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Countries

Whisky is made, in one form or another, all around the globe. The articles below represent just a small slice of the variety on offer.

Whisky Producing Countries: France

France may not seem a likely home for a burgeoning whisky industry, but don’t be fooled; all the way from Brittany to Corsica producers are turning to l’eau de vie with serious intent.

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Whisky Producing Countries: South Africa

Wine may be the name of the game when it comes to South Africa’s drinks scene, but one distillery is championing the whisky category in a big way.

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Whisky Producing Countries: Finland

Nordic whisky has enjoyed something of an awakening of late. Sweden has been leading the charge, closely followed by Denmark. Iceland has even entered the fold, introducing its very own ingenious albeit unusual production techniques (forget peated whisky – both…

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Whisky Capitals: Nashville

Nashville skyline at dusk

While the state of Kentucky takes the lion’s share of fame when it comes to whiskey in America, there’s no denying that its southern neighbour has made quite a mark of its own. Join us on a spirited tour of Music City, Tennessee.

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Whisky Producing Countries: New Zealand

Penguin Crossing sign in New Zealand

Whisky distilling in New Zealand began with the arrival of Scottish settlers to the island nation in the 1830s, and continued with aplomb until the 1870s. At that time Scottish banks, wary of New Zealand’s increasing status as a whisky…

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Whisky Producing Countries: Wales

The notion of Welsh whisky may sound unusual at first, and even ten years ago you’d have been right in thinking so. However, in the last decade a single distillery, Penderyn, found in the Brecon Beacons National Park, has changed that.

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Whiskey State: Kentucky

Kentucky

This week we’ve ridden out west into the bluegrass prairies of a once-hostile frontier of American expansion, and one truly synonymous with whiskey: Kentucky.

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Whisky Producing Countries: Japan

Mt Fuji Japan

The Japanese are great lovers of whisky. According to market research firm Euromonitor, Japan has the second-highest per capita consumption of the spirit in Asia after India, and therefore the highest consumption in Eastern Asia.

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Whisky Producing Countries: Australia

Ayers Rock in Australia

Australian whisky production dates back to the days of 19th century emigration, but it hasn’t been until relatively recently that the country has really started to compete on the world stage.

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Whisky Producing Countries: Taiwan

Taipei capital of Taiwan

This stop in our exploration of the world’s whiskies takes us to one of the new kids on the block, and perhaps the most en-vogue whisky-producing country today: Taiwan.

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