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Famous Grouse Reveals a Dark Side (In Spades)

Famous Grouse Reveals a Dark Side (In Spades)

First tested in the Swedish market, a sleeper among The Famous Grouse range of blended Scotch perfect for cigar smokers is The Black Grouse. With additional layers of Islay malts, …

January 17, 2014
Glenfiddich Gives Bourbon Its Due

Glenfiddich Gives Bourbon Its Due

Whisky makers don't often give shout-outs across national borders, but Glenfiddich, the brand that fairly made the market for single-malt Scotch whisky in America, raises a glass …

January 10, 2014
Cutty Sark Navigates Its Naughty Past

Cutty Sark Navigates Its Naughty Past

Discussions of Cutty Sark whisky's connection to the underworld often begin with the 1990 mob film GoodFellas. In one infamous scene, the hapless Spider misunderstands Tommy …

January 3, 2014
Talisker Brews Up a Storm

Talisker Brews Up a Storm

Talisker has released its Storm—a permanent, no-age-statement addition to the brand's portfolio—on the United States. And the forecast is for an even more intense swell of smoke …

December 23, 2013
Two Virgins and a Devil Walk Into a Bar...

Two Virgins and a Devil Walk Into a Bar...

The latest cycle of short releases from the company that distributes the Auchentoshan, Glen Garioch and Bowmore Scotch single malts to the United States comprises an innovative …

December 13, 2013
Herradura’s Tequila With A French Accent

Herradura’s Tequila With A French Accent

The other shoe has fallen in Herradura Tequila’s Colección de la Casa with the introduction of a Cognac-finished spirit to match its Port-finish that debuted in April. Both …

December 6, 2013
A Trio of Laphroaig Whiskies for Your Cigar

A Trio of Laphroaig Whiskies for Your Cigar

Each year since 2008, Laphroaig, the Islay maker of archetypal, peat-filled, single-malt Scotch whiskies, has hosted 45-minute live video streams on the Internet with the …

November 22, 2013
Charbay's Beer and Whiskey Connection

Charbay's Beer and Whiskey Connection

Step number one in creating a whisk(e)y-whether you're in Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Kentucky or even California-is to make beer. The distilling, aging and blending techniques …

November 1, 2013
The Dalmore and Boulud Collaboration Whisky

The Dalmore and Boulud Collaboration Whisky

It used to be you had to go to one of the Daniel Boulud restaurants in New York City or travel to Maison Boulud in Beijing to sample the world's first single-malt Scotch to be …

October 18, 2013

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