Scotch Whisky

Scotch Whisky is the new annual publication from the team behind Whisky Magazine. Scotch Whisky contains a selection of Whisky Magazine’s in-depth features and interviews from the year, with a catalogue of 100 new tasting reviews to help guide your next purchase.

Glass half full • A year of revivals reflects a resilient Scotch whisky industry

Scotch Whisky

Scotch Whisky Directory

REACHING FOR THE PINNACLE • The top-selling single malt maker has unveiled the newest bottling in its Grand Series, which is the most highly aged in the line-up so far, and has undergone the longest finishing period, using a special parcel of wine casks

TASTING GLENFIDDICH GRAND CHÂTEAU

Riding the revival wave • Australian entrepreneur David Prior bought a distillery on the other side of the planet and assembled a team to help him bring Bladnoch back into the Scotch whisky spotlight

Why go for rye? • Whiskies made with rye were a feature of the Scottish distilling landscape until the fairly recent past — now, a clutch of distilleries is focused on reviving the ‘Scotch rye’ style

TASTINGS

Inside the outsider • There is a new voice in the world of Scotch whisky, a stranger with design pedigree and a bold vision who is unbridled by convention — but is the world ready?

ULTIMATE WHISKY WEEKENDS

REVIVING ROSEBANK • After standing silent for 30 years, the iconic Lowland distillery is finally making whisky again thanks to a significant renovation by new owner Ian Macleod Distillers which has married the old with the new

THE HISTORY OF ROSEBANK

GETTING TECHNICAL

THE PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES • The iconic and beloved Islay distillery has reopened, with a focus on both the art of whisky making and the science of smoke and boasting a new design-led visitor centre that reinvents the concept of the humble distillery tour

GETTING TECHNICAL

TASTING PORT ELLEN GEMINI

PERFECTLY PECULIAR • Arguably Scotland’s most idiosyncratic distillery, Tormore symbolised a new dawn for Scotch whisky when it was built in the mid-20th century. Now under new management, its next chapter has begun

GETTING TECHNICAL

TALK OF THE TOWN • Edinburgh’s first whisky distillery to open in recent times is drawing inspiration from the city’s brewing heritage, from malts to yeasts, to create one of the country’s most innovative spirit ranges

GETTING TECHNICAL

The 5 Steps to Appreciate your Whisky

A SINGLE DISTILLERY • Glen Ord has seen many transformations in its 185-year history. Now, it is the latest of Diageo’s Scotch distilleries to get a makeover, reimagined as the brand home of the group’s Singleton whiskies

TAKING THE TOUR

THE SINGLETON FAMILY

A NEW TAKE ON TRADITION • Gather round, Islay fans — one of the island’s newest producers has launched its first single malt, demonstrating the “iconic but unique” style that it hopes to bring to the island’s whisky party

TASTING ARDNAHOE INAUGURAL RELEASE

GETTING TECHNICAL

WHERE TRADITION MEETS TOMORROW • Driven by a desire to make a style of whisky that has been long neglected, Dornoch Distillery’s Simon and Phil Thompson are planning not just years but generations ahead

GETTING TECHNICAL

LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS • The brand-new Port of Leith Distillery in Edinburgh is shaking up the world of Scotch whisky on numerous fronts, from distillery design and spirit production to community involvement

GETTING TECHNICAL

ELECTRIC DREAMS • Struan Mackie and Alex MacDonald are blending traditional whisky distilling techniques with the latest tech start-up attitudes at their North Point Distillery on Scotland’s Caithness coast

GETTING TECHNICAL

The sum of its parts • Woven Whisky...