Magnus Fagerström is something of a celebrity in whisky circles, owning the world’s largest collection of BenRiach. Ahead of our tasting with the legendary collector himself, Will Wrightson talks to him about the whisky that got him hooked and why he never regrets opening a bottle

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

With firesides to linger by, armchairs to settle into and cheeseboards to nibble on, Christmas is the perfect time to indulge in a balloon of Armagnac or snifter of Calvados. Here Oliver James suggests three divine digestifs for the season