You don’t often go to a whisky tasting and get given raspberry sorbet, half way through. Sniffing strawberry and getting a vanilla stick stuck up your nose, isn’t common either.
Macallan Select Reserve raises £4,400
The rare and special bottle of The Macallan Select Reserve, donated by Maxxium UK, sold for £4,400 at the Masterpiece Midsummer Party Auction and will benefit Marie Curie Cancer Care; a charity that cares for terminally ill patients and their families.
Macallan Select Reserve raises £4,400
The rare and special bottle of The Macallan Select Reserve, donated by Maxxium UK, sold for £4,400 at the Masterpiece Midsummer Party Auction and will benefit Marie Curie Cancer Care; a charity that cares for terminally ill patients and their families.
Glen Keith distillery re-opens
Chivas Brothers' Speyside distillery, Glen Keith, has re-opened, having been closed, or silent, since 1999.
George Grant appointed to J & G Grant’s board
J & G Grant, owners of the Glenfarclas distillery, has appointed George Grant to its board of directors.
Wemyss announces new distillery
Wemyss, owner of independent bottler Wemyss Malts and blended malt whiskies such as The Spice King, The Peat Chimney and The Hive, has announced that final planning permission has now been granted for its new single malt whisky distillery and visitor centre.
Scotch exhibition opens in Glasgow
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) exhibition, Scotch Whisky: From Grain to Glass, has opened in the Glasgow.
Lillet's Twisted Vesper Cocktail Competition
The winner of the London heat of the Lillet Twisted Vesper Cocktail Competition, which was held at Bar Américain, Brasserie Zédel yesterday (May 8), was Calum Anderson from The Kenilworth Hotel, Kenilworth, Warwickshire with his cocktail 'Rhuby Summers'.
I went to two whisky launches yesterday (May 8) – Bacardi’s Glen Deveron, the Royal Burgh Collection and Pernod Ricard/Chivas Brothers’ The Glenlivet Alpha. Both interesting for different reasons and very much a case of ‘chalk & cheese’ when it comes to the brand and what they are doing with it.
Bacardi unveils Glen Deveron
Bacardi Global Travel Retail (BGTR) has launched a Highland single malt Scotch whisky collection exclusive to travel retailers, World Duty Free.
Scotch Blends: Look out for the wave
Patience Gould checks out the latest state of play in the blended Scotch whisky world – and finds much cause for optimism
Scotland: Diageo to build new distillery
Diageo has named Teaninich near Alness in the Highlands as the location for its plans to build a new £50 million malt whisky distillery.
Johnnie Walker's The Gold Route launches
Diageo has released the second blend in the Johnnie Walker Explorers' Club range, which is a duty free exclusive.
Bowmore launches whisky and water programme
Bowmore the single malt Scotch whisky from Islay, has launched The Bowmore Water Program.
Glenmorangie unveils Cask Masters
Glenmorangie has announced the launch of a whisky programme, which will involve its followers in the selection of a new limited edition whisky.
J&G Grant to release a port cask-matured Glenfarclas
J&G Grant is to release a port cask-matured single malt scotch whisky under the Glenfarclas brand.
Highland Park unveils its Warriors
Highland Park last night (February 22) unveiled The Warrior Series, which will comprise a range of six single malt whiskies.
Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 5 award
William Grant’s Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 5 has been voted the ‘Speyside Single Malt of the Year’.
New limited edition 1977 Jura whisky
Whyte & Mackay’s Jura distillery has added a new, limited-edition vintage expression – the 1977.
New Macallan Lalique Oscuro for Asia
The Macallan and the French crystal brand, Lalique have launched a a new presentation for The Macallan which is exclusive to a select number of duty free and travel retail outlets in Asia.
Discus review of US spirits industry
The Distilled Spirits Council (Discus), which represents the spirits industry in the US, revealed its 2012 findings in New York this week.
Famous Grouse continues sponsorship of Scottish rugby
The Famous Grouse, the major scotch whisky blend has announced its continued sponsorship of Scottish Rugby with a new three year sponsorship package as the ‘Official Spirit of Scottish Rugby’.
USL shareholders approve allotment of shares to Diageo
Diageo has announced shareholders of United Spirits Limited have approved the preferential allotment to Diageo, at a price of INR1440 per share, of new shares amounting to 10% of the post-issue enlarged share capital of USL.
SWA welcomes Latin American free trade deals
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has announced two trade agreements with Colombia and Peru and its Association Agreement with Central America.
Glenfarclas has new distillery manager
J&G Grant has announced the appointment of Callum Fraser as the new production manager at the Glenfarclas Distillery.
Diageo and Suntory in talks to buy Beam?
Diageo and Suntory have held talks about bidding $10 billion for American drinks giant, Beam, according to reports in today’s Sunday Telegraph (December 9).
Adnams previews its English whiskies
Adnams, best known as a regional English brewer, has previewed two English whiskies which will be launched next year in time for Christmas.
Potter Cavanagh is Glenfiddich Malt Mastermind 2012
Lee Potter Cavanagh of Mark’s Bar at HIX in London is this year’s Glenfiddich Malt Mastermind.
Johnnie Walker The Spice Road debuts
Diageo has unveiled formally its latest Johnnie Walker expression: The Spice Road, which is only available in duty free stores.
Glenfiddich Malt Mastermind finalists
First Drinks has announced the finalists of the Glenfiddich Malt Mastermind cocktail competition.
Major scotch exhibition to open
A major exhibition about scotch whisky, Scotland’s 'national drink', will open on 29 November at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Major scotch exhibition
A major exhibition about scotch whisky, Scotland’s national drink, will open on 29 November at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Diageo to buy 27.4% stake in United Spirits
Diageo plc, United Breweries (Holdings) Limited and United Spirits Limited have announced agreements under which Diageo would acquire a 27.4% stake in USL, the leading spirits company in India.
SWA calls for criminal sanctions on Chinese 'scotch' fakers
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has called for further sanctions on producers and distributors of imitation scotch in China.
Sullivans Cove is Southern Hemisphere's best whisky
Sullivans Cove,Tasmania’s single malt whisky, has been named ‘Southern Hemisphere Whisky of the Year’ in Jim Murray’s 2013 Whisky Bible.
Chivas Brothers plans scotch expansion
Chivas Brothers, the scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, intends to build a new malt whisky distillery and has begun the planning process for a site in Speyside.
Limited edition Bell’s in aid of Help The Heroes
Diageo has introduced a limited edition bottle of Bell’s to raise £1 million for Help The Heroes charity.
Diageo announces more scotch expansion
Diageo has announced that it has applied for planning permission to double the capacity of Glen Ord, a Highland malt whisky distillery near Inverness.
William Grant tops £1bn turnover
William Grant & Sons, the independent family distiller which owns Glenfiddich has topped the £1 billion turnover mark for the first time.
Scotch exports increase by 12% by value
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has announced that scotch whisky exports have increased in value by 12% in the 12 months to the end of June 2012.
Launch analysis: The Chivas Brothers’ Blend
Joe Bates talks to global brand director James Slack about Chivas Regal’s biggest duty free exclusive launch in the brand’s history
Drambuie reports 9% operating profit increase
The Drambuie company, owners of one of the famous liqueur brands, has announced an operating profit of 9%, based on constant exchange rates for the year to June 2012.
Pernod flags up possibility of new whisky distillery
Chivas Brothers boss Christian Porta has told journalists and analysts today that the next significant development for its scotch whisky business will be to build a new distillery.