Brands Report 2025: Scotch whisky
Scotch doesn’t feature too often on cocktail lists but that’s no reason for cocktail bars to not find a use for it. Its most ardent fans would consider mixing the stuff sacrilege, but there are a number of classics that call for it.
The Spirit of Manchester Distillery enters whisky market
The Spirit of Manchester Distillery has launched its first whisky, the OnePointSix English, as it moves into the whisky market with a £1 million investment, the biggest since it was founded in 2016.
Wemyss Malts launches limited-edition blend
Edinburgh-based independent whisky bottler Wemyss Malts has announced the launch of a brand-new limited-edition blend.
The Dalmore fetches $1.1m at Hong Kong auction
A rare collection of six Highland single malts from The Dalmore fetched a record $1,124,000 bid at an auction in Hong Kong.
Chivas Brothers Unveils 2020 Distillery Reserve Collection
Chivas Brothers has released a single malt collection featuring 48 single cask expressions from across its 13 Scotch whisky distilleries.
Scotch blends: Whisky symbiosis
The rise of single malt scotch has dominated whisky conversations on the back of the craft explosion, but blended malts have just as interesting a story to tell, says Shay Waterworth
Brands Report: Scotch Whisky
The previously unassailable Johnnie Walker could be showing signs of weakness, finds Hamish Smith
Diageo releases ‘special’ single malts
Diageo has launched its autumn Special Release Series, a collection of single malt scotch whiskies aimed at the world’s top bars and whisky connoisseurs.
Scotland: Wemyss launches small batch gin
Scotland: The Wemyss family has launched a small batch gin called Darnley’s View. Darnley’s View celebrates the meeting of Mary Queen of Scots and her husband Lord Darnley at the Wemyss family home, Wemyss Castle in Fife, in 1565.