Donald Trump will be lifting tariffs on whisky from the UK, the US president said yesterday via Truth Social.

While exotic woods from around the world have gained popularity for finishing Scotch, indigenous oak looks to be making a comeback for some producers, finds Shay Waterworth.

Laphroaig Quarter Cask has been voted Scotland’s best single malt by The Whisky Shop.

The Spirit of Speyside whisky festival starts this week.

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Danil Nevsky

The bar industry community is dead

Danil Nevsky mourns the demise of a time when contact was physical, not digital, and when connections meant more than a swipe of a screen. But he holds out hope that real community will return for younger generations

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