By Richard Thomas Rating: B I never thought to see the word “kumquat” ever tied to whiskey, but that was before I took into account the regular need for colorful, descriptive names by those crafty folks over at Wemyss Malts. Kumquat Cluster is drawn from a sherry butt of Glenrothes, distilled in 1993, bottled in 2014 (21 years old) and ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B One of the most interesting aspects about the whiskey boom in the United States is how it is not entirely bourbon-centric, or even bourbon and rye centered. New American entries have come along for all manner of whiskeys, and recently that came to include even scotch whisky. That might seem like a contradiction in terms, ...

By Richard Thomas   “Women Who Whiskey” is all the rage in the media nowadays, so much so that there is even a thriving club going by that name. Yet most of the spotlight is on women who write about or work in the whiskey industry, and with the notable exception of Christina Hendricks, not on women who are otherwise ...

By Elizabeth Emmons Rating: B+ As described in my review of Springbank 10, Springbank is a special distillery in many ways. It is one of the three operating distilleries in Campbeltown, and 100% of its barley is produced using traditional floor malting methods. All of its whiskey, from malting to bottling, is produced on the distillery’s premises. Springbank is also ...

A Chat With The Ambassador For Dufftown’s Mortlach Distillery By Kurt Maitland KM: Why do you think, after many years of the Mortlach being a “hidden gem” in Diageo’s extensive whisky portfolio, has Diageo formally released it as a premium standalone expression? GB: You’re right. Mortlach has always been one of our hidden gems and it’s exciting that we’re finally ...