Scotland is home to a range of whisky expressions. The spectrum of flavors span fruit-forward and honey-sweet to savory with peat, brine, and iodine notes. Despite this, single malt Scotch whisky ...
Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. Single-malt Scotch is one of the most popular styles of whisky around the world, but the term is still frequently misunderstood.
What is the world’s best single malt Scotch whisky? With more than 3,000 expressions, there are plenty of whiskies to choose from. Every week, it seems, a whisky competition announces its choice ...
SCOTCH whisky bosses claimed the industry has been hit with a “hammer blow” after Rachel Reeves confirmed a hike on alcohol duty for non-draught products. The Chancellor said that duty on ...
The most common (and accepted) explanation is that the Irish began spelling whisky with an ‘e' in order to distinguish their product from scotch. This is likely because, in the 1700s ...
Author Charlie MacLean has made a life out of rating Scotch whisky. Here are his favourite ways to enjoy a dram, from cosy city pubs in Edinburgh to Victorian hotels in the Highlands. Edinburgh ...
You can find me at the confluence of food, beverage and travel. Earlier this summer, the Scotch Whisky Masters convened in London to award its coveted medals to the best liquids of the land.
Few beverages have cultivated the reverence that Scotch whisky has. For some, it’s the very essence of Scotland distilled, matured and poured into a glass. The drink is rich with history ...
Harrison Griffiths, international programs manager at the Institute of Economic Affairs, sad the prospect of import tariffs should “ring alarm bells” for businesses in the U.K., which exported ... The ...
The ageing process helps to accentuate each single-malt whisky's individual characteristics. A blended whisky, conversely, is a mix of some mature malts, along with some very young grain whisky.