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 ...

The Lincoln County Process is a traditional element of producing Tennessee whiskey, and refers to filtering freshly distilled spirit through columns of charcoal, prior to aging the spirit in oak ...

On 14 August 2025, federal judge Charles E Atchley Jr ordered that Tennessee-based whiskey company Uncle Nearest be placed under receivership. The ruling comes as a result of court proceedings which ...

Billy Walker is in a contemplative spirit. One of the whisky industry’s most notable names, his influence across the Scotch landscape can’t be understated. Known for his shrewd, prophetic ability to ...

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 ...

The distillery's traditional whisky production method will utilise heritage barleys, wood-fired distillation, and worm tub condensers ...

A little known fact about whisky production is that every distillery has its own population of different types of bacteria, with lactobacillus being the key group that affects the production. This ...

“Right here is an open-pollinated, heirloom varietal out of Minnesota. This right here is an open-pollinated heirloom varietal out of Italy. This one is known for its agronomic characteristics. It’s ...

Ian Wisniewski asks what do the terms first fill and second fill mean in relation to aging malt whisky?

Over the last few decades whisky has prospered. This is especially true of single malt, which has transformed from a virtually unknown category into the Scotch industry’s golden goose. Ironically, ...