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- 11th
March 2010
Mortlach 70 Years Old The Worlds
Oldest Whisky
Released under independent bottler
Gordon & MacPhail's Generations
range, Mortlach 70 Years Old is the
oldest bottled single malt Scotch
whisky in the world.
- 5th
March 2010
Ardbeg’s Winning Streak
Ardbeg has announced that
Ardbeg Corryvreckan has just won two coveted
awards: World’s Best Single Malt Whisky
at the World Whisky Awards and Single
Malt of the Year by Malt Advocate
Magazine.
- 4th
March 2010
A Double
Dram of Gold for Smokehead
Smokehead, Ian Macleod Distiller’s
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, has
been awarded two Gold Medals in the
highly respected Beverage Testing
Institutes’ International Review of
Spirits Packaging Competition.
- 3rd
March 2010
Icons Of Arran Second Release The
Rowan Tree
Isle of Arran distillery have
announced the forthcoming release of
the The Rowan Tree which is the
Second edition of the Icons of Arran
Limited Edition Series and a
follow-up to the very highly rated
Arran Peacock.
- 25th
February 2010
New
Glenfiddich Rich Oak 14 Year Old
Whisky
Glenfiddich today honours the
distillery’s long history of wood
mastery with the release of the 14
year old Glenfiddich Rich Oak Single
Malt Scotch Whisky.
- 12th
February 2010
Glenfiddich Hands Over Precious 50
Year Old
Whisky history was in the making
when Glenfiddich handed over a
bottle of the precious Glenfiddich
50 year old to Rajbir Singh Sawhney
from The Whisky Exchange.
- 12th
February 2010
Cooley Named Malt Advocate
Distillery Of The Year
Cooley Distillery, Ireland’s only
independent whiskey distiller, has
been named Distillery of the Year at
the 16th Annual Malt Advocate Whisky
Awards.
- 12th
February 2010
Ardbeg Committee Celebrates 10th
Anniversary
Ardbeg have announced the release of
a special bottling to named Ardbeg
Rollercoaster to mark the 10th
anniversary of its ardent follower’s
society – the Ardbeg Committee.
- 3rd
February 2010
Edrington To Buy Cutty Sark Brand
Edrington Group today
announced that they will buy the
Cutty Sark brand from Berry Bros. &
Rudd.
Under the deal, BB&R will acquire The
Glenrothes single malt brand from
Edrington.
- 3rd
February 2010
Bruichladdich Install The Ugliest
Still In Scotland
Bruichladdich have announced
the installation of an unusual fifth
still which has been named Ugly
Betty and with good reason.
- 1st
February 2010
Bruichladdich Re-install Scotland's
Oldest Pot Still
Bruichladdich distillery have
re-installed Scotland's oldest pot
still. Commissioned in 1880 it is
likely to be the oldest pot still in
use in Scotland at 130 years old.
- 26th
January 2010
6th Release Of Rare Glenfiddich 40
Year Old
Glenfiddich today announced
the 6th release of the rare
Glenfiddich 40 Year Old, with only
600 bottles released worldwide.
- 26th
January 2010
Glenfiddich Unveils New 30 Year Old
Glenfiddich today announced a
new release of the highly
sought-after Glenfiddich 30 Year Old
Single Malt Scotch whisky.
- 19th
January 2010
Bruichladdich To Convert Waste To
Electricity
Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay is
to build an anaerobic digester which
will convert waste into methane gas,
which will be burned to make
electricity.
- 15th
January 2010
Diageo Managers Choice 2nd Release
Diageo has launched the 2nd batch of
their first ever single cask
collection of Single Malt Scotch
Whiskies named The Managers Choice.
- 14th
January 2010
Old
Pulteney Launch WK499 Isabella
Fortuna
Inver House Distillers has launched
a limited-edition variant of Old
Pulteney Scotch whisky named
"WK499 Isabella Fortuna"
exclusively for travel retailers.
- 12th
January 2010
Johnnie Walker Double Black
Diageo today announced the test
launch of a new deluxe variant of
Johnnie Walker Black Label. The new
Johnnie Walker Double Black is a
peatier version of Johnnie Walker
Black Label will be tested in global
travel retail outlets.
- 14th
December 2009
Bruichladdich Launch Octomore
Orpheus 2.2
Bruichladdich today released the
latest addition to the
Octomore series of bottlings -
Octomore Orpheus 2.2
- 7th
December 2009
Limited Edition Glengoyne Merchants
Choice
Glengoyne Distillery challenged some
of Scotland’s best known independent
whisky retailers to select a rare
limited edition single cask from the
Glengoyne warehouses that they would
be proud to name. This is what they
chose.
- 3rd
December 2009
Whisky The Perfect Christmas
Accompaniment
Food & Whisky gang thegither. In
this short video, The Balvenie
whisky expert Andrew Forrester
guides you through the best dishes
to pair with various whiskies.
- 27th
November 2009
Whyte
& Mackay Global Distiller of the
Year 2009
The world renowned International
Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC)
has voted Whyte & Mackay Global
Distiller of the Year 2009.
- 27th
November 2009
Cooley
Named European Distiller of the Year
Cooley Distillery, Ireland’s only
independent Whiskey distiller, has
been named European Distiller of the
Year for the second year running at
the 2009 International Wine and
Spirit Competition Awards.
- 20th
November 2009
Gold
For Glengoyne Second Year In A Row
Judges at the Scottish Field Whisky
Challenge surprised even
themselves this year, by once again
awarding Glengoyne 21 Year Old overall 2009 Distillery Bottling of the
Year for the second year in a row.
- 19th
November 2009
The Whisky Show 2009 Hailed As A
Great Success
The Whisky Show 2009 premium
whisky event which took place at the
magnificent Guildhall in the City of
London earlier this month has been
hailed as a great success and plans
are being formulated for a 2010
event.
- 18th
November 2009
The
Dalmore Oculus Sells For £27,500
A unique decanter of Dalmore Oculus
which is a blend of some of the finest
whiskies of the last 140 years has sold
at Bonhams auction today for £27,500
- 12th
November 2009
The
Spirit of Kilbeggan
Cooley Distillery, Ireland’s only
independent whiskey distillery, has
released a limited bottling of the
new Spirit distilled by the 19th
century refurbished still in
operation in the Old Kilbeggan
Distillery in County Westmeath.
- 9th
November 2009
Highland Park Release Orcadian
Vintages Series
Highland Park have launched the
eagerly anticipated 1964 and 1968
expressions from the distillery’s
new Orcadian Vintage Series in
response to the growing
demand for high
quality aged single malt whisky.
Also see
Highland Park 1964 and
Highland Park 1968
- 9th
November 2009
Highland Park Earl Magnus Edition 1
Highland Park has announced the
launch of its latest premium single
malt whisky, The Earl Magnus Edition
1 - a perfectly-balanced natural
strength bottling taken from hand
selected casks from the turn of the
last century.
- 5th
November 2009
Colin Montgomerie Visits Glengoyne
Distillery
Colin Montgomerie and Gavin Hastings
visited Glengoyne Distillery this
week as they set out on a charity
walk along the West Highland Way on
behalf of the Elizabeth Montgomerie
Foundation.
- 29th
October 2009
Scotch Whisky's Longest Serving
Coppersmith
Coppersmith, Dennis McBain will
today mark his 50th anniversary with
the same whisky distillery in
Scotland. Dennis became coppersmith
at The Balvenie Distillery in
Speyside in 1959 aged just 17.
- 28th
October 2009
Ewan McGregor Signed Glengoyne
Whisky
Ewan McGregor and
co-star Eva Green signed bottles of
Glengoyne whisky for charity at the
recent wrap party for The Last Word, the
movie they have just completed filming
in Glasgow.
- 22nd
October 2009
Smokehead at the Classic Rock Roll
of Awards
Smokehead at the Classic Rock Roll
of Honour Awards. Plus a whisky
competition giving you the chance to
win tickets to Classic Rocks Award
Week gigs.
- 21st
October 2009
World
of Whiskies Launches New Website
For the first time, customers will
be able to explore and place an
order from the huge variety of
whisky available at the World of
Whiskies travel retail shop before
they even get to the airport.
- 19th
October 2009
Drambuie Unveils THE ROYAL LEGACY OF
1745
Drambuie have announced the launch
of the world’s finest cask infused
malt whisky liqueur - The Royal
Legacy of 1745. Exclusive to travel
retail.
- 12th
October 2009
Diageo Special Releases 2009
A limited edition of nine Single
Malt Scotch Whiskies - some among
the rarest and most sought after -
have just been released from
Diageo's stock. All are bottled at
full cask strength. We have the info
and tasting notes on every new
release.
- 12th
October 2009
New Jura
Prophecy
This heavily peated single malt is
compared to whisky that was brewed
on the mysterious island of Jura
centuries ago and features an
alluring third eye on the bottle
which symbolises the ability to see
into the future.
- 8th
October 2009
Glenfarclas 30 Year Old Doing Well
Down Under
Glenfarclas 30 Years Old has been
named the best available Malt Whisky
in Australia, for the second time.
- 7th
October 2009
Ian Macleod Launch New Chieftain’s
Range
Independent bottler and distiller
Ian Macleod, is to launch a range of
new releases from their exclusive
Chieftain’s limited edition
collection.
- 6th
October 2009
Interview With Keith Law Master
Blender
We put some
questions to Keith Law, Diageo
Master Blender with over 30 years
experience in the whisky industry.
Since joining Diageo, Keith has
worked at each of Diageo’s 27 malt
distilleries and 2 grain
distilleries. Also see
Keith Law Biography
- 6th
October 2009
Ardbeg
Supernova Best Scotch Whisky Of The
Year
Ardbeg Supernova has
been named Best Scotch Whisky of the
Year, the third year running an
Ardbeg single malt has been awarded
such a prestigious accolade.
- 5th
October 2009
Dalmore
Releases £10,000 Sirius Malt Whisky
Dalmore Sirius a rare 1951 vintage
single malt whisky with a
recommended price tag of £10,000 per
bottle has been released today.
- 5th
October 2009
The
Dalmore Launches First Ever 18 Year
Old
The Dalmore has launched
a new 18 year old expression for the
first time in its illustrious 170
year history.
- 5th
October 2009
Jim Murray’s World Whisky Awards
2010
Jim Murray’s World
Whisky Awards category winners from
the newly released Whisky Bible 2010. Read Jim
Murray's comments on this winners.
- 1st
October 2009
Glengoyne Adds 12 Year Old To Core
Range
Glengoyne is launching
an exciting new edition to its
acclaimed core range, the Glengoyne
12 Year Old Highland Single Malt
Scotch Whisky.
- 25th
September 2009
Whisky Author Challenges Publishers
Morals
Whisky Guru Jim Murray
has challenged whisky book
publishers morals after they have
reprinted a book he wrote in 1997
and claim it is up to date and
reflects the current whisky
industry.
- 22nd September 2009
Glengoyne Distillery Summer of
Success
Glengoyne whisky
distillery has reported its busiest
summer season in its 175 year
history. Last month, 7,672 tourists
visited the distillery located in
the heart of the Trossachs.
- 18th September 2009
Gold
Bowmore
First there
was White, then Black and now the
exquisite trilogy is complete with
the release of the exclusive Gold
Bowmore – a 44 year old single malt
whisky from Bowmore’s famous weather
beaten distillery on the Scottish
Island of Islay.
- 16th September 2009
Whyte &
Mackay's Master Blender For Sale
Whyte & Mackay
has today announced the launch of a
new bespoke whisky service that
comes with a £20,000 price tag.
- 11th September 2009
Bowmore
Tempest
Bowmore has
today revealed a new limited edition
expression – unlike any other Bowmore Single Malt - Bowmore
Tempest.
- 8th
September 2009
New Packaging For Glenfiddich Range
Glenfiddich have unveiled a series
of new packaging designs for its
iconic Glenfiddich 12, 15 and 18
Year Old Single Malt Scotch
Whiskies.
- 4th September 2009
Diageo Managers Choice
Diageo
has launched its first single-cask
collection of single malt Scotch
whiskies. Labelled The Managers'
Choice, the rare limited-edition
series is aimed at collectors and
connoisseurs.
- 4th
September 2009
Interview With Diageo's Craig
Wallace
We talked to Craig
Wallace, a Diageo Malt Whisky
Specialist, about his contribution
to The Managers’ Choice project.
- 4th September 2009
The Managers Choice First Batch
Released
The first 6 of 27
single cask malt whiskies released
in the new The Managers Choice
Series. This first batch includes
Oban, Teaninich, Glen Elgin, Cardhu,
Linkwood and Mortlach single cask
malt whiskies.
- 1st September 2009
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Ardbeg,
revered by whisky connoisseurs as
the Ultimate Islay malt whisky
announces the launch of Ardbeg
Corryvreckan.
- 4th
August 2009
The Whisky
Show London
Scheduled for
November 6th 2009 this Ultra Premium
Whisky event is an exciting and very
welcome new addition to the whisky
events calendar.
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Japanese
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- 17th September 2007
New Release - Glenfarclas The Family
Casks
Glenfarclas Whisky
have just launched a new range of
Glenfarclas expressions, The Family
Casks. This is a collection of 43
single casks, with one for every
year from 1952 to 1994.
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