- October 18, 2026"Single" doesn't mean one cask and "blended" doesn't mean inferior. The five legal categories of Scotch explain what's really in…
- October 18, 2026Most whisky is matured in one of two kinds of cask, and the choice shapes the result more than the…
- October 18, 2026Ten years ago the industry told drinkers that age was just a number. Now the age statements are coming back.…
- October 18, 2026Scotland, Canada and Japan write whisky. Ireland and most of America write whiskey. The difference is a nineteenth-century marketing decision…
- October 18, 2026Every American whiskey starts as a recipe of grains, and the proportions predict the flavour better than the brand name…
- October 18, 2026Four countries, four rulebooks. The minimum ages, permitted grains, cask requirements and strength limits that define each whisky tradition, laid…
- October 18, 2026A 25-year-old whisky costs five times a 12-year-old and is not five times better. Sometimes it's worse. Here's what time…
- October 18, 2026A bottle of Yamazaki 12 that cost £50 in 2012 costs £150 or more today, and the 18 is a…


