Glen Scotia Distillery unveils its oldest and rarest expression yet with release of 45-year-old single malt Sean Murphy October 25, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Limited to only 150 bottles world-wide, the 45-year-old is not only the oldest expression to be released by Glen Scotia distillery but also one of the rarest. Distilled in December 1973 before being filled...
Glasgow-based whisky firm Douglas Laing and Co. buys Strathearn Distillery Sean Murphy October 24, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Announcing the deal on social media, Douglas Laing and Co. posted that it had assumed 100 per cent ownership of Strathearn Distillery. https://twitter.com/DLaingWhisky/status/1187277987751874561 The...
Rare Scotch whisky sold for £4,000 becomes most expensive whisky miniature ever sold at auction Sean Murphy October 23, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Bottled in the 1920s or 1930s, the single 5cl miniature of Old Orkney ‘0.0.’ Real Liqueur Whisky from the long closed Stromness Distillery was featured in an online sale by Whisky.Auction dedicated to...
£6m plan to bring whisky back to iconic Teacher building in Glasgow announced Scotsman Food and Drink Staff October 22, 2019 Drink, Whisky The proposals seek to convert the site into a whisky-themed bar and restaurant with 25 serviced apartments on the upper floors. The design also includes plans to refurbish the iconic gilded Teacher signage in...
Shock as no Scotch whiskies make it into Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2020 top 3 Sean Murphy October 17, 2019 Drink, Whisky An American bottling once again scooped the crown this year, following in the footsteps of fellow US whiskey William Larue Weller 128.2 proof, which won last year. According the controversial whisky writer...
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...
