A great living example of ‘When life gives you lemons, make lemonade’, renowned scotch distillers Glennfiddich have taken a disaster that happened at their warehouses and turned it into a limited edition single malt whisky. Who needs lemonade when you can make some limited edition single malt scotch? When record snowfalls caused the collapse of […]

If you read LIAS with any regularity you’ll know we’re kind of fanatics of The Balvenie single malt scotch. The Speyside distillery just makes some delicious affordable scotch, and their various special editions are equally exceptional (such as their Madeira Cask, 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch and whatever wonderfulness resides in their Ambassador Case). […]

Speyside distillery Balvenie makes one of the best affordable single malt scotches with their 12-Year expression, so you can bet their latest and most expensive expression will be noteworthy. This Forty 40 Years Old scotch is aged in bourbon and sherry casks, and only 150 bottles will be produced and released early next year. Besides […]

Glenmorangie recently unveiled the latest spirit in its Private Edition range of limited edition expressions, titled Glenmorangie Finealta — which is Scottish Gaelic for ‘elegant’. What makes it especially noteworthy is it is a painstaking recreation of a century-old Glenmorangie recipe recently unearthed in the distillery’s archives. “Glenmorangie decided to recreate this recipe so that […]

This new whisky from The Glenrothes is not named after its age, unlike most single malt scotches, but rather by the type of oak it is aged in — in this case American oak, aka Quercus Alba, in formerly used bourbon barrels. It is also the world’s first certified kosher scotch whisky, and is available […]

Do you like your Scotch cold, but hate diluting your precious Knockandoo 1973 single malt with the evil of water? Well then Whiskey Stones are perfect for you. Milled in Vermont by the oldest soapstone workshop in the USA, these all natural stones are not only aesthetically attractive they’ll also allow you to keep your […]

In an effort to return Scotch whisky to its natural flavors of 100 years ago, Bruichladdich distilled their first Organic Islay Whisky in December of 2003. The Chalice barley was grown at Culblair Farm near Inverness on glacial gravel deposits with sand and loam and a touch of clay, one mile from the sea. It […]

I love my Balvenie. It is truly one of my favorite single malt scotches. It may not be the most expensive or exclusive, but it’s from my favorite region (Speyside), falls handsomely in my price range (about $45/bottle for 12-Year) and tickles my tastebuds in anticipated fancy at the mere thought of a tumbler full. […]