Story Of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in 1983 by Pip Hills, who discovered the unique taste of whisky drawn straight from the cask in the 1970s. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society aims to share the world’s best whiskies and bring them to life, making members proud to ...

[ad_1] PARIS — As press boxes go, the one looking down on the beach volleyball venue at the Paris Olympics has some serious limitations. For starters, it is very crowded. There no tables, chairs or outlets to plug in a laptop. And the media buffet is (le gasp) 189 euros! The view isn’t great, either, ...

[ad_1] PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—A lower-than-expected defense budget for 2025 won’t affect Germany’s military presence in the Indo-Pacific region “in any way,” and will not stop the country from meeting its pledge to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defense, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday. Standing on the deck of the German ...

[ad_1] Photography by Getty ImagesWhether they were celebrating at home or performing to millions in NYC, the A-listers pulled out all the stops to bid 2023 farewell. By Stephanie Davoli Date January 2, 2024 Hello, 2024! As we welcome a new year that’ll hopefully bring as many attention-grabbing style moments as 2023, let’s take a ...

[ad_1] DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2024. A new year has arrived; the last one is safely behind us. As always, this new year brings with it our hopes for a new beginning. Today presents an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones and, with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s ...

[ad_1] NEW DELHI—The Pentagon’s innovation arm is going international.  Doug Beck, the new head of the Defense Innovation Unit, arrived in New Delhi to co-host an event with his Indian counterpart, Vivek Virmani, the chief operating officer for Innovations for Defence Excellence in the Indian defense ministry on Nov. 8. The India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem, ...

[ad_1] NEW DELHI—The U.S. and India plan to co-produce Stryker armored vehicles in a move designed to boost India’s military capabilities and deter China, defense officials announced Friday.  “Working together to co-produce an armored vehicle…that is extremely important,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters following a bilateral meeting with Indian prime ministers of defense and ...

[ad_1] The U.S. Army is spending $1.5 billion to buy components for 155mm shells and increase production capacity in response to Ukraine’s heavy use of the munitions in its defense against Russia, service officials announced Friday. The money will help the service meet a monthly production goal of 80,000 by the end of 2025, the ...