Corryvreckan is a no-age-statement single malt whisky, matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and new French oak casks. It’s ...

Peat is formed from dead, partially decayed organic plant matter that’s often built up in peatlands over millennia. The wet, acidic, low oxygen conditions of peatlands slow down decomposition, ...

They serve as mental heuristics that allow us to “bucket” things and have a reference point to understand a thing across certain parameters. They’re especially useful in the world of r(h)um. Colour, ...

It’s always nice to go back to basics. I recently attended a virtual Glenlivet tasting. The lineup consisted of the rebranded 12, 15, and 18 year old whiskies. According to the brand ambassador, ...

If someone says to you “I’m drinking Scotch made on an island,” your first guess for its provenance would probably be an Islay distillery. Yes, Islay is best known for its briny, iodine heavy, burnt ...

If you survey the abundance of internet reviewers, bloggers and commentators, you are certain to find 10 years’ worth of complaints about price hikes. The passionate whisky hobbyist’s budget is ...

Whiskies from Glen Grant have always felt like very solid whisky staples to me. Alongside both Glenfiddich and The Glenlivet, they are always readily available at most bottle stores in my area, and ...

I want to start this article by stating something clearly and without hesitation: I have been personally collecting and drinking “dusty” bourbon for more than three years now. In part, because of that ...

Canadian political historians like to use phrases like “evolution, not revolution” when describing our country’s history. As with pretty much everything else in Canadian life, we compare the ...

4,750 miles separate Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England and Santa Fe, New Mexico. One lies just 70 miles south of the Scottish border, an hour-plus away from a land synonymous with barley, peat, and whisky.

The devil made me do it! I am not referring to Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub, or whatever moniker you prefer for the prince of darkness. Rather, I’m talking about some of the deadly sins ...