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Distillery managers come and go at Lagavulin, but Iain McArthur is a fixture at the legendary Islay distillery. McArthur’s something of a legend himself after… Read More

America has a love-hate relationship with alcohol, and it’s fair to say that drinking has changed the course of American history – for better and… Read More

December 23, 2015 – The European Court of Justice handed Scotch Whisky producers an early Christmas present today, ruling that the Scottish Government’s plan to… Read More

November 3, 2015 – A lawsuit filed on behalf of Louisville residents living near Diageo’s Stitzel-Weller Distillery over damage linked to so-called “whisky fungus” can… Read More

George Washington’s Scottish distiller never made single malt whisky at Mount Vernon in the 18th Century, but Scottish distillers John Campbell, Bill Lumsden, and Andy… Read More

August 25, 2015 – If two rulings are a trend, then three might be enough to set a precedent…so to speak. Lawyers for Beam Suntory… Read More

Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery will be 200 years old in 2017, but for more than a year, it was fair to question whether one of the… Read More

The history of Bourbon is filled with enough myths to make a dozen Disney movies, enough crimes for years of True Detective, and enough mysteries… Read More

July 23, 2015 – Templeton Rye Spirits LLC will be on the hook for up to $2.5 million dollars in damages and legal fees following… Read More

Bourbon has a unique place in American history, but as with other elements of American history…many of the stories of Bourbon are based more on… Read More

July 15, 2015 – Keith Kerkhoff is mad. Actually, he’s more than just mad. “I’m pissed off,” the co-founder of Templeton Rye Whiskey said after… Read More

July 13, 2015 – Iowa’s Templeton Rye Whiskey has settled a series of class-action lawsuits filed last year over allegations that the company intended to… Read More