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New Scotch whisky rules covering every aspect of the distilling, bottling and labelling have come into force today .

The crates contain bottles of McKinlay and Co whiskey, and were first discovered back in 2006 beneath the remains of a hut built to shelter explorers from the harsh polar climate.

Regulations aimed at further protecting Scotch whisky are being launched. The measures include new labelling rules to give customers a clearer understanding of where and how their drink has been produced.

A crowd of more than 1,000 connoisseurs came ready to put another week spent dancing the salary samba on the rocks during the Pittsburgh Whiskey and Fine Spirits Festival at the West Club Lounge of Heinz Field on Friday night, where a line of downtownies and subourbanites seemingly stretched halfway into the North Side about 15 minutes before the ...

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CHENNAI: As you might have gathered my South Indian background combined with my uber-masculine attitude naturally draws me towards whiskey.

Generically speaking whiskey and bourbon have been known as manly drinks meant for swigging back in a shot glass, or sipping slowly from an old fashioned glass neat or on the rocks.

A responsible drinking message is to be included in all future adverts and printed point of sale materials for Scotch whisky, it has been announced.

Buffalo Trace Distillery received two awards from Whiskey Magazine at the publication's annual Icons of the Industry luncheon last week.

A unique decanter of whisky that was blended from some of the finest whiskies of the last 140 years has sold at auction for 23,000. The Dalmore Oculus had been expected to fetch between 15,000 and 20,000 at the Bonhams auction in Edinburgh.

Changes to what defines single malt whisky could lead to huge losses at an environmentally friendly distillery near Glasgow Bottled whisky is displayed at Glenkinchie distillery Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images An environmentally friendly distillery in Scotland may be forced to cut jobs and abandon efforts to reduce energy use because of ...

A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a cache of Scotch whiskey that has been on the rocks for a century.

Vodka is funny stuff. Purity is the catch word, and vodka is pretty much supposed to be pure alcohol , with the final product being, according to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Trade and Taxation Bureau, "without distinctive character, aroma, or taste." And vodka is just that, on paper.

A North Carolina mother accused of offering her 5-year-old daughter for prostitution is expected to appear in court.

KERMAN A research crew drilling holes this week along the dry San Joaquin River found a clue about whether a rejuvenated river might damage a nearby pistachio orchard.

A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whiskey that has been on the rocks since a century ago.

History: John Molson built Canada's first whisky still in 1799, and other distilleries soon popped up.

History: Resulting from distillation techniques brought to the Emerald Isle by missionaries during the seventh century, Irish whiskey first appears in the historical record in the 1500s.

If your appreciation for whiskey is limited to late-night shots of Jameson, have we got news for you.

I was in the liquor store the other day picking up a bottle of Jim Beam's Red Stag when I noticed a bottle of Redbreast 12 year old Irish whiskey.