World Whiskey

UNDER DEVELOPMENT Penderyn, Amrut, Kavalan, Armorik, Brenne, Reisetbauer—these names might be unfamiliar to the whisky newbie, but they are increasingly known to the well-schooled whisky drinker.

It may come as a surprise that none of them hails from the traditional whiskey countries: the U.S., Canada, Scotland, Japan, or Ireland. Instead they come from Wales, India, Taiwan, France, and Austria—and more are on the way from other countries trying to spin grain into gold.