The Scottish may not have invented whisky — the distillation process was likely introduced to Scotland by spirit-making monks who migrated from mainland Europe in the 1200s — but you could argue they ...

*Uisge beatha is one of the world’s most expensive liquids, but what is it? The term uisge beatha is Scottish Gaelic for the “water of life,” a distilled spirit we know as whiskey. From ancient Gaelic ...

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Whiskey is one of the oldest types of alcohol on the market today. Starting from humble beginnings in European monasteries, the tradition of making distilled alcohol using fermented grain mash has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. You can find me at the confluence of food, beverage and travel. Auchentoshan, a 200-year-old Lowland scotch distillery, is praised ...

In 1815, on the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, the Ardbeg distillery was founded. On an island as small and sparsely populated as Islay, there was a time when a distillery was its own town ...

Distilled in Scotland since the 1400s, Scotch whisky is one of the world’s most enduring and iconic spirits. There’s such romanticism and mythos that surround the “water of life” that it can create a ...