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.

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