgh bar.
Lack of collectible new releases is fuelling the boom, says analyst and broker Rare Whisky 101.
The Amber Light will explore Scottish culture and history through the lens of whisky.
The organisation writes to clarify the current legal position – and what might happen in the future.
Need for legislative change and greater clarity is a ‘no-brainer’, says company founder John Glaser.
An investigation has been launched following the purchase at a St Moritz hotel by a Chinese guest.
Special 10-year-old bottling released to mark the fictional detective’s 30th anniversary.
The colour-focused line-up is cut as part of a rethink of the single malt’s portfolio.
Terms such as ‘Scotch whisky’ and ‘Bourbon’ will enjoy continued legal recognition post-Brexit.
Music, whisky and vintage vinyl technology unite in the single malt’s 1940s recording booth.
Glenfiddich and Macallan feature in auction house Dragon 8’s first Hong Kong sale this weekend.
Collection of 42 bottles joins rare Dalmore and Port Ellen in Hong Kong auction this weekend.
From Balblair to Kilchoman, Scotland took five trophies and 427 medals in the annual contest.
The ‘unique’ set of six single malts, aged for 50-65 years, will be auctioned in Hong Kong.
The new blended whisky marks the 25th anniversary of the Chicago punk rock whisky bar.
The final Vintner’s Trilogy single malt has spent more than half its life in a Port pipe.
The changes include a renewed focus on age statements and redesigned packaging.
Highland Park Scottish Ballet commemorates the national dance company’s 50th anniversary.
Chivas Regal’s oldest release to date celebrates the team’s 1968 European Cup victory.
More than 1,500 workers are threatening to strike after rejecting a 2.5% pay offer.
The Double Single, the latest Compass Box release, consists of just one malt and one grain whisky.
Although despite showing signs of recovery, the SWA warns Britain is still a ‘fragile’ market.
Over 25,000 visitors are expected at Speyside’s annual whisky festival this week.
Macallan and Highland Park owner saw earnings reduced by global political and economic volatility.
Visitors can seek out secret stashes of Scotch as whisky taps into the geocaching craze.
New display in Edinburgh examines the legacy of ‘The Father of Blending’, Andrew Usher.
The 57-year-old malts, priced at £30,000 a pair, are the oldest Longmorn releases to date.
The whisky was made to mark the anniversary of Manchester United’s 1968 European Cup win.
The company will meet the Scotch Whisky Association in March following last week’s campaign launch.
The city is to welcome a state-of-the-art whisky experience as part of a £150m investment.
Uncle Duke’s is a Bourbon-inspired single grain whisky designed for the ultimate Old Fashioned.
The Whisky Exchange has bottled a ‘fantastic value’ 18-year-old Orkney malt for Black Friday.
James Eadie’s Trade Mark X blend has been recreated 160 years after its conception.
More than 100 rare whisky lots are on offer in the Hong Kong sale, worth a total of up to HK$2.5m.
Crown Royal takes top spot and Kentucky, Ireland and Japan share the spoils in the 2016 edition.
The bottle of 60-year-old whisky, painted by artist Michael Dillon, will be auctioned next month.
The 1926 bottle with a label designed by Sir Peter Blake sold for US$843,200 in New York.
The ‘world’s first’ Scotch-Japanese whisky hybrid is created in homage to the ‘Scottish Samurai’.
Workers for the Scotch whisky giant have voted to strike over a pay dispute.
Trove of counterfeit Laphroaig and Macallan could be worth nearly £1m, experts say.
Rebecca Weir, 18, has been taken on as an apprentice by Diageo Abercrombie copperworks.
Moray Council has become the first in the UK to allow smaller pours of whisky samples at tastings.
The retailer’s new flagship store in London’s Covent Garden features a dedicated whisky room.
The seven single cask single malts have been matured for between 12 and 22 years.
The two limited edition blended whiskies are will ‘continue the legacy’ of Game of Thrones.
Highland Park Voyage of the Raven marks a new travel retail series for the single malt brand.
Three-part BBC Scotland programme delves into whisky’s history, science, craft and industry.
The new DFS store boasts the largest selection of single malts in Asia travel retail.
Two bottles with labels designed by Sir Peter Blake and Valerio Adami were sold in Dubai.
Plans for the multi-million-pound Edinburgh attraction have been approved by authorities.
The single malt is released as part of the supermarket’s first Spirits of Scotland Festival.
The United States has threatened to impose increased taxes on Scotch and Irish whisky.
The £1 million Dalmore whisky collection has found a buyer, four years after being launched.
The Glaswegian blender’s new Whisky Works will focus on classic whiskies and modern experiments.
The Scotch whisky industry has signed a charter to help promote Scottish food and drink overseas.
The Balvenie’s malt master, David Stewart, has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.
The withdrawal of The Glenlivet expression shocked whisky fans, but plans are afoot for its return.
The peated single malt is the latest expression to join Glenfiddich’s Experimental Series.
A bottle of the ‘world’s most valuable whisky’ is to be auctioned in Edinburgh this autumn.
Colonel EH Taylor Four Grain is World Whisky of the Year, ahead of Redbreast and Glen Grant.
Glenrothes has refreshed its core NAS range with new names, liquid and a peated cask-matured whisky.
Music producer who has worked with Kanye West and Beyoncé launches new blended grain Scotch whisky.
The colourful new look for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s bottlings puts age and flavour first.
The team behind London’s Black Rock bar have launched a quirky new whisky subscription service.
The limited edition is the first Bowmore malt to be matured entirely in French oak.
The single malt has been matured in a single European oak ex-Sherry cask.
The Speyside single malt has updated its range to appeal to new whisky drinkers.
The second edition of the Amazon exclusive follows the expression’s ‘overwhelming success’.
Travel retail exclusive 32-year-old commemorates the accession to the throne of King James VI.
The 2018 limited release line-up is completed by a blend of six coastal single malts.
Company marks campaign progress to date with the release of Enlightenment, a new blended malt.
From the Scots Gaelic for ‘baked’, the single malt was extra-matured in Madeira wine casks.
The 25-year-old travel retail exclusive was ‘finished’ for 15 years in an ex-Madeira cask.
Four single cask bottlings have been released by the whisky maker’s great-great-grandson.
The bottler removed detailed information about two new whiskies after contact from the SWA.
The amount of rare Scotch whisky sold at UK auctions has hit a record high.
Blended Scotch whisky, Johnnie Walker, has become embroiled in a row over its kosher status.
A set of 19 Macallan Fine & Rare bottles has set a record as the most expensive sale in duty free.
The blended malt brand is launching a new expression with a higher proportion of Islay malt.
Speyside-born Struan Grant Ralph has adopted the role previously occupied by Ian Millar.
The Edinburgh attraction has reported its ‘biggest ever year’ as a result of the Brexit vote.
The Highland single malt brand has launched its ‘smokiest’ whisky to date, anCnoc Peatheart.
The low-priced aged single malt forms part of Aldi’s Christmas spirits range.
The 1926 Macallan designed by the British pop artist achieved a high price at auction.
Macallan’s whisky maker used his love of DJing house music to create the single malt.
Drinks by the Dram calendar contains 24 miniatures of some of the world’s most coveted whiskies.
Blooming Gorse and Flaming Feast join the independent bottler’s Family Collection.
The measure may be introduced in Scotland within months after the Supreme Court ruling.
The cult blended Scotch’s return would require a rebuilding of mature malt whisky stocks.
Annual blended malt releases will look at the various influences on whisky flavour.
Scotchwhisky.com’s chief engineer has been recognised for his contribution to the whisky region.
Five social enterprises share US$750,000 funding in culmination of second year of The Venture.
Economic and competitive challenges help foster creativity in Scotch whisky, says David Gates.
The Beyond the Cask partnership with cycle maker Renovo claims to be a world’s first.
Berry Bros & Rudd has appointed Dan Jago, former group wine director at Tesco, as its new CEO.
Stella David is to step down from her role as CEO of William Grant & Sons early next year.
The chef has partnered with the Scotch whisky brand to explore the ‘true meaning of craftsmanship’.
Highland Park: Ness of Brodgar’s Legacy will raise funds for a dig at the Neolithic site.
Whyte & Mackay’s innovation arm is introducing Quartermaster and a 20-year-old Speyside malt.
Grant’s has shirked Scotch tradition by printing two young age statements on its new blended range.
Designers are invited to create the artwork for a 24-year-old Springbank bottling.
A Kentucky Straight Bourbon inspired by the hit zombie apocalypse series is coming this autumn.
Kelsey McKechnie, 25, will be mentored by the longest-serving malt master in Scotch whisky.
The Speyside Heather Centre and newly-opened Whisky Lounge has been destroyed by a fire today.
The blended whisky brand is introducing a new series of experimental releases.
The Scotch whisky brand’s Make the Call advert was described as promoting ‘risky behaviour’.
The Scotch brand is giving whisky fans the chance to design their own blend with My Edition.
The blended Scotch brand is the latest to introduce a blended malt expression, Buchanan’s Select.
Aged for 65 years and priced at £23,500, ‘Peerless Spirit’ completes The Six Pillars Collection.
Scotch returns to the podium in this year’s rundown, but an American rye is Whisky of the Year.
The US$25,000 John Walker Masters’ Edition is the oldest expression released by the brand.
Three lots of rare whisky labels have been withdrawn from auction following protests on Facebook.
Johnnie Walker’s Private Collection series has come to an end with the Midnight Blend.
The fourth edition in The Glenlivet’s mystery series is a US exclusive.
Diageo has revealed ambitions to develop The Singleton into the world’s leading single malt.
The SWA claims last year’s 2% tax reduction generated an extra £96 million for the UK government.
A blend of Clynelish and Caol Ila, the whisky is a follow-up to the ground breaking Eleuthera.
Sales of single malt Scotch are predicted to grow overall whisky sales to £2.44bn by 2022.
Royal Salute has unveiled the Age Collection, a set of 10 blended Scotch whiskies, for US$40,000.
Nearly all the British public believe the 76% tax levy on a bottle of Scotch whisky is ‘unfair’.
The blended Islay malt is releasing its first age-stated expressions, starting with a 25-year-old.
A whisky glass designed to fit in a woman’s hand is being launched next month.
The single malt range has been created to ‘demystify’ Scotch with Sea Cask and Land Cask.
A former department store on Princes Street could become a multi-million pound whisky experience.
Alwynne Gwilt, aka Miss Whisky, has joined the Glenfiddich and Balvenie producer’s prestige team.
A large-scale fake whisky operation has been uncovered following a tip-off from an auction website.
A new £3m rare whisky investment fund has been established in China.
Workers at Scotland’s largest Scotch whisky company have voted to strike in the run-up to Christmas.
The Scotch brand has created a bespoke line of sunglasses fashioned out of used whisky casks.
The bottler has partnered with a Scottish photographer for the blended Scotch whisky range.
The final whisky in the Viking Legend series is made using heavily-peated malt.
New alcohol guidance from the UK government recommends drinking no more than 14 drams per week.
The founders of London’s Worship Street Whistling Shop are opening a dedicated whisky bar this week.
The latest addition in Glenfiddich’s Experimental Series has been finished in icewine casks.
Highland Park Viking Tribe is a new permanent release available only through Amazon UK.
The Scotch brand has redesigned and renamed its core range to appeal to new whisky drinkers.
Whiskies printed with ink only visible under UV light will be launched at the London show.
The Virgin wonders whether certain types of water can negatively affect a whisky’s flavour.
As technology advances, so too do the tasks and responsibilities of master distillers.
Analysing the vital – but often misunderstood – role that water plays in the making of whisky.
The whys and wherefores of diluting your dram: when to add water, how much and why.
Dave Broom explores how peat is cut and burned, and busts myths surrounding PPM and peaty water.
Pale, crystal, chocolate… what is roasted malt and why are Scotch distillers so interested in it?
Scotch whisky makers are snubbing traditionalism and getting experimental with yeast.
The new Isle of Skye distillery documents key milestones from building work to production.
Dave Broom seeks answers to one of Scotch whisky’s most complex and enigmatic questions.
It’s a busy time for architects as the boom in new Scotch whisky distilleries continues.
Owned by its community, a new form of whisky distillery is giving back to the local economy.
After a year of whisky exploration, the Virgin finally made it to Scotland for a distillery tour.
Take a behind-the-scenes peek at Macallan’s architectural and distilling marvel.
After scandal, revival: how United Distillers helped to mould today’s Scotch whisky industry.
Dr Swan will be remembered as the godfather of Taiwanese whisky for his work establishing Kavalan.
The feline heroes famed for their mouse-hunting prowess at Scotland’s whisky distilleries.
The compelling tale of one of the most infamous episodes in British corporate history – 30 years on.
These are the whisky distilleries gaining a reputation for their Scottish gins.
With 10 whisky distilleries opening this year, Scotch is on track for unprecedented growth.
From Kirkliston to Ailsa Bay via many detours, the history of the flexible whisky-making facility.
The Whisky Professor explores the differences between steam and fire-heated stills.
From Islay to Utah, the fare offered at top whisky destinations is on the up and up.
Scotland is set to welcome seven new distilleries in 2017, plus the relaunch of an old favourite.
There’s only one Glenlivet – so why have so many other single malts also used the name?
At least nine new whisky distilleries are set to open in Scotland in the next 12 months.
Eddie Russell’s first visit to a Scotch whisky distillery in the company of Dennis Malcolm.
It’s often not until a distillery’s demise that its worth is fully appreciated, says Dave Broom.
Alternative grains are back in fashion as distillers add oats, rye and wheat to their pots.
Dissecting Mortlach: the Whisky Prof explains the facts behind a spirit distilled 2.81 times.
From barley field to still house, soaring temperatures can create challenges for distillers.
Tracing the rich history of one of Scotland’s most fertile, and picturesque, whisky regions.
It’s one of Scotch whisky’s three ingredients, but opinion differs on yeast’s impact.
Dave Broom travelled to Japan to explore how distillers are driving innovation in grain whisky.
Set in a working distillery, the whisky-themed opera kicked off its Scotland tour in Glasgow.
New Zealand’s craft distillers are determined to establish a distinctively Kiwi whisky style.
American craft distillers are breaking from tradition to explore new avenues of flavour creation.
Both are made from grain and distilled in columns, yet the two whisky styles are vastly different.
As a surfeit of Masters grips the Scotch whisky industry, the Virgin ponders what comes next.
Scotch must be distilled to a certain abv strength and matured in particular sized casks – but why?
Craft distillers are set on defining their own single malt style – just don’t call it Scotch.
The Sherry-like cask seasoning agent was once commonly used by whisky distillers.
It hasn’t always been plain sailing for distillers on Scotland’s ‘whisky island’.
The Whisky Professor tackles triple distillation in answer to another reader question.
The Danish photographer’s pictures capture the essence of the distillery and its island home.
Scotch distillers are experimenting with roasted malts to develop a new generation of whisky.
America’s biggest Bourbon families reveal how whisky plays a role in their Thanksgiving traditions.
Dial up the scream factor for your Halloween movie night with these spooktacular whisky pairings.
For over 200 years, the Mint Julep has offered icy refreshment on sweltering summer days.
Single malt whisky is exclusively made from barley – but why? The Whisky Professor responds.
With the distillery’s last warehouses set for demolition, we look back at its history.
From Amos Milburn to Metallica, this is how whisky made its mark on music. Rock on!
Looking into the past, present and future of the Highland distillery, founded in 1843.
Far from being an aesthetic afterthought, the shape and size of a still has a huge effect on whisky.
The Whisky Virgin finally gets to visit a distillery – not in Scotland, but in East London.
There’s much whisky producers can learn from the comic book industry’s mistakes.
Celebrating the ever-popular author, seen through the eyes of his great friend, Charles MacLean.
The origins of whisky are closely linked to the use of aqua vitae in early medical science.
The Prof takes a break from science to consider the etymology of the lyne arm.
A deconstruction of the unique charms of this much-loved Islay distillery, now 200 years old.
The Whisky Prof looks into the merits of this most traditional of whisky warehouses.
The timeless whisky and soda receives a 21st century makeover to make its flavours shine.
A few Scotch whisky distilleries use condensers made of steel, rather than copper, but why?
Scotch whisky must be at least three years old – but why? War, in part, provides the answer.
Drinkers don’t have to compromise on flavour with these low-abv, summery Scotch serves.
The dairy out to revolutionise the humble Cheddar – and the best whiskies to pair with it.
Naren Young illustrates the often overlooked versatility of the humble Fizz cocktail.
The crime author shares several drams with Dave Broom while discussing music, whisky and life.
Liven up the party or warm up by the fire with one of these Christmas cocktail recipes.
An appetising array of blood-warming, fortifying cocktails designed to keep out the winter chills.
Scotch has the fruit, oak and smoke to create the perfect seasonal serves for this time of year.
It’s about time the Rusty Nail cocktail had its day in the sun, says Naren Young.
Some recommended whisky-related reading matter for the forthcoming festive period.
Ryan Chetiyawardana serves up a tempting selection of cocktails suited to warmer days and nights.
As the temperature drops and the wind blows, whisky shines in a range of seasonal drinks recipes.
Whiskey permeates the family history and works of the man hailed as Ireland’s greatest writer.
Forget waiting for it to mature – new make spirit is the new darling of Scottish distilling.
Signe Johansen demonstrates how seaside cooking and drinking can be enjoyed all year round.
Many a dram has made an appearance on the silver screen – some authentic, others imagined.
Gaz Regan recalls the day he was ‘asked to leave’ a bar – and the drink at the centre of the tale.
Despite endless interpretations, the attraction of the Old Fashioned lies in its simplicity.
Whisky has taken to the driver’s seat in the development of Formula One and Nascar racing.
Our Whisky Prof explains the flavour impacts of worm tubs and shell-and-tube condensers.
The Prof explains you shouldn’t always trust the ppm figure on a whisky’s label.
Take inspiration from these travel titles for your next whisky adventure.
Gaz Regan discovers a regal-sounding creation inspired by New Orleans classic, the Vieux Carré.
All the recipes and whisky advice you could possibly need to host your own St Andrew’s Day feast.
The screenwriter discusses The Angels’ Share, the whisky film he wrote for director Loach.
As rye whisky making returns to Scotland, mash filters are in the news. But what are they?
A wide-ranging and frank conversation with one of the UK’s best-selling crime novelists.
Scotland’s rivers are among the world’s best for catching salmon, a perfect match for whisky.
Salt: currency, source of conflict, pre-requisite for human life. And every cook’s best friend.
Beat the heat with these refreshing sunny-day serves recommended by top bartenders.
Banish thoughts of dusty bowls of peanuts with our gourmet guide to the finest pairings.
The contrasting worlds of whisky and perfume have more in common than you might think.
The UK’s Indian restaurants are pursuing ever more innovative food and whisky pairings.
As campaigners battle to keep Landseer’s painting in Scotland, we delve into its history.
Fiona Beckett visits Severn & Wye to learn about the art of farming, curing and smoking salmon.
A burnished copper pot still may have powerful visual appeal, but what are its practical advantages?
Takayuki Suzuki talks to Dave Broom about the challenges of making cocktails with Scotch whisky.
Sherry and Scotch is a complex topic, but the Whisky Professor is on hand to explain all.
Its origins lie in 19th century New Orleans, yet the Sazerac remains a classic whisky cocktail.
Whisky and fashion collaborations are in season, but are these partnerships more than marketing?
Scotch has served the cameraman well as he travels the world in search of natural wonders.
Making ice cream at home is fun – and the results can be greatly improved by adding whisky.
The former Scottish international scrum-half talks about his new-found passion for Scotch.
The acclaimed photographer always thought he hated whisky. Until one morning on Islay…
The world’s best bartenders share their top Scotch whisky cocktail recipes for Burns Night.
We’re led to believe that non-chill-filtered whisky is somehow superior. But is it?
Our expert Prof tackles this oxymoronic riddle that often leaves whisky drinkers puzzled.
Leading British chefs and their sommeliers share their food and whisky matching secrets.
Which whisky will you choose to complement your chocolate indulgence this Easter?
Not just for malt whisky: why the humble barley grain could be the next big thing in food circles.
Chocolatier Matthieu de Gottal loves whisky – yielding an award-winning fusion of spirit and cocoa.
The term refers to a drink’s alcoholic strength, but the calculation differs around the world.
The whisky industry is divided in its use of stainless steel and wooden washbacks. Which is best?
Fiona Beckett meets Rhuaridh Buchanan, affineur and supplier of cheese to London’s top restaurants.
UK chefs and sommeliers are increasingly – and successfully – pairing whisky with their menus.
Scotland’s famous biscuit finds its place in the pantheon of whisky and food pairing.
Celebrate all things Scottish with dinner and a dram at one of these luxurious Burns Night suppers.
A seasonal foray through all manner of apple-accented dishes – with a dram on the side.
This summer, leave the sunbed behind in favour of a net, a rake and some seafood foraging tips.
There’s more to flavour than lyne arms and oak: the Whisky Professor talks sulphur and condensing.
Slow-cooked stews and fruity crumbles, made all the better by pairing with the perfect whisky.
From Morels to Chanterelles, mushrooms offer a quintessentially autumnal touch to the table.
In food terms, spring offers invigorating, fragrant flavours as nature revives and revitalises.
From Scotch blending sessions to funky Bourbon BBQ parties, LCW has it all.
Summer is all about cooking outdoors, from barbecues and picnics to terrace drinking and dining.
The key to cooking a tender and juicy leg of lamb is simplicity, says Martine Nouet.
Whisky legs – the residue left on the glass after swirling – can reveal a lot about your dram.
A selection of some of the best al fresco watering holes to enjoy a whisky tipple this summer.
Scotch maturation was never restricted to only Bourbon and Sherry casks, explains the Prof.
Use our flavour-by-flavour guide to help Scotch find a place at the Thanksgiving table.
Here's the Whisky Professor to dispel any concerns over malting barley and agrochemicals.
Move over Bourbon; it’s time for Scotch whisky to take on the Old Fashioned.
It may be an Irish pub in New York, but what does the World’s Best Bar have to offer Scotch fans?
Winter brings plenty of things to be excited about – especially when it comes to food and whisky.
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.
Most people have tasted corked wine at some point – but can the same unpleasantness affect whisky?
Can the maverick Islay distillery maintain its independence after acquisition by Rémy Cointreau?
If pre-1960s single malt was so wonderful, why isn’t it being made any more? The Prof answers all.
Just a pipe linking still with condenser? No, it’s much more complicated, says the Prof.
The Whisky Professor explains why the spelling of ‘whisky’ or ‘whiskey’ differs between countries.
Who better to disentangle the complex concept of solera systems than our resident Whisky Professor?
From disturbed leylines to headless horsemen, distilleries have seen plenty of ghostly goings-on.
More recently developed eco-friendly uses for whisky waste include powering distilleries and cars.
With over 40 new distilleries opening this decade, is Scotch on course to repeat history?
Does barley variety affect whisky flavour like grapes do with wine? The Prof has the answer.
Not all whiskies are bottled by the distilleries; there’s many a gem among the indie bottlers.
The difference between Speyside and Islay malts has less to do with flavour than you’d think.
Unpicking the political and historical reasons for Scotch’s minimum alcoholic strength.
The Whisky Prof explains one of the most complex and fascinating processes in whisky creation.
If a bottle is left unopened, will its whisky change over the years? The Whisky Prof has the answer.
Our Whisky Virgin is feeling the heat and on the hunt for cooler ways to enjoy his whisky.
The curious name for a 245-litre cask could have roots in the wizarding world, says the Prof.
Our Whisky Virgin’s quest for enlightenment leads him to an examination of Scandinavian whisky.
Golf, shellfish and exfoliation all feature during the Virgin’s idyllic island getaway.
With Thanksgiving approaching, our hapless Whisky Virgin sets out to learn about American whiskey.
The celebrity chef reveals his burgeoning passion for Scotch and plans to launch his own whisky.
There’s always something new to learn about whisky, as the Whisky Virgin discovers.
The Whisky Virgin goes out on a limb to understand how a cask’s history affects whisky flavour.
As the mercury nudges upwards, the Whisky Virgin discovers whisky was made for all weathers.
What do the words ‘limited edition’ and ‘Master’s Select’ on a whisky label really mean?
A frustrating brush with the latest Ardbeg release leaves the Virgin with a fresh dilemma.
In a post-truth world, fakes are everywhere, but have they invaded your whisky cabinet?
The historic crop, grown in Scotland for 1,000-plus years, is being revived by distillers.
Our amateur Whisky Virgin is introduced to Scotch through a formative Islay experience.
The Whisky Virgin was flying high after an enlightening International Scotch Day tasting.
A smoky dram leads The Whisky Virgin digging into the mysteries of peat.
The Virgin heads to Islay to find out if its whisky really is too intense for beginners.
The Whisky Virgin longs for a naked picnic staring deep into Jim Murray's inviting, golden eyes.
After reading Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, our Virgin begins questioning his own tasting method.
New distilleries are coming thick and fast, and there’s still plenty of room for more.
Time for the Virgin to expand his horizons beyond the safety blanket of Scotland’s drams.
A search for ancestral roots leads the Virgin on a quest for Irish whiskey’s true style.
A little tough love provokes a surprising reaction from the normally pliable Whisky Virgin.
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.
The Whisky Virgin is a huge fan of grain whisky, but doesn’t think it gets the respect it deserves.
The Whisky Virgin discovers the price of rare whisky, but its value is another question altogether.
The Whisky Virgin is on a mission to learn the truth about terroir, starting in Campbeltown.
How old’s that whisky? Does it matter? Numbers have got the Whisky Virgin’s head in a spin.
The Whisky Virgin puts aside his preconceptions to discover the beauty of youthful Scotch.
Will age-stated Japanese whiskies become an endangered species, the Whisky Virgin wonders?
The Whisky Virgin wonders how seriously to take the preference of just one whisky critic.
From Speyside to Homebase, the delights and limitations of malt whisky’s journey into colour.
The Whisky Virgin wonders if an open bottle of whisky has a definitive shelf life, just like wine.
The Whisky Virgin searches for help in buying a first bottle of Scotch… and finds it down the pub.
Out to impress the rellies, our Whisky Virgin ponders which drams to crack open for Christmas.
Barley variety’s effect on flavour is a hot topic, but Bruichladdich believes there are variations.
Rye whisky is no longer a North American specialty, but a worldwide phenomenon.
As the 34th vintage is launched, we assess the evolution of the ‘pinnacle of Irish whiskey’.
A vibrant whisky scene is emerging in Israel as its first single malts come of age.
The demise of dramming is one of the biggest changes in Scotch whisky in the last 40 years.
A mass tasting of the Campbeltown distillery’s 2016 release of 13 single cask single malts.
From King George IV to Prince William, British royalty has played a big part in whisky’s success.
Let’s not forget the rules regulating the Scotch whisky industry, says Dave Broom.
The industry shares its hopes for the New Year, from the death of flipping to more NAS whiskies.
Distilleries are rediscovering the unique flavours oats can bring to whisky.
New distilleries are expensive – and you can’t sell a bottle for years. How do you survive the wait?
Big, expensive and hard to maintain, but fans say they’re vital to spirit character.
Glen Highland whisky, anyone? Unveiling some of the world’s most notorious fake Scotch products.
The region’s deep whisky roots encompass the likes of Ferintosh, Dalmore and Balblair.
A movement is underway to challenge blended whiskey’s reputation as cheap bottom shelf liquor.
With warmer weather and rising sea levels, producers must act fast to combat climate change.
Are you a whisky buff or novice? Test your knowledge in our annual whisky quiz.
A bid to answer one of Scotch whisky’s most contentious questions – by enlisting some expert help.
Explore the growing world of American single malt with these imaginative – and tasty – whiskeys.
What separates malts from blends? How must this be worded on packaging? Dave Broom has the answers.
What is rancio? And does it occur not only in old Cognac, but also in long-matured Scotch whisky?
Decades of marketing-led mythology have created many outdated Scotch whisky beliefs.
Twenty years on, recalling the night when spirit once again ran from Ardbeg’s stills.
How this remote Highland valley helped to shape the modern world of Scotch whisky.
Secondary maturation in Scotch whisky is a recent, but nonetheless fascinating, phenomenon.
What started as a means to mask poorly made spirits has grown into a delicious whisky alternative.
The strange tale of the Czech single malt born before the Berlin Wall came crashing down.
The islands’ early Scotch producers defied the odds to put Orkney's whisky on the map.
A Bowmore single malt is subjected to ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment by a tasting panel.
These top tips will help you make the most of whichever whisky show you’re visiting.
From quaich to tumbler to specialist tasting glass, this area of whisky has never stopped evolving.
The style that almost vanished from the whisky universe is now very much back in vogue.
Scotch whisky personalities share their memories of how whisky has come to shape their Christmas.
From stocking fillers to blowout experiences, we’ve got presents for whisky fans on every level.
As one of whisky’s three ingredients, yeast offers huge possibilities in flavour creation.
Charting the ‘special relationship’ between the White House and whisky as the latest election looms.
The ambitious series of single cask bottlings now spans six decades from the 1950s.
We asked the experts which whiskies they’ll be sipping to ‘remember, remember the 5th of November’.
The traditional drinking vessel for Scotch whisky is now a medium for artistic expression.
The whys and wherefores of adding ice to your whisky. It’s more complicated than you might think…
One man’s journey through the complex and endlessly fascinating pathways of home whisky-making.
A who’s who of Scotch whisky is on hand to answer this most challenging of questions.
The city that ruled the whisky world is back in the spotlight after decades of decline.
One of the world’s most famous collections of whisky has gone on display in the Netherlands.
Blenders are sharing their whisky secrets – but the reasons behind the move are complex.
Whether shooting bottles or a dram, up your whisky photography game with advice from the pros.
As the wellness trend pushes innovation in low-abv drinks, Scotch is playing catch-up.
Thinking about buying your own cask of maturing whisky? Here’s a guide to what’s out there.
Build a picture-perfect Instagram account with tips from top whisky influencers.
Great night, painful morning: what the hell is going on in your head when the pleasure recedes?
The long and eventful story of Scotch whisky’s longest-established independent bottler.
Experts share their hopes and predictions for Scotch whisky trends in 2017.
It is imperative for new releases to convey brand identity, but how do producers achieve success?
Whisky as we know it was shaped by the passionate legal battle over this apparently simple question.
Delving into the history of the whisky decanter. Could it be set for a 21st-century renaissance?
Charting the history of ‘Whisky City’ in the run-up to this week’s Campbeltown Malts Festival.
Feared and resented, whisky’s first regulators played a crucial role in the history of Scotch.
These are the hotspots to hit if you want to earn your drams the hard way.
The popularity of single malt stretches back to the 1820s, when it was a royal favourite.
Plenty of tips here on how to keep that much-prized Scotch whisky collection in perfect condition.
Coming up with a new design for a Scotch whisky bottle is a long, complex and painstaking business.
The fine art of redesigning your product has to balance innovation with respect for heritage.
A flair for noticing nuances in whisky samples is vital to being a tasting panellist.
The construction of a humble whisky cask is more complex than you’d think.
How this wine-drinking nation became the world’s biggest consumer of single malts in the 1970s.
As part of our selection of seasonal features, Dave Broom picks the perfect drams for springtime.
Dave Broom picks apart Scotch and Irish whiskey’s close relationship in time for St. Patrick’s Day.
Whisky should feature, of course, but there are plenty of fun ways to celebrate Scotch.
Edrington’s move to Glasgow brings to an end The Fair City’s long-standing association with Scotch.
Maintaining quality and consistency is vital when you’re selling millions of bottles a year.
Creative, visionary, fearless men who built the foundations of Scotch whisky as we know it.
Screw chocolate – count down to Christmas with a whisky advent calendar to suit any budget.
From Glenfiddich to Glen Grant, these are the world’s most popular Scotch malt whiskies.
This factual tale of shipwreck and ‘salvage’ is even more remarkable than the fictional version.
A crackpot collection of some of the craziest creations in the Scotch whisky universe.
In the run-up to this year’s Feis Ile (20-28 May), Dave Broom explores the impact of peat terroir.
A decade after his death, five leading whisky figures pay tribute to the great writer.
Blenders are exploring the boundaries of flavour by mixing Scotch with other world whiskies.
It’s made for drinking, so why have some whiskies now become collectors’ items?
A hefty dose of experimentation characterises the brewer’s foray into spirits production.
The remote Highland region is set to return to whisky production after more than 150 years.
Looking for the perfect whisky gift for your Secret Santa? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back.
Dave Broom has hand-picked a selection of Scotch whiskies to perfectly match the warmer weather.
The historic bottler embraces change and continuity, 123 years after it was established.
We celebrate it every year, but how did the Burns Night tradition begin?
The best whiskies to fill into your hipflask this autumn, according to the experts.
Canada’s not the only country forcing its residents to jump hoops in the name of a decent dram.
Time to celebrate dads everywhere, and to share a glass of his favourite whisky with the old man.
Oak species, grain size and toasting all help mould the flavour of the dram in your glass.
How much do blended Scotches change over the decades? A rare tasting sheds light on the subject.
Stuck for Father’s Day ideas? Then spoil your dad this Sunday with a whisky-filled day out.
Let us help you find the perfect present for the whisky lovers in your life this Christmas.
Glenrothes is conducting an experiment to determine whether music affects how people taste whisky.
The ‘fake’ 1878 Macallan opened at a Swiss hotel has its roots in a saga from the 1990s.
Heart-warming tales of true love, from a fateful plane crash to whisky’s greatest bromance.
How clever marketing helped transform an obscure single malt into a global powerhouse.
Track down these public collections of rare bottles for a glimpse of whisky’s storied past.
If stocks are limited, where are all the new Japanese whisky brands coming from?
From Stormtroopers to sushi, these are the instadram accounts to make your news feed next level.
Discover the whiskies created to promote films, television shows and even video games.
Two contrasting projects have plundered the past, resurrecting old names for the 21st century.
Fill your glasses with cask-driven whiskies, overflowing with fruits, wood character and memories.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement ignites anticipation for more Royal Wedding whiskies.
How much do you really know about Scotch whisky?
Dave Broom endeavours to make sense of the factors affecting how we nose and taste whisky.
Grab a mince pie and a dram, and test your whisky knowledge with our festive quiz.
A global rundown of the world’s most popular drams – with not a single malt in sight.
Whisky is a gender-balanced industry, so why is it still considered a man’s drink?
Are you a malt maniac or dram dunce? Put your brains to the test in our annual whisky quiz.
Haggis, for sure, but what else is needed for the festivities on 25 January? Find out here.
Why, in today’s gender-inclusive world, is whisky still perceived as ‘a man’s drink’?
Bill Lumsden tells us how the concept of the Madeira-finished Private Edition release developed.
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 Midleton master distiller talks serendipity, single pot still and experimentation.
The William Grant distiller on his successes, failures and balancing innovation with brand identity.
IMD’s managing director on rebuilding Rosebank and taking calculated risks.
The author of Ivanhoe did more than most to romanticise the Highlands – and Scotch malt whisky.
Brands, marketing and much more from the driving force behind the Classic Malts and Blue Label.
The master blender welcomes Ireland’s whiskey renaissance, but with an eye to the past.
As a man, he was a ‘happy Hercules’ – and, as a distiller, a larger-than-life self-promoter.
The chairman of Douglas Laing & Co. on blended malts, family ties and Clutha distillery.
The saga of the family who went from illegal distillers to pillars of the whisky establishment.
The saga of ‘Grant of Glenlivat’, the early days of legal distillation – and a fairies’ curse.
The story of the post-war distillery architect who built Tullibardine, Jura and Glenallachie.
The Scottish chemist is believed to be the pioneer of Bourbon’s sour mash process.
The man who founded Glenury Royal distillery – and who famously walked 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours.
One of Italy’s Scotch whisky pioneers, and the man behind Milan’s legendary Bar Metrò.
The compelling story of the man who rescued the Islay distillery and brought it into prosperity.
He was the man behind the distillery’s cult 1960s and 1970s bottlings – but how did he do it?
The man who owned five Islay distilleries, who was also a great agricultural moderniser.
Delve into the life of the forgotten hero behind the Craigellachie distillery, hotel and village.
Meeting the modest, self-effacing team player who makes the world’s best-selling whisky.
The maker of Chivas Regal and Ballantine’s says blends – and malts – are often misunderstood.
Glenfiddich’s malt master on chemistry, SPPM and being a world bagpiping champion.
As the retailer celebrates 60 years, LMDW’s CEO explains why whisky is more than just a business.
The malt master and a pioneer of double cask maturation reflects on his career.
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.
'Hal' Currie brought distilling back to the Isle of Arran after more than 150 years.
Was the founder of Royal Brackla distillery really as arrogant and spiteful as we’re led to believe?
The family behind Ferintosh, Scotland’s oldest distillery and a vast operation at its peak.
The actor loved whisky so much he claimed to have been born ‘under a distillery in Skye’.
Flamboyance, fraud and 500 talking parrots: when boom turned to bust with the ‘Pattison Crash’.
Great-grandson of The Glenlivet founder and survivor of both World Wars.
The story of one of the 19th century’s great black-market whisky still manufacturers.
Despite her stern demeanour, the not-so-merry monarch was a great lover of Scotch whisky.
Recalling the Queen’s late sister, a controversial figure noted for her love of The Famous Grouse.
From White Horse to Malt Mill, the story of one of the Scotch whisky industry’s true pioneers.
Be it with breakfast, lunch or dinner, Sir Winston Churchill’s affection for Scotch was no secret.
From plots to assassinate Lenin to championing malts over blends, the dramatic story of ‘RBL’.
The Irishman’s work on continuous distillation transformed the world of Scotch whisky.
The life of the determined creator of Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Scotch’s biggest family business.
The farmworker’s son whose unique vision transformed the landscape of Scotch whisky distilleries.
The English-born journalist and polemicist loved controversy, and Johnnie Walker Black Label.
America’s first great TV star sure loved his food, cigarettes and, of course, Scotch whisky.
How a chance encounter aboard a Transatlantic liner made Mark Twain a Scotch whisky aficionado.
The story of one of the great actors of Hollywood’s golden age – and his love of Scotch.
The whisky merchant that left an indelible mark on Edinburgh is enjoying a modern revival.
The film star was always three drinks ahead, whether it be with a Scotch or a Martini in hand.
The four-time Oscar winner had a long and distinguished career – and a love for Famous Grouse.
The American writer and poet had a lasting, but devastating, love for Scotch whisky.
The sharp-tongued novelist was critical about alcoholic beverages, but passionate about Scotch.
The story of the flawed business genius who transformed the way the world sells liquor.
With a focus on single malt and exports, brothers John and James Grant were ahead of their time.
Peasant, bard or a bit of both? Reconciling the contradictions surrounding Scotland’s national poet.
The academic and cultural commentator was also an influential writer about Scotch whisky.
The brothers created one of the world’s most successful blended whiskies, Old Vatted Glenlivet.
How a flamboyant entrepreneur popularised the eponymous Irish whiskey by selling bar-to-bar.
The author of A Clockwork Orange was almost as prolific with whisky and he was with the pen.
The Rat Pack reveller was known for his friendly, ‘drunky’ performances and fondness for J&B Rare.
The soulful singer was famous for his love of single malt, sharp suits and cigarettes.
The author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s was a supremely talented writer with a penchant for J&B Rare.
Scotch featured heavily in the crime author’s works, including The Maltese Falcon and Red Harvest.
The Carry On… actor loved Scotch so much he’d insist on bringing a case on-set with him.
Scotch played a part in Close developing a reputation as the ‘bravest’ man in cricket.
The Whisky Galore author was also a wartime spy for MI6 and a lover of classical music and cats.
The story of the woman whose astuteness helped create one of Scotch whisky’s strongest businesses.
From Martinis to Macallan (via lager), James Bond's taste in alcohol is as varied as his love life.
America’s most loved singer had a colourful off-stage life, with Jack Daniel’s to the fore.
A defining whisky experience led Hills to create the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
The story of the African orphan who became a famous figure in the Speyside town of Rothes.
The little-known story of the man who wrote one of Scotch whisky’s most important books.
The leading Scottish literary figure was an exciseman before his writing career took off.
The founder of the Irish whiskey dynasty was a Presbyterian born in Alloa, Scotland.
War, women and whisky: the story of Hugh Munro, early 19th-century Laird of Teaninich, has it all.
First lady of Laphroaig and much-loved on Islay, Bessie proved Scotch was not just a man’s world.
Marvel’s hard-drinking noir hero shot to fame in her own critically-acclaimed Netflix series.
Tintin’s most loyal companion loves a drop or two of Scotch – particularly Loch Lomond.
The extraordinary story of a man hailed as the ‘Great Gatsby’ of the Scotch whisky world.
Bill Murray’s jet-lagged and jaded movie star remains his most celebrated film role.
Great Odin’s raven! To the original Anchorman, ‘Scotchy Scotch Scotch’ is kind of a big deal.
The versatile actor was famed for a series of drink-fuelled hellraising antics off-screen.
Tove Jansson’s much-loved creation, father of Moomintroll, is a lover of fine old whisky.
The ‘Whisky Baron’ overcame ill-health to create some of Scotch’s most successful blends.
The globe-trotting extrovert and born salesman was one of Scotch’s most colourful characters.
From Prohibition to the 1950s, the life of one of Scotch whisky’s greatest entrepreneurs.
No, not the exiled Scotsman, but the pseudonymous author of ‘the finest whisky book ever’.
A career as colourful as his socks, including staring down the barrel of a gun more than once.
The shamed excise officer may be more villain than hero, but it depends on whose side you’re on…
The feathered security guards protected maturing whisky stocks for more than 50 years.
The single malt pioneers supplied politicians and celebrities from their famed London store.
The coded labels, originally born out of necessity, have created a cult whisky range.
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.
For nearly two decades, the closed distillery has been a fascination for the Dutchman.
The Falkirk native is enchanted by Rosebank distillery, particularly bottlings by SMWS.
The Whiskyfun man talks through his abiding passion for the enigmatic drams of Clynelish and Brora.
How a memorable Macallan sparked a passion for rare whiskies – especially those of a certain age.
The German collector loves Speyside, thanks in part to a memorable tasting with Ronnie Cox.
It was whisky’s storied history that turned museum worker Josh Feldman into an avid collector.
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.
A chance encounter with a knowledgeable bartender was the beginning of a life-long love for whisky.
An endeavour to taste as many whiskies as possible uncovered a penchant for St Magdalene Scotch.
The winemaker’s fondness for rare Highland Park bottlings came about during a trip to Italy.
What started as a standard whisky tasting ended with a new found fixation collecting rare Ardbegs.
The rare whisky expert collects ‘anything and everything’ and has a fondness for unique bottles.
The Swedish whisky collector now prefers to open bottles, rather than let them gather dust.
The Hong Kong bar owner has developed broad tastes, from Hanyu to Laphroaig and Bowmore.
The whisky vlogger on how he ‘collects’ whiskies for others to try as much as for himself.
Myths, escalating prices and how he was ‘trapped’ into collecting the legendary Islay single malt.
The social side of whisky collecting has had a profound impact on the Swede’s life.
The Belgian electrician who came late to whisky, but indulges his passion to the full.
The Dutch artist was lured into collecting by the exuberant fruit of this Speyside single malt.
Inside the Frenchman’s astounding whisky collection, some of which dates back to WWII.
The Swedish collector turned her hobby into a career, and now runs a whisky bar in Bredaryd.
What started as a hobby turned into a sound investment for this Strathisla-loving Swiss.
The Wishaw restaurateur owns the ‘world’s only’ complete range of Bruichladdich Valinches.
The master blender on how his whisky collection has transformed into a record of his career.
The almost 3,500-strong collection is on public display at Edinburgh’s Scotch Whisky Experience.
The Chinese collector credits Richard Paterson for his love of Dalmore’s single malts.
The ‘Jolly Toper’ tells of his love for whisky literature, born in the pre-internet age.
A rare look inside the German’s 25-year collection, including a series of 1960s Laphroaigs.