I’ve been writing professionally about alcohol for almost twenty years. In those years, I have been lucky enough to drink a lot of alcohol. On top of all the rums, gins, bourbons, and random liqueurs, ...

Malt master Kelsey McKechnie is running the show at the Balvenie now, having take over from her long tenured predecessor David Stewart MBE in 2022, but she collaborated with warehouse and samples ...

Tony Shalhoub Takes It Easy on the Croissants “I exercise an enormous amount of restraint when it comes to pastries — unless I’m in Europe.” ...

Besides the air of superiority and overall assumed fanciness surrounding it, what turns off many drinkers to the thought of purchasing a bottle of Scotch is the price. Even the most inexpensive ...

At its best, whisk(e)y can be almost inscrutably complex while never losing touch with its simplest building blocks. While there are various styles and rules for each unique iteration of the spirit, ...

Do you mind if we refer to you as an industry legend? Must you? As you know, I’ve been at The Balvenie for about 55 years now, but these sorts of accolades are not something I ever anticipated when I ...

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In 1973, on the moors of the world’s malt whisky capital — Dufftown in Scotland’s Speyside region — William Grant & Sons had assigned a special task to European oak cask number 8720 at The Balvenie ...

For less than $100 per bottle, it’s also one of the best-value Scotch whiskies at its price point. If you didn’t guess it already, ex-rum casks are precisely as they seem. They’re barrels that were ...