Back to school … to know your whisky!
There are many ways to increase your knowledge about our favorite drink. One of them is reading books. Others are visiting whisky...
The Whisky Couple
Sep 9, 2019


The Isle of Islay — A whisky region of its own
If there is one island in the world that can claim the title “Whisky Island,” it is Islay, off the southwest coast of Scotland. Measuring...
The Whisky Couple
Jun 5, 2019
Clans and tartans – and whisky!
The word clan is as interwoven with Scottish history as the tartan is woven in a kilt. On the surface that might not seem entirely just,...
The Whisky Couple
Apr 3, 2019


Teeling — an Irish whiskey fairy tale
The year 1987 marked the end of a monopoly in the Irish whiskey industry. For decades Irish Distillers (ID, currently owned by Pernod...
The Whisky Couple
Mar 6, 2019
Go get a shot of Grouse
In 1896, Matthew Gloag & Son (originally founded in 1800) introduced a blended Scotch simply named “The Grouse.” After many decades of...
The Whisky Couple
Feb 6, 2019


Green Beret bourbon
The whiskey world has many interesting characters, not limited to the ones of bygone years and centuries. Time to meet a contemporary...
The Whisky Couple
Jan 9, 2019


Blending two authentic American icons: Bourbon and Blues
Where Jim Beam might be called the King of Bourbon, Koko Taylor decidedly earned her nickname Queen of the Blues. There are plenty more...
The Whisky Couple
Dec 5, 2018
George Washington’s distillery
Last summer we were invited by our New York publisher Workman to do a promotional tour for A Field Guide to Whisky. The route was planned...
The Whisky Couple
Nov 1, 2018


Warming up with Tweels & Uisge in The Borders
The town of Hawick (pronounce Hoyck) is proud home to a distillery since 2017. It is the first one in the Scottish Borders since 1837....
The Whisky Couple
Oct 3, 2018
Whisky from the Wadden Isles
The north coast of The Netherlands is protected from the North Sea by a series of barrier islands called the Wadden Islands. From west to...
The Whisky Couple
Sep 5, 2018