Macallan bottle dubbed ‘Holy Grail’ of whisky to be auctioned for up to £900,000 Sean Murphy August 15, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky The whisky was bottled in 1986 and makers Macallan commissioned two world-famous pop artists to design labels for 24 limited edition bottle. Although 12 bottles of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 were...
‘World’s largest gin and tonic’ served up by Scottish distillery Sean Murphy July 30, 2018 Drink, Gin, In the News The 875 litre, 8.5% abv batch has been created at Banchory-based Deeside Distillery - and is made up of 175 litres of gin (350 bottles of the Distillery’s own Still River gin) and 700 litres of tonic. The...
Swedish distillery congratulates Scottish gin maker who took its ‘world’s strongest gin’ title Sean Murphy February 12, 2018 Drink, Gin, In the News Smögen Distillery messaged Scotland's Twin River Distillery to congratulate them, saying that it was inevitable that at some point, their gin, Strane Uncut, would be "knocked off the ‘strongest gin’...
Rare bottle of Bowmore fetches record price at auction Sean Murphy January 17, 2018 Drink, In the News The sale, which took place on Whisky Auctioneer, saw the bottle being bought by an investor from the US for a record price, topping the previous mark of £9,500 set in 2017. The rare Bowmore is the...
World’s largest empire biscuit unveiled by Scottish jam company Sean Murphy September 26, 2017 In the News, Producers Jam and curd maker, R&W Scott produced the biscuit, which is 36 inches in diameter and weighs an incredible 18 kilos, in Carluke at an event marking the countdown to this year’s Jam and Ham Festival,...
Bottle of Bowmore sells for ‘auction record price’ at Glasgow auction Sean Murphy August 14, 2017 Drink, Whisky The bottle of Black Bowmore sold for £11,450, setting what is believed to be a record auction price for this particular whisky. The Bottle of Black Bowmore. Picture: McTear's A 1964 1st edition, the...
Number of new beer brands reaches record high Scotsman Food and Drink Staff October 17, 2016 Drink, In the News Big breweries are investing in their own artisan-style beers, while supermarkets are expanding their own brands, said City law firm RPC. Mega-breweries are also gaining greater market share by acquiring...
