Blended from all three Suntory distilleries, The House of Suntory has released its oldest blend: Hibiki 40 Years Old.

Oily and creamy, with some crème brûlée notes. There’s hazelnut, a bit of baked custard, some dried figs, and a slight crayon ...

Wow! Lots going on here. Overripe fruit, baked apples and pears, dark honey, brown toast, vanilla, liquorice, cinnamon, dark cherries, alongside leather and tobacco.

So much cherry — cherry bitters, cherry cola, maraschino, alongside dried roses, some charred oak, and vanilla beans. Water lengthened out the flavours and balanced out a bit of spice. A punchy, sweet ...

The nose opens with dusty baking spices, alongside some tobacco and a bit of quince. There’s the smell of old wood, like a ...

This month in the auction world, we look to multiple charity auctions being held at the moment — from a celebrity donation to a whisky-castle getaway. We also look back on bottles from luxury brands ...

George Campbell has been appointed as distillery manager at Laphroaig, joined by two new Islay assistant distillery managers ...

A weekend at Rothes Glen, The Luxury Castle for Whisky Connoisseurs has been listed for auction alongside the six-bottle ...