On Saturday evening, I did what people do on Twitter and announced my imminent first taste of a curious creation from Goose Island. The beer was an imperial stout aged in Scotch whiskey barrels called ...

Islay—pronounced eye-la—has been one of Scotland’s whisky heartlands since at least the 1700s. Once a cottage industry, making Scotch here is now big business: global giants Beam Suntory, Diageo, LVMH ...

Ben Vicar, high point on Islay in Scotland's chain of Hebrides Islands, is crowned by several fine recreations of early Gaelic architecture. To wit, rock cairns. After about 90 minutes of slogging ...

Last week, I had the pleasure and privilege to visit for the fourth year running one of the best whisky festivals in the world, the Feis Ile. Located on the breathtaking island of Islay (pronounced ...