20 May 2023

Popular culture

Burns Night whiskies

No Burns Night celebration would be complete without whisky – but which whisky is best to do the occasion justice?

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Fictional whisky drinking men

We’re assembling the ultimate shortlist of fictional whisky aficionados. Learn to enjoy a dram like some of your favourite folk from the worlds of film, television and literature.

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The Reader

Inspirational whisky adverts

Where once whisky producers needed nothing more than straight serves to market their products, today that’s not enough. The trend now is inspiration, and lots of it. Here, then, are six of the most inspirational whisky adverts ever aired.

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Whisky Tunes

The sound of whisky

Short of the undeniably satisfying ‘pop’ of a whisky bottle being uncorked or the sound of the spirit hitting the side of a glass as it pours, our ears haven’t had much in the way of involvement when it comes to whisky – that privilege tends to go to our eyes, noses and mouths. Here, then, are seven songs that take whisky into an audible world. Sit back, pour yourself a dram and let us bring whisky to your ears.

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Man reading a book by the sea

Whisky in Literature

There’s a strong connection between literature and whisky. Discussions of it mostly revolve around the penchants of individual authors – but what about those occurrences

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