Archive - Whisky Scholar

An exploration in sherried whiskies

...and an impromtu distillery visit

Feb 4 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

45:35

Peat tasting in Speyside: Talisker, Ardbeg, and Port Charlotte

...all with an expert whisky maker

Feb 3 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

33:24

Follow me to Speyside...with an expert

A palate baseline tasting (and some special drams)

Feb 2 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

48:04

It's time for a year of whisky

Get ready for more content

Feb 1 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

7:57

November 2025

A day at the maltings

how barley is tested and prepared for distilleries

Nov 24, 2025 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

How to start a whisky society

based on the long-running KGVMWS model

Nov 2, 2025 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

October 2025

Guest Post: The Top 7 Whiskies of the Gilded Age

By Julie Montagu, Countess of Sandwich and a Gilded Age historian

Oct 23, 2025 • Julie Montagu and Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

Book Excerpt: Our whisky stories

How Vic (a whisky legend) fell in love with the dram

Oct 19, 2025 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

The palette of peat (for your palate)

delicious decay for the glass

Oct 16, 2025 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

Sea, salt, and story in Scotch whisky

Is there really salt in maritime whisky?

Oct 9, 2025 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

The science of whisky tasting

for geeks and curious noses

Oct 2, 2025 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

From free pours to the full bar

Whisky Scholar is going paid

Oct 1, 2025 • Dr. Shelly Sayer Lorts

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