Discover a range of Islay whiskies with a new at-home tasting pack Rosalind Erskine June 25, 2020 Drink, In the News Discover a range of Islay whiskies from the comfort of your own home with the new tasting set from The Character of Islay Whisky Company. Including a blended whisky with Islay malt at its core, as well as a...
Ardbeg distillery to release limited edition Ardbeg Blaaack – with fans encouraged to celebrate online Rosalind Erskine May 28, 2020 Drink, In the News Fans of the popular Islay distillery are being asked to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee and this year’s limited edition, Ardbeg Blaaack. Usually held on the final Saturday of...
Top Scottish chef to host an online cook-along live as part of Fèis Ìle – here’s how to join Rosalind Erskine May 26, 2020 Food, In the News Peter McKenna, co-owner and chef at celebrated restaurant The Gannet, is hosting a cook-along live as part of the online Fèis Ìle. The Gannet is one of Scotland's most celebrated restaurants but due to...
Islay’s Feis Ile Festival is going online with Bunnahabhain’s Feis-at-Home – here’s how to join Rosalind Erskine May 14, 2020 Drink, In the News It’s one of the most anticipated calendar dates for whisky fans, but the cancellation of this spring’s world-famous Feis Ile festival won’t stop Bunnahabhain from throwing its (virtual) doors open to...
Ardbeg launches a new 5 Year Old expression with the Wee Beastie joining the core range Sean Murphy March 31, 2020 Drink, In the News, Whisky The new whisky will be the youngest in the brand's core range by a fair distance and has been described as a "feisty and intensely powerful smoky whisky" that is "untamed by age". Matured in ex-bourbon...
Innis & Gunn launch 2020 limited edition line-up with ‘Atlas Series’ Islay whisky cask coupled with island photography series Sean Murphy March 16, 2020 General The 7.4 % abv amber ale takes inspiration from the world of Scotch whisky distilling and has been matured in Islay single malt quarter cask barrels. ‘Islay Whisky Cask’ is the first of five limited...
New distillery for Islay? Whisky company submits plans to local council Sean Murphy February 27, 2020 Drink, Whisky The plans by Elixir Distillers, a spirits company created by Whisky Exchange founders Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh, to build a new distillery on the island have now taken a step closer to reality. First...
Whisky loving musicians build world’s first Scotch whisky cask bass drum Sean Murphy September 11, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky The Rhythm and Booze Project was set up by Felipe Schrieberg and Paul Archibald in 2018 to fuse their passion for music, performance, and whisky. The pair collaborated with Islay’s iconic Lagavulin...
Ardnahoe distillery owner Hunter Laing & Co unveils new single malt for Islay festival Sean Murphy May 23, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Scarabus Specially Selected, a 46% abv peated expression priced at £38 (70cl), will be available at Feis Ile 2019, the festival of music and whisky held at the end of May on the Hebridean island. The...
In pictures: Islay’s newest whisky distillery Ardnahoe officially opens Sean Murphy April 12, 2019 Drink, Whisky Ardnahoe Distillery, on the island's north-east coast, was opened at a ceremony led by Glasgow-based family firm Hunter Laing & Company, who spent £12 million on the project which was first announced in...
