I was recently fortunate enough to have the opportunity to visit Jura (the island and the distillery). This beautiful and remote island is just one short ferry ride from Islay. With only one long ...

Auchentoshan, founded in 1823, is situated on the outskirts of Glasgow. Pronounced “ock-un-tosh-un” (helpfully spelled out for everyone on both the packaging and the website!), the name means “corner ...

I quite like the look of this bottle of whisky; the bottle itself has got a nice heft to it, and it features a small brass emblem that’s set into the glass which I think adds a nice touch of charm and ...

Greetings from your resident booze bibliophile! In my quest for knowledge, I’ve read an ungodly number of books on American whiskey and beverage alcohol history. It’s fair to say that almost of all of ...

Deanston Distillery has not been covered on Malt since my huge vertical tasting following a visit to the distillery visitor centre and Deanston Village. Whilst I was very critical of the prices at ...

Some of the big whisky websites are funded by corporate groups. Others do paid-for content with brands. We don’t want to sell advertising. We don’t want to partner with brands. We don’t want to sell ...

Some of the big whisky websites are funded by corporate groups. Others do paid-for content with brands. We don’t want to sell advertising. We don’t want to partner with brands. We don’t want to sell ...

Some of the big whisky websites are funded by corporate groups. Others do paid-for content with brands. We don’t want to sell advertising. We don’t want to partner with brands. We don’t want to sell ...

As a spirits writer focused on Scotch, I often find myself championing the whisky shops around the country that offer great service, and who value the drinker ahead of the collector. The whisky ...

Springbank Distillery. The tiny constrained traditional distillery on the edge of the Scotch map. It had been a whisky secret for decades. In the 2010s it began to increase in popularity until such ...

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 ...

Greetings from your resident booze bibliophile. I regret to inform you that I don’t have any Blanton’s in the back, but can I interest you in a book about Blanton’s? “Warehouse H: The Story of Blanton ...