Bottle of Macallan man bought for his late father for just £11 sells at auction for just under £3,000 Scotsman Food and Drink Staff February 5, 2020 Drink, In the News, Whisky Michael Amphlett bought the single-malt bottle dated 1937 as a present for his dad in 1978, in Fort William in Scotland. But his father died from prostate cancer in 1991, so Mr Amphlett Snr never got around...
Wemyss Malts kick off 15th anniversary year with release of 30 year old single sherry cask Bowmore dubbed ‘Black Gold’ Sean Murphy January 23, 2020 Drink, In the News Dubbed ‘Black Gold’, the whisky is the third exclusive release for the Wemyss Malts Cask Club and is described as an "exceptional" single cask single malt from the prominent Islay distillery. A single...
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...
10 of the best sherry cask whiskies for beginners to try Sean Murphy September 4, 2019 Drink, Whisky The Sherry and Scotch industries have had a somewhat symbiotic relationship for centuries and casks have been used by both industries in both Spain and Scotland with both drinks benefiting from these wonderful...
The Glasgow Distillery Company releases first peated single malt Rosalind Erskine August 21, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky 1770 Peated is described as a "rich and smoky" addition to the 1770 signature range, thought to be the first of its kind from the city of Glasgow. It will sit alongside the Original 1770 and the Triple...
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...
Islay’s newest whisky distillery Ardnahoe announces that it is now open Sean Murphy April 4, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Following a post stating that the doors on the new production site were now open on Facebook, which received nearly 2,000 likes, the team behind the new build added: "We would like to express our sincere...
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...
The wait for whisky fans is over as limited edition Game of Thrones single malt collection arrives in UK Sean Murphy February 18, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky To celebrate the eighth and final season of the TV series, Game of Thrones, Diageo and HBO have teamed up to release a limited-edition collection of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies. The collection, which went...
Fife family distillery releases first single malt whisky Scotsman Food and Drink Staff January 31, 2019 Drink, In the News Named to mark the Wemyss family’s vision to bring malt whisky distilling to their Fife home, the new release is a truly local dram, having been slowly crafted with barley harvested exclusively from the...
