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The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This February

Including The GlenDronach's 50-year old single malt, possibly the year's best rye and a smoky maple newcomer via Vermont

One of the Oldest (and Perhaps Best) Single Malts Is Up for Pre-Order

Only 50 bottles remain of a 72-year-old Glen Grant, which recently scored the highest marks ever in an influential whisky publication

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This January

Including Woodford Reserve’s take on “distiller’s beer,” plus a 30-year old Irish tipple and Chicken Cock’s ode to Prohibition rye

Our Favorite Whiskey of the Year Brought the Fire

How a Tucson-based distillery captured our hearts with a smoky single malt

The Secret Drinking Society That's Basically Akin to “Whisky Knighthood”

Meet the Keepers of the Quaich, the people preserving and honoring Scotch whisky

Review: Laphroaig’s Oldest Release Is Also Its Best

At 33 years, Book 3 of the distillery's Ian Hunter Series reinvents the smoky Islay single malt

The Best New Whiskeys to Seek Out This December

Including Alberta Premium, a sequel to last year’s best rye

How Climate Change Is Going to Hurt Your Favorite Scotch

A new report suggests warmer weather will lead to droughts, the closing of some distilleries and even a change in the whisky's character

“Extreme-Aged” Whiskies Are a Big Deal, But How Old Is Too Old?

How distillers and blenders keep “extreme-aged” spirits on track after 50 years

Johnnie Walker Appoints Its First Female Master Blender

Dr. Emma Walker is the first woman to hold that heralded position at the world's most popular Scotch brand

How BlockBar Plans to Marry the Worlds of Rare Scotch and NFTs

Digital assets and crypto are coming for your single malts. It might be time.

Put Down the Scotch and Pick Up a Smoky American Whiskey

How Whiskey Del Bac and other domestic distillers bring the fire

The Best Day of the Year for Scotch Drinkers? When Octomore Is Released.

Like peat? You’ll love the 12th edition of this smoky favorite, out now.

The Best New Whiskeys to Seek Out This October

Including a 55-year old, $60,000 Yamazaki release and new limited expressions from Four Roses and Maker's Mark

This Handheld Device Can Detect Fake Whisky in Minutes

Eluceda's detectors can identify the unique electrochemical "taste" of different whiskies

What Does the Oldest Single Malt Scotch in the World Taste Like?

A few sips of Generations 80 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery

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The Speculative Economics of Super-Aged Whiskies

How do you put a price on a 72-year-old Scotch?

Is Ardbeg’s Latest Release the Smokiest Scotch Ever?

Ardbeg's new experimental release purposefully foregoes the distillery's usual balance of fruity and peat

The Next Frontier of Alternative Investment Is…Whiskey?

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but thanks to CaskX, it might flow from oak barrels

Bruichladdich Just Launched Islay’s First Rye Whisky

The new spirit has do-good environmental initiatives at its core

Meet the Proud Heretic of the Scotch World

How an American ex-pat made Compass Box one of the most boundary-pushing whiskies in the world

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This March

In time for St. Patrick’s Day, a 30-year expression from Bushmills. Plus, WhistlePig enters the bourbon world.

After 150 Years, The Glenrothes Has Mastered the Craft of Whisky

What started as one man’s dream for his tiny Speyside town is now a rare, coveted icon for discerning whisky lovers

The Best Whiskies From Around the World in 2022

Our favorite bottles of Scotch, Irish whiskey and other brown spirits originating outside of North America

The Value of Fine and Rare Single Malt Scotch Is Soaring

A new whisky auction market report shows big gains in volume and value for single malts

How Scotch and Storytelling Is a Partnership for the Ages

Whether writing songs or distilling whisky, commitment to craft means everything

How the Oldest Japanese Single Malt Whisky Was Discovered

An "Indiana Jones"-worthy journey into Shirakawa’s only single malt bottling — and how you can grab a bottle

Scotch Fans, There Might Be a Peated Malt Shortage

Unprecedented demand means that certain Islay-based distilleries may not have access to peated malt in 2024

This Irish Whiskey Is Bringing Back a Long-Lost Smoky Tradition

Waterford is reintroducing the long-lost concept of a smoky, peated Irish whiskey that utilizes Irish peat

The Macallan Just Released the Oldest Single Malt Scotch Ever

At 81 years, it's a record-breaking release by the Speyside distillery, and limited to just 288 bottles at $125,000 each

Biodynamic Whisky Is Now a Thing. Is It Legit?

Why producers like Bruichladdich and Waterford have embraced this esoteric agriculture