It’s not every day you can peek behind the curtain to see where the first-ever bottle of a world-renowned spirit was created.

LOCHALINE, Scotland – A tippler might not know it from the pretty advertisements, which hype the mountain streams and woolly highlands, but making Scotch whisky can be a dirty business – an ...

Whiskey is a term for a spirit distilled from fermented cereal grains, which can include barley, corn, rye, or wheat. Whiskey must be distilled at less than 190 proof, and aged in an oak container, ...

The red-brick, riverside buildings that make up Deanston Distillery were in fact an 18th-century cotton mill, before they were converted to whisky-making in 1966. Photograph by Euan Robertson ...

Whiskies of the World (WOW) is an organization dedicated to promoting the appreciation and enjoyment of whisky. They are best known for hosting a series of whisky shows across the United States. Now ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Pagoda chimneys rising above pine-forested glens, the babble of a highland spring, the distinctive aroma of toasted malt — distilleries ...