Scotch scares me. With its strange salty flavour, antiseptic aroma and fiery scorch as it goes down, it has always seemed like a taste acquired much later in life. It's a drink for the refined older gentleman: for Sean Connery, not for me. But recently I've wondered if I'm missing out. Surely my palate isn't so childlike that I can't learn to appreciate whisky – maybe even fall in love with it? At the Whiski Rooms in Edinburgh, its assistant manager and scotch obsessive Garry Ford is determined to prove that scotch is for everyone. On a candlelit table, plump...

  Thirty years ago, a distillery died. Now its scotch sells for £1,500 a bottle     The Scottish industry is booming as whisky becomes the drink of aspiration for the world's middle classes Port Ellen on the island of Islay, just off Scotland's west coast, would seem an unlikely twin for a village in Burgundy or the Loire. The latter are likely to have considerable wealth based on their ancient vineyards, while the former is a rugged – albeit beautiful – fishing village with a couple of pubs, a few shops and an Indian restaurant. However, a common trait...

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  During the mid-17th century, the colonial wars brought turmoil to the island of Jamaica. A beautiful young Spanish aristocrat making her home there with her family had to flee from the island, leaving behind all of her possessions. While escaping, her courageous maid managed to save one of the family’s most important treasures; a small jewelry box containing both a pair of black pearl earrings and an ancient manuscript with the recipe for a mysterious liqueur. In recognition of the great courage and devotion shown by the maid during the war period, the daughter chose to dedicate the recipe...

  Kahlua, not as simple as it looks Originating in Veracruz, Mexico in 1936, Kahlúa has become the number one selling coffee liqueur in the world. Relying on two of the region’s finest ingredients—sugarcane and 100% Arabica coffee—the resulting flavor is as rich and distinct as the vibrant, multicultural region from which it comes.KAHLÚA® Liqueur. 20% alc./vol. The vibrant state of Veracruz, Mexico is home to KAHLÚA and a culture rich with blended traditions. Known not only for its agricultural crops, like the premium 100% Arabica coffee and sugarcane that come together in a bottle of KAHLÚA, but also for...