Top 175 Whisky Media, News, Reviews and Resources

• 3 surprising countries making world-class whisky - The Telegraph.
• 4 rare, unique whiskies with stand-out flavour & design, from the Macallan 72 Years Old in Lalique to decades-old bottles from Glenlivet & Yamasaki - "Only 600 decanters of the Macallan 72 Years Old in Lalique, whose packaging is architecturally beautiful too, were ever produced, making the spirit a rare luxury to own indeed. The decanter mirrors the roof of Macallan’s new US$173 million Speyside distillery, while the crystal reflects its commitment to craftsmanship inherent in every dram."
• 5 Scotch Whisky Choices For Coronavirus Self-Isolation - Forbes.
• 6 classic whisky cocktails to try - The Telegraph.
• 8 Best Scotch Whiskies For Burns Night - "There’s no such thing as a bad time to drink Scotch. But there’s arguably no better time to raise a dram than Burns Night."
• 8 Best Whiskeys In The USA 2022 - "The Ultimate Spirits Challenge just announced their best of the best American whiskeys. Here are our tasting notes on each one."
• 10 best whisky gifts for Christmas - The Telegraph.
• 10 celebrities with their own alcohol brands - The Telegraph.
• 12 reasons why you shouldn't give up drinking in January - The Telegraph.
• 15 of the Best Bourbons For Kentucky Derby Season - and Beyond - Forbes.
• 18 CHILLED, SHAKEN, EXQUISITE GIFTS FOR THE BAR - Wired.
• 21 Best Whiskies You Can Buy Right Now - "Here’s our list of the top scotches you can find and drink without a time machine."
• 30 best songs about whisky - The Telegraph.
• 50 Of The Most Expensive Whiskies In The World - "Meet 50 of the most expensive whiskies for sale on the global market at the moment, courtesy of data from wine-searcher.com."
• 1001 Whiskies You Must Taste Before You Die - the connoisseurs’ scoop on the finest spirits from the Scottish highlands to the exotic new whiskies emanating from Japan and the evolving world of American micro-distilleries. The book also covers bourbons and ryes, making this the go-to volume for the serious whisky connoisseur as well as the passionate beginner. This essential guide represents the collective, subjective wisdom of an international team of critics who winnow the world of spirits down to the “must-try” whiskies—from high-quality, mass-produced brands to small-batch specialty bourbons from micro-distilleries. Each entry includes critical tasting notes, a history of the distillery, and temperature recommendations.
• $10,000 GLASS OF MACALLAN ‘IS A FAKE’ - Scotch Whisky.
• A day in the life of a whisky ambassador - The Telegraph.
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• A Glass for Enjoying a Sip of Whisky While Floating in Space - The New York Times.
• Agent Dale Cooper's 'Twin Peaks' hangover cure - "'Surefire cure for a hangover, Harry,' Cooper begins. 'You take a glass of nearly frozen, unstrained tomato juice. You plop a couple of oysters in there and you drink it down. Breathe deeply. Next, you take a mound and I mean a mound of sweetbreads sauteed with some Canadian bacon and chestnuts. Finally, some biscuits, big biscuits, smothered in gravy.'"
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• Agresti - armoire with two doors and lid in polished Ebony, leather handles. Ruthenium brass parts. Contents: electronic Liebherr humidor for 500 cigars, 4 Cognac and 4 whisky 24% lead hand cut crystal glasses, poker chips, cards, dice and leather cups.
• Alcohol linked to more cancers than thought, study finds - "Imperial College London researchers also find that drinking coffee protects against liver cancer."
• America’s Best Whiskeys 2022: The International Wine & Spirits Competition - "In the American Whiskey category, a total of six whiskeys, five bourbons and one rye whiskey were awarded the coveted Gold Outstanding medal. The winners ranged from iconic brands like Knob Creek and Larceny to less well-known brands like Distillery 291, one of Colorado’s preeminent craft distillers."
• Ardnamurchan, Bunnahabhain, Benriach, And More - "This month’s crop of whiskies features this year’s Distell’s limited edition whiskies (the company owns Bunnahabhain, Deanston, and the Tobermory distilleries), the latest rye from boutique distillers The Oxford Artisan Distillery, and more besides."
• Artemest - "Bar Cabinets & Cool Accessories for the Connoisseur." A selection of stylish bar cabinets manufactured by some of the most talented cabinet makers in Italy and accessories any connoisseur would fall for - crystal whisky bottles, silver ice buckets and champagne holders, and exquisite decanters in Murano glass.
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• BACtrack Skyn - "World's 1st Wearable Alcohol Monitor." Low cost, wearable, non-invasive alcohol monitoring device that sends Transdermal Alcohol Content (TAC) results via Bluetooth to an iOS device.
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• Balvenie D.C.S Compensium - the official name the Balvenie has given to malt master distiller David Stewart's final 25 selections, each in its own way an exemplar of the malt master’s craft. The distillery plans to release them slowly - five bottles each year for the next five years - in groups it has christened "chapters." Each grouping of five bottles will provide a distinct perspective on the Balvenie, the Speyside whisky known for its honeyed sweetness. Price: US$50,000.
• Best New Scotch Whisky Of 2021 - "There are only two days left to 2021. A lot of folks are wallowing in the hazy responsibility-free zone that percolates perennially between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. But there’s still serious work to be done, people! Chief among those tasks is an exhaustive rundown of the best whiskies that were tasted over the past twelve months. If you’re a fan of scotch, specifically, you’d have a lot to pore through. I know I did. As a professional in the space, I tasted a smattering of new malts and blends totaling in the triple digits. Here now I present to you (in alphabetical order) the most meritorious of the bunch."
• Best Scotch, Rye & Bourbon Cocktails To Celebrate Father’s Day - Forbes.
• Best Scotch Whiskies For Every Budget - "Siponey Founder Amanda Victoria Picks 21 Superb Bottles."
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• Billy Reid - Leather Coasters.
• Blue Spot Irish Whiskey Returns Just In Time For St. Patrick’s Day - "Blue Spot, a cask-strength single pot still Irish whiskey, is rejoining the Spots whiskey range for the first time since 1960. If you want to hop aboard the Irish whiskey trend, there’s no time like St. Patrick’s Day. Bottles abound across a variety of styles and price points, but one new whiskey with an old pedigree deserves a prominent spot on your shelf."
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• Bob Dylan’s Latest Gig: Making Whiskey - The New York Times.
• Bottle of whisky smashes auction records - "A bottle of whisky sold for $1.9 million, smashing auction records."
• Bowmore’s Latest 52-Year-Old Single Malt Comes in a Futuristic Decanter by Aston Martin - "The Islay distillery and luxury automaker team up on a $125,000 scotch."
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• Breathalyzers at Amazon.com - as of June 16, 2022: 163 results.
• Can Liquor Have a Local Taste? They’re Banking on It - "No one is sure whether spirits can convey ‘terroir’ like wine does. But distillers are seeking, and selling, that sense of place."
• Can Whisky Strengthen Your Immune System? - "Whether moderate whisky consumption will help bolster your immune system is debatable. In reasonable quantities, it probably won’t hurt."
• Can you solve it? The whisky puzzle that will have you on the rocks - The Guardian.
• Century-old whiskeys found in hidden bank vault - "Rare pre-Prohibition whiskeys offer a taste of American history."
• Chinese man pays $10,000 for whisky shot at Swiss bar - TimesLive.
• Conor McGregor's new whiskey - it's just as bad as you'd expect - Business Insider.
• Could there be a cure for hangovers? - The Guardian.
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• Devil’s Place Whisky-Bar - 'The Largest Whisky Bar in the World' at Hotel Waldhaus am See, Via Dim Lej 6, 7500 St.Moritz, Switzerland. "As one of the 'Leading Bars of the Wold' this bar has 2,500 different kinds of whisky, which is the largest selection in the world. Two times, Devil's Place has received an entry in the 'GuinnessBook of World Records' for its outstanding whisky collection. Devil's Place is not only for the hotel guests, it is open to the public all year round until 00:30 o'clock."
• Diageo Launches 2020 Special Releases Whiskies - "Every year, the whisky geek world gets excited when Diageo sends out its annual Special Releases collection into the world, and 2020’s set will available worldwide to purchase from select retailers, or on malts.com within a couple of weeks. The collection, which since last year has been given the moniker ‘Rare by Nature’, consists of eight bottles of cask strength single malt Scotch whiskies picked from both well-known and less recognized distilleries owned by the international drinks conglomerate."
• Difford's Guide - since 1997. "For Discerning Drinkers." Aims to inform and inspire discerning drinkers with engaging and impartial information on cocktails, beers, spirits & liqueurs, as well as the best bars around the world to enjoy them.
• Don't Put the Word 'Glen' on a Whisky Bottle if It's Not Actually from Scotland, European Court Rules - "After a nine-year legal battle, a German distillery is no longer allowed to use the word 'Glen' in the name of its whisky."
• ‘Downton Abbey’ Star Michelle Dockery Is The New Face Of Glenfiddich - "Iconic Scotch whisky brand Glenfiddich has launched a new marketing campaign featuring a photo shoot with Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery, celebrating Glenfiddich’s ‘maverick’ spirit. The photos and videos that form the campaign show Dockery classily lounging in London’s award-winning Lyaness bar, accompanied by a bottle of Glenfiddich Grand Cru and a Rob Roy cocktail."
• Drink think: Why expectation is alcohol's most potent mixer - "People's prior beliefs about alcohol can strongly influence how they act when intoxicated - and even change their behaviour when they're sober, writes David Robson."
• Drinking a little each week protects your heart if you have a cardiovascular condition, study finds - "If you are living with heart disease, having a small amount of alcohol each day is linked to a lower risk of having another heart attack, stroke, angina (heart pain because of constricted arteries) or an early death, according to a new large study."
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• DrinkMate - "We've created DrinkMate, the smallest, most convenient breathalyzer in the world and it plugs right into your iPhone or Android device!"
• Exploring Scotch whisky regions - The Telegraph.
• FOR PEAT SAKE! - whisky ratings & reviews.
• Forget Beer & RosÉ, a Truly Classy BBQ Calls for Whisky Cocktails - Bloomberg.
• Four Roses Releases 2020 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon - "How To Get Your Hands On This New Limited Edition Bourbon."
• Glencairn Whisky Glass - considered the most innovative whisky glass on the market, the crystal Glencairn glass is an official product specifically designed for Scotch whisky.
• Glenfiddich’s New Grand Series Encourages Unexpected Food Pairings, Like Caviar & Crudo - "Whisky, particularly expertly aged single malt Scotch, isn’t traditionally associated as a complement to cuisine but rather an indulgence in itself, acting as a liquid dessert, perhaps with a sweet bite of chocolate, or a night cap. Glenfiddich's latest Grand Series, however, makes a statement that single malt Scotch can in fact elevate certain culinary experiences, just as well as a dram can stand on its own."
• Glenmorangie’s Beyond The Cask reveals partnership with Renovo bicycles - The Telegraph.
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• Gordon & MacPhail - "When James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail announced the opening of their 'centrical and commodious premises' on South Street, Elgin, on 24th May 1895 they would be proud to see it still trading today. No visit to the Gordon & MacPhail store would be complete without a visit to the Whisky Room. Stocking around 1000 different single malt whiskies, the Whisky Room attracts customers from throughout the world to its crowded shelves. Browsing through the wide selection of whiskies, many of which are very old and extremely rare, you have entered the Aladdin’s Cave of whisky." The shop is split into four sections: The Deli, The Wines and Spirits Department, The Grocery Department, and The Whisky Room, which has one of the largest collections of whisky in the world.
• HermÈs - since 1837. "Adage whisky carafe in crystal."
• Hoshizaki - one of the world's top names in ice maker manufacturing.
• How a canny Kilmarnock grocer took whisky from the glens to the world - "Walker family used latest technology and ruthless advertising to head £5bn market, new book reveals."
• How alcohol can improve your memory - The Guardian.
• How Daniel Craig cures a hangover - Business Insider.
• How is single malt whisky made? - The Telegraph.
• How Much Alcohol Can You Drink Safely? - The New York Times.
• How to Invest in Whisky | Guide for 2019 - The Spirits Embassy.
• How To Make Irish Coffee The Foolproof Way - "A delicious and well-prepared Irish coffee is nearly impossible to find - no matter how ubiquitous it is in New York City’s bar scene."
• How to Read a Whiskey Label Without Embarrassing Yourself - "We’ve been making whiskey for centuries. Over that period of time things have gotten ... complicated."
• How To Taste Whisky Like A Pro - "The debate over the best way to taste and drink whisky is a timeless one. Decades ago, many Scotch drinkers passionately supported drinking whisky neat, perhaps with a drop of water, but nothing else. No mixers or ice, as that ruins the drink."
• Inside Macallan's new, one-of-a-kind, £140 million subterranean distillery - The Telegraph.
• International Wine & Spirit Competition | IWSC - since 1969. "The premier competition of its kind in the world. It aims to promote the quality and excellence of the world’s best wines, spirits and liqueurs. The IWSC receives entries from nearly 90 countries worldwide. The Competition has the support of many of the world’s top wine and spirit producers, setting the international benchmark for quality. The unique combination of detailed technical analysis and specialist judging panels means that gaining an IWSC 'Competition Award' is an exceptional achievement."
• Is Aston Martin’s Black Bowmore Scotch Whisky Worth $66,000? - "If you’re into cars and luxury Scotch whisky, Aston Martin and Islay’s Bowmore distillery have got you covered. The car company and iconic Islay whisky distillery have collaborated together to release a new £50,000 ($66,000) bottle of whisky, the 6th and latest edition of Black Bowmore, fully titled as Black Bowmore DB5 1964. This particular bottle is a celebration of Aston Martin’s iconic DB5 car, made famous by James Bond when it first appeared in 1964’s Goldfinger, the same year that the whisky was first laid down in the Bowmore warehouse for maturation. With only 25 bottles available, It will be available in late fall this year."
• is drinking becoming as socially unacceptable as smoking? - The Guardian.
• Is the pandemic driving us to drink? - "Alcohol sales have soared as people use drinking to relax during the Covid-19 crisis, and experts are raising concerns."
• Is This The Best Bourbon You’ve Never Heard Of? - "One that many stateside drinkers of bourbon and rye might have never even heard of, let alone sampled: Blinking Owl, out of Orange County, California."
• IWSC | IWSC International Wine & Spirit Competition - "Having celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019, the IWSC remains as relevant today as it did when wine chemist Anton Massel founded the original format back in 1969." When Massel created the International Wine & Spirit Competition, his aim - as it remains to this day - was to reward excellence in drinks worldwide, ensuring recognition for the very best wines and spirits. The IWSC is proud to set the international benchmark for quality, standing out in the crowded world of drinks awards with hundreds of global experts - including buyers, producers, distillers, sommeliers, distributors and influencers - judging wines and spirits throughout the year.
• IWSC | IWSC International Wine & Spirit Competition: The Best Single Malt Scotch Of 2022 - "The International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) has just announced the results of the 2022 spirits judging. A total of 85, predominantly UK based, judges evaluated over 4,000 entrants across more than a dozen major spirit categories. In the Scotch whisky category, traditionally one of the competition’s largest and most competitive segments, a total of 38 single malt Scotch whiskies were awarded the coveted Gold Outstanding medal. The top three Scotch whiskies, each scoring 99 points out of a hundred, were, surprisingly, from two of Scotland’s lesser-known distilleries: Tomatin and Deanston."
• Japanese Whisky Declared ‘World’s Best Single Malt 2020’ At The World Whisky Awards - "Every year, the winners of the World Whisky Awards, organized by Whisky Magazine, are announced at a very nice gala dinner event. This year however, with the coronavirus pandemic looming large, the usual pomp and circumstance had to unfortunately be stripped back to a live social media feed on Facebook and Twitter announcing the best whiskies, its Icons of Whisky, and its newest Whisky Hall of Fame members."
• Jim Beam's smart decanter will pour you a shot when you ask - engadget.
• Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2014 - the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched guide to whisky ever produced. Honest, forthright, and proudly independent, Jim Murray has tasted and rated over 5,000 world whiskies.
  
• Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible Liquid Gold Awards - since 2003.
• Johnnie Walker Announces New 200th Anniversary Blue Label Scotch Whisky - "Johnnie Walker today announces the launch of a special edition Blue Label to commemorate its 200th anniversary. Legendary Eight is an elegant blended scotch set to retail at $350 per bottle when it arrives on American shelves in late fall 2020. The 87.6-proof offering is a tad stronger than its flagship counterpart and is comprised exclusively of liquids sourced from distilleries that existed in 1820. Johnnie Walker is the top-selling brand of blended scotch whisky on the planet. Each year it sells over 223 million bottles across the globe. As opposed to single malt, which comes from a solitary location, blends are a combination of malt and grain whisky derived from many producers. As such, there is no actual Johnnie Walker distillery. It takes its name instead from its original blender who, in 1820, began selling it out of his small grocery store in Kilmarnock, Scotland."
• Johnnie Walker Releases Its First 50-Year-Old Whisky For $25,000 - "As the luxury whisky market keeps on booming, more Scotch whisky companies are looking to catch up with Macallan, eagerly jumping in with new high-end releases. This has included the blends. Some blended whisky brands already have edged into the premium market with bottles as expensive as some of the costliest single malts. Now, top blended-whisky brand Johnnie Walker has thrown its proverbial tam o'shanter into the ring by releasing its oldest whisky yet, the 50-year-old John Walker Masters’ Edition."
• Johnnie Walker Whisky Reveals New Paper Bottle For 2021 - "Global whisky brand Johnnie Walker has announced, through its parent company Diageo, that it will release a limited edition of Johnnie Walker whisky using bottles made of paper rather than glass. According to Diageo, it is the world’s first plastic-free paper-based spirits bottle. The paper will come from sustainably-sourced wood pulp, and the whisky will be launched in 2021."
• Just Miniatures - "No 1 UK Alcoholic Miniature Bottle Drinks." Just Miniatures is the UK's Largest Retailer of Miniature Alcohol Bottles, with Amazing Prices and a Great Range of Over 5,000 products! With Over 15 Years in the Business, we strive on customer service and quick delivery. Having supplied everyone from the Royal Family to A List Celebrities, Just Miniatures has the pedigree and experience to provide a bespoke service, whether it be for personalised gift boxes and bottles, or bulk orders for Wholesale.
• Just one drink per day can shrink your brain, study says - "Just one pint of beer or average glass of wine a day may begin to shrink the overall volume of the brain, a new study has found, and the damage worsens as the number of daily drinks rises."
• Kentucky bourbon production at highest level in nearly 50 years - "Distillers surpass 1.7m barrels for only second time since 1968."
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• Linley Tectonic Bar - "Exquisitely crafted in ebonised walnut with white gold leaf and nickel accents, the Tectonic Bar embodies superlative quality and innovative design whilst epitomizing the intricacy and precision of fine craftsmanship at its best."
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• LINLEY VICE BOX - since 1985. "Drinking, Smoking and Gambling - Specially designed for the individual who enjoys combining a casual drink with a game of poker whilst indulging in a fine cigar, the Vice Box has been carefully crafted in walnut by a skilled LINLEY craftsmen."
• List of whisky brands - Wikipedia.
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• Louis Vuitton Whisky case - since 1854. "In the great tradition of Louis Vuitton trunk-making, this Whisky case enables whisky lovers to take on their trips all they need to properly savour this rare and delicate product."
• Luxury Investments Around the World Compared - infographic - "Do you enjoy the finer things in life? For many of the world’s wealthy individuals, acquiring luxury goods such as art, fine wine, and watches is a passion. Unlike traditional investments in financial assets, luxury goods can be difficult to value if one does not have an appreciation for their form. A rare painting, for example, does not generate cash flows, meaning its value is truly in the eye of the beholder. To gain some insight into the market for luxury goods, this infographic takes data from Knight Frank’s 2021 Wealth Report to compare the preferences of nine global regions."
• Luxury Whisky Review: Brora, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh & More - "This prestigious roundup includes an older Glenfiddich, a trio of releases from Brora, a closed (and now recently reopened) distillery, and some more ancient and dignified drams."
• Macallan 1926 breaks auction record at US$1.9m - "The 60-year-old Macallan from cask #263 was the headline sale of the Ultimate Whisky Collection auction, which was held by Sotheby’s in London today (24 October, 2019)."
• Macallan Announces Oldest Whisky Release Ever, Part Of The Red Collection - "In a shocking announcement, the Macallan has unveiled a brand new set of 6 different whiskies. The new series has been named The Red Collection. The most exciting part? Two of the bottles in the series are the oldest whiskies ever released by the world’s most collected whisky brand."
• Macallan distillery opens up for 4D virtual reality tours - The Verge.
  
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• Manhattan Drinks Cabinet - by Amy Somerville. A suavely urbane drinks cabinet in American black walnut with ziricote and oak panels and solid polished bronze legs back-plate and handles.
• Neat idea? Why serving whisky in a capsule is a novelty too far - "The Glenlivet claims it is ‘redefining how whisky can be enjoyed’ with its edible pods, which are wrapped in seaweed. True whisky lovers will scotch the notion."
• Notorious Irish Whiskey will hit Ireland soon as Conor McGregor reveals new business plan - Independent.ie.
• Now is not the time to get blind drunk. But tipsy? Yes please - "Tipsy captures the brightening of spirits, the loosening of the tongue, the easy laughs."
• Old fashioned glass - rocks glass, lowball glass (or simply lowball), is a short tumbler used for serving spirits, such as whisky, neat or with ice cubes ("on the rocks"). It is also normally used to serve certain cocktails, such as the old fashioned, from which it receives its name.
• old whisky isn’t necessarily better than young whisky - The Guardian.
• on the bourbon trail in Kentucky - The Guardian.
• Pickle juice & Marmite: the 11 best hangover cures - by pub landlords - "They serve up the hangovers in the first place, but what do they recommend to take them away?"
• Pope Francis Jokes That Scotch Whisky ‘Is The Real Holy Water’ - "Scotch whisky fans didn’t need any spiritual confirmation that their drink of choice is divine indeed. However, it doesn’t hurt that Pope Francis has actually declared Scotch whisky to be ‘the real holy water’."
• PPM | Phenol Parts per Million - PPM values.
• Proof: whisky tastes better with water - The Telegraph.
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• PURDEY - hand made oak framed, leather covered portable drinks cabinet.
• Raise a glass to the best drinks cabinets - The Telegraph.
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• Ritz Paris Essentials - "Hemingway would say, 'When I dream of afterlife in heaven, the action always takes place in the Ritz Paris.' The hotel was his Paris sanctum and the bar was where he invented new worlds. Engraved with the H from the protagonists in A Moveable Feast, these whisky glasses will whisk you away to the legendary Bar Hemingway."
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• Rolls-Royce Cocktail Hamper - "One of Fifteen. Our most sociable accessory to date." Expertly handcrafted from aluminium, carbon fibre, walnut and leather, the hamper contains everything needed to create and enjoy your favourite cocktails with friends. You’ll find a selection of the finest cocktail recipes in the Rolls-Royce Cocktail Collection. The collection is made in partnership with two experts from the Dorchester Collection’s London hotels, The Dorchester and 45 Park Lane. Price: £26,000.
• Royal Salute whisky limited edition flask edition
• Scotch on the rocks: Jack Daniel's overtakes traditional whisky as Britain's favourite - The Telegraph.
• Scotch Pronunciation Guide - Esquire.
• Scotch Whisky 101 - A Beginners Guide - Gentleman's Gazette.
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• SCOTCH whisky bar at The Balmoral - "Settle in for a dram in SCOTCH, our world-class whisky bar. With over 500 unique varieties of Scottish whisky within the bar’s hand-crafted, oak-panelled whisky cabinet, selected from distilleries in the Highlands, Lowlands, Islands, Islay and Speyside, our collection is one of the largest in Edinburgh." 1 Princes St, Edinburgh EH2 2EQ, Scotland, U.K.
• Scotch Whisky Salvaged From 80-Year-Old Shipwreck To Be Sold At Auction - "It’s called sunken scotch. And it’s practically a category unto itself: whisky rescued from the cargoes of a wrecked ship, resting for untold periods of time below the tides. Every few years tales of brown spirit raised from these depths grab headlines, while the liquor itself fetches top dollar at auction. The latest example happens to be scotch salvaged from perhaps the most famous shipwreck of the modern era. And it’s expected to earn as much as $20,000 in an on-going auction now live, online."
• Sexism In Whisky: Whisky Bible Award-Winner Rejects Prize - "Beam Suntory, owners of the Alberta Premium Cask Strength rye whisky that won ‘World Whisky of the Year’ in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, have publicly distanced themselves from influential whisky critic Jim Murray, all but rejecting his award which has been issued every year since 2003."
• Single barrel whiskey - (or single cask whisky) is a premium class of whisky in which each bottle comes from an individual aging barrel, instead of being created by blending together the contents of various barrels to provide uniformity of color and taste.
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• SMATHERS & BRANSON - needlepoint coster sets.
• Snifter - (also called brandy snifter, brandy bowl, cognac glass, or balloon) is a type of stemware, a short-stemmed glass whose vessel has a wide bottom and a relatively narrow top. It is mostly used to serve aged brown spirits such as bourbon, brandy, and whisky.
• Start Your Whiskey Collection With These 10 Bottles - Bloomberg.
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• Stefano Ricci - Big Five Sterling Silver Glasses
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• STELTON CYLINDA-LINE - since 1960. Designed by Danish designer Arne Jacobsen.
• Sullivans Cove Tasmanian Single Cask Malt Whisky - since 1994. Named the world's best single malt whisky at the World Whiskies Awards in London on March 20, 2014.
• Super cubes: inside the (surprisingly) big business of packaged ice - "Britain’s leading ice company makes five billion cubes a year, filling everything from cocktail glasses to ice baths. Now it faces its toughest challenge - for what is ice without a party season?"
• Sustainable scotch: Hebridean distillery aims for net zero whisky - "Islay’s 9 distilleries burn 15m litres of oil a year. Now Bruichladdich is leading a radical effort to reduce emissions."
• The best hangover cures - The Telegraph.
  
• The Macallan Adds Two New Scotch Whiskies To Its Double Cask Range - Forbes.
• The Macallan Just Released Its Oldest Whisky To Date - "Here’s What To Know About The 81-Year-Old Single Malt. The Reach is a rare, 81-year-old single malt whisky, created from a single, sherry seasoned oak cask and crafted during WWII."
• The New Sobriety - "Everyone’s sober now. Even if ... they drink a little?"
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• The Scotch Whisky Experience - 354 Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE, Scotland, U.K. "Visit the new Scotch Whisky Experience for a sensational journey! Take a swirling, bubbling barrel ride through a replica distillery as you become part of the whisky making process."
• The Scotch Whisky Guide - Gentleman's Gazette.
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• The Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre - 354 Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE, Scotland, U.K. Large tourist attraction in Edinburgh. It is located on Castlehill in the Old Town of Edinburgh, immediately adjacent to the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle.
• The secret to whisky’s global success - "The enduring mystique of Scotch whisky has been paramount to its global success."
• The Smoky Cokey: Why You Should Drink This Scotch Whisky Highball, For Peat’s Sake - "A Smoky Cokey is essentially a highball made with Lagavulin (16 Year or 8 Year, your choice) and Coca-Cola."
• The W Club - "The W Club is the leading whisky consumer club, taking members on a journey of discovery. Join now for news, exclusive competitions, features and money-can't-buy Whisky experiences."
• The Whisky Chronicles - The New York Times.
  
• The Whisky Tasting Club - "We will send you tastings as and when you want them. We will offer a range of tastings which will grow as our club grows. If you have any suggestions for tasting themes let us know. We have blogs where you can hear the latest whisky news and forums where our members can talk about whisky, interact and give opinions about the tastings we have sent. We want to build a strong whisky based community with something for everyone."
• The Whisky Wash - "We started writing about the whiskey lifestyle back in late 2013. We love discovering new whiskeys, sharing drams with friends, collecting hard-to-find bottles, and diving into the science and history behind our favorite tipples, and we had a notion that there were a lot more of us out there than anybody knew."
• The World’s Oldest Whisky? Maybe - Or Maybe Not - "Gordon & MacPhail (G & M), the venerable Scottish whisky maker and bottler, has just announced the historic release of the oldest Scotch whisky ever bottled - Generations 80-Year-Old from Glenlivet Distillery. The release is accompanied by a set of seven other Glenlivet expressions being released concurrently. They span the period from 1975 through 2004."
• Think you're OK because you only drink on weekends? Think again, study says - "'What this means is that an individual whose total consumption is seven drinks on Saturday night presents a greater risk profile than someone whose total consumption is a daily drink with dinner, even though their average drinking level is the same.'"
• This New Whiskey Tastes Like Deer, Seriously - "Would you drink a whiskey that was supposed to taste like deer? Later this month you’ll have the chance."
• Thrillist - "Digital Lifestyle for men - Everything worth caring about in drink, food, and travel."
• Top 10 Whiskies of 2019 - Forbes.
• US couple find 100-year-old whisky bottles hidden in walls of home - "One hundred years ago this year, the United States government banned the production, transportation and sale of alcohol across the country. This nationwide ban was known as the prohibition era and lasted 13 years."
• What drinking alcohol means for your cancer & death risk - CNN health.
• What Exactly Is A Single Malt Whisky? - "It’s a term heard far and wide, especially in recent years, as the whisky industry continues to boom. Single malt whisky is often associated with Scotland and the whisky made there, yet many are unaware that single malts can be made anywhere in the world. Single malt, single barrel, single cask, single grain. The whisky world enjoys many diverse categories, but the terms can often get confusing. So, let’s take a look at the everpopular category of single malt whisky, and define it."
• What the world's most expensive Irish whiskey tastes like? - "On Tuesday night, a gathering of whiskey enthusiasts met in London's Old Sessions House to toast the launch of Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection, Ireland's oldest ever whiskey collection. The price tag for this rare wonder is $40,000."
• Whiskeria magazine - The Whisky Shop.
• Whisky - Wikipedia.
• Whisky & sherry, an unlikely perfect marriage? - The Telegraph.
• Whisky Auctioneer - since 2013. "Online Scotch & Rare Whisky Auction." Online scotch whisky auction providing a personal service to buy and sell whisky at auction to a global audience. Free expert valuations and collections. Whisky Auctioneer hosts monthly online whisky auctions which provide an easy and accessible platform to find an unrivalled selection of rare Scotch whisky including The Macallan and Bowmore, Japanese Whisky, Irish Whiskey, Bourbon and other World Whiskies. Our live whisky auctions also feature other spirits such as Cognac, Armagnac, Tequila, Rum, Vodka, Gin and Wine.
• Whisky for Everyone - "Guide to the world of whisky and whiskey."
• Whisky Fun by Serge - "Blog, reviews and tasting notes since 2002."
• Whisky Liqueurs - whiskymerchants.co.uk.
• WHISKY MAGAZINE - "Celebrating the whiskies of the world."
• WHISKY PARTY - "Whisky Party is Mike, Mike, and Dan exploring the world of Scotch whisky one dram at a time. We are all under 35 and we want to demystify the world of Scotch and whiskey drinking and help folks find good whiskies at good prices."
• Whisky replaces traditional champagne at naming ceremony for HMS Queen Elizabeth - Royal Navy.
• Whisky sour & lockdown tumbleweed - "When prices go up, so do sales - at least for some premium Scotch whisky exports, defying the laws of economic gravity."
• Whisky vs Water - learn how to master the ‘whisky vs water’ trick, which involves switching the liquids between glasses without spilling a drop.
• Whisky Watch - "Our goal is to unveil the secrets of whisky and dispel the myth that it’s a drink for only a select few. No matter where you are or what beverage you prefer, you can enjoy the delights of some of the finest alcohol in the world. You just have to know where to look. Here at Whisky Watch we aren’t just reviewing assorted bottles you’ve never heard of and giving you opinions you’ll forget about as soon as you get to the store."
• WHISKYFINDER - price search engine and an information database on all things whisky. "Find vodka, cognac, beer, wine or champagne, as well as any other type of alcohol. We try to crawl as many online stores as we can find to get you the best prices on drink, and the list is growing ever larger."
• Wizards of Whisky - since 2012.
• world is running low on old single malt Scotch - CNN Money.
• WORLD OF WHISKIES - offer a commendable collection of fine whiskies from around the world. Our expert buyers have carefully selected over 350 whiskies from across the globe. Located at Edinburgh, Gatwick North + South, Heathrow Terminal 1 + 5, Glasgow & Stansted.
• World Whiskies Awards - since 2010. "Celebrating the world's best whiskies." The World Whiskies Awards are the global awards selecting the very best in all the international recognised styles, award and promote the world’s best whiskies to consumers and trade across the globe.
• World Whiskies Awards 2020 - "The International Whisky Competition has been held annually since 2010. It recognizes some of the finest liquids in the bottle, across all classifications of brown spirit—from scotch to bourbon to Japanese whisky, and everything in between. Inspired by the Olympic Games, judges award bronze, silver and gold medals to participants in 49 different categories."
• WORLD WHISKY MAP - discover the very best single malts, grains, pure malts, blends and bourbons from as far apart as the the Orkney Islands and Japan.
• World’s Best Bourbons - According To The 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition - "Every year since 2000, a panel of 40 esteemed tastemakers convenes in San Francisco for the city’s annual World Spirits Competition."
• world's best hangover cures - "The morning after: What people around the world eat and drink to beat a hangover and where to order it."
• World’s Best Scotch Whisky - According To The 2020 New York International Spirits Competition - "Glenmorangie Signet Single Malt Scotch Whisky. For one week every year, Glenmorangie in the highlands of Scotland churns out a special distillate from highly-roasted chocolate malt. Years later the liquid is removed from a battery of designer casks and married to yield this specialty bottling. Notes of coffee and mocha dominate the nose. The taste confirms more of the same, though with the addition of dark chocolate and marzipan."
• World’s Best Whisky - According To The 2020 International Whisky Competition - "This year, that prize went to Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old."
• World’s Best Whisky - According To The International Wine & Spirits Competition - "Aberlour A'bunadh is a cask strength, sherry-matured single malt out of Speyside. It typically retails in the US for well under $100 a bottle. Pronounced ‘a-boon-ack’, it is Gaelic for ‘the original’. Each release comprises a small batch of barrels aged between 5 and 25 years, demonstrating rich and complex dark fruit tonalities (think raisins and fruitcake)."
• World’s Best Whisky 2021 - "According To The United Nations Of Fine Spirits."
• The World's Largest Bottle Of Whisky - 5'11" & 86 Gallons Of Macallan - Could Break An Auction Record This Month - "The world’s largest bottle of scotch - which contains the equivalent of 444 standard bottles - could also break the record for the most expensive bottle ever sold when it goes to auction this month, auctioneers said."
• World’s Largest Private Whiskey Collection Is Up For Auction - "Totaling 9,000 bottles and 2,000-plus miniatures, Pat’s Whiskey Collection is the single largest private collection of whiskeys ever brought to auction."
• 'World's largest' Scotch whisky collection could fetch $10.5 million at auction - "Dubbed 'the Perfect Collection,' the spirits were amassed by the late Richard Gooding - a private American collector from Colorado. The collection consists of more than 3,900 bottles - primarily single malt Scotch - and will be sold at auction next year, with some individually valued at more than $1.6 million."
• World’s Largest Whisky Bottle - 86 Gallons Of Macallan - Sells For $1.4 Million At Auction - "At nearly 6 feet tall and more than twice the width of the average man, the bottle - dubbed 'The Intrepid' - was certified by Guinness World Records as being the largest bottle of scotch, whisky or whiskey in the world when it was filled last year."
• world's most expensive bottle of whisky has been sold for £848,000 at auction in Edinburgh. - "The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60-year-old went under the hammer at Bonhams Whisky Sale."
• World’s Most Expensive Scotch Whiskies - "Here Is A List Of The World’s Most Expensive Scotch Whisky."
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• world's most expensive whisky - the Macallan 6-litre “M” Decanter by Lalique sold for HK$4.9 million / £393,109 / US$628,205 at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, January 18, 2014.
• world's priciest dram: Whisky bottle sells for over $1.5 million - "The vintage spirit, which came in a unique bottle painted by Irish artist Michael Dillon, smashed a record set last month when a bottle of the same 1926 vintage sold at Bonhams in Edinburgh for more than £848,000 ($1.1 million)."
• World's priciest whisky bought by Chinese millionaire revealed to be fake - The Telegraph.
• World’s Rarest Japanese Whisky Maker To Reopen In 2021 - "Many have heard of the Hanyu Ichiro’s Playing Cards, a series of 58 different single malts bottled by Ichiro Akuto, owner of the Chichibu distillery and owner of the remaining stock from the shut-down Hanyu distillery. His family previously owned the distillery and sadly, it shut down due to economic issues. Now, it’s coming back."