Scotch Whisky

April 27, 2016 – It’s 5:00pm in Scotland, and Billy Walker should be in a giddy mood. Hours earlier, he and his partners in the… Read More

April 27, 2016 – Brown-Forman has agreed to buy the BenRiach Distillery Company for £285 million GBP ($416 million USD) in a deal that returns… 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

April 2, 2016 – Friends and family gathered at Islay’s Kilchoman Distillery today to pay tribute to John MacLellan, the distillery’s general manager, who passed… Read More

March 17, 2016 – While most of the attention of the whisky world is focused on Irish whiskies today on St. Patrick’s Day, Speyside’s BenRiach… Read More

Adam Hannett has a tough job, though he wouldn’t trade places with anyone for the world! He took over for the legendary Jim McEwan as… Read More

March 2, 2016 – Bruichladdich is moving forward with plans to start offering detailed information on the casks that go into each batch of its… Read More

February 19, 2016 – A day after Compass Box launched its online petition drive aimed at persuading European Union and UK regulators to change existing… Read More

February 18, 2016 – The Greek legend of Sisyphus tells the tale of a king condemned to roll a boulder to the top of a… Read More

February 17, 2016 – While coming too late for Valentine’s Day gifting to the passionate whisky lover, there have been several new whiskies announced so… Read More

February 14, 2016 – Ailsa Bay Distillery is tucked away inside the William Grant & Sons-owned Girvan distillery complex in Ayrshire, Scotland, and now, nine… Read More

Drew Mayville’s 36 years in the whisky business include stints as the final master blender at Seagram’s and as Sazerac’s master blender for Buffalo Trace… Read More