The land of Scotland is home to many, many well loved distilleries, some of which are very ancient operations. While some of those who are fans of these Scotch whisky producers might romanticize them to be small, family run facilities set in heather lined glens where smoke from burning peat rises, the truth is a good number of them are owned by large international liquor conglomerates. To give you a sense by regions in Scotland how this global ownership plays out, the folks at Herald Scotland recently produced a great infographic around this. Check it out below!
The 10 Best Bourbons & Whiskeys According To The North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition
With thousands of entries across numerous categories, the judges at the American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition judge each whiskey on a 100-point scale.