#whisky

Why spring suits the North Coast 500 best: quieter single-track roads, long light evenings, distilleries in every other town, fairytale castles and hardly a midge in sight.

Grave robbers, Gothic spires, very good whisky and a festival that takes over the whole city in August. How to do Edinburgh well, whether you come for the Fringe or avoid it.

Yamazaki, Hakushu, Hibiki and Toki: what each Suntory whisky tastes like, what to look for on the label, and how to drink it in the highball the Japanese way.