Whiskey News

The historic property Redlands Estate in the Derwent Valley is the site of the latest whiskey distillery in Tasmania, as the local industry continues to surprise the world whiskey market.

Envision yourself as a settler in the mid-1800s, looking for a new place to prosper and call home.

St. Patrick's Day is more than one month away... but that doesn't mean we can't get an early start on learning all about whiskey! What better way to learn about this timeless liquor than with a whiskey tasting dinner? La Jolla's La Valencia is offering a four-course Whiskey Tasting Dinner with Jameson Irish Whiskey pairings on Wednesday, February ... (more)

A rare bottle of whisky has sold for A 44,000 in the UK. The bottle of Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve was sold at auction in London to an anonymous telephone bidder.

The Whiskey Place, a luxury online retailer that specializes in stocking an extensive array of single malt scotch in addition to other alcohol types, just announced a new promotion on its stock of Laphroaig and Talisker products, available at http://www.TheWhiskeyPlace.com. With an exclusive selection that includes five distillations from each ... (more)

The season will open tomorrow with a ceremony on the river's footbridge at the Alice Littler Park at Aberlour.

Mount Vernon, seen from the Potomac River. Even while president, George Washington expressed a longing to return to his Virginia estate.

BEIRUT: With the rain showing no signs of abating at least for more than a few teasing hours or days at a time a spot of whiskey can warm you right up.

Imagine a whisky-soaked motorcycle ride to Bourbonville, U.S.A. or a snowy voyage to Vodkagrad in Russia.

Driving down this unsuspecting stretch of Interstate 15 in San Diego County, it's hard to tell that some of Southern California's most notable craft breweries are just off the freeway.

NIKKA Whisky has not only won several international awards but is also one of the few remaining distilleries in the world that use traditional methods to make high quality whisky.

Oak from trees on the Royal estate at Sandringham has been used to create the casks for a very special blend of A 6m whisky bottled this week for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

When searching for liquor online through a regular search engine, it's easy to become confused.

They say that you can tell a lot about a man by what he drinks , and while that is certainly true, I would take it a step further and say you can tell a lot about the character of a man by the contents of his drinks cabinet.

The Indian food standards and safety body is looking to set standards for alcoholic beverages in the country in order to ensure better product quality and safety for the consumer.

Having recently returned from his travels, Ian Buxton reports back on some of the more outlandish attempts to innovate in the notoriously traditionalist world of whisk y. Late last month, I visited Tuthilltown Spirits' distillery in New York's Hudson Valley to learn about their range of rye, bourbon and single malt whiskeys and their tie-up with ... (more)

Next week in this space, I'll be looking in some depth at the world of Scotch whisky, but first, I want to clarify a point of some confusion: the distinction between single malt and blended whisky.

Gordon & MacPhail has unveiled a microsite , created by Alienation Digital, to promote a rare Single Malt Whisky bottled to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Before I was lucky enough to meet my wife and get out of the rat race otherwise known as the dating game, I dreaded Valentine's Day.

The state's craft spirits explosion has arrived in Windsor. A new vodka distiller, American Craft Spirits , will break ground there within months, fueled partly by a $101,250 grant from the Vermont Economic Development Authority .