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THE XX FACTOR • Whisky’s gender revolution
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INDEPENDENT SPIRIT • Admiring whisky entrepreneurs who follow their instincts
A NEW COLLABORATION • Whisky Live signs deal with China partner
A MARRIAGE OF IDEAS • How the popularity of Cognac influenced the identity of bourbon
THE ART OF ACCUMULATION • Generational divides in collecting stuff, and getting rid of it
EXTRA BLESSINGS IN TENNESSEE • How a practical solution in distillation became a hallmark
MASTER OF REINVENTION • As Billy Walker celebrates a half-century in whisky, he reflects on the importance of creative freedom, fresh perspectives, and how, despite his achievements, he still considers himself a ‘simple whisky-maker’
FAMILY TIES • From a shared passion to building a commercial collective, discover how The Single Cask team are dispensing whisky stories from Singapore to London and beyond
THE GENERATION GAME • Step into the world of Finn Thomson Whisky, an independent bottler that has been three centuries and nine generations in the making
WINNING over the locals • Neighbourhood bar Nauticus is bridging the gap between Leith’s historical and modern personas through great Scottish produce
THE NEW SCHOOL • Esteemed bottler Gordon & MacPhail is aiming to test the boundaries of Scotch whisky innovation at its new distillery
GETTING TECHNICAL
South-eastern promise • Vietnam is about to start production on its first single malt whisky. We went to the capital city of Hanoi to get the scoop
GETTING TECHNICAL
Sustainability in Suomi • Drawing from the region’s remarkable natural resources, Finnish distillery Teerenpeli makes single malt with an eye on sustainability
AN EYE FOR DESIGN • How a sculpture celebrating the work of revolutionary architect Charles Doig found its way to a spiritual home
The finer things • Taiwan’s taste for single malt Scotch is underpinning the growth of a new generation of whisky educators, producers and consumers
HONEY, I SHRUNK THE DISTILLERY • Some of the world’s biggest distilleries are thinking small
Taster biographies
RAISING THE BAR FOR AIRPORT WHISKY PROMOTIONS • Woodford Reserve gives bourbon fans a treat in Paris, while Glenfiddich and Talisker roll out major new travel exclusives
NEW TRAVEL-RETAIL EXCLUSIVES
CASKAWAY • In each edition, we ask one of the industry’s great and good which drams they would take to our desert island