By Richard Thomas Whenever I ask someone who enjoys Bourbon or Irish Whiskey why they don’t like Scotch, the answer is most often “because it’s smoky.” That perception likely comes from the use of certain smoky whiskies to add character to the big brand name blends, such as Johnnie Walker, and if it doesn’t it’s then because some of the ...

International drinks mega-giant Diageo owns Johnnie Walker, and to support it they have a stable of 28 malt whisky distilleries that include some of the most illustrious names in Scotch Whisky. The fame and popularity of those individual single malt whiskies is paying off. A dozen of those distilleries have visitor centers, and visitor numbers to those centers rose a ...

The Macallan has unveiled a new release in its highly regarded Fine & Rare collection, the 1977 vintage. The Macallan Fine & Rare collection, created to identify the very best of The Macallan’s finest maturing stock, features some of the greatest vintage single malts ever released. The 1977 vintage – of which only 4 bottles are allocated to the US ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Rhode Island craft “brewstillery” (distillery + brewery) Sons of Liberty started by making American malts, and only then got into brewing. The connection is a simple one to make for anyone who understands how beer and whiskey are made, because at a certain stage malt whiskey is beer. Sons of Liberty developed a stout recipe, ...

Though the stills at Pearse Lyons Distillery at St. James in Dublin have been working full time at their new home for over six months, they have been producing whiskey for over five years. Now putting whiskey away at full capacity, Pearse Lyons Distillery is ready to share its spirits with the rest of the world. Imported by Alltech’s U.S. ...