Scotland

Whisky lovers can probably name at least a few varieties of barley commonly used to make single malts, but rye? Rye doesn’t get the same… Read More

April 15, 2021 – Aberfeldy has been working with beekeepers and bartenders for more than a year now to preserve bee populations and create cocktail… Read More

Bourbons Bistro had everything ready to go for its 15th anniversary dinner in April…of 2020. Of course, the Covid-19 pandemic forced the Louisville landmark to… Read More

Distillers are always looking to the future. After all, many are laying down casks of whisky for future generations to bottle. Now, more distillers are… Read More

Virtually every major whisky event worldwide in the past year has been cancelled, postponed, or gone virtual because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, live events… Read More

Commentary by Mark Gillespie March 6, 2021 – After the United States reached tentative truces with Great Britain and the European Union this week and… Read More

By Mark Gillespie Updated March 5, 2021 – In a surprise early-morning move Thursday, the Biden Administration announced a four-month suspension of tariffs on single… Read More

By Mark Gillespie March 3, 2021 – Scotch Whisky makers had been hoping the British government’s response to the economic damage from the Covid-19 pandemic… Read More

By Mark Gillespie February 16, 2021 – It’s been an open secret among whisky connoisseurs for years that not all whiskies labeled as “Japanese Whisky”… Read More

Scotland’s legendary whisky island is getting yet another new distillery. Local officials have approved the plans for the new Elixir Distillers project just east of… Read More

By Mark Gillespie February 9, 2021 – It takes three years of waiting before “new make” spirit can legally be called whisky in Scotland. It… Read More

Mickey Heads retired recently after 13 years as Ardbeg’s distillery manager and four decades of work at distilleries on Islay and Jura. Now, Ardbeg has… Read More