Islay is one of the seven wonders of the whisky world. For a location as remote as it is – situated off the west coast of Scotland, adjacent to the Kintyre Peninsula – it has certainly had a profound ...

What was once the remnants of a "ghost" distillery on Islay, a great source of peated whisky in Scotland, is now an ultra exclusive distillery with a luxurious and polished blueprint. In 1983, Port ...

History: Ardbeg was first built by John Macdougall in 1815. As with most distilleries in Scotland, it has had many ups and downs during its 200 years in existence, with several owners and even a ...

Everything you need to know about whisky and its umbilical bond to Scottish identity can be found in Carol Ann Duffy’s poem “Drams.” The words of the UK’s former poet laureate come to mind in the ...

On the upper floor of a split-level modernist building on the Scottish island of Islay, a landmark moment in the 500-year-old story of Scotch whisky is taking place. Standing beside a long wooden ...

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Our legendary and infamous Whisky Nosing Competition is hosted by the inimitable David Brodie! Can you guess the local core single malts by smell alone? There's always a mystery malt to further ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There are few bigger highs for a whisky lover than flying into Islay on a clear day and looking down at the ...