As Glenfarclas prepares to release the second batch of its Family Cask bottlings, Will Wrightson explains what makes this family-run Speyside distillery – and its whiskies – so remarkable

The Glenrothes has been making some of Speyside’s finest Scotch whisky since 1879 – but it’s an humble operation, as Alexis Self discovers on a trip north of the border

The Glenrothes’ Soleo Collection marks a new chapter in the distillery’s 140-year history. Alexis Self spoke to Gordon Motion and Stuart Cassells to find out what sets the collection apart from its predecessors