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Robin McKelvie during his visit to Ardbeg Distillery on the Isle of Islay

Isle whisky tour that truly goes against the grain
‘I’M a whisky romantic,” smiles Ardbeg manager Colin Gordon, as we gaze out the traditional dunnage warehouse towards the Atlantic. It’s hard not to feel romantic on a spectacular coast alive with otters and dolphins; lashings of whisky heritage too, and a coast that

Arbikie Distillery has been given permission to build a green hydrogen-powered distillery

Scotland set for 'world-first' after plans for green distillery

Taxing 'Big Whisky' could raise up to £1 billion for the public purse, the SNP trade union group has said. Photo: PA

COMMENT Why the Scottish Government must consider a tax on 'big whisky'

Taxing Scotland's big whisky firms could raise hundreds of millions for public services, the SNP trade union group has said. Photo: PA

EXCLUSIVE Tax 'Big Whisky' to raise up to £1bn for public services, SNP government told

British Library find provides a vivid snapshot of the 1920s distilling industry

EXCLUSIVE Whisky galore as archive search hits jackpot and inspires new book

The Allseas Pioneer arrived in Greenock on Saturday

'A game changer': First direct container shipping service launches between Scotland and China

Mercury Prize-nominated Scots musician re-opens distillery after renovation

Image Credit: Alison White

National Trust for Scotland help uncover 19th century whisky artefacts

A tourist tax, in places such as Edinburgh, are among the things Scotland can do to tackle the cost of living crisis

EXCLUSIVE REPORT What the Scottish Parliament CAN do to tackle the cost of living crisis

The site where the proposed 24 whisky warehouses could be built

Plans for massive whisky warehouse and attraction go to public consultation

Whyte & Mackay's Invergordon distillery, pictured in June 2021

Whisky giant backs Highland bid for green freeport to help net-zero goal

The plans come as a second major shot in the arm for GlenDronach Distillery from its US owners

£30m investment to boost production at historic 200-year-old Scots distillery

The distillery recently smashed the world record for the sale of a single malt cask

Distillery donates £1m to local community after world record cask sale

The 5ft 11 tall bottle of Macallan was bought by an anonymous buyer at Edinburgh-based auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull.

World’s largest bottle of whisky sells for £1.1m at auction

Jacob Rees-Mogg made the whisky claim in the House of Commons

SNP support higher whisky prices, claims Jacob Rees-Mogg

Glenfarclas Distillery's visitor centre photographed after burglars drilled through a lock at the centre

Masked gang takes four minutes to steal £100k worth of whisky

A mountain of whisky casks in store at a cooperage. Photo by Brian Taylor on Unsplash

Whisky cask 'forgotten' by its owner looks set to make history

Here are Scotland's 20 biggest polluters, including a famous whisky distillery

THE FERRET Here are Scotland's 20 biggest polluters, including a famous whisky distillery

Brothers set to open Islay's 11th whisky distillery in 2023

Brothers set to open Islay's 11th whisky distillery in 2023

Celtic Renewables CEO Mark Simmers and president and founder Professor Martin Tangney OBE

Turning whisky into fuel: Firms join forces to accelerate Scotland's biofuel use

Paul Miller from Eden Mill

Green light for ‘future iconic’ carbon neutral Scottish distillery

Scotland exported £28m to Russia last year

UPDATED Tens of millions of salmon and whisky exports could be lost

Mark Kent from the Scotch Whisky Association

Lifting of Scotch whisky tariff sees exports grow to hit $4.5bn value

Whisky distilleries are taking bold steps to go greenner

SPECIAL REPORT How these whisky distilleries are pioneering greener production methods

To celebrate Burns Night, Scots are encouraged to write a poem about the national drink

Poetry competition for whisky lovers launches - with a rare, vintage prize

Pat’s Whisk(e)y Collection was the largest in the world to come to auction

Sale of 9000 bottles from whisky collection makes auction history

A National Whisky Festival event, photographed by Beth Chalmers

National Whisky Festival to return to 'spiritual home' of Glasgow in 2022

The Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain is set to become a more environmentally friendly manufacturer of whisky

Scottish whisky distillery goes green with new cleaning technology

Plans for the landmark Ardgowan Distillery hope to make a building that is carbon negative in operation and will become a tourist attraction

'Cathedral of whisky' pledges to become carbon negative distillery

Whisky exports were down 11% since 2019

Scottish food and drink exports suffer major blow amid 'harsh reality of Brexit'

The value of food and drink exports to the EU has fallen by more than £2bn from 2019-2021, newly released figures show

'Price of Brexit' as food and drink exports plummet by billions

John Campbell is the former Laphroaig Distillery manager

Scots distillery with links to Robert Burns hires renowned whisky maker

EXCLUSIVE ‘Let’s drop old nostalgic Scots brand,’ says expert

Mark Kent has served as a British ambassador

Former ambassador to head up Scottish whisky body

Scottish businesses outperform UK profitability average

Scottish businesses outperform UK profitability average

Tory 'hypocrisy' slammed as Alister Jack claims to promote Scots food and drink

UPDATED Tory 'hypocrisy' slammed as Alister Jack claims to promote Scots food and drink

Adam Pinder (John Muir Trust), Karen Betts (SWA), Catherine Markey (RSPB), Jo Pike (Scottish Wildlife Trust) - from left to right.

Limited edition COP26 whisky blend to be auctioned for charity

Boris Johnson launched into an attack on the SNP after appearing to mishear a Gaelic word

watch Boris Johnson loses it when he mishears Gaelic word at Westminster committee

The SNP Trade Union Group was puzzled by the GMB's criticism of their proposal to explore raising cash for the public purse in Scotland through a levy on profiitable whisky firms

Exclusive GMB criticised for suggesting whisky levy proposal would be a 'job killer'

Donald Trump placed a 25% tariff on Scotch single malt whisky as part of an aviation trade row with the EU

Impact of Donald Trump's whisky tariff is revealed by Scottish Government

Karen Betts, Scottish Whisky Association.

Scottish whisky industry cuts emissions by 50 percent, data reveals

Whsky could run dry by 2080, report warns

Climate changes could halt production in Scottish whisky distilleries 'by 2080'

The Guinness Affair describes the major share-trading scandal of the 1980s

Letters Give credit where it's due for book on The Guinness Affair

'The “Scottish success story” of whisky isn’t owned or controlled from Scotland'

Comment How the whisky industry could be worth up to £1bn more to Scotland

Brexit minister Lord Frost wasn't always such a hard Brexiteer

The one quote Brexit minister Lord Frost wants you to forget

The proposal could see the Scottish economy gain £1 billion from whisky

EXCLUSIVE Study could see whisky deliver £1bn for Scots economy

Pope Francis's comments were censored ahead of a new documentary

Clip of Pope saying Scotch whisky is 'the real holy water' censored by Vatican

From left: Derek Alexander of National Trust for Scotland and Alan Winchester The Glenlivet master distiller at the dig on the old site of The Glenlivet Distillery

Excavation reveals site of the first Glenlivet distillery almost 200 years later

Water shortages could spell bad news for Scots whisky

Climate crisis could affect Scotland's whisky industry, expert warns

Glenmorangie's new distillery conceived as a whisky makers' playground opened on the Dornoch Firth

‘Innovation distillery’ seeks to redefine all aspects of spirit-making

The Springbank single malt was once in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most expensive whisky

Whisky minature sells for almost £6500 amid 'renaissance' for smaller bottles

Professor David Thomson has been appointed as an ambassador of the Robert Burns World Federation.

Scotch whisky distiller announced as Robert Burns World Federation ambassador

Whisky is one of the most energy-intensive products in the food and drink production sector

Whisky distilleries urged to use energy storage, Scots study finds

Impartial analysis has shown that whisky exports are down by £5m per week

Exclusive Trade blow ‘proves’ Union is failing Scotland as whisky exports down by millions