Whisky
Cocktail of the week: Torrish’s Smoky Ness – recipe | The good mixer
An old-fashioned, Inverness-style: with single malt, apple bitters, a wee bit of caramel and a spritz of another peaty dram to finish things off
Tomi Calsson
23, Feb, 2024 @4:00 PM
Scotland raises minimum alcohol prices by almost one third
Minimum price of bottle of whisky set at £18.20 as ministers mull health tax to retrieve higher revenue from shops
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
08, Feb, 2024 @7:29 PM
On the whisky trail: a weekend of wee drams in Moray Speyside, Scotland
The region between the Cairngorms and the Moray Firth is rightly famous for its whisky, but that is just one of its many charms
Emma Gibbs
30, Jan, 2024 @7:00 AM
Last-minute wine buys for Christmas | Fiona Beckett on drink
Last orders! If you are low on alcoholic supplies for yourself or as a gift, there are savvy ways to secure the deals that are still out there
Fiona Beckett
22, Dec, 2023 @2:00 PM
Whisky and peat go back a long way together. But is it time to put planet before palate?
With a possible ban on industrial peat use in Scotland, some whisky makers are experimenting with other aromatics
David Williams
12, Dec, 2023 @2:00 PM
Rare 1926 Macallan whisky becomes world’s most expensive bottle at £2.1m
Record smashed at auction of one of 40 bottles of oldest-ever Macallan vintage, described as ‘rich, rich dram’
Nadeem Badshah
18, Nov, 2023 @10:35 PM
From bone china to rare whisky, Advent calendars open doors to more luxuries
Some countdown-to-Christmas offerings from stores and brands now cost hundreds, and even thousands, of pounds
Zoe Wood
04, Nov, 2023 @11:00 AM
World’s most expensive dram: bottle of 1926 Macallan whisky could fetch £1.2m
Only 12 bottles of Adami 1926 were produced – but eventual buyer is unlikely to ever taste it
Amelia Hill
19, Oct, 2023 @12:19 PM
Snaps decision: the best Nordic sharpeners
Aquavit is the obvious Scandi tipple to try, but there are also vodkas, birch sap-based drinks and fruit concoctions aplenty
Fiona Beckett
08, Sep, 2023 @1:00 PM
Vietnamese collector revealed as buyer of world’s biggest bottle of whisky
Viet Nguyen Dinh Tuan bought 311-litre bottle of 32-year-old Macallan single malt for £1.1m at auction
Rupert Neate and agencies
30, Aug, 2023 @11:01 PM
Whiskey-a-no-no: dog toy cannot mimic Jack Daniel’s, US supreme court rules
Justices unanimously reject lower court ruling that defined Bad Spaniel chew toy as ‘expressive work’ exempt from trademark law
Guardian staff and agency
08, Jun, 2023 @5:56 PM
Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for grilled bananas with bourbon butter | The sweet spot
A delicious bourbon sauce elevates this simple sweet treat
Benjamina Ebuehi
02, Jun, 2023 @2:00 PM
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