The Twitter and media storm around those The Glenlivet capsules are nothing more than unfounded mass hysteria, says Becky Paskin ow.ly/8sBJ30pGS1P

This week’s rare #whiskyreviews features a name that is curiously easy to overlook in this day and age: Karuizawa ow.ly/4kkY50wGnvF

Three little soluble Scotch-based cocktails have somehow caused mass outrage. Why? ow.ly/ZAPn50wGozz

.@Angus_MacRaild tastes three whiskies from a closed distillery which exemplifies the best and most distinctive attributes of Japanese single malts ow.ly/Tqpt50wGo53

The enjoyment of whisky is down to individual preference – fast, slow, neat, mixed, in a glass or... an edible seaweed casing, writes Becky Paskin ow.ly/Z1yK50wGoDN

A 1982 single Sherry cask Karuizawa, bottled by The Whisky Exchange in 2009, is full of 'transport cask-style coconut and tropical fruit notes' ow.ly/R33h50wGo7w

.The Glenlivet capsules were devised as a light-hearted exploration of how whisky can be enjoyed – but has been savaged by the Twitterati ow.ly/Xk7I50wGoQu

A Karuizawa triptych illustrates the enduring excellence of cult Japanese single malt Karuizawa in this week's batch of old and rare #whiskyreviews ow.ly/Ckx750wGobv

'What if the cocktail capsules contained rum, or that darling of the British press, gin? Would they still have received such widespread criticism?' ow.ly/1fcI50wGoVU

Samaroli's Laphroaig 1967 is generally regarded among enthusiasts as one of the finest single malt Scotch whiskies ever created ow.ly/RIMa30pHe3d

Two single pot still whiskies – both finished in non-oak casks – that are 'well worth tasting' feature in this week's new #whiskyreviews ow.ly/VomB30pHycl

Scotland’s rivers are among the world’s best for catching salmon, a perfect match for whisky ow.ly/ku9h50wEqNL

A collection of rare bottles donated by the Scotch whisky industry has raised £371,950 for the Beatson Cancer Charity – three times its initial estimate ow.ly/bSX150wErgU

Macallan Concept No. 2 is described as having aromas of ‘rich toffee apple and blackberry’ with notes of ‘almond, cinnamon and gentle wood spice’ ow.ly/uFq850wEEge

The no-age-statement Trio, Quartet and Quintet from The Dalmore have been matured in three, four and five different types of cask respectively ow.ly/DI4b50wEJQk

President Trump welcomed the introduction of the tariffs as a ‘nice victory’, which rather clashes with the line from alcohol trade associations in the US ow.ly/W9YU50wFtGE

All matured in American oak and finished in first-fill Sherry casks, Royal Brackla’s revamped range replaces its 12-, 16- and 21-year-old whiskies ow.ly/jChJ50wFu2x

A no-age-statement cask strength Karuizawa is a 'heavy, yet enticingly dense and deep' example from the closed Japanese distillery ow.ly/fWia50wGorG #whiskyreviews

What’s more outrageous: cocktails served in capsules or the fact it’s a Scotch? ow.ly/GFdy50wGoX5

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