If you take a basic economics class, you’ll learn that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Well, there’s no such thing as a good, super cheap Scotch whisky, either. This style of whisky is full of ...

Recently, I was at Spec’s browsing Macallan’s offerings; the Macallan 12 is one of my standards for Scotch, and I always keep some around. While looking through older vintages, I noticed that the ...

Many whisk(e)y fans are creatures of habit. You know, the sorts of drinkers who exclusively stick to rye, Tennessee whiskey, scotch, or bourbon, depending on their personal preferences. We get it, of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Freedman covers wine, spirits, food, and travel. This article is more than 9 years old. I usually rehydrate after a ...

Who knew that Scotch whisky could be so mysterious, so full of odd opportunities, so elusive to get hold of? This is a landscape you need a guide to navigate, and not just because of fog, plunging ...

With scotch, single malts get a lot of attention, but they make up just 10% or so of the global market. The remaining 90% are blends. And while “blended whisky” is uttered with disdain in some circles ...

There's a certain classic vibe that emanates from an open bottle of Scotch whisky. One whiff, and suddenly you're standing behind Sean Connery in line at the bar of a wedding that seems far too fancy ...

The Scottish may not have invented whisky — the distillation process was likely introduced to Scotland by spirit-making monks who migrated from mainland Europe in the 1200s — but you could argue they ...

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