(CBS News) We all know Scotch whisky comes from Scotland. But to true Scotch drinkers, just WHERE in Scotland makes all the difference. Willem Marx takes us on a tasting tour: At the outermost edge of ...

The first of four new CalMac ferries being built in Turkey has arrived in Scotland after a four-week voyage delayed by stormy weather. MV Isle of Islay sailed up the Clyde and berthed at the Inchgreen ...

As the name would suggest, a stay at the Machrie, a Campbell Gray Hotel, is as much about getting to the root of whisky as it is about Scotland’s other pastime—golf. When the property first opened in ...

On the Scottish Isle of Islay, where there’s smoke, there’s likely a glass of Ardbeg nearby. “Ardbeg is the smokiest, the most peaty of all the whiskies in the world,” says Casper MacRae, chief ...

The MV Isle of Islay began her maiden voyage from Cemre shipyard in Turkey back to Scotland last night. Following her official handover to owners Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. (CMAL) last week, a ...

The rain-lashed isle of Islay off Scotland’s west coast is not always easy to get to. Temperamental ferries run three times a day from the mainland port of Kennacraig and frequent sea mists can ...

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A wild, rural treat, Islay is well worth the work it takes me to get here — a winding journey on board the Caledonian Sleeper for a dawn arrival in Glasgow. From there, it’s a final 100 miles of road, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emily writes about what’s in your glass and why it matters. For a long time I thought I hated scotch, in part because the first ...