Richard Woodard

With maturation in Barbaresco, Margaux and Corton-Charlemagne casks, the Glenmorangie Pursuit of Passion Wine Cask Collection is perfect for wine lovers

From Highlands to Islands, with characterful single malts and beautiful blends, there's plenty for Scotch whisky lovers to explore.

Cult blender Compass Box adds two new expressions to make its range ’more legible’. Richard Woodard reports, with exclusive tasting notes

If your dad is a whisky lover, a special bottle will make his day. But which to choose? Richard Woodard recommends a varied selection of bottles to buy.

Determined to create a new conversation around Rioja, Telmo Rodríguez teamed up with six of his growers to make wines with a distinct sense of place.

Christmas whiskies: There’s arguably no better time to raise a glass of warming whisky than during the festive season, but which style to choose?

A bottle of The Macallan 1926 single malt whisky smashed the world auction record for any bottle of wine or spirits when it sold for nearly £2.2m.

Scotch whisky exports continued their post-pandemic surge in 2022, breaking through the £6bn barrier for the first time.

Forget bourbon or Sherry casks. An increasing number of distillers are choosing to age their whiskies in barrels made from locally planted oak trees.

High-end French spirits group Rémy Cointreau is moving into luxury fragrances with the creation of a new perfume house called Maison Psyché

This year’s release focuses on younger expressions at comparatively lower prices. We review the range and give expert tasting notes on all eight bottles.

Finn Thomson Whisky is set to make a mark on the Scotch scene. Richard Woodard meets the new independent whisky bottler with a surprisingly long heritage.

Piper-Heidsieck, Charles Heidsieck and Rare Champagne have said they are the first producers in the region to achieve B Corp certification satus...

Laggan Bay, the new venture from The Islay Boys and Ian Macleod Distillers, is set to be the 12th distillery on this iconic Scotch whisky island.

Redbreast has broken new ground by marrying whiskeys from ex-Sherry and Bourbon oak to create Redbreast Dream Cask Double Cask Edition

The Last Drop Distillers has unveiled a trio of new releases, including a 70-year-old Cognac and the company’s first Japanese whisky

A whisky retaileris offering what is claimed to be the world’s first Scotch whisky collection to use digital certification and blockchain technology

If a good Cognac isn’t just for Christmas, it isn’t only for after-dinner sipping either. A top-quality VS or VSOP is also an excellent base for a refreshing aperitif or a palate-sharpening cocktail. You can keep it simple with ice and tonic, dial up the flavour with ginger ale – or move into more s…

The top whiskies to buy to learn more about whisky

A bottle of Penfolds Grange 1951 has become the most expensive Australian wine sold at auction, fetching A$142,131 (US$104,587) during a Langton’s sale