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.

For the first time ever, a Canadian rye whisky has been selected as the 2016 World's Best Whisky in the authoritative "Whisky Bible"

One of the ‘world’s best’ whiskies comes from Canada

Culture
Single malt whisky is seen in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This country has passed Scotland in the world whisky ranks. Can you name it?

Geo Quiz
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

Lifestyle & Belief

London Distillery Company Readies for the Return of Whiskey

Arts, Culture & Media

London whiskey may be making a comeback. A group of young whiskey enthusiasts is on the verge of starting the first London whiskey distillery in more than century. Could it pose a threat to its big Scottish cousins?

The World

Old Pulteney Wins World Whisky of the Year Honor

According to Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, the best single malt whisky comes from this tiny town at the northern end of the Scottish Highlands.

The World

Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

Speyside is the answer to our Geo Quiz. Scientists in Scotland say they’ve created a new bio-fuel made from the by-products of whiskey. Professor Martin Tangeny is at Edinburgh Napier University. He speaks to anchor Katy Clark about his team’s creation.

The World

Artic whiskey

Global Politics

Researchers have recovered five crates of whisky belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton, They’ve been embedded in ice for over a century. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Richard Paterson, Master Blender at Whyte and Mackay.

The World

Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

The answer to our Geo Quiz today is Ross Island, Antarctica, where some whiskey bottles have been buried in ice for over a century. Richard Paterson at Whyte & Mackay’s distillery tells Marco Werman about the quest to salvage some of that vintage scotch.