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A Golden Age: the Reinvention of Scotch Whisky in the 20th Century
Scotch whisky emerged into a changed world: new tastes, new wealth, new anxieties and, once again, the risk of repeating its own history.
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Jun 15, 2026
Why a Whisky Educator with 20 Years' Experience Chose the EWA Diploma
After more than 20 years in the whisky industry and a long list of respected qualifications to his name, Dan Crowell ...
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How 19th Century Innovations Built the Modern Scotch Whisky Industry
If the 1823 Excise Act gave the Scotch whisky industry a framework, it was the innovations of the 19th century that g...
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The Evolution of the Pot Still in Scotland by Iain Russell, Part 2
The calculation of Excise Duty based on still capacity was discontinued in the UK at the beginning of the 19th centur...
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Kirsty McKerrow: Charting the Future of Edinburgh Whisky Academy
Having completed the Online Diploma in Single Malt Whisky in 2021, Robert Abad asked to interview Kirsty McKerrow as part of the EWA 10th anniversary celebrations.
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Apr 30, 2026
Cotswolds Distillery
We asked duty manager Daisy Kerby-Smith to tell us more about the beautiful Cotswolds Distillery in England. Here’s w...
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English Whisky Week 2026: A Category Coming of Age?
From 18-26 April, whisky lovers are invited to explore a category that’s been gathering momentum in the second annual...
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Mar 10, 2026
Boom, Bust & Early Branding: Scotch Whisky in the 20th Century
By the end of the 19th century, Scotch whisky looked unstoppable.
Production had expanded, blends were booming, railw...
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Iain Russell on the Whisky Loch of the 1980s
Reports of a large surplus of maturing Scotch whisky stocks have revived memories of the great ‘Whisky Loch’ of the 1...
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What the 1823 Excise Act Actually Meant for Scotch Whisky
Few dates loom as large in Scotch whisky history as 1823. The Excise Act of that year is routinely described as the m...
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Scotch & the P-word: the Evolution of Premiumisation
The Cambridge Dictionary defines premiumisation as “the activity of trying to make a product or service appear more e...
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Gavin D Smith on Coleburn & Dallas Dhu
The creation and fortunes of the two establishments have been closely linked and both are now in the process of being restored to production after more than four decades of silence.
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