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Single malt whisky

Wooden barrels of Scotch sit on a shelf in a storage area

How much will a 25% tariff hurt sales of Scotch?

Distillers — and consumers — are worried about the impact of a 25% tariff on exports of Scottish whisky to the US.

Kissing protest in Kerala, India

Indians stage a protest for the right to kiss

Global Scan
An advertisement for Suntory Holding's Kakubin whisky is displayed at a station in Tokyo on January 14, 2014.

Move over, Scotland — Japan is claiming single malt supremacy

Food
Olaf Meier

How a German banker tasted his way into an ambassadorship — for Scotch whisky

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Old Pulteney Wins World Whisky of the Year Honor

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