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

I quite like the look of this bottle of whisky; the bottle itself has got a nice heft to it, and it features a small brass emblem that’s set into the glass which I think adds a nice touch of charm and ...

If someone says to you “I’m drinking Scotch made on an island,” your first guess for its provenance would probably be an Islay distillery. Yes, Islay is best known for its briny, iodine heavy, burnt ...

I present to you an infamous rum that was foundational to my rum education. For a bit of a background: this is a molasses-based rum from a town in Guatemala of the same name. The brand claims to use ...

I am finalising this article on a hot Saturday afternoon in Scotland. It’s 9 PM and 24 degrees centigrade. It’s expected to stay warm all night, and if it stays above 20 degrees centigrade, it will be ...

Malt uses a full 10-point scoring scale, with sensitivity based on price. Scoring is problematic, because it imparts a false quantitative precision to what is an inherently subjective experience.

Stylized as The Béhôlden, WhistlePig’s latest limited edition expression is a 21 year-old North American Single Malt Whiskey. If you’ve got your eye on the ball you might note that while American ...

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 ...

Glen Garioch distillery is nestled in the conservation area of Old Meldrum, on the edge of the old town. Oldmeldrum is a former market town and rural administrative centre that is now largely a ...

Since we first collaborated on a tasting across the Wild Turkey bourbon range, I have been privileged to call David Jennings my friend. Though our palates don’t always agree, we share a mutual respect ...

“Where does discontent start? You are warm enough, but you shiver. You are fed, yet hunger gnaws you. You have been loved, but your yearning wanders in new fields. And to prod all these there’s time, ...

Last year’s review of the 2021 Diageo Special Releases examined just how special the releases really were. It was a critique of flavour over flamboyance, and I believe the conclusions stand today. One ...