Meet the Scots couple bringing gin distilling to one of Scotland’s most beautiful wee islands Sean Murphy December 17, 2019 Drink, Gin In summer 2017, the tiny island off the west coast of the mainland announced that its first gin was set to join a growing list of food and drink exports alongside its now-famous snails, which have previously...
Decades II: New Tomatin bottling encompasses five decades of distillery life Sean Murphy October 25, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Described as a tribute to the "Tomatin way of life", Decades II, is bottled at 46%a abv and has been limited to a run of just 3,600 bottles, which will retail at £175. With time spent maturing in a mix of...
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...
Red Door releases limited edition seasonal gin – and it’s perfect for Christmas Rosalind Erskine October 21, 2019 Drink, In the News Handcrafted at the Benromach Distillery in Forres, the limited edition Red Door Highland Gin with Winter Botanicals is available to buy now, with only 6,000 bottles released for sale. Made in the...
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 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...
Peebles Hydro launches new range of gins, a distillery and ‘UK’s largest residential gin school’ Sean Murphy October 10, 2019 Drink, Gin, In the News Peebles Hydro announced the launch of the 1881 gin, named after the year in which the iconic hotel opened, which uses the same water from the rolling Borders hills behind the hotel, known as Shieldgreen, which...
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...
Benromach Distillery unveils rare 50-year-old single cask bottling Sean Murphy September 27, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Laid down in 1969, Benromach 50 Years Old has spent half a century maturing in cask no. 2003, an ex-Sherry Hogshead. The Benromach team say the result is an "exquisite" hand-crafted single malt that will be...
Dundee-based gin distillery wins tender to supply gin to the House of Commons Sean Murphy August 21, 2019 Drink, In the News The producer of a previous winner of the Scottish Gin of the Year award, Verdant Spirits will now not only provide the gin for the House of Commons team but will also offer training and tastings. Verdant...
