Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For most people, single malt is associated with Scotland and rye whiskey with America. But those borders have been shifting—the ...

Back in May I visited Islay for a press event and was surprised to discover a distillery that I’d never heard of. The small batch distillery in an old lemonade factory was dwarfed by its neighbors; ...

The operators of a new distillery and visitor centre on Islay will have their application for a provisional licence to sell alcohol at ...

Bruichladdich, the Islay distillery known for its experimental releases, has introduced The Laddie Rye, a 7-year-old Scotch whisky made from 55% rye and 45% barley — the first rye whisky produced on ...

Though it may seem like 10 whisky distilleries is plenty for the small Hebridean isle of Islay, the Argyll and Bute Planning Commission has granted permission for whisky company Elixir Distillers to ...

The legendary Islay distillery Ardbeg continues its tradition of highly sought‑after age‑statement releases with the... The ...

There are men who spend their careers building something for someone else, and then there are men who, late in life, decide to build something entirely their own. Stewart Hunter Laing was the second ...

Islay—pronounced eye-la—has been one of Scotland’s whisky heartlands since at least the 1700s. Once a cottage industry, making Scotch here is now big business: global giants Beam Suntory, Diageo, LVMH ...

With the increase in spirit-based tourism, Scotland is the perfect destination to explore and discover all it has to offer. Easily recognized for its dramatic scenery and rugged landscapes, Scotland ...

The whisky is called The Regeneration Project, and is said to be the first ever Islay rye whisky (it’s referred to as single grain on the label, a designation that separates it from a 100 percent ...

Distilled from 55% rye and 45% barley grown entirely on Islay, the 7-year-old whisky emerged from a crop rotation experiment designed to restore and strengthen the island’s soil. Tony Sachs has ...