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With the SWA pledging to achieve net zero emissions for constituent distilleries by 2040, what steps have been made towards that target?...

Blended malt whisky. 🥃 Not to be confused with blended whisky or single malt whisky. So, where does it fit? Somewhere in between. Sort...

Single cask whisky. Similar in many ways to single malt whisky but with a very distinct difference. What is single cask whisky? Single...

Shipwreck Whisky. ⚓️ No, not a brand name but a term for old and rare whisky rescued or scavenged from shipwrecks. It’s rare to find, but...

Whisky has set plenty of Guinness World Records: the oldest, the largest, the most valuable. Here’s some of them. Many are surprising,...

Irish single pot still whiskey. It’s similar to single malt whiskey in that it’s produced using barley from one single distillery in...

New-make spirit must be one of the world’s most misunderstood spirit categories, but it’s the building blocks of the eventual whisky it...

Dipping dogs, monkey shoulders, unicorns – you may have come across some very strange terms in the world of whisky and whisky production....

Where on Earth are the world’s best whisky bars and pubs? Join me on a whistlestop tour around the world, discovering the best dedicated...

Have you ever wondered if you’re drinking your whisky from the right type of glass? Whether you drink Scotch, Irish, Bourbon, Rye or...

What is the best-selling whisky brand in the world? Have a guess. It probably isn’t what you think. Below, is a list, in reverse order,...

What exactly is a dram of whisky? Is it a nip of whisky, a pour, a shot, a toot – no, it’s a wee dram! We’ve all heard of the term ‘dram’...