planning

When someone wants to start a new whisky brand, but doesn’t own a distillery, chances are they’ll turn to Gordon Working and his team at… Read More

Flavor, aroma, and taste. We all know what they mean…or do we? Gerry Nicholls isn’t so sure. He’s a veteran judge in beer and coffee… Read More

Whisky was historically thought of as a “man’s drink” – but today, not only are more women drinking whisky, but women make up around 40% of… Read More

We’re at a unique point in whisky history when it’s not unusual to see people celebrating 40, 45, or even 50 years of working in… Read More

August 9, 2016 – On the same day that Isle of Arran touted a record day for tours (300) at its 21-year-old distillery in Lochranza… Read More

The Whisky Sponge has been puncturing egos and tweaking the Scotch Whisky industry with impunity – and relative anonymity – for nearly three years, but… Read More

December 3, 2015 – Earlier this year, Glenfiddich lost its title as the world’s best-selling single malt Scotch whisky to The Glenlivet. Now, William Grant… Read More

August 28, 2015 – The last malt whisky distillery in Scotland’s capital city closed 90 years ago this year when Edinburgh’s Glen Sciennes distillery went… Read More

Jim Rutledge gets most of the credit for reviving Four Roses Bourbon in the US over the last decade after years of neglect by the… Read More

Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now the fastest-growing segment… Read More

May 28, 2015 – In what may seem like the never-ending quest to build new whisky distilleries in even more remote parts of Scotland, the… Read More

As we close out 2014, we’ll hear from the man some might call “The Whisky Whisperer” for his ability to coax young distilleries into producing… Read More