Corryvreckan is a no-age-statement single malt whisky, matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and new French oak casks. It’s ...

In the recent couple of years, there has been some grumbling about the drop in quality of releases by Scotch independent bottlers (IBs). Aside from some of the opinions on lowering quality, some have ...

­Sometimes, whisky changes lives; it really does. If you think I’m being dramatic, just look to the founder of Shizuoka Distillery, Daiko Nakamura. Shizuoka Distillery, along with renowned names like ...

I’ve never written a preface to an article before now, but I think this one needs it. Uncle Nearest – as a brand, as the people who represent it – were early additions to the Whiskey Ring family. Fawn ...

What do you consider to be value in whisky? It is certainly something which seems to be harder and harder to find, with the ever-escalating prices across the board. Let’s start with a couple of rather ...

Another day, and yet another distillery has released their first whisky. But this time it is not just any distillery that has reached this long-awaited landmark; it is Lindores Abbey, a distillery ...

“And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou ...

Let’s start with something we can all agree on: people have different tastes. This statement is no surprise in any aspect of life, and this statement is no less true when it comes to bourbon. Too ...

There are interesting things afoot in Indiana. I prefer to let up-and-coming craft distillers tell their stories in their own words. Pursuant to that end, I phoned up Jason Fruits, who generously ...

It’s always nice to go back to basics. I recently attended a virtual Glenlivet tasting. The lineup consisted of the rebranded 12, 15, and 18 year old whiskies. According to the brand ambassador, ...

Whiskies from Glen Grant have always felt like very solid whisky staples to me. Alongside both Glenfiddich and The Glenlivet, they are always readily available at most bottle stores in my area, and ...