For most people, single malt is associated with Scotland and rye whiskey with America. But those borders have been shifting—the American single malt category is rapidly expanding, and now a new whisky ...

While many Islay whiskies have smoky tasting notes from the peat-based distillation process, this historic brand takes a ...

Back in May I visited Islay for a press event and was surprised to discover a distillery that I’d never heard of. The small batch distillery in an old lemonade factory was dwarfed by its neighbors; ...

Peat is an organic material composed of partially decayed vegetation. It produces an aromatic smoke used to dry malt that ...

Bruich Bruichladdich Distillery on the Scottish Inner Hebridean island of Islay has increased production of single malt whisky to one and a half million litres per annum to meet expected future demand ...

It’s quite possible, maybe even advisable, to design a Scotland trip entirely around whisky. That’s just as true for the Scotch newbie as it is for the serious connoisseur. And while plenty of ...

Islay—pronounced eye-la—has been one of Scotland’s whisky heartlands since at least the 1700s. Once a cottage industry, making Scotch here is now big business: global giants Beam Suntory, Diageo, LVMH ...