The Glasgow Distillery Company release marks resurgence of distilling in city Scotsman Food and Drink Staff May 20, 2020 Distilleries, In the News, Whisky The first independent distillery to produce single malt whisky in Glasgow since 1902 has today unveiled the third and final product in its core Signature range, and the only triple distilled Scotch in its...
Speyside Distillery release new limited edition expression celebrating the return of the iconic Flying Scotsman Scotsman Food and Drink Staff February 25, 2016 Distilleries, In the News, Whisky The commemorative bottle of the distillery’s Beinn Dubh ruby black whisky has been produced under licence for the museum, which welcomes back its most famous – and best loved - exhibit today (Thursday,...
Douglas Laing rebrands the Provenance Single Casks range Scotsman Food and Drink Staff February 3, 2016 Distilleries, Drink, Whisky This remains true in the new branding which depicts a compass illustration, regional colour bands and iconic symbols which represent the Lowlands, the Highlands, Speyside and Islay. The region where the...
BrewDog to build new beer brewery in US Scotsman Food and Drink Staff June 11, 2015 Craft Beer, Distilleries, Drink, General BREWDOG, the Ellon-based beer brewer, has announced a major stateside expansion as they seek to capitalise on their growing popularity across the Atlantic. The Aberdeenshire firm will build a brewery in...
Distillery of the week: Aberfeldy distillery, Highlands Sean Murphy May 25, 2015 Distilleries, Whisky, Whisky Features Struggling to define itself under its former owners, Aberfeldy has since seen a resurgence as part of Bacardi's whisky portfolio. Built in 1896 by brothers John and Tommy Dewar as a means to satisfy the...
Distillery of the week: Aberlour distillery, Speyside Sean Murphy May 5, 2015 Distilleries, Drink, Whisky, Whisky Features Obar Lobhair or Aberlour, means 'mouth of the chattering burn' in Gaelic, and really encapsulates where the journey of the Aberlour distillery begins. There's an old saying in Scotland - mainly used to...
Distillery of the Week: Arran Distillery Sean Murphy April 22, 2015 Distilleries, General, Whisky, Whisky Features Arran was once home to more than 50 whisky distilleries (most of them illicit) some of which produced what many believed to be the best whisky around at the time, rivaling even those produced by...
Distillery of the week: BenRiach, Speyside Sean Murphy April 13, 2015 Distilleries, Drink, Whisky, Whisky Features BenRiach distillery is located in what it refers to as the 'Heart of Speyside', between the village of Rothes and the town of Elgin, in the North-East of Scotland. Established in 1898 by John Duff, the...
Distillery of the week: Balvenie, Speyside Sean Murphy April 2, 2015 Distilleries, Drink, Whisky, Whisky Features Balvenie is the quiet studious sister to the more famous, theatrical Glenfiddich. The Speyside distillery is more than famous in its own right of course, sold world wide and known in most whisky drinking...
Distillery of the week: Benromach distillery Sean Murphy March 24, 2015 Distilleries, Drink, Whisky, Whisky Features Benromach is a distillery that everyone should have heard of and if they haven't already then they probably soon will. Built in 1898, the distillery was originally opened in 1900 by Mr McCallum, owner of...
