Scotland distillery opening times – as Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, Macallan and Edinburgh Gin reopen Rosalind Erskine July 16, 2020 Drink, In the News If you're planning a distillery trip - here are some of the most popular destinations and their opening times. In recent years, whisky and gin tourism in Scotland has gone from strength to strength, with...
Toulvaddie to become first new whisky distillery founded by a woman in almost 200 years Sean Murphy March 6, 2020 Drink, Whisky Heather Nelson, who set up Toulvaddie Distillery Ltd in November 2015, explained that the new micro whisky distillery will have the capacity to produce around 30,000 litres of spirit per year. The budding...
10 of the best new whisky distillery tours that have opened up across Scotland Sean Murphy February 5, 2020 Drink, Whisky From the Borders to the Outer Hebrides, the country's whisky tourism industry has never been more robust, to take advantage of this fact, the current crop of new distilleries are often built with visitors in...
Ground breaks at Rosebank distillery site as construction begins Sean Murphy November 18, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky The extensive, multi-million pound restoration is expected to be completed in Summer 2021, when the once lost distillery will open its doors to the public and begin production once again. Situated on the...
Dewar’s master blender Stephanie McLeod on her recent Amazon tasting and why digital platforms matter Sean Murphy November 12, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky When tradition meets technology it can often lead to new and exciting opportunities, not just for consumers but also for the producers and companies looking for new ways to engage with them. Traditionally,...
Number of UK distillery businesses up by a fifth, report finds Scotsman Food and Drink Staff October 21, 2019 Drink, In the News Research by law firm RPC suggested there were a record number of trade mark registrations in the last year. The number of new trade marks registered for spirits jumped 12 per cent in the past year, with...
15 of the most mispronounced Scotch whisky distillery names Sean Murphy September 12, 2019 Drink, Whisky And with some of Scotland's top distilleries and whisky brands named using the Gaelic language this can often lead to some confusion when whisky fans try to speak them aloud - particularly when trying to order...
Aldi to showcase exciting Scottish spirits and liqueurs with a new in-store festival Sean Murphy August 21, 2019 Drink, In the News Launching from this Thursday (22nd August), the event will take place in all 87 stores across Scotland, with organisers saying it will give customers the chance to taste the "very best spirits and liqueurs...
What happened to these stalled whisky distillery construction projects? Sean Murphy April 29, 2019 Drink, Whisky However, there are still some new distilleries that have struggled to get their projects off the ground, keep to their own deadlines or have simply stalled entirely. Here is what is happening with some of...
Distillery makes case for its claim that it’s officially Scotland’s oldest licensed whisky distillery Sean Murphy April 9, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Littlemill Distillery, at Bowling on the banks of the River Clyde near Glasgow, was said to have originally been built nearly 250 years ago, with a date stone on the gable end of one of the distillery’s...
