The Pattisons’ Empire: A House of Cards
Robert and Walter Pattison were among the most successful whisky brokers of the 1890’s, a golden era for Scotch whisky. However, their empire collapsed because… Read More
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High Times at High West
Utah’s High West Distillery moved production operations from its downtown Park City gastropub to a state of the art distillery in nearby Wanship. The mountaintop… Read More
Ask the Whisky Maker: Compass Box’s James Saxon
James Saxon took on the role as chief whisky maker for Compass Box following founder John Glaser’s sudden departure several weeks ago. It’s a journey… Read More
A Long-Term Commitment to Longmorn
Chivas Brothers recently introduced two new Longmorn single malts. The 18 and 22-year-old malts represent a long-term commitment to the brand, with all future Longmorns… Read More
A Commitment to Sustainable Whisky
Scotland’s Nc’Nean Distillery is one of a handful of whisky distilleries certified as “B Corp” for their sustainability efforts. At Nc’Nean, that goes all the… Read More
Signed, Sealed, & Delivered: A Look at Contract Distilling
What do you call a distillery with no brands of its own? A contract (or custom) distiller creates whiskies for its clients, and many of… Read More
Changing of the Guard at Seattle’s Westland Distillery
Westland Distillery co-founder Matt Hofmann is leaving the Seattle distillery at the end of the month to pursue new adventures. With no specific plans for… Read More
The Glenturret Shows Its Prowess
The Glenturret – Scotland’s oldest working distillery – has released the second single malt whisky in their Trinity Series in Lalique: The Glenturret Prowess. The Glenturret Prowess emerged from a pair of casks – one filled in 1987 and a second filled in 1988 – was bottled in December 2022 at 43.9% alcohol by volume […]
The Glenturret Unveils 50-Year-Old
The Glenturret has released a 50-year-old single malt – their oldest whisky ever. The Glenturret 50 Years Old was matured in a refill sherry cask, bottled at cask strength of 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, dates and honeycomb. Only 150 bottles of The Glenturret 50 Years […]
The Glenturret Unveils 25 and 30-Year-Old Whiskies
The Glenturret has released two limited edition single malts aged 25 and 30 years old as part of their 2022 core collection, which also includes Triple Wood, 7 Years Old Peat Smoked, 10 Years Old Peat Smoked, 12 Years Old and 15 Years Old. The Glenturret 25 Years Old was matured in a trio of […]