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Whisky has been a table companion for centuries, but not much about the amber liquid has changed through the ages. Vintage insights remain relevant. We've curated some interesting excerpts from older publications that are rather difficult to find in bookstores today.
March 3, 2022
David Robertson joined The Macallan in 1994 and at that time he was the youngest Distillery Manager in Scotland. In late 1999 he was awarded the p...
March 3, 2022
The selection process of each whisky bottled in this Guide has been based on the following simple but critical quality parameters: hue and depth o...
March 2, 2022
Until very recently it was generally accepted that a whisky's colour came from the liquid that the cask previously contained such as port, wines a...
March 2, 2022
Whisky auctions are a comparatively new international event. The first significant auction took place at Christie's in 1983, the star attraction b...
February 24, 2022
In 1814, Sir Walter Scott visited Orkney, in the course of a cruise with the Commissioners of Northern Lights. His tour of the islands gave him ...
February 24, 2022
In 1966 the climber Chris Bonington led the first successful climb of the Old Man of Hoy. Tom Patey was in the team and described with typical ...
February 24, 2022
George Mackay Brown is Orkney's most celebrated living writer and his fame has spread far beyond Orkney and Scotland. Poet, folklorist, novelis...
February 23, 2022
Orkney folk-history is rich in the tales of smugglers and their triumphs over the excise men. Those who followed this traditional occupation ca...
February 23, 2022
The most southerly of the Orkney Islands lies just six miles or so from the Scottish mainland. But for centuries the islands were part of the k...
February 19, 2022
During the last few years, whisky has seen remarkable growth as a collectible entity, along the lines previously reserved for gold, fine wines, ...
February 19, 2022
For many visitors, arriving at Ardbeg distillery and being immediately struck by the sight of the imposing twin pagoda-roofed kilns, now home t...
February 19, 2022
A decade after Glenmorangie acquired Ardbeg distillery, demand for its whisky is greater than ever. Indeed, sales volumes grew by 20 percent dur...
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