A 20-Year Journey with Highland Park
Martin Markvardsen joined Highland Park as a brand ambassador in 2006. Since then, he’s traveled the world touting the virtues of his favorite whisky. He’s… Read More
Gordon & MacPhail
Final Talisker Single Malt Emerges In Connoisseurs Choice Series
Scotland-based independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail’s Connoisseurs Choice series will add their final Talisker single malt – a 39-year-old whisky – to the series. The Isle of Skye-based Talisker Distillery was matured in a refill sherry butt, bottled at 51.4% alcohol by volume [102.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of black pepper, cloves, […]
Torabhaig: Home on the Isle of Skye
“Taigh” means “home” in Scots Gaelic, and it’s the name for the newest expression from Torabhaig Distillery on the Isle of Skye. It’s a precursor… Read More
250 Years of History in One Bourbon
Horse Soldier Bourbon honors the “horse soldiers,” Green Berets who led the invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11 and fought the Taliban on horseback. Now, the… Read More
The World’s Oldest Whisky…For Now
Gordon & MacPhail has unveiled the oldest whisky ever bottled (so far), an 85-year-old single malt distilled at Glenlivet Distillery in 1940, and priced at… Read More
Gordon & MacPhail Unveils 85-Year-Old Glenlivet
Gordon & MacPhail, known for its extra-aged single malt whiskies, has released the oldest-ever single malt (as of this writing), an 85-year-old whisky distilled at… Read More
Islay’s Farm Distillery Celebrates 20 Years of Single Malts
Kilchoman Distillery marked its 20th anniversary in 2025, and founder Anthony Wills will be in the U.S. for a series of anniversary tastings this week.… Read More
Meet Highland Park’s New Master Whisky Maker
Marc Watson took over for the retiring Gordon Motion this month after six months of serving as his understudy. The former master blender for The… Read More
Gordon & MacPhail To Reveal Glenlivet 85-Year-Old
UK-based independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail will release an 85-year-old Glenlivet Scotch whisky – what they are claiming to be the world’s oldest single malt Scotch – in October 2025. The release will surpass The Macallan’s 84-year-old Time: Space, which was released in September 2024. The Glenlivet 85-year-old single malt Scotch whisky was bottled at […]
Mary Dowling: The Mother of Bourbon
Mary Dowling was a pioneer among women in distilling. She ran distilleries and cooperages with her husband John before and after his death in 1903,… Read More