Sale of ‘ghost village’ site offers dream opportunity for whisky fans to own their own Scottish distillery Sean Murphy October 16, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky The distillery development site, which can be found on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, is already attracting interest from around the world, according to the firm in charge of selling the plot. The area for...
New firm Cheaper By The Dram to make ‘old and rare whisky accessible’ by breaking bottles down into drams to sell Sean Murphy October 14, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Cheaper By The Dram will release its first two bottles to the public on the 16th October, splitting over £1,300 of fine and rare whisky into 41 individual drams. Whisky fans will then be able to buy these...
Hugely popular whisky website Scotchwhisky.com announces shock closure Sean Murphy October 14, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Scotchwhisky.com, the authoritative online resource which highlights daily news, interviews and features from the world of Scotch whisky, announced the closure on its website and social media channels on...
New Gordon & MacPhail whisky distillery planned for Grantown-on-Spey given approval by local authority Sean Murphy October 11, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky The Cairngorms National Park Authority granted approval for the design at a meeting held on Friday (11th October). The plans were unveiled last year by the family owned Speymalt Whisky Distributors Ltd, who...
Scottish Field Magazine reveals the winners of this year’s reader’s whisky challenge Sean Murphy October 8, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky A select panel of Scottish Field readers tasted over 50 whiskies in August as part of the judging process with the results announced in the magazine's November issue which is out now. Whisky columnist and...
The National Whisky Festival is returning to Glasgow next year and offering fans the chance to win a dream trip to Islay Sean Murphy October 8, 2019 Drink, Whisky Returning as part of Celtic Connections 2020, those who buy tickets for the 2020 event before Saturday 12 October will automatically be entered into the draw to win an all expenses paid trip to Islay - which...
One off Glenlivet whisky cocktail ‘pods’ cause storm online dividing drinks fans Sean Murphy October 7, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Created for London Cocktail Week in partnership with cocktail legend Alex Kratena, the Glenlivet ‘Capsule Collection’ is a limited edition offering of whisky cocktails served in a seaweed-extract casing...
Over £370k raised by Scotch whisky industry auction for Scottish cancer charity Sean Murphy October 7, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky The record breaking amount of £371,950 included the hammer price total, plus 100 per cent of the buyer commission donated by auction host Whisky Auctioneer. The money will be donated to Beatson Cancer...
The Glenlivet unveil innovative ‘Capsule Collection’ of glassless cocktails Sean Murphy October 3, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Launched during London Cocktail Week in partnership with cocktail legend Alex Kratena, the limited-edition The Glenlivet ‘Capsule Collection’ is a range of whisky cocktails served in a seaweed-extract...
Exciting new Edinburgh Distillery offers chance to taste piece of Scotch whisky history with launch of exclusive members club Sean Murphy September 27, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Holyrood Distillery’s Flavour Explorers club will have two tiers of membership, Holyrood (£249) and Edinburgh (£899). Both tiers offer whisky fans a five-year membership experience, with the exclusive...
