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The historic port of Leith in Edinburgh will reclaim its role as a centre for whisky in 2020, as two distilleries step up their production of the spirit in the area. And the opening of the John Crabbie Distillery will re-establish one of the port’s most famous sons as a producer of quality malt...

One of Scotch whisky’s most respected personalities is set to retire - but not before he makes a huge splash with an exciting range of ‘one off’ rare cask releases. Ronnie Cox, who has whisky connections stretching back seven generations,  and has promoted quality Scotch for more than 40 years,...

Diageo is welcoming in the new decade with the release of a special bottling from its smallest distillery. A distillery exclusive bottling will be available at Royal Lochnagar from the the start of the New Year. Just over 5000 bottles of  the new single  malt will be available, with an ABV of 48%...

What do you get when you let three friends run riot through the distilleries of Scotland? A lot of fun and a cracking television series. Colin Hampden-White explains all. The Three Drinkers Do Scotch Whisky is a three-part travel series which sees drinks writers former Whisky quarterly Editor...

Ever dreamt of rediscovering a hidden gem, an Aladdin’s lamp of a whisky, decades after it was first bottled? Luke McCarthy did just that. Here is his remarkable story I’d been in sitting in Bar Fal for an hour – a warm, dimly-lit whisky joint in the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza district – trying to...