When I lived in London, I was always amazed at how much the British loved Jack Daniel's. Everywhere I went, the iconic black-and-white label of Tennessee whiskey was on bar shelves, posters, T-shirts, clubs and pubs. It was an import to them, and in turn a sort of American myth, an icon that not everyone … Read more
Even before Bill Lumsden joined Glenmorangie in February 1995, the Highland brand had established a reputation in the Scotch whisky world as a pioneer of wood finishing. Now, almost 30 years after the fateful collaboration between master distiller and distillery began, the Pursuit of Passion has unveiled its most impressive bottlings of wine cask finished … Read more
The color red is woven throughout The Macallan’s history. It’s ubiquitous, from founder Alexander Reid’s surname (which means “red one” in Scots) to the scarlet hue found on many of its bottles and logo. To highlight the significance of the color, the brand launched the Red Collection in 2020. The range features some of The … Read more
Heaven Hill has many brands under its umbrella, from Evan Williams to Elijah Craig to Old Fitzgerald, but of all of these, it’s the distillery’s own name that has produced many of its most exciting bottlings—like the newly launched Heaven Hill Grain to Glass collection. Launching with a trio of whiskeys featuring three new mash … Read more
Blue Label is the pinnacle of Johnnie Walker’s line of Scotch. Only one per 10,000 Scotch barrels produced by spirits company Diageo makes the cut for this blend—and the group makes 11 million casks per year. After carefully tasting Blue Label over a few weeks and talking to the world’s top whisky experts, including Johnnie Walker’s master blender, … Read more
Scotch gets complicated quickly. Its home, Scotland, comprises over 140 whisky distilleries, all of which use just three ingredients—malted barley, water, and yeast—to make thousands of versions of one product that can cost anywhere from $20 to $2.7 million for a single bottle. Even more bewildering, those distilleries release hundreds of new bottlings every year. Some remain part … Read more
Glen Grant has been producing magnificent single malt whiskies since the 1840s. In all that time, the legendary Speyside Scotch whisky producer has added nothing as old as The Glasshouse Collection, a trio of elegant whiskies aged 21 to 30 years to its permanent range. Each one enters the bottle as an example of the … Read more