Back to Irish whisky's roots...Genevieve Genevieve is a whisky enthusiast from South Africa with a PhD in Philosophy, so she enjoys drinking and thinking about whisky. She loves tasting new whiskies ...

An extra-aged island malt.Sam Knash Green Sam Green is an Executive Bourbon Steward and a second-degree Whiskey sommelier based in Los Angeles, California. His journey into the realm of whiskey and ...

Before we begin to worry about our precious Uisge Beatha, these water shortages have the potential to impact on critical infrastructure such as renewable hydro-electric power schemes. Access to water ...

Malt uses a full 10-point scoring scale, with sensitivity based on price. Scoring is problematic, because it imparts a false quantitative precision to what is an inherently subjective experience.

Let’s quickly address the front label. I didn’t catch this at first, but isn’t it odd that it reads “Uncut/Unfiltered Straight Whiskey” and not “…Straight Rye Whiskey?” Sure, it says Uncle Nearest Rye ...

I want to start this article by stating something clearly and without hesitation: I have been personally collecting and drinking “dusty” bourbon for more than three years now. In part, because of that ...

When is a single barrel not a single barrel? When there are six of them! Alright, fine: they remain – individually – single barrels. However, this set has been selected from among barrels that have ...

Opposite the former headquarters is a larger, modern building emblazoned with the Michel Couvreur logo and it is this building where I met Jean-Arnaud Frantzen, curator and master blender. Not open to ...

Starting at the start, we watched a truckload of malted barley get unloaded and checked for quality. All the grain Michter’s is using is non-GMO. Though I asked, mash bills remain “proprietary.” I’ve ...

Deanston village was created as a planned village as part of the development of the Adelphi Mill in which the distillery now resides. Most homes are now in private ownership. Designed by Richard ...

Some of the big whisky websites are funded by corporate groups. Others do paid-for content with brands. We don’t want to sell advertising. We don’t want to partner with brands. We don’t want to sell ...

It’s a perfect opportunity to go back to something familiar. Recently, I officially finished another semester of my postgraduate studies. For those unfamiliar with what it’s like, think of it as ...