Glendronach Distillery announces the launch of a new limited release Master Vintage Sean Murphy February 21, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Dubbed the 1993 Master Vintage, the latest expression from the GlenDronach Distillery, which specialises in sherry cask maturation, was created by Master Blender, Dr Rachel Barrie, who hand-selected Pedro...
Veteran Highland distiller on celebrating 40 years of making whisky and missing out on being a film star Sean Murphy February 20, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Now the longest-serving member of the team at Balblair’s Edderton distillery – one of Scotland’s oldest – he has seen production (and the whisky industry as a whole) go from strength to...
Plans to resurrect Rosebank Distillery given green light Sean Murphy January 29, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Ian Macleod Distillers has been granted planning permission to start work on restoring the Rosebank Distillery in Falkirk to its former glory. Following the lodging of a planning application in June 2018...
Kingsbarns Distillery founder gets amazing tattoo in tribute to first ever single malt release Sean Murphy January 29, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Doug Clement founded the Kingsbarns Distillery company in May 2009 with plans to transform an old farm house and dovecot in the East Neuk of Fife into a working distillery and visitor centre. Planning for...
Glencadam distillery in Angus submits plans to build a new Visitor Centre Sean Murphy December 18, 2018 Drink, General, In the News, Whisky The planning application, submitted to Angus Council, outlines proposals to create a brand-new visitor experience at Glencadam distillery and will involve significant investment from owners Angus Dundee...
Aberdeen’s Porter’s Gin opens its doors to the public and releases much anticipated ‘Tropical Old Tom’ Iain Meldrum November 24, 2018 Drink, Gin When you picture a distillery, it’s not hard to imagine a huge warehouse full of bubbling vats, hisses of steam and gleaming copper stills with undulating curves. So it comes as somewhat of a surprise to...
Central Scotland’s first rum distillery ready for production Rosalind Erskine October 23, 2018 Drink, In the News The £100K distillery is equipped with two 200 litre copper pot stills, capable of producing 50,000 litres of artisanal rum in its first year; the equivalent of 2m single rum serves. Over the next twelve...
Legendary ‘lost’ Highland distillery takes one step closer to revival with planning permission Sean Murphy October 10, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky Owners Diageo, who are behind the plans to revive Brora distillery, say work will now begin to restore the original buildings, which date back almost two centuries to 1819, bringing the site back to life as a...
Wester Spirit Co. announce launch of Glasgow’s first rum distillery in over 300 years Sean Murphy October 10, 2018 Drink, In the News Bucking the current trend across the country of distilling gin and whisky and following in the footsteps of Dark Matter Distillers in Aberdeenshire, Wester Spirit Co., which was set up by Glasgow residents...
Whisky company Douglas Laing announces name of new Glasgow distillery Sean Murphy August 27, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky Independent Scotch whisky blender and bottler, Douglas Laing & Co. has announced that the new distillery will be named 'Clutha', after the Gaelic word for the river which runs through the heart of the...
