Scotch Whisky - Page 18

Now that Fèis Ìle 2022 has kicked off, we can’t think of anything we’d rather have right now than some delicious Islay whisky. If only there was somewhere we could…

May 31, 2022Adam O'Connell

Tamdhu whisky is full of character, and its distillery likewise is full of characters. The latter don’t take themselves too seriously. There’s a chart on the wall of the mash…

May 19, 2022Adam O'Connell

Did you raise a glass of something very special last Sunday evening, 6 February. Something regal? Something with a Royal Warrant, perhaps? It would have been appropriate, because the date…

February 9, 2022Ian Buxton

We reported a few weeks ago on the legal action the Scotch Whisky Association is taking against a Canadian whisky producer in Vancouver Island, Saanich for violating Scotch whisky’s geographical…

April 21, 2021Ian Buxton

This week we turn our attention to one of the great modern cocktails and the ultimate smoky Whisky Sour: the Penicillin cocktail! I’ve been thinking about pineapple on pizza a…

February 3, 2021Adam O'Connell

With the arrival (and swift departure) of the much-anticipated first single malt from Nc’nean, we thought it a good idea to look at the legacy of the man who consulted…

October 6, 2020Ian Buxton

Hang on to your hats because there’s a new whisky film coming to a screen near you. On the eve of the national release of The Amber Light, we talk…

November 13, 2019Henry Jeffreys

We join the European Bartender School’s Scotch Whisky Expedition for a behind-the-scenes tour around the bottling plant at Speyside’s Glenfiddich Distillery! It may not be the most glamorous part of…

September 5, 2019Master of Malt

Scotch whisky is the most versatile spirit in the entire world, says Singleton’s global brand ambassador Ervin Trykowski, but the drinking ritual it’s long been associated with – sipped neat,…

August 1, 2019Annie Hayes

This week you’ll journey with us through the wonderful whisky regions of Scotland, stopping for a delicious dram or two along the way… I think it’s pretty obvious to everyone…

April 3, 2019Adam O'Connell

Created by London wine merchants Justerini & Brooks, J&B Rare Scotch whisky was the drink of choice for world-famous casino crooners The Rat Pack, travelling more than 5,000 miles to…

February 19, 2019Annie Hayes

The drinks industry has a tendency to take itself a little too seriously at times. Thankfully, Adrian Smith, Colin Hampden-White and Helena Nicklin – aka, The Three Drinkers – are…

January 21, 2019Annie Hayes

We try Ardbeg’s core range with Brendan McCarron while he tells us about making raw, rugged whisky, the similarities between Bill Lumsden and Gordon Ramsay, and whether there are any…

December 17, 2018Henry Jeffreys

With the arrival of 28 rare Macallan expressions, we take a moment to delve into the rich history of probably the most famous distillery in Scotland, if not the world….

September 14, 2018Henry Jeffreys

Now more than ever, Scotland’s whisky-makers are treating their ageing stocks to a resting period in tropical casks from sunshine shores. We explore the trend for rum cask-finished Scotch whiskies……

August 23, 2018Annie Hayes

There are few whiskies that you could truly describe as mould-breaking, but one such single malt is Signet from Glenmorangie. To celebrate the chocolate malt-based expression’s 10th anniversary, Dr Bill…

August 2, 2018Henry Jeffreys