Scotch Whisky Association

Thousands of illicit distilling sites exist around Scotland. Derek Alexander and his team of archaeologists at the National Trust for Scotland have barely scratched the… Read More

The Scotch Whisky Experience on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, and this week launches an all-new multimedia tour highlighting the production… Read More

At one time, Campbeltown was Scotland’s whisky capital with more than 35 distilleries. That number dwindled to just three over the years, but now, planning… Read More

Dr. Bill Lumsden has been conducting whisky experiments at both Ardbeg and Glenmorangie distilleries. His latest Ardbeg release, Heavy Vapours, involved taking part of the… Read More

Thank you for joining us to celebrate a major milestone this week with the 1000th episode of WhiskyCast! To mark the occasion, we went back… Read More

1983 was a very bad year to be in the Scotch Whisky business. Sales had dried up in the face of changing consumer tastes and… Read More

March 15, 2023 – The Scotch Whisky Association’s pleas for a freeze on excise duty fell on deaf ears, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s new budget… Read More

Mark Kent left the UK’s diplomatic service 14 months ago to become the new CEO of the Scotch Whisky Association, and admits he didn’t know… Read More

February 17, 2023 – Wine, cider, and beer qualify for relief under the UK Government’s new energy relief program, but whisky distillers have been left… Read More

Last month’s raid on the Justins’ House of Bourbon stores in Kentucky brought a multi-state and federal investigation into the spotlight. Now, authorities in the… Read More

Until now, Alfred Barnard’s classic book “The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom” was the benchmark guide of whisky history. Now, a collection of 120… Read More

The Scullys of County Cork have been farming the same land for nine generations over 350 years, but only in the last few years have… Read More