Whisky Magazine

Calling all whisky enthusiasts! A subscription to Whisky Magazine is the perfect choice for those looking for the finest and rarest malts and blends. Discover everything from little known (but very special) local whiskies and award winning distilleries, to what dram pairs best with your favourite food. It’s guaranteed to get your nose twitching and taste buds tingling. Packed with regular tasting notes from our whisky masters, in-depth interviews with the leading whisky experts, behind the scene tours of distilleries, a subscription to Whisky Magazine will be your ideal drinking companion.

TO RAISE A GLASS • Breaking down our whisky-drinking rituals

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LONDON LIFE • Get ready for a bigger and better Whisky Live London in 2024

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE • An unsolicited email prompts some questions

AN UNLIKELY HUB • Minneapolis’ allure for creative and distilling talent

THE CASE AGAINST GEORGE THORPE • America’s ‘first grain distiller’ may well not have been the first

Silence is GOLDEN • Although it was a disastrous year in Scotch whisky history, with many distilleries shuttered, 1983 laid the foundations for what have become some of today’s most esteemed brands

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

Myth MANAGEMENT • Whisky is full of misconceptions and mistruths – some harmless, others that get in the way of dram enjoyment. We speak to industry experts to shed light on four common confusions

LONG FERMENTATION TIMES ARE INHERENTLY BETTER

WATER SOURCE HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE END WHISKY

‘CRAFT’ AND ‘SMALL BATCH’ MEAN SOMETHING

COLOUR IS A RELIABLE INDICATOR OF A WHISKY’S QUALITY

HONOURING YOUR ROOTS • As Highland Park celebrates its 225th anniversary, we explore the origins of the Orkney distillery and how the Viking heritage of its island home has influenced its whisky making over the past two centuries

TASTING HIGHLAND PARK’S WHISKIES

The lost whisky of TERSCHELLING • In the late 1960s, after a cargo ship was damaged in a North Sea storm, 17 casks of American whiskey washed up on the shores of a Dutch island – but what became of them?

Whisky rising • Astrology has well and truly arrived in mainstream culture, with individuals and businesses alike looking to the skies for insights. Could these principles be applied to new distilleries, where spirits are yet to come of age?

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

A SPIRIT OF TWO HALVES • The historic roots of Haig, a pioneer of grain whisky and once the world’s best-selling Scotch, may seem at odds with its modern image – but there is more in common between the old and new than meets the eye

TASTING HAIG WHISKY

THE MAKING OF A STYLE • There is no whisky-making country in the world more synonymous with single malt than Scotland – so much so that its nationality, Scotch, has become a byword for the spirit – but were the two always so closely entwined?

UNDER ITS SPELL • From musical tastings and deity offerings to silent suppers and even distillery names, the colliding of the worlds of whisky and witches is revelatory. We unravel the magic that brings them together

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THE MACALLAN OPENS NEW AIRPORT BOUTIQUE IN PANAMA • The iconic Speyside distillery has a new branch of its growing chain of airport boutiques at Panama’s main international airport,...