Rachel Barrie, one of the world’s top whisky Master Blenders, also known as the ‘First Lady of Scotch’, was recognized with one of the Scotch industry’s most prestigious accolades by being inducted as a ‘Keeper of the Quaich’ at a private ceremony held at Blair Castle in Scotland on October 7, 2019. Rachel Barrie is the Master Blender for Brown-Forman’s ...

By Richard Thomas For many years, Scotch Whisky was the most expensive category in world whisky, and has only lately been eclipsed on a general level by Japanese Whisky. Scotch continues to produce the whiskies that command prices on par with that of a new car, but Japanese Whisky has the 12 year old, entry level single malts that cost ...

By Douglas Fraser Rating: B The Dalmore has been a respected distillery in the Highlands of Scotland since 1839, when it was founded by Alexander Matheson. The distillery is located just outside Inverness Scotland, along the shores of the Cromarty Firth, and in 1867 was sold by Sir Kenneth Matheson to the Mackenzie family. The 12-point stag embedded on every ...

Pushing the boundaries in the innovation of whisky making, the team at Seven Seals whisky in Stans, Switzerland, have taken the craft of whisky finishing to the next level, and developed a new technique to accelerate maturation. Led by chemical engineer and entrepreneur Dr. Dolf Stockhausen, the team at Seven Seals analyzed the chemical interactions that take place during the ...

By Paer Johansson Rating: B+ Old Bear is the name for Swiss distillery Langatun’s smoky expression. The Bear is triple distilled from roasted malted barley and matured in Chateauneuf-du-Pape casks for six years. The Whisky The color is clear mahogany and the nose has a very strong and pleasant aroma of Smoked ham. It is really like being in a ...