By Kurt Maitland Rating: B- Glen Grant was founded in 1840. James ‘The Major’ Grant, born in 1847, inherited the distilleries in 1872 and is the major figure in the distillery’s history and the namesake that GlenGrant’s NAS Major’s Reserve is named after. James Grant was the sort of man people like to make up stories about, the kind of ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B One of the most under-sung factors in how a whiskey ultimately turns out is climate. This is true to such an extent that I will sometimes read a whiskey blogger wax romantic about the virtues of a particular historic warehouse in regards to the maturation of the casks laid within, all without mentioning the interplay ...

Berry Bros. & Rudd Spirits and U.S. importer Anchor Distilling Company have announced the introduction of a new non-age statement single malt for its Reserve line from The Glenrothes Distillery, Peated Cask Reserve, available in the U.S. market nationwide. Known for producing vintage single malt whiskies that are chosen at the peak of their maturity, The Glenrothes first introduced the ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: A- The original Laphroaig Distillery got its start in 1815 because Donald and Alexander Johnston had excess barley on their hands, beyond what they needed as cattle feed. They found their property strategically located next to the Kilbride Stream, where the waters were soft, amazingly peaty and free of most minerals. That water source became ...

By Richard Thomas Whisky observers were shocked Wednesday morning by news that American drinks giant Brown-Forman, owner of Jack Daniels and Woodford Reserve, had bought the BenRiach company from whisky entrepreneur Billy Walker for £285 million ($416.4 million). The deal marks a return to Scotch whisky for the company, following an 11 year absence. The BenRiach deal encompasses all the ...