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These Are Some of Our Favourite Spirits To Come Out This Year

No matter how you choose to remember the year 2017, it's been a banner 12-month run for drinking connoisseurs. Here, we’ve collected a samp...

So, Anthony Bourdain Doesn't Care How You Drink Your Scotch

A few months ago, we met with the singular Anthony Bourdain when he passed through New York to talk whisky—or, specifically, Scotch whisky. Even...

Whisky and Brexit an Uncertain Cocktail as Scotch Exports Jump

Brexit is a double-edged sword for the Scotch whisky industry. While sterling’s slide after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union boost...

Brown-Forman Said to Mull Finlandia Sale Amid Whiskey Push

Brown-Forman, the maker of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey and other spirits, is considering a sale of its Finlandia vodka brand, according to people...

Brexit Seen Putting a Billion Pounds of Whisky Exports at Risk

More than £1 billion of the UK's scotch whisky exports could be at risk if voters choose to leave the European Union. Britain may face "burea...

Japanese Whisky at $920 a Bottle Driving Rice Farmers to Drink

Japan’s burgeoning whisky business is driving rice farmer Hiroshi Tsubouchi to hit the booze. With domestic rice consumption sliding, Tsubouchi, 3...

Hunt Takes Over Reins At William Grant & Sons

Simon Hunt, chief financial officer of drinks company William Grant & Sons, which produces brands such as Glenfiddich and Tullamore Dew, is to beco...

Diageo Creates New Scotch Whisky Division

Diageo has launched a new Scotch whisky division, named Whisky Union, whose drinks will shortly be available in Germany and Austria, ahead of a wider rollo...