Scotland produces roughly 40 bottles of Scotch whisky per second. There are 130+ active distilleries. The industry exports £5.6 billion worth of product every year. And every single cask gives 2% of itself to the air annually, the Angel's Share.

Today, we cover how Scotch is made, a tour of all five whisky regions and their radically different characters, how to actually taste whisky without embarrassing yourself, and why the oldest bottle ever sold fetched £1.5 million.

The spelling question is also answered, definitively, once and for all.

Plus our Scots Word of the Week: Wheesht.

And if you love Scotland as much as we do, send us your stories of why to hello@everythingscotland.com.