Haig Club today released its latest social campaign starring global business partner, David Beckham, on his recent trip to Scotland to revisit the home of the Single Grain Scotch Whisky. 

Conor McGregor says he gifted the very first bottle of his Proper No. 12 Whiskey to Vladimir Putin — but the Russian president wouldn’t sip until it was tested for poison.

Actor, comedian and Scotch whisky enthusiast Nick Offerman has, since 2014, become something of an offbeat spokesperson for the Lagavulin Scotch single malt whisky brand since his famous character Ron Swanson on Parks & Rec first showed an affinity for it. He’s gone on since then to do ongoing digital content for Lagavulin, including his pretty famous Yule Log video. Now, in a further deepening of this partnership, Offerman has his very own bottling to brag about.

Traditionally, sake is the preferred pairing for sushi, but with people constantly looking for new and interesting ways to spice up their meals, the sushi-whisky combo is quickly crossing culinary borders.

We’ve all been there before, standing at the bar, shot glass in hand, ready to throw the spirit down our gullet, when we’ve thought to ourselves “man this would really be so much better if the shot glass I’m holding was made out of bacon and dipped in chocolate.”

Scotch Whisky can be confusing. If you’re new to it, trying to pick a whisky is like figuring out which estranged friend to talk to at that terrifying school reunion.

The Macallan, a revered whisky producer in the Speyside region of the Scottish Highlands, set a record in 2015 when a six-liter Lalique crystal decanter of the distillery’s “M” single-malt scotch sold at auction in Hong Kong for $631,850. Six liters is the equivalent of eight regular bottles, so the price came out to $78,981 per bottle.

Whisky fans appear in every corner of the globe and so do the hotels that cater to them. Say ‘bon voyage’ to lacklustre minibars and head on down to one of these whisky-focused bars, situated in some of the world’s most luxurious and extraordinary hotels.

A boutique hotel celebrating whisky is opening at the Black Rock bar in London.

A Jim Beam warehouse caught fire late Tuesday and firefighters are continuing to battle the massive blaze because of alcohol in the debris. The warehouse, in Versailles, Kentucky, caught fire around 11:30 p.m. Police Lt. Michael Fortney said a security guard called to report the fire.