Once upon a time, travelling close to the Scottish east coast between the cities of Dundee and Aberdeen, there would have been little doubt that you were in whisky country. The journey would have ...

The bond between fairway and flask is timeless. The synergies are impossible to miss: both have deep roots in the rugged ...

Before Toronto’s first post-Prohibition cocktail bars could serve whisky in April 1947, officials, fearing a breakdown of law ...

We do things differently here in the whisky world, so here’s our alternative Whisky XI that represents England best! It’s ...

In the annals of whisky history, few names evoke the same level of reverence or disdain as the Distillers Company Limited (DCL). From its formation in 1877 until its acquisition by Guinness in the ...

Successful advertising slogans have a peculiar way of staying in your head, often long after the relevance of the particular brand being promoted has passed its sell-by date. For those of us of a ...

Throughout January, Scotland exports itself across the English-speaking world in the shape of its national bard, Robert Burns. The calendar is bookended by his work, beginning as many do with the ...

Stephen Gould opened the Golden Moon Distillery in Colorado in 2008, and his journey to craft distilling is one of the most unique in the business. Gould started out his career as a teen working in ...

The global winners of the World Whiskies Awards 2025 have been unveiled in a ceremony at the Waldof Hotel in London which saw members of the whisky industry come together to celebrate excellence in ...

Chinquapin is the new cool kid on the block, but what exactly is it about this American white oak species that has the world’s distillers excited?

More bourbon distillers are rinsing their casks as demand for their whiskey rises – could this be bad news for Scotch, or is it an opportunity for creativity?

For aficionados making the pilgrimage to Islay, the heady aroma of burning peat in a distillery’s kiln is an indispensable factor in the romance and allure of this Hebridean island and legendary ...