Old and Rare Whisky to host exciting whisky tasting dinner in Glasgow’s southside Sean Murphy October 18, 2018 Drink, Whisky The Old & Rare Whisky Dinner Winter 18 will take place on the 2nd of November at the No.10 Hotel on Queen's Drive in the southside of Glasgow. Featuring a three course dinner of Scottish...
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...
Rare bottle dubbed ‘the Holy Grail of whisky’ sells for world record breaking £848,000 Sean Murphy October 3, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky Described by experts as "the Holy Grail of whisky", the bottle of the 1926 Macallan Valerio Adami attracted attention from some of the world's most serious collectors. It fetched a hammer price of £700,000...
Diageo celebrate Game of Thrones with launch of White Walker by Johnnie Walker Sean Murphy October 2, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky The limited-edition White Walker Scotch Whisky is inspired by the most enigmatic and feared characters on the hit show - the White Walkers - and is here for "fans to enjoy as anticipation builds towards the...
Glenfiddich’s Fire & Cane promises to bring a spark of the unexpected Rosalind Erskine September 25, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky Next month, Glenfiddich will launch the fourth concept in its Experimental Series with Glenfiddich Fire & Cane, a smoky whisky finished in sweet rum casks. Fire & Cane is inspired by the early...
International whisky stars open new Edinburgh single cask tasting room Sean Murphy September 19, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky Scottish whisky broker and independent bottler Cask 88 invited Daniel Lam, Head of Fine Wine and Whisky at Bonhams Hong Kong, who recently made headlines with his sale of two record-breaking bottles of...
Scottish Craft Distillers Association rebrands as Scottish Distillers Association as it strengthens calls for more clarity Sean Murphy September 18, 2018 Drink, In the News Garnering a lot of discussion of late, the growing call to clarify what actually constitutes a Scottish gin, vodka or rum has hit the headlines once more this week. Now, a group that was set up to...
BenRiach distillery reintroduces Sherry Wood Aged 12 Years to core range Sean Murphy September 12, 2018 Drink, Whisky The BenRiach Sherry Wood Aged 12 Years is made using three styles of sherry cask maturation: full sherry cask maturation, combined with Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry cask finishing. The distillery team...
Whisky with ice: Ardgowan Distillery launches ‘South Pole Scotch’ Sean Murphy September 11, 2018 Drink, In the News The Ardgowan Expedition, a 20-year-old premium blended malt Scotch whisky, contains whisky which has travelled to the South Pole and back, carried by explorer Robert Swan OBE and his son Barney on their recent...
More distilleries now operating across Scotland than in past 70 years, say SWA Sean Murphy September 5, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky The statistic, which was used to highlight the success story that is the Scotch whisky industry, was announced in a speech at a reception at the Scottish Parliament on 4th September. MSPs joined...
