"How Long Does It Take to Make Good Bourbon?" he asked with the innocence of youth. Little did he know what a slug fest asking t...

A small number of companies own most of the world’s major distilled spirits products, so it’s not surprising that we often see them doing ...

For the first time ever, the whiskey category has the highest number of brands in Impact’s spirits 'Hot Prospect' rankings. Seven wh...

The tart, smoky taste of peat is such a scotch whisky signature, and so unlike any flavor in the bourbon profile, that it is easy to say no ...

I have been negligent in posting about the upcoming schedule of classes I'm teaching for I Wish Lessons , perhaps because I've been ...

I have been thinking a lot lately about how single malt scotch is the straw that stirs the drink of the entire whiskey category. In 2010, ...

What is American malt whiskey? Is it, pardon the expression, American scotch? No, it’s not. Thanks to the Federal Government’s Standard...

For the better part of this year I have been teaching classes for I Wish Lessons . The mission of I Wish Lessons is to make learning fun. Ho...

I'm teaching a Bourbon class tomorrow (Monday, August 30th) at Rocks Lincoln Park (1301 West Schubert). The class starts at 7:00 PM, inc...

The question I am probably asked more than any other is, "what's the difference between scotch and bourbon?" Sometimes I sta...

Two of the most persistent controversies in the world of whiskey are the whiskey/whisky spelling issue and the "Jack Daniel's isn...

Although I prefer American whiskey I have nothing against scotch, despite my occasional pokes at some of its more pretentious enthusiasts....

I get in trouble every time I use the term 'scotch snobs.' Maybe I should say 'whiskey snobs,' since there are bourbon snobs...

Just a reminder that I'm teaching a Bourbon class this coming Monday, March 8th, at Rocks Lincoln Park (1301 West Schubert). Then on Wed...

Yes, I know a few things about scotch too. In fact, I'm teaching a Single Malt Scotch class this coming Tuesday, February 16, at the Bar...

WhiskeyFest Chicago, sponsored by Malt Advocate Magazine, is Chicago's only major whiskey event. It is held each year at the Hyatt Regen...

New Scottish regulations aimed at protecting Scotch whisky will come into force later this month. Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy announced th...

Richard Paterson is Master Blender at Whyte & Mackay, makers of The Dalmore Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky. I had lunch with Paters...

What do scotch enthusiasts think about the Scotch Whiskey Association (SWA) and its nine-year campaign to prevent a small Canadian distiller...

On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the Scotch Whisky Association’s (SWA) appeal of a Federal Court of Appeal decision....