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Chinese consumer habits are changing, but heritage and soft power mean there’s still a huge opportunity for Scotch.
Whisky production involves the burning of peat, but damaging peatlands releases stored carbon back into the atmosphere where it adds to climate problems.
Hidden Peat, a new campaign from The Wildlife Trusts, encourages people to look out for peat-free alternatives and support their wider use.
The history of whiskey is one of perception, not necessarily quality.
Scotch whisky has grown its export business in recent years by developing smart marketing strategies and strong distribution networks.
The Modi government is more sceptical about free trade deals than previous Indian administrations, as evidenced by its decision not to join the RCEP trading bloc.
Peat beds around the world hold huge quantities of carbon and keep it from warming the planet. But rising temperatures and over-use could turn them from a brake on climate change into an accelerant.
A new laser technique that measures the chemical make-up of whisky may help fight cancers.
Having only started producing whisky in 2006, the small subtropical island is producing millions of bottles and scooping up top industry awards.
Make that winter dram an intellectual one.
‘Fast liquor’, aged in months rather than decades, is the holy grail for distillers who are trying techniques ranging from using special barrels to blasting their brew with ultrasound.
It’s like one great big distillery up there.
A century after they vanished, oysters have returned to the Dornoch Firth thanks to an ambitious natural cleaning project
Are Edinburgh Castle et al really acing their English equivalents?
When commercial considerations work with charitable concerns for the common good.
Why Scotland should raise a glass to a certain Brummie Bill.
If Scotland gets control over its tax arrangements, transfer pricing within the UK will be a big problem - the amber nectar is a classic case in point.
It’s been a disappointing couple of weeks for the Scotch whisky industry. Diageo reported that it is delaying plans on a £1bn new-build distillery just north of Inverness following a slow-down in the company’s…
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