Make sure to read the comments for This great, potent, and princely drink where Peter Currie of Springbank (along with Jim Andrew) and I discuss the regions. Good stuff. You can also read more about Ian Buxton's latest endeavor - Classic Expressions....

Over the past month or so, I’ve been interested in reader and listener feedback about the wine rating system I use here. Over the past few days, the wine blogisphere has provided me with several data points that has me thinking that perhaps I have been asking the wrong question. ...

Nascar sponsorships set off liquor industry spat That's the headline from a Dow Jones MarketWatch story. The bottom line is that Pernod Ricard has said it will pull out of The Century Council in a dispute over the council's support of liquor sponsorships in auto racing. According to their website: ...

A post to the comments on my review of the 2000 William Hill Cab got me thinking about vintage charts and how maybe they are a bit outdated. With advances in technology, vineyard management, clone selection and global warming, most years produce decent wines. There have been no terrible vintages ...

A post to the comments on my review of the 2000 William Hill Cab got me thinking about vintage charts and how maybe they are a bit outdated. With advances in technology, vineyard management, clone selection and global warming, most years produce decent wines. There have been no terrible vintages ...

I get a lot of requests for tips on hosting a tasting. The thing to keep in mind is that a tasting should be fun. Tastings can and should each have their own personalities. Enjoy the differences. Different attendees, different whiskies, different moods.But the keys to hosting a good tasting ...

Martin S. (from my alma mater Johns Hopkins) asked if I had seen this ad, which is apparently draped on a building along the road to Beirut. I'm not sure how I feel about this... Is it meant to be an uplifting homage to the strength of the people of ...

UPDATE: I spoke with Laura Peet of Diageo, and the banner is indeed real. She explained that Diageo is sensitive to their local markets, understand what is and is not acceptable in those markets, and they use their iconic advertising to connect with and support local consumers (and yes, admittedly, ...

If you are a regular reader of The Scotch Blog, then you know that Scotch Whisky is much more than a fantastic breakfast beverage - it's big business. And as we come out of the slow whisky days of Summer and enter the whisky season* the business stories start to ...

By now you've heard about the potential buyout of Whyte Mackay by India's brewing king Vijay Mallya. At first strongly denied, it is looking more and more like it's a real possibility that the discussions are taking place. The immediate response from purists is Indian Ownership?!?. Of course you know ...