Whisky Island - the secret soul of Islay
He’s been visiting for 40 years but Dave Broom is still transported by the mysterious alchemy of the sacred whisky isle
Canada dry
Gangster bootleggers and perfectly preserved speakeasies on a historic border-run across Prohibition’s ‘river of alcohol’
‘I’m part of the dodo race’
Take two Dundonians, one a poet, the other a Hollywood star…. Don Paterson and Brian Cox set the world to rights
Gentlemen Prefer Blends
Do blends have more fun? Damn right they do, says one author who still bears the scars of his screw-top whisky days
My eco manifesto for future-proofing whisky
The boss of a groundbreaking 100% organic distillery on her vision for a net zero future
The Wonder Waller
One woman’s tale of how drystone walling, and reconnecting with her past, helped rebuild her life
Leah McNamara: ‘I want to be doing this when I’m an old lady’
She was the schoolgirl who came between Marianne and Connell in Normal People and now takes the lead in Sky’s new dark comedy thriller Then You Run. Barley’s Tom Pattinson meets the Irish actor climbing the ladder of screen success
One story house
When news of a family bereavement arrives during lockdown, a writer is taken back to her childhood
Lola Lennox: I’ve been privileged because of who my mother is, but I earned my own place in music
Annie Lennox’s daughter Lola on finding her own voice in her 30s and keeping it in the family with her music
My cocktail cabinet essentials
Classy glassware, nifty knives, and a Harris Tweed hipflask that’s perfect for your next hike
Three classic Detroit Speakeasies
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In A Special Place: Glencoe
By Alastair Campbell
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Video: Queens of cashmere
By Barley staff
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Whisky cabinet must-haves
By Olly Smith
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5 distilleries opening soon
By Barley staff
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Islay whisky starter for six
By Dave Broom
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Three classic Detroit speakeasies
By Nina Caplan
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Video: Japan's best dram?
By Tatsuya Minagawa
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Four supermarket whiskies we rate
By Olly Smith
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The Last Sipper
Hollywood legend Brian Cox invites Barley’s Tom Pattinson into his home to talk about the drams that changed his life - and what he really thinks about tasting notes…
Video produced by Emir Eralp