Friday marks the start of new ownership for Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, a company established in the 1970s in Lethbridge.

Its parent company Constellation Brands, Inc. said it had signed an agreement with Heaven Hill Brands to divest Black Velvet Canadian Whisky.

The driver was charged in connection with the whiskey and the car, but not for the uranium or the rattlesnake.

The 60-year-old single malt whisky is one of the rarest and most expensive bottles in the world, originating in Scotland's Tullibardine distillery.

Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador is one of the Labrador Inuit communities that only allow licensed establishments to sell alcohol. 

The Japanese-based Suntory distillery has run out of two of its most popular whiskies, including the 17-year-old Hibiki featured in the film Lost in Translation.

Gimli Manitoba's very own Crown Royal is the first Canadian whisky to take home the prestigious title of 2016 World Whisky of the Year in Jim Murray's Annual Whisky Bible.

Jack Daniel's has turned back the latest challenge to a state law that determines which spirits can be marketed as "Tennessee Whiskey."

Hot on the heels of the bourbon boom, more ryes are appearing on shelves as consumers explore whiskey's spicier, fruitier side.

Peated Scotch whisky can be a bit of a polarizer. Some love the traditional, smoky flavour imbued with centuries of tradition. Others think it's a bit like lapping up essence of tire fire.