How did a humble Highland dram become the toast of duchesses, dukes, and Gilded Age tycoons? Join me as I trace Scotch whisky's glittering rise from Scottish crofts to crystal tumblers in Mayfair clubs and Fifth Avenue parlours. It’s a story of innovation, empire, impeccable branding…and the original "real McCoy."
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