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News Fifty Years in Whisky, Three Days in New York
Billy Walker rebuilt BenRiach and GlenDronach, sold them for £285 million, then bought GlenAllachie at seventy-two. He's pouring in NYC September 3–5, and two of the three tastings are free.
Aug 30, 2026
Guide The Whisky Tasting Left the Bar
A decade ago I went to a tasting most weeks, in a bar full of people who had come for the whisky. Now the tastings are free, in liquor stores, and most people there came for something else.
Aug 25, 2026
Round-up Six Free Whiskey Tastings in NYC This August
Astor is pouring an Indian single malt for nothing on August 20 — the first Indri tasting we've listed, and the first Indian single malt Astor has poured since 2018. Plus four free bourbons, a blended Scotch, and a Japanese class built around bottles most people will never buy.
Aug 2, 2026