Last year, The Glenlivet turned 200 years old. To celebrate, the iconic Speyside brand rolled out a variety of new releases, including its oldest ever bottling. But even with its bicentennial now in the rearview, the Pernod Ricard-owned whisky maker isn’t stepping away from age and innovation. Instead, it’s adding those qualities to its permanent … Read more
Highland Park is reaching a new milestone with its rare, extra-mature single malt Scotches. For 2025, the distillery is releasing its oldest malt to date: a 56-year-old, first laid down to age in 1968. Highland Park 56 is the oldest single malt ever released by the Orkey-based Scottish distillery in its more than 200 year … Read more
William Grant & Sons, the company behind beloved Scotch brand Glenfiddich, has unveiled the Ladyburn Ha Chong-Hyun Edition, a collection of 50-year-old single-cask whiskies. It’s the latest expression from the shuttered archives of the once pioneering distillery brings together the worlds of rare single malt and contemporary art. The story of Ladyburn is short for … Read more
I’ve been writing professionally about spirits for almost twenty years. In that time, I’ve learned a few things about whisk(e)y and how it’s perceived by the masses. While I could spend a whole article writing about the complexities, nuances, and myths about bourbon whiskey, today it’s single malt Scotch whisky’s turn. Instead of writing a long … Read more