The Kentucky Bourbon Festival brought all the vibes, good times, and of course, whiskey. And the whole atmosphere felt strikingly different to UK whisky events. Here’s what the community on this side of the pond, from organisers and brands to guests, can learn from it.

Unless you’ve tasted it and genuinely dislike the profile, there’s very little reason to dismiss Beyoncé and Moët Hennessy’s SirDavis release. Here’s what’s really going on.

Divisive politics, bad optics and a leaked email: why Brown-Forman’s decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are a lose-lose for everyone.  

A gamut of whisky releases have raised the question: are batch releases fair for both whisky lovers and distilleries? It’s a muddy area where there are no clear-cut answers.

In an age of sky-high prices and new limited editions every five minutes, it’s time to go back to basics. Here are five core expression releases from hero single malt Scotch distilleries that always deliver. 

We’re being priced out, yet the industry is warning of hard times ahead. Did makers get too greedy and take whisky drinkers for granted? As profits slump, clearly something’s got to give.

Earlier this month, noughties pop star Katy Perry released Woman’s World, a comeback single that… didn’t quite go to plan. But stop clutching those pearls – there’s much more to worry about than a stereotypically hot woman pouring a drink over herself.

Glenmorangie Dr Bill Lumsden x Azuma Makoto 23 Years Old is built around ‘shinra bansho’, a Japanese concept that takes in all things in nature.

The terms aren’t legally defined in any way – yet we all think we understand what a brand means by a ‘limited edition’ or ‘small-batch’ whisky. But are we all being misled. Does it matter?

As Pride Month draws to a close, let’s embark on a whisky-flavoured retrospective of the annual LGBTQIA+ celebration – while remembering that the whole purpose is to commemorate and push on for positive change.

From the existence of whisky dynasties to eye-raisingly unfair hiring dynamics, is the practice of favouring relations another inequality that shows up in Scotch? Here’s why keeping it in the family can leave a bad taste.

The main characters might be known for drinking Cosmos, but a recent deep-dive into Sex and the City drew some surprising parallels with the world of whisky. Fellow SATC girlies who also love a dram, this one’s for you. 

Like many things in life, we often make whisky much more complicated than it needs to be. But over in Ireland, Waterford and Roe & Co are layering up flavour in surprising ways – with people at the heart of the process. 

It's a question I get asked a lot. Even tonight over dinner. For 13 years I’ve thrown myself into a career that’s been drenched in the spirit. And it all started with a dram.

Has it ever been appropriate to describe the cohort of whisky makers outside of Scotland, Ireland, the US and Japan as ‘new world’ producers? This is why we should stop using the phrase.

How to get the balance between keeping it simple, while delving into the whisky intricacies? A trip to Fettercairn taught me that the answer is to keep returning to the joy of it all.

How Holyrood Distillery paired its peated whisky Embra with drag and tarot - and why it really matters for an emerging generation of whisky lovers.

Whether it’s whisky cocktails or an ‘accessible’ expression, however you drink your dram is valid - and there is absolutely no need to ‘progress’.

While some progress is undoubtedly being made, does simply celebrating ‘women in whisky’ go far enough? If we want to see greater equity, it’s time to be more ambitious.

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