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    After studying English literature at university, Bethany worked as a journalist for regional newspaper groups before moving to the spirits industry. She was appointed as editor of Whisky Magazine in 2022, having previously edited its sister titles Gi
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    Cask Away
    Although Cara Laing has whisky in her blood, it took a while for her to come around to it. After studying marketing at university, she worked first for an advertising agency before taking up a position at Scotch whisky company Whyte & Mackay. Having
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    The Basics Of Single Grain Scotch Whisky
    Single grain whisky production differs from the processes used to create single malt whisky in several key ways. Firstly, the bulk of cereal is not malted barley, but unmalted wheat or maize, with a proportion of malted barley included to promote eff
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    INSIDE The OUTSIDER
    Ducking in from the heat of a Miami night, down a gritty corridor and into a freight elevator I am disgorged into a room lit entirely by candles. The temperature is higher here than outside. Outside had been all flamingos, baby pinks, pale blues, and
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    Making An Impact
    In late March, The Distillers’ Charity, the philanthropic arm of the Worshipful Company of Distillers, presented its Impact Report at an event in Edinburgh’s Surgeons’ Hall. This eagerly awaited update follows the resounding success of the second Dis
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    Speyside Whisky
    Spirit of Speyside Go behind the scenes as the festival turns 25 The Glenlivet Celebrating 200 years of whisky innovation Interview – Philippe Starck In conversation with Mortlach’s first creative director Speyside – Year in Review A year of great wh
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    Getting Technical
    Distillery name: Cameronbridge Distillery Parent company: Diageo Address: Windygates, Leven, Fife, Scotland KY8 5RL Years of operation: 1824–present day Open to the public: No Distillery manager name: Alex Robertson Production team size: 100, full ti
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    Getting Technical
    Distillery name: Port Ellen Distillery Parent company: Diageo Address: Kiln Square, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, Scotland, PA42 7AF Years of operation: Established 1825, closed 1930–1967, open 1967–1983, closed 1983–2024, opened again 2024 Open to the
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    Getting Technical
    Distillery name: The Glenlivet Distillery Parent company: Chivas Brothers Address: Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Scotland, AB37 9DB Years of operation: 1824–present Open to the public: Yes, by appointment only Distillery manager name: Kevin Reid Producti
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    Getting Better With Age
    When asked if she feels any pressure in working with old blending stock, Stephanie Macleod from Dewar’s has a quote — attributed to Gustav Mahler — to hand: “Tradition is not the worship of ashes but the preservation of fire,” she says. You can see w
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    The gateway TO WHISKY
    A lot of the whisky conversation today centres around single malt (a proportion as high as 90 per cent sounds plausible). Emails flood the inboxes of the whisky press to highlight new malts from Macallan, Talisker, or Aberfeldy. Tastings and whisky f
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    Blending with BARRIERS
    Since 1830, when Aeneas Coffey revolutionised whisky with the invention of his continuous Coffey still, blends have dominated the Scotch scene. Through his patented distillation method, Coffey had enabled whisky to be produced far more quickly and ch
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    The Blend Trend
    They say that styles or trends always come back around, a proverb that is perhaps most often employed in the realm of fashion. If you’re a child of the 1990s, like me, you may have felt the painful truth of this statement seeing Gen Z teens wandering
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    The New Blender’s Palette
    In the American whiskey industry, there was a long period when blending was a dirty word. Historically, blended whiskey was a combination of straight whiskey and grain neutral spirit (GNS) — and producing it earned brands such as Four Roses a bad rep
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    Rise, Fall, And Rally
    There was a time when women dominated distilling, with female distillers numbering in the tens of thousands — a time when every home could be a distillery. Women have been household brewers and bakers since antiquity, and the introduction of small al
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    A Quiet Might
    The year 1824 saw the establishment of some of Scotland’s most illustrious malt whisky distilleries, including The Glenlivet, Macallan, and Cardhu — all founded in the wake of the previous year’s Excise Act, which stimulated legal distilling in the H
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    Whisky Magazine
    Editor – Bethany Brown bethanyb@paragraph.co.uk Editor-at-large – Christopher Coates christopherc@paragraph.co.uk Interim deputy editor – Bradley Weir bradleyw@paragraph.co.uk Content editor – Alec McDonnell alecm@paragraph.co.uk Content editor – Luc
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    The Art Of BLENDING
    In 1958, Sam Bronfman’s Seagram distilling empire officially arrived in New York City. Though its new skyscraper, with its bronze facings and large glass windows, changed American architecture, it blended into the New York skyline as though it was me
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    A Greener Speyside
    With the clock ticking on the Scotch Whisky Association’s target for net-zero emissions, 2023 was a year of expansion and eco-centricity in Speyside with several producers undertaking ambitious projects to grow capacity or to minimise their carbon fo
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    Maker’s Mark Unveils New London Edition At Heathrow
    It is a simple but brilliant idea: take a top-notch bourbon and collaborate with leading figures from the food and drinks scenes of five global cities to create a collection of exclusive bourbon bottlings with unique flavour profiles that celebrate t
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    The Sum Of Its Parts
    Think of Edinburgh and the city’s striking gothic architecture, sleek townhouses, and curving cobbled streets spring to mind. New Town elegance, the tourist bustle of the Royal Mile, and the dramatic backdrop of Arthur’s Seat. Leith, with its timewor
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    Seamless Transitions
    The bodegas of Jerez might not seem an obvious place for whisky blenders to take inspiration for their craft — beyond the search for the perfect European oak for ageing and finishing. Nevertheless, a growing number are doing just that, looking to the
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    The Genuine Article
    The Glenlivet has come a very long way from its illicit origins on a Speyside farm to its current status as one of the world’s best-selling single malt Scotch whiskies. Good reason, then, to celebrate its 200th anniversary extravagantly this year. Th
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    Generating A Conundrum
    Traditionally, the art of whisky making has relied heavily on human intuition and experience. Distillers carefully monitor factors such as fermentation time, temperature, and cask ageing to ensure the final product meets their exacting standards. Thi
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    WHISKY TOURISM trendsetting
    A quarter of a century ago, whisky tourism was in its infancy, even in its spiritual home of Scotland. Knocking on a distillery door to request a look around and a chat with whoever was on shift that day was generally the province of the serious enth
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    The Phoenix From The ASHES
    The latter half of the 20th century was a challenging time for Scotch. The drink’s fortunes waned in the late 1970s, and as a result 20 whisky distilleries closed their gates across Scotland in the early 1980s, with seven more closing in the early 19
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    Tasting Port Ellen Gemini
    44 Years Old 1978 Gemini Original Cask Diageo 54.9% ABV Nose: Classic Port Ellen notes of grapefruit pith, chamois leather, lemon drops, and delicate mossy smoke. Hints of coastal salt and liquorice, with damp autumnal forest floor notes. Palate: New
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    Icons of Whisky 2024 America, Rest of World, and China
    The Icons of Whisky is sponsored by SPONSORED BY GLENCAIRN CRYSTAL Heaven Hill Distillery Highly Commended Nearest Green Distillery Balcones Distilling Highly Commended FEW Spirits Buffalo Trace Distillery Highly Commended Westland Distillery Prohibi
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    Reaping What You Sow
    When Rob Samuels, managing director of Maker’s Mark Distillery, talks about his grandparents buying Star Hill Farm in Loretto, Kentucky in 1952 and building a distillery there, he’s keen to add that his family had been making whisky in the state 160
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    Best In Class
    The announcement of the Whisky Magazine Awards global results is upon us once again. While we at Whisky Magazine dedicate ourselves to celebrating the whiskies of the world in every issue, this yearly occasion is our opportunity to give special recog

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