Recent Scotch Articles

For two decades, whisky lovers have been asking the same question every time they cracked open a bottle of Ardbeg Ten Year Old — why isn't there a cask strength version of this thing? It seemed like such an obvious move. The standard Ten is already one of the most talked-about single malt Scotches

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When the Supreme Court told President Donald Trump he couldn't legally use emergency powers to keep his sweeping import tariffs in place, a lot of people in the spirits industry took a breath. Maybe, they thought, this was the moment things would settle down. Maybe trade policy would get back to so

One of Scotland's most recognized whisky producers is having a rough go of it. Chivas Brothers, the Dumbarton-based distiller behind some of the most well-known Scotch brands on the planet, just reported a 5% drop in total sales for the six months ending in December. The culprit? A tough environmen

For a whisky brand that has been around since 1887, change doesn't come lightly. But William Grant & Sons has just pulled back the curtain on a sweeping new visual identity for Glenfiddich single malt — one that looks backward and forward at the same time, and signals that one of Scotland's mos

Sherry Cask Finished Scotch Whiskies Image credit: WhiskeyPulse/Canva Some of Scotch whisky's most memorable flavors don't come from Scotland at all

The numbers are in, and they paint a rough picture for an industry that has been a cornerstone of Scottish culture and commerce for centuries. Scotch whisky exports to the United States dropped 15% by volume after tariffs came back into play last spring, and the people who make the stuff say things

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The Scotch whisky business, long considered one of the most stable and storied industries in the United Kingdom, is now staring down a crisis that could reshape its future. New data paints a grim picture — nearly one in five distilleries across Scotland is in serious financial trouble, and the forc

For nearly a decade, Lagavulin has held steady with its lineup. The last time the storied Islay distillery shook things up was back in 2016 with the Lagavulin 8 Year Old. Now, after all that time, they've rolled out something different enough to turn heads: Sweet Peat, an 11-year-old single malt th