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By Richard Thomas As an apostle to the “find what you like and drink that however you want it” school of whisk(e)y enthusiasm, I have little use for snobbery. In fact, if I call someone a snob of anything, I’m de facto labeling that person as a hater, not a lover; snobbery is the act of defining your love for ...

By Mario Petkovski The good old question is still popular among whiskey consumers. Obviously, everyone wants to drink the best whiskey for their money, but not all of us are whiskey experts, and sometimes it is hard to tell which one has better quality. Out of all spirits, whiskey seems to have the most enthusiastic and passionate drinkers. There are ...

The GlenDronach Distillery has completed its newly renovated prestige visitor center in Aberdeenshire. Founded in 1826 by James Allardice, The GlenDronach distillery has a noted identity as the home of a rich and full-bodied Single Malt Scotch Whisky, slowly matured in Spanish sherry casks. Inspired by a rich heritage and craftsmanship, the enhanced visitor’s center offers a new tasting room, ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ From the moment the Japanese company Suntory acquired Beam Global in a 2014, $16 billion deal, the most toxic kind of croaker began ruminating that Beam would go down the tubes. Nevermind that Four Roses had been revived entirely due to its acquisition by Japanese brewer Kirin; nevermind that Suntory itself was a whisky-maker that ...

For it’s 2020 seasonal special release, Sweden’s Mackmyra Distillery has turned to a truly unorthodox source of cask stock, even in this age of innovation in whisky-making. Mackmyra Grönt te (Green Tea) is a single malt whisky finished in casks steeped with a blend of elegant Japanese green tea leaves. “It’s been a real pleasure to be able to put ...