The under-$60 shelf is where Scotch whisky either earns its reputation or quietly embarrasses itself. There’s no luxury ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about travel and food. So I love forks in the road. Islay, the southernmost island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, is ...

Which Islay distillery deserves the crown - and which one sits firmly at the bottom? A bold ranking of all nine active distilleries that's sure to spark debate. Read the full article at My Definitive ...

What is the world’s best single malt Scotch whisky? With more than 3,000 expressions, there are plenty of whiskies to choose from. Every week, it seems, a whisky competition announces its choice of ...

If you’re in the market for the best scotch whisky you can find, there are some factors to consider. A single malt scotch is produced at one distillery from a mashbill of 100 percent malted barley and ...

Finding a good Scotch whisky isn’t hard. Grabbing the right bottle off of the liquor store shelf on the other hand can be … a bit of a gamble. There are so many different expressions on store shelves ...

Scotch whisky is the biggest style of whiskey in the world. It’s not even close. That means that there’s a lot of it on shelves (even in the U.S. where it’s solely an import). When there’s an ...

Among those who don’t know it well, Scotch whisky has an intimidating reputation. Five distinct regions. Hundreds of distilleries. A vocabulary that includes words like “peated,” “sherried,” and ...

Aged for a minimum of 10 years in American oak casks, this welcome member of Diageo’s Classic Malts series has been recognised numerous times for its excellence. The Talisker 10 bagged a gold medal at ...

Aged in first-fill American oak ex-bourbon casks, the new permanent expression brings a sweetness derived from oak and malt forward, in balance with Lagavulin's unmistakable smoky character ISLAY, ...

Pernod Ricard SA’s Chivas Brothers business will produce an Islay whisky for the first time after acquiring land on the Scottish isle for a new distillery. Chivas is the world’s second-biggest Scotch ...