Watch now: New Adventures in Whisky
Tom Pattinson Tom Pattinson

Watch now: New Adventures in Whisky

Whisky doesn’t have to cost the Earth. Our film showcases three innovative British distilleries crafting award-winning spirits while regenerating land, supporting communities, and slashing environmental impact

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Whisky from another planet
Gordon Thomson Gordon Thomson

Whisky from another planet

Wonderful things are happening with whisky in New Zealand. Gordon Thomson on why a remarkable new Kiwi spirit is just the latest in a long line of understated cultural jewels to have come out of the country

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Dream weavers
Anna Lou Larkin Anna Lou Larkin
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Dream weavers

Anna Lou Larkin meets the maverick mixers from Woven who are turning whisky blending into an modern-day artform from their funky Leith HQ

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Putting the dram into drama
Gordon Thomson Gordon Thomson

Putting the dram into drama

As the curtain rises on Act II of The Macbeth Collection, Gordon Thomson talks to the team behind one of whisky’s most original and artistically ingenious series

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The Last Sipper with Martha Dalton
Gordon Thomson Gordon Thomson

The Last Sipper with Martha Dalton

On International Women’s Day, Martha Dalton, the CEO and co-founder of Never Say Die bourbon, shares her love of English single malts, Michael Sheen and the Sugababes

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London’s best bars for drinking bourbon
Gordon Thomson Gordon Thomson

London’s best bars for drinking bourbon

Neat, on the rocks, or in a killer cocktail. From basement speakeasies to opulent lounges, Barley’s guide to 10 bars in the capital where the bourbon drinking is beyond compare

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The Last Sipper with Kiefer Sutherland
Gordon Thomson Gordon Thomson

The Last Sipper with Kiefer Sutherland

The Canadian actor and guitar-mad musician tells Barley about his new whisky — and reveals what Picasso taught him about tasting notes and why he loves nothing more than drinking ‘Cutty Sark in dive bars’

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The Deep Dive: Wake-up call for whisky?
Nick Morgan Nick Morgan

The Deep Dive: Wake-up call for whisky?

Sales slumps. Teetotal Gen Z-ers. And a cataclysmic attempt at categorisation alongside chicken nuggets by food activists. In this exclusive investigation for Barley, Nick Morgan reveals the range of converging factors conspiring against a new golden age of whisky

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The Last Sipper with Georgie Bell
Gordon Thomson Gordon Thomson

The Last Sipper with Georgie Bell

The Heart Cut founder on the book she’s been inspired by, her favourite whisky bars in the world – and the Mexican taco joint that will knock your socks off

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How the water of life poured back into Port Ellen
Nina Caplan Nina Caplan

How the water of life poured back into Port Ellen

Nina Caplan travelled to Islay to witness the rebirth of one of the island’s most romantic and revered distilleries - and found a thriving culture where that distinctive whisky is flowing abundantly again

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The Last Sipper

Hollywood legend Brian Cox invites Barley’s Tom Pattinson into his home to talk about the drams that changed his life - and what he really thinks about tasting notes…

Video produced by Emir Eralp