Whisky

There is a peculiar kind of irony in the fact that Japanese whisky — one of the most celebrated and sought-after spirit categories in the world today — essentially began as an act of plagiarism. Not malicious plagiarism, mind you. More the kind that happens when a deeply passionate, meticulous student spends years studying at the feet of a master, absorbs everything there is to know, goes home, and then quietly outdoes their teacher. The Scots, to their credit, were reasonabl