By Richard Thomas Rating: A- I’ve been writing quite a bit lately about people who don’t like peated whisky and how smoke doesn’t pair well with this and that, which upon reflection is an odd coincidence, because I am actually rather fond of a smoky dram. One of those distilleries favored by peat-lovers is Islay’s Caol Ila, a key institution ...

The Bourbonphile’s Guide To Gateway Scotch By Richard Thomas Bourbon and Scotch are the two giants of world whiskey, and while I could cite numerous statistics to that effect, the consumer sees this in breadth and depth of brands and expressions available to them in bars and on store shelves. It should therefore be a natural progression for a Bourbon ...

By Richard Thomas Workers at Diageo’s Scottish bottling plants are crying foul over their pensions, and threatening to go on strike. Among other Diageo drinks products like vodka and gin, these plants bottle Johnnie Walker and other whiskies. The workers in question are from the GMB and Unite labor unions, and work at plants in Leven, Fife, and Glasgow. At ...

By Richard Thomas Last year, I took the traditional pairings approach to producing a Thanksgiving guide, and that approach is still a perfectly valid way to go about serving whiskey with your holiday feast. The thing there, though, is that such an approach is categorical, making recommendations for different stages of the feast: aperitif, pairing with the meal, dessert whiskey, ...

In time for the start of the holiday gifting season, the acclaimed The Singleton of Glendullan Single Malt Whisky portfolio will now be available in the US, joining the Classic Malts portfolio. The Singleton was founded on the belief of producing whiskies that are immediately enjoyable and perfectly balanced with superior taste. Each whisky is crafted by a team of ...