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- 23rd
May 2013
The
Macallan Coronation
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of
Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation The
Macallan is releasing a limited
edition commemorative bottling or I should
really say pair of bottlings. The
Macallan Coronation is limited release
which comprises of a beautifully
designed box containing two 350ml bottles
of single malt whisky. I fully expect
that this unique pair of whiskies
from The Macallan will become a rare
collectors’ item with only 1953 pairs of bottles
being released for sale in the UK.
- 22nd
May 2013
anCnoc Unveil Third Limited Edition
Peter Arkle Release
anCnoc has unveiled anCnoc Peter
Arkle Bricks Edition, the third
Limited Edition Peter Arkle release.
To mark this unique collaboration
between anCnoc and Peter, anCnoc is
offering 10 fans the chance to win a
personally illustrated bottle of
anCnoc in a Twitter contest. One of
the 10 winners will be flown to New
York to meet Peter and be presented
with their personalised bottle.
- 21st
May 2013
Lagavulin & Caol Ila Islay
Festival 2013 Bottlings
The Lagavulin and Caol Ila distilleries
today revealed the whiskies which they
will release during the 2013 Fèis Ìle (Islay Festival)
which runs
from 24th May to 1st June. This years
festival bottlings are a Sherry Butt
matured Lagavulin 18 year old and a
Triple Cask matured Caol Ila.
- 17th
May 2013
The
Macallan 1824 Series
The Macallan 1824 Series, is
a new range of whiskies from The
Macallan. The expressions in the new
series are
The Macallan Gold,
The Macallan Amber,
The Macallan Sienna and
The Macallan Ruby. All
four of the whiskies in the new
Macallan 1824 Series were 100%
sherry cask matured and showcase two
of The Macallan whisky's greatest
strengths; oak sherry casks and
natural colour. This is what I think
of the four new whiskies.
- 15th
May 2013
Ballantine’s 17 Year Old Signature
Distillery Miltonduff Edition
Following on from last years
release of
Ballantine’s 17 Year Old Signature
Distillery Editions of Scapa and
Glenburgie, Ballantine’s have
announced the launch of the third
bottle in this limited edition
Signature Distillery series, the
Ballantine’s 17 Year Old Signature
Distillery Miltonduff Edition.
- 10th
May 2013
Jura Turas-Mara Travel Retail
Exclusive
Jura distillery has released a new
expression – Turas-Mara – for sale
exclusively through travel retail.
- 10th
May 2013
Laphroaig Range Packaging Gets A
Refresh
Laphroaig has revealed a
global packaging refresh to its
whisky portfolio. The whisky’s new
packaging, which is rolling out
globally from this month will make
it easier for whisky enthusiasts to
navigate the portfolio and identify
their preferred flavour profile.
- 9th
May 2013
Highland Park 25 Year Old Triumphs
At Ultimate Spirits Challenge
Highland Park 25 year old has
been awarded
the first ever 100-point score, along
with the Chairman’s Trophy for Best of
Category, by judges at Ultimate Beverage
Challenge’s fourth annual Ultimate
Spirits Challenge.
- 9th
May 2013
Jura
Whisky Gets A New Look
Jura whisky has got a new look for its
core range of whisky. The packaging has
been revamped to make the brand stand
out on shelf and to clearly explain the
distinct flavour profiles of each
expression.
- 8th
May 2013
Tamdhu Relaunch With New Tamdhu 10
Year Old
One
of Speyside’s founding distilleries,
Tamdhu has been re-launched with a new
10 year old Single Malt expression.
- 3rd
May 2013
Karuizawa 1960 Single Cask No. 5627
Here is a Japanese whisky for single
malt enthusiasts and collectors the
world over, Karuizawa 1960 Single
Cask No. 5627, probably the oldest
and most expensive Japanese whisky
launched to date.
- 3rd
May 2013
Glen Deveron Royal Burgh Collection
The Macduff Distillery which
produces Glen Deveron single malt
whisky have launched the Glen
Deveron Royal Burgh Collection which
includes Glen Deveron 16 Years Old,
Glen Deveron 20 Years Old and Glen
Deveron 30 Years Old. Each is made
with previously unreleased rare,
aged whiskies hand-selected from the
distillery’s private reserve.
Available exclusively in travel
retail World Duty Free shops.
- 3rd
May 2013
Glenmorangie's 20-tonne Pictish
Masterpiece Takes the High Road
A 20-tonne sculpture – commissioned by
The Glenmorangie Company to stand
outside its new bottling plant in
Livingston as a permanent reminder of
its Highland roots – has been
transported by a low-loader lorry from
Glenmorangie’s distillery in Tain.
- 3rd
May 2013
Ola Dubh 30
At The Edinburgh Whisky Stramash
I
know there are a few of you who are like
myself and enjoy one or two craft beers
so I thought this one would be of
interest to you as it is a very limited
release craft beer with a single malt
whisky connection.
Ola Dubh 30 is the first limited edition
released by the brewers to have used
first fill sherry cask supplied by
the famed Highland Park distillery
based on Orkney and then cask
conditioned
- 2nd
May 2013
GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 2
Released
Just five months after the launch of its
new Cask Strength expression,
GlenDronach has this week
bottled the second batch of this
new single malt.
- 2nd
May 2013
Values for Rare Whisky Continue to
Climb
In
spite of a significant increase in the
volume of rare whisky traded during
2012, values are still rising according
to figures published today by whisky
investment experts Whisky Highland.
- 2nd
May 2013
Ardbeg
Distillery Names Latest Whisky
Ardbog
Ardbeg Distillery has named its
latest whisky Ardbog and the launch
will take place at Islay Festival on
“Ardbog Day” – 1st June 2013. Ardbog
was matured for ten years in
traditional American oak ex-bourbon
barrels and rare ex-Spanish Manzanilla
sherry butts. This gives Ardbog a
distinctively salty texture accentuating
the salty, briny flavours already
prevalent in the whisky.
- 1st
May 2013
Fred Laing Welcomes Third Generation
To Douglas Laing
Following today's announcement that
Douglas Laing owners Fred and
Stewart
Laing are to go their separate ways
Fred has issued a statement about
what the future holds for Douglas
Laing and welcoming his daughter
Cara Laing the third generation of
the Laing family to the company his
father established in 1948.
- 1st
May 2013
Douglas Laing Brothers Go Their
Separate Ways
Douglas Laing, the company that own
brands such as Big Peat, Old Malt
Cask and Director’s Cut have
announced that
owners Fred and Stewart
Laing are to go
their separate ways and focus on
different projects from today. The
assets of Douglas Laing & Co have
been split between the two brothers.
Stock, brands and other functions of
the business have been divided,
giving both brothers equal value.
Now brothers, Fred and Stewart are
looking to build a secure future for
the next generation of their own
families by concentrating on the
industry in their different ways.
- 1st
May 2013
Wild Turkey American Honey
You have
probably noticed the latest craze for
honey flavoured whisky. It seems like
more and more of the big whisky
producers are adding honey,
spice and all things nice to your
favourite whiskies. It is not something
I have looked but when the
makers of Wild Turkey American bourbon
told me they are introducing a
honey-flavoured bourbon named Wild
Turkey American Honey to the UK this
month and asked me if I would like to try
it, I
thought why not.
- 29th
April 2013
Kilchoman Loch Gorm
The Kilchoman Loch Gorm is
the name for what will be an
ongoing series of sherry cask matured
whisky from Kilchoman.
This first release of
Kilchoman Loch Gorm in the series is a 5 year old
whisky which has been matured in Oloroso
sherry butts and finished in Oloroso
sherry hogsheads for a further six
weeks. After tasting it, I predict
this will be a very popular
expression when it comes of age.
- 29th
April 2013
Edinburgh Whisky Stramash
Following the success of the
inaugural Edinburgh Whisky Stramash
last year this very unique whisky
event will be returning to The
Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh. An
encounter of many elements and
experiences; you can expect the
opportunity to sample if you wish, a
huge array of amazing whiskies from
Scotland and abroad.
- 29th
April 2013
Glen Keith Distillery Work Awarded
To Local Contractors
A number of Speyside firms
have been awarded contracts to work
on Chivas Brothers’ Glen Keith
distillery which is set to reopen
later this year after a 14 year
closure.
- 26th
April 2013
Morrison Bowmore Distillers Safety
Awards Hat Trick
Morrison Bowmore Distillers
Limited who have been awarded a
distinction for the third year in a
row at the International Safety
Awards. This has not been achieved
by any other company in the food and
drink sector.
- 26th
April 2013
Kilchoman Machir Bay Named Whisky of
the Year
Kilchoman whisky has come a
long way since the first bottle was
released in 2008 and a new release
from Islay’s newest distillery and
only farm distillery has been
receiving rave reviews, Kilchoman
Machir Bay has been named Whisky of
the Year at the prestigious
International Whisky Competition.
- 26th
April 2013
Glengoyne Raises £31,000 For Help
For Heroes
A big well done to Ian Macleod
Distillers, owners of Glengoyne Highland
Single Malt Scotch Whisky who recently
handed over a cheque for £31,000 to the
military charity Help for Heroes.
- 24th
April 2013
Bunnahabhain and Fishermen's Mission
‘Tales of the Sea’ Design
Competition
Islay single malt whisky
Bunnahabhain has partnered with The
Fishermen’s Mission, a charity which
cares for the families of fishermen
lost or injured at sea, to launch an
international design competition
which is open to amateur and
professional designers. Entrants are
asked to design a contemporary label
based on the return of the brand’s
iconic travelling Helmsman to the
safety of Bunnahabhain Distillery.
- 24th
April 2013
Ballantine's 2013 Golf Limited
Edition Packs
Ballantine’s
is marking the sixth year of its
Ballantine’s Championship sponsorship
with the launch of a brand new
Ballantine’s Golf Limited Edition Pack
for its 17 and 21 Year Old blends.
- 19th
April 2013
Talisker Port Ruighe
It is very rare to see a new
addition to the Talisker core range
but let me introduce you to the 2nd
new addition to the range this year.
The Talisker Port Ruighe is a
combination of spirit that has been
matured in American Oak and European
Oak refill casks in the traditional
manner along with spirit that has
been filled into specially
conditioned deeply charred casks.
The spirit is has then been finished
in casks that have previously held
Port Wine which endows it with spicy
fruit notes.
- 19th
April 2013
Gold
Rush for Chivas Brothers Whiskies
Chivas Brothers, the Scotch
whisky and premium gin business has
started the awards season in style,
scooping an impressive total of 25 top
accolades at two of the world’s most
prestigious spirits competitions, the
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
and the Ultimate Spirits Challenge.
- 18th
April 2013
The Distell Group Buys Burn Stewart
Distillers
The Distell Group, Africa's leading
spirits business has
acquired
Scotch whisky producer Burn Stewart
Distillers Limited for just over
£160 million. Burn Stewarts
portfolio includes Scottish Leader, the pre-eminent Blended
Scotch Whisky in its category in Taiwan.
Others are the blended whisky Black
Bottle as well as the single malts
Bunnahabhain, Deanston, Tobermory
and Ledaig.
- 17th
April 2013
Diageo Announce New Highland
Distillery At Teaninich
Diageo, the the owner of 28 Scotch malt
whisky distilleries has announced
Teaninich near Alness in the Highlands
as the location for its plans to build a
new malt whisky distillery. At the same
time Diageo, also plans to invest
£12million in expanding the existing
Highland distillery Teaninich. On
top of this Diageo also announced a
major investment in Speyside whisky
production.
- 12th
April 2013
Talisker Visitor Centre Gets A £1
Million Revamp
The Talisker Distillery on the Isle of
Skye is located in one of the most
magnificent settings of any
distillery you will ever have the
pleasure to visit, set on the shores of Loch Harport with dramatic views of the
Cuillin Hills the distillery has
recently opened its doors to its
spectacular new visitor centre following
a £1million redevelopment.
- 9th
April 2013
Jura Celebrates 50th Anniversary At
2013 Feis Ile
Jura will celebrate the 50th
Anniversary since the distillery
reopened at the 2013 Feis Ile. Those
attending the celebrations will get
the chance to taste some very
special whiskies including Delme
Evans Select, Festival Bottling
2013, Turas Mara and a rather
unusual 39 ¾ year old whisky which
is a preview of the forthcoming Jura
40 year old.!
- 5th
April 2013
Bowmore Tempest Batch 4
A little later than we have
been expecting but it is finally
here. Bowmore have announced the
release of the Bowmore Tempest Batch
4. So was it worth the
wait? Having just tasted it for the
first time I can say a big YES! Another
cracking gentle coastal dram from
Bowmore.
- 3rd
April 2013
Ballantine’s 41 Year Old 2013 Championship Blend
Ballantine’s has unveiled the
2013 Ballantine’s Championship
Blend. The 2013 Championship Blend
has been created with a selection of
exceptional whiskies, aged for at
least 41 years and just ten
individually numbered bottles of
this rare limited edition will be
produced.
- 27th
March 2013
The Balvenie Apprentice Coopers
Receive The Tools Of The Trade
The traditional craft of coopering received a boost as two new recruits began
their apprenticeship in earnest when they were presented with their toolsets by
Deacon Iain Lockhart of the Incorporation of Coopers of Glasgow and John Gaffney
of the National Cooperage Federation in a ceremony at The Balvenie Distillery.
- 26th
March 2013
Ardbeg Named World's Best Single
Malt Whisky
Ardbeg picked up a hat-trick of
awards at the 2013 World
Whisky Awards.
It was named ‘World’s Best Single
Malt’, Ardbeg Galileo named ‘Best
Islay Single Malt’ and Jackie
Thomson, Ardbeg distillery visitor
centre manager named the ‘Global
Icon Visitor Centre Manager of the
Year’.
- 25th
March 2013
The
Tomatin Legacy
Introducing Tomatin Legacy, a no age
statement addition to the Tomatin
core range.
Tomatin describe the new whisky as
light and delicate, true to traditional Tomatin style. However the introduction
of Virgin Oak casks into the mix offers
a new dimension with a vibrant and
enticing sweetness.
- 25th
March 2013
Irish Distillers Celebrate Success
At The Icons of Whisky Awards 2013
St. Patrick’s Day
celebrations may be over for another
year but Irish Distillers are
continuing with its celebrations
having been named Whisky Distiller
of the Year at the Icons of Whisky
Awards. On top of that they also
scooped the Best Irish Pot Still
award for their excellent
Redbreast 12 year old Cask Strength.
- 25th
March 2013
Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup Set
To Take Place Greenwich
The Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup
is set to take place for the first
time in Greenwich, Connecticut in
the US on Wednesday 15 May.
This year marks the third year Royal
Salute proudly partners with the
charity that was founded by Prince
Harry and Prince Seeiso in memory of their mothers in
2006.
- 22nd
March 2013
BenRiach Distillery Company Buys
Glenglassaugh Distillery
The BenRiach Distillery Company today
completed the purchase of the
Glenglassaugh whisky distillery which is
situated on the Banffshire coast close
to the village of Portsoy.in Banffshire.
BenRiach for purchased for an
undisclosed sum.
- 20th
March 2013
Highland Park Loki 15 Year Old
Valhalla Collection
Highland Park Loki 15 year old is
the 2nd release in the Valhalla
Collection and takes its name and
inspiration from a legendary Nordic
god of old and its flavour profile
is actually designed around the
personality traits of Loki
the trickster god of fire who
was
an
unpredictable, shape shifting
character.
- 15th
March 2013
The Balvenie 12 Year Old Single
Barrel First Fill
Introducing the latest addition to
The Balvenie family, The Balvenie 12
Year Old Single Barrel First Fill.
The new
Balvenie 12 year Single Barrel is now
part of what the Balvenie are calling
"The Balvenie Connoisseur range"
and effectively replaces the
Balvenie 15 Single Barrel which is
being slowly phased out.
- 14th
March 2013
Major Winners Headline The Field In
Ballantine's Championship 2013
American Ryder Cup stars Dustin Johnson
and Zach Johnson, plus 2010 Open
Champion Louis Oosthuizen, will headline
the field for this year’s Ballantine’s
Championship. The trio of major winners
will join home favourites YE Yang and KT
Kim for the Championship’s sixth
edition, which takes place from 25 - 28
April 2013, at the prestigious
Blackstone Golf Club in South Korea.
- 11th
March 2013
Glenfarclas 31 Year Old Single Port
Cask
In a departure from their
typical heavily sherried style that
you will all be familiar with,
Glenfarclas have released a single
cask limited edition whisky which
has been 100%matured for 31 years in
a Port Cask.
- 11th
March 2013
The
Dalmore Valour
The Dalmore distillery today
announced the launch of The Dalmore
Valour a new no age statement
expression of The Dalmore which will
be available exclusively in travel
retail. The Dalmore Valour is unique
blend of three different cask
finishes, American ex-Bourbon,
Oloroso sherry and finished in Port
Pipes - should be interesting.
- 7th
March 2013
William Grant & Sons Reports Record
Year In Travel Retail
William Grant & Sons has
reported yet another record year in travel
retail for 2012 where Glenfiddich became the first
ever single malt Scotch Whisky to
sell more than 1 million cases in a
single year. All of the
company's core
brands including Glenfiddich, The
Balvenie, Grant’s, Tullamore Dew and Hendrick’s Gin
have grown by value over the past year, with
volume sales significantly above
expectations.
- 1st
March 2013
Design Your Own Glenmorangie Whisky
Competition
The new
Glenmorangie Cask Master
programme is asking Glenmorangie
whisky fans to have a say in the
development of a new expression of
Glenmorangie. What this means is
you will be
able to vote online on the taste, design
and launch of a new whisky and what's
more in doing so you will have the
chance of winning some fabulous prizes.
- 26th
February 2013
Highland Park Warrior Series
Fans of Highland Park will be excited to
hear that Highland Park has announced
the launch of not one but SIX new
expressions which are all part of their
new Highland Park Warrior series.
Exclusive to travel retail, the new
bottlings are Highland Park Svein, Einar, Harald, Sigurd, Ragnavald
and Thorfinn.
- 25th
February 2013
Jameson St Patricks Day 2013 Limited
Edition
Jameson is supporting its St
Patrick’s Day activities with the
release of a special Jameson St
Patricks Day 2013 limited edition
bottle. As well as releasing the
limited edition whiskey to mark St
Patrick’s Day, Jameson will also be
bringing the St Patrick’s Day
celebrations to life across the
world for consumers by hosting
Jameson ‘St Patrick’s Live’ events
throughout March and on Sunday 17th
March.
- 22nd
February 2013
Jameson Iron Horse
Jameson has launched the next
instalment of its advertising
campaign, Legendary Tales of John
Jameson. This latest instalment is
entitled Iron Horse tells the story
of how John Jameson saves Ireland
from the Prussian incursion of 1807.
The what?
- 20th
February 2013
Talisker Storm
Today
Talisker announced the first of
some exciting new expressions that we
can expect to see joining the Talisker
family of whiskies in 2013.
Talisker Storm is calculated to
delight and intrigue the many
adorers of this celebrated island
whisky: more intense and smoky, with
enhanced and vibrant maritime notes,
smoothly balanced with Talisker’s
signature hot sweetness.
- 13th
February 2013
The Teeling Whiskey Brand Returns
After 231 Years
The Teeling Whiskey Company is
carrying out feasibility study on
new distillery in Dublin, meanwhile
they have released their latest
bottling of hand selected small
batch Teeling whiskey which has been
finished in rum barrels.
- 13th
February 2013
Jura
1977 Vintage
The Isle of
Jura distillery has added a
new, limited-edition vintage port
cask
finished expression to its collection –
the Jura 1977 Vintage which by my
calculations makes it around 35
years old.
- 12th
February 2013
Midleton Release 10 Exclusive Single
Pot Still Single Cask Whiskeys
Midleton Distillery has announced
the release of not one but ten
exclusive Single Pot Still Single
Cask limited edition whiskeys.
The individual casks, which
were laid down between 1991 and 1999
have been bottled exclusively
for whisky specialist shops in
Ireland, France, Germany and the UK
with each retailer offering their
customers between one and three
expressions which will be exclusive
to the shop.
- 7th
February 2013
New Whisky Cask Shaped Shop On New
Viking Line Ship
William Grant & Sons and
Viking Line have announced the
opening of a new Whisky-cask-shaped
shop, "Whisky Emporium" onboard the
brand new ship "Viking Grace." The
Whisky Emporium, situated within the
world's biggest floating tax-free
shop at 1,500m2, will give consumers
the opportunity to sample/taste
whisky at the new permanent tasting
tables supported with brand
information and tasting notes.
- 6th
February 2013
Jameson Master Distiller Barry
Crockett To Retire After 47 Years
The end of an era as Jameson and
Midleton Master Distiller Barry
Crockett
who was born in the
Distiller’s cottage that sits on the
grounds of the Old Midleton
Distillery
announces his retirement after 47
years and hands over the reigns to
Brian Nation.
The announcement comes,
fittingly, in the week in which
Barry was honoured by
Whisky Advocate with its Lifetime
Achievement award.
- 1st
February 2013
Win A Two Day Apprenticeship At The
Lagavulin Distillery
Here is a competition I think a few of
you will want to win.
The Lagavulin distillery on the Isle of
Islay are offering whisky lovers the
chance to win a two day whisky
apprenticeship at the distillery under the
guidance of Iain McArthur who has spent
the last 42 years working at the
Lagavulin distillery.
- 1st
February 2013
Diageo Archive Set For £1.5 million
Expansion
Diageo has announced plans to invest
£1.5 million in expanding and enhancing
the company’s global brand archive in
Clackmannanshire.
The Diageo Archive at Menstrie is the
largest collection of its kind in the
world, consisting of more than half a
million items. The collection includes
documents, advertising material,
bottles, books and memorabilia relating
to global brands such as Johnnie Walker
and Bell’s.
- 31st
January 2013
New
anCnoc 22 Year Old and anCnoc 16
Year Makes a Welcome Return
anCnoc
has
announced a new addition to its core
range; the anCnoc 22 year old.
As well as the release of the anCnoc 22
year old, 2013 sees the return of
the popular anCnoc 16 year old single malt which
was unavailable for the majority of
2012.
- 29th
January 2013
Longrow 11 Year Old Rundlets &
Kilderkins
Here is an
interesting new release from the Springbank distillery
which I think could be worth watching
for; the Longrow 11
Year Old Rundlets & Kilderkins.
Rundlets and Kilderkins is the name of
the small 60 litre and 80 litre
casks that this new expression of
Longrow has been matured in.
- 24th
January 2013
The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 7
The
Balvenie have announced the release of
the next batch in their popular Tun 1401
series. The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 7,
like Batch 4 it will be exclusively
available in global travel retail
outlets.
- 21st
January 2013
Glenfiddich Age of Discovery Red
Wine Cask Finish
Today, Glenfiddich released the third
whisky in there popular travel retail
exclusive ‘Age of Discovery’ whisky
range; the Glenfiddich ‘Age of
Discovery’ Red Wine Cask Finish. It is a
very unique expression of
Glenfiddich, it marks the first time
ever in Glenfiddich’s history that a
whisky has been finished in red wine
casks.
- 20th
January 2013
New Zealand Prime Minister
repatriates ‘Shackleton’s whisky’ to
Antarctica
Yesterday,
(Saturday 20 January 2013 New Zealand
time) New Zealand Prime Minister John
Key returned 3 bottles of more than 100
year old whisky to the Antarctic
Heritage Trust in Antarctica. The 3
bottles are from whisky crates excavated
from under explorer Sir Ernest
Shackleton’s only Antarctic expedition
base by Trust conservators in 2010.
- 18th
January 2013
Glenmorangie Ealanta
Glenmorangie have announced the 4th
addition to there popular Private
Edition range, the Glenmorangie Ealanta
(Scots Gaelic for ‘skilled and
ingenious’) is a 1993 vintage 19
year old expression of Glenmorangie
which has been fully matured in
virgin American white oak casks.
- 18th
January 2013
Glenfarclas 18 Year Old Travel
Retail Exclusive
The
travellers amongst you will be
pleased to know that Glenfarclas have
launched an 18 year old expression which
will be available exclusively in travel
retail.
- 15th
January 2013
Benromach Single Malt Exports Up By
55 Percent
Benromach, Speyside’s smallest
distillery, experienced exceptional
export sales growth of 55% in 2012 and its rise is set
to continue prompting owners Gordon &
MacPhail to invest £400k in a new
bottling plant in Elgin.
- 15th
January 2013
Lucky No 8 Glenfiddich Crystal Stag
At Incheon Airport
The eighth Glenfiddich Crystal Stag
Gondola has been unveiled at Incheon
International Airport by William Grant &
Sons.
The Crystal Stag continues the £1m
investment by William Grant & Sons in
Glenfiddich.
- 11th
January 2013
Malt Whisky and Place Debate London
Gastronomy Seminar
Those of you based in and
around London may be interested to
know about the forthcoming Malt
Whisky and Place debate where
leading Islay distilleries, Bruichladdich
and Lagavulin, will each to present
their case as to how and why their
whisky is distinctive. The debate is
arranged by The London Gastronomy
Seminars.
- 8th
January 2013
Royal Salute Diamond Jubilee Cup
61st Cavalry Team Claim Victory
The Royal Salute Maharaja of Jodhpur
Golden Jubilee Cup came to an
exciting close this New Year as the
61st Cavalry team claimed victory
after an exciting week of 10-goal
polo. From 26th – 31st December.
- 2nd
January 2013
Chivas 18 By Pininfarina
Chivas 18 is highlighting its luxury
credentials with the launch of Chivas 18
by Pininfarina, a series of exclusive
limited editions created in
collaboration with the prestigious
Italian design company.
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