Whiskey tasting isn't always about taking minute sips and making notes about flavor profiles. Instead, it's a great way to learn about the nuances of the liquor, which comes in handy not just when ...

Scotch whisky is among the most complex, luxurious, and delicious distilled spirits in the world. Just like its siblings bourbon, rye whiskey, and Irish whiskey, the mere mention of Scotch conjures ...

In September 1980, the legendary author Kingsley Amis wrote an essay for Food & Wine called "Scotch: The Water of Life." Obviously, some information about the availability and popularity of Scotch is ...

Knowing how to properly serve—and sip—whisky is an easy way to elevate your entire home-entertaining game. Guiding your guests through a tasting is a fun way to get people who might not know each ...

The art of distilling whisky has been around for hundreds of years, and so has the art of tasting it. So what do you need to know to fully appreciate all the flavours that a good whisky has to offer?

Wayne Curtis is a New Orleans-based writer who has covered liquor, cocktail, bars and spirits history for the past two decades. He's the author of "And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in ...