By Kurt Maitland Rating: A- The Strathmill Distillery is located in the town of Keith, and was founded in 1891 in preexisting mill buildings. Due to its proximity to the river Isla the distillery was renamed the Glenisla-Glenlivet distillery. When the distillery was sold in 1895 to the gin company W&A Gilbey during their expansion into the whisky industry, they ...

Updated May 22, 2016 By Richard Thomas Average Rating: A- By releasing Rare Cask only in the United States, The Macallan accomplished a couple of noteworthy points, and one of them was perhaps by accident. Heretofore, The Macallan was one of the single malt brands that was steadily replacing their traditional age statement expressions in the well-established European market with ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- To too many Scotch fans, “grain whisky” is a dirty phrase, the unwanted component that causes them to disdain blends. This is because grain whisky is made with more than just malted barley and in a more efficient column still, which because it is more efficient also produces a less expensive and intrinsically less flavorful ...