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- 21st
December 2011
New BenRiach Solstice 17 Year Old
Today December 22nd, on the
winter Solstice in the Northern
Hemisphere, BenRiach have announced
the launch of its BenRiach Solstice
17 year old 2nd Edition.
- 21st
December 2011
The 2012 Marriott Burns Night Ball
The 2012 Marriott Burns Night Ball
with Capital FM in aid of Help a
Capital Child. Join the star-studded
Marriott Burns Night in aid of Help
a Capital Child on Thursday 26th
January.
- 21st
December 2011
Whisky
Amateur Dramatics Fun
Whisky Stramash, which takes
place for the first time at
Edinburgh’s Surgeons’ Hall in May
2012 are searching for aspirant
actors and actresses to act in a
‘whodunnit’ murder mystery, as part
of this exciting new event which is
set to stir the whisky industry.
- 21st
December 2011
BenRiach In High Spirits
BenRiach distillery reached
another fantastic milestone this
week – for the first time since it
changed ownership in 2004, the
distillery has managed to fill
10,000 casks of single malt whisky
in one year.
- 19th
December 2011
Rare Glenfiddich Whisky Fetches
£46,850
Glenfiddich Janet Sheed
Roberts Reserve 55 year old, one of
the rarest single malt Scotch
whiskies ever distilled by
Glenfiddich set records last week as
the most expensive bottle of whisky
ever sold at auction when it reached
£46,850.
- 15th
December 2011
David Blackmore Whisky Ambassador Of
The Year
Whisky Magazine has selected
Glenmorangie Master Brand Ambassador
David Blackmore as the 2012 Scotch
Whisky Ambassador of The Year, in
this year’s Icons of Whisky America
awards.
- 12th
December 2011
Appy Christmas For Whisky Bible
Lovers
Many whisky drinkers will be
happy to hear that Jim Murray’s
Whisky Bible 2012 is now available
as an App on Android and Apple
ITunes.
- 8th
December 2011
Talisker Gets A New Look
The packaging for Talisker
single malt whisky has been given a
new look with powerful maritime
photography on the new outer cartons
and more prominent maps of Skye on
both cartons and bottle labels.
- 7th
December 2011
BenRiach & GlenDronach Award Winning
Year
As 2011 draws to a close, the
BenRiach Distillery Company Ltd -
owners of both BenRiach and
GlenDronach whisky has been looking
back on its most successful year
ever.
- 6th
December 2011
Free Travel On London Transport New
Years Eve
In a bid to encourage party
goers to get home safely this
festive season, Vodafone McLaren
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton today
launched Diageo’s Responsible
Drinking campaign and sponsorship of
free travel on London Tubes, buses,
trams and some trains this New
Year’s Eve.
- 2nd
December 2011
New
Chairman For Scotch Whisky
Association
Scotch
Whisky exports hit a record high as the
Scotch Whisky Association unveiled Ian
Curle, chief executive of The Edrington
Group, as its new chairman.
- 1st
December 2011
GlenDronach Latest Single Cask
Bottlings
The BenRiach Distillery Company today
released the the fifth batch of
GlenDronach single casks bottlings
from its GlenDronach Distillery.
- 1st
December 2011
Royal
Seal Of Approval For Cambus
Cooperage
His Royal Highness, The Earl of
Wessex, officially opened the first
new cooperage to be built in
Scotland for decades. The £10million
Cambus Cooperage brings ancient
craft into 21st Century.
- 1st
December 2011
Johnnie Walker Blue Label & Porsche
Design Studio
Johnnie Walker Blue Label has
joined with Porsche Design Studio,
one of world’s best known and
exclusive design houses, to create
the Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Collection by Porsche Design Studio,
a range of exceptional gifts for
men.
- 1st
December 2011
Chivas Regal Launches Heraldic
Limited Edition Tin
Chivas
Regal is continuing its association
with contemporary design by teaming up
with award-winning New York illustrator,
Dan Funderburgh, to launch a limited
edition gift tin for its 12 Year Old
expression.
- 1st
December 2011
British Soldiers To Celebrate Chivas
Regal
British soldiers to celebrate with
Chivas Regal Scotch whisky on epic
polar journey. With two bottles of
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Scotch
whisky in tow, six brave army
veterans will cover 900 miles,
10,000 feet and subzero temperatures
over a gruelling 70 days, in a race
to the South Pole.
- 1st
December 2011
Cooley
Launch New Range Of Poitín
Cooley Distillery has launched a
new range of Poitín products to showcase
the traditional Spirit of Ireland.
- 1st
December 2011
Dalmore Releases 1995 Vintage
Dalmore Distillery has released a 1995
vintage whisky that will be exclusively
available at The Whisky Shop.
- 30th
November 2011
Glenfarclas An Independent
Distillery
Glenfarclas – An
Independent Distillery by Ian Buxton is
a biography of the family owned
distillery which has been commissioned as part
of the Glenfarclas distillery’s 175th Anniversary
celebrations.
28th
November 2011
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Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old Special
Reserve
Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old
Special Reserve is being launched in
the UK. This latest addition to the
Tullamore range in the UK will
provide a premium offering to
complement the very popular original
Tullamore Dew blend.
- 28th
November 2011
Return Of Jura Writers Retreat
Programme
Jura whisky has revived Writers’
Retreat, which celebrates the island’s
storytelling heritage by inviting
eminent authors to spend time on Jura
and write a short story inspired by the
island featuring a character and genre
for which they are most famous.
- 28th
November 2011
Drambuie 15 Takes To The Skies With
BA
Drambuie 15, the premium aged
whisky liqueur from the iconic
Scottish brand, is to be offered
onboard all British Airway’s routes
from December.
- 28th
November 2011
Drambuie A Taste Of The
Extraordinary
Drambuie reveals its exciting
new global marketing campaign: A
Taste Of The Extraordinary.
- 24th
November 2011
BenRiach Gets Visit From Enterprise
Minister
Benriach welcomes Scottish
government Enterprise Minister
Fergus Ewing to Newbridge Bond and
HQ.
- 23rd
November 2011
Gavin Hewitt Takes On New Role
Gavin Hewitt, chief executive of the
Scotch Whisky Association, has been
elected President of the European
Spirits Organisation.
- 22nd
November 2011
Free Entry To Glengoyne Distillery
Glengoyne Distillery is offering
free entry to the Glengoyne Tour,
including a dram of 10 Years Old
Single Malt, to celebrate St.
Andrew’s Day.
- 22nd
November 2011
Bowmore Tweed Savile Row Experience
Are you looking for the
ultimate luxury Christmas gift for
the Single Malt whisky-drinking
gentleman? Bowmore, has collaborated
with Savile Row tailor Malcolm Plews
and the Islay Woollen Mill to create
the first ever Bowmore Tweed fabric.
- 22nd
November 2011
Auchentoshan Three Wood Best In
Class
Auchentoshan Three Wood
has been awarded Best in
Class Trophy for Single Malt Scotch
Whisky 15 years & under at the
prestigious Cathay Pacific Hong Kong IWSC Awards.
- 22nd
November 2011
Passport Scotch Whisky Flying High
Born in the 1960s, the
ever-innovative Passport Scotch has
broken new ground with the
announcement of one million nine
litre case sales globally.
- 22nd
November 2011
Top Honours For Glenmorangie At IWSC
Awards
The Glenmorangie Company was the toast
of the prestigious International Wine &
Spirit Competition (IWSC) this week
after picking up the best UK Spirits
Producer award
- 21st
November 2011
Aldi Glenbridge 40 Year Old Whisky
For Under £50
Aldi launches Limited Edition 40
year old Speyside single malt whisky
for under £50!
- 18th
November 2011
Glengoyne Unites The Auld Enemy
Glengoyne is to host a new
sporting dinner in Edinburgh. The
Glengoyne Auld Enemy Dinner has been
brought to fruition by several
Scottish and English rugby
internationalists from across the
decades, joining forces to raise
money for Help for Heroes and The
Bill McLaren Foundation.
- 18th
November 2011
Compass Box The Last Vatted Grain
The Compass Box Last Vatted
Grain whisky is a very rare, small
quantity, limited edition in homage
to the Vatted Grain category which
from midnight on 22nd November 2011
will become illegal.
- 17th
November 2011
The Glenlivet Cellar Collection 1980
The Glenlivet continues to inspire
with the launch of the latest
addition to its acclaimed Cellar
Collection range of limited and
unique vintage batches The Glenlivet
Cellar Collection 1980.
- 17th
November 2011
Jura Elixir
The Ultimate Water of Life
Jura
distillery has today launched Jura
Elixir 12 year old, a new addition to its core range
of whiskies.
- 17th
November 2011
Cooley
Makes It 4 In A Row
Cooley Distillery, the
Independent Irish whiskey distiller
named European Spirits Producer of
the Year for the fourth year in a
row at the International Wine and
Spirit Competition’s.
- 17th
November 2011
Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic
Challenge, the world’s toughest
rowing race, was launched this month
when nine of the crews assembled at
London’s historic St Katharine
Docks.
- 16th
November 2011
The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 2, 3 & 4
Hand-bottled at The Balvenie Distillery
in Speyside, The Balvenie Tun 1401 is a
highly sought after single malt
previously only available at The
Balvenie Distillery.
- 14th
November 2011
Highland Park Drakkar
The Viking heritage of the Orkney
Islands has inspired Highland Park
Drakkar which is launched this month
exclusively in the airport retail
outlets operated by Gebr Heinemann.
- 11th
November 2011
Tullibardine Distillery Sold
Tullibardine distillery
based in Blackford, Perthshire has been
sold to the Picard family based at the
Château de Chassagne-Montrachet,
Burgundy, France.
- 9th
November 2011
New
Look For Old Pulteney
Old Pulteney has revealed a re-fresh of the design of
its full range, at the end of a year
that has seen the ‘maritime malt’
awarded some of the whisky industry’s
highest accolades.
- 9th
November 2011
The
Balvenie Forty The Balvenies Rarest
Whisky
The Balvenie Forty is an extremely
rare expression created by Balvenie
Malt Master David Stewart. This
unique expression is the result of
the marriage of some of Balvenie's
rarest whiskies.
- 8th
November 2011
Glenfiddich Malt Mastermind 2011
Following a particularly closely
fought competition, David Sinclair
of The Bar at the Gleneagles Hotel
in Scotland has emerged victorious
at this year’s Glenfiddich Malt
Mastermind 2011.
- 4th
November 2011
Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
Talisker whisky have
announced that they will sponsor the
Atlantic Challenge, which starts
next month, it is considered the
world’s toughest rowing race.
- 3rd
November 2011
Compass Box The Last Vatted Malt
New laws on Scotch whisky
will come into force from Wednesday
23rd November 2011 and to mark the
occasion, Compass Box will release a
special limited edition bottling,
Compass Box the Last Vatted Malt.
- 2nd
November 2011
Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or 15 Year Old
Glenmorangie launch extra matured
Nectar D’Òr 15 year old. Previously
aged 12 years, Glenmorangie has
extended the maturation period of
its popular Nectar D’Òr single malt
whisky by an extra three years.
- 1st
November 2011
Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel
Jameson,
the world’s No 1 Irish whiskey, has
announced an upscale extension to its
popular award-winning Select Reserve
range in the US, with the launch of
Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel.
- 1st
November 2011
Minimum Pricing Ineffective And
Illegal
A minimum unit price for
alcohol set out in today’s Scottish
Government Bill is unlikely to
reduce alcohol misuse, is probably
illegal and threatens one of
Scotland’s key industries the Scotch
Whisky Association (SWA) said today.
- 27th
October 2011
Bowmore Tempest Batch 3
Bowmore have launched the
Bowmore Tempest Batch 3. This third
batch just like the two that came
before it is non chill-filtered and
has been aged for 10 years in
first-fill bourbon casks.
- 26th
October 2011
Ballantine’s Christmas Blend
Ballantine’s, the No 1 Scotch
whisky in Europe, will once again be
supporting the festive trading
period this year with its seasonal
expression, Ballantine’s Christmas
Reserve.
- 26th
October 2011
Chivas Takes You On A Journey Of
Friendship
Everyone has a good story to tell about
friendship. For those of you
who can’t imagine life without friends,
Academy Award winning short filmmaker,
Joachim Back and Chivas Regal luxury
Scotch whisky have released two
cinematic films about real friends.
- 25th
October 2011
Auchentoshan Switch UK Winner
Last night, Martin Ball from Corridor,
Manchester, was selected from 18 of our
most creative bartenders to represent
the UK in The Auchentoshan Switch
programme – a transatlantic mixology
competition like no other.
- 24th
October 2011
Old Pulteney 21 Year Old Whisky Is
Best In Class
Old
Pulteney Single Malt Whisky is today
sitting on top of the world after
winning one of the whisky industry’s
highest accolades, World Whisky of the
Year, in Jim Murray’s 2012 Whisky Bible
Awards. This is their reaction to the
award.
- 24thOctober 2011
Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX Best No Age
Statement
Jim Murray names Glenmorangie
Sonnalta PX as his Best Single Malt
Scotch No Age Statement (Multiple
Casks) - for 2012.
- 24th
October 2011
Whisky Bible 2012 Award Winners
Old Pulteney 21 year old has won the
coveted title of World Whisky of the
Year in the 2012 edition of Jim
Murray’s Whisky Bible.
- 21st
October 2011
New Glengoyne Shop & Visitor Centre
Upgrade
Glengoyne Distillery is celebrating the
launch of a brand new shop and visitor
centre upgrade on the back of its most
successful summer season ever.
- 20th
October 2011
Bowmore Unveils Islay Taste Map
In a bold move to support the
Islay whisky category as a whole
Bowmore unveils Islay Taste Map with
Martine Nouet, the ultimate
companion and guide to Islay Single
Malt whiskies.
- 13th
October 2011
Auchentoshan Switch UK Finalists
Auchentoshan reveals Top 20 UK
finalists of the Auchentoshan Switch
the transatlantic mixology programme
like no other.
- 13th
October 2011
Lutwyche Luxury Tailor Partners With
The Dalmore
Lutwyche the luxury tailor are
launching its first luxury men’s
shoe in partnership with The
Dalmore. The Dalmore brogue is the
product of an innovative
collaboration with luxury single
malt The Dalmore.
- 11th
October 2011
BenRiach & GlenDronach New Single
Cask Bottlings
The BenRiach Distillery Company Ltd.
have announced two single casks UK
EXCLUSIVE bottlings – one from
BenRiach and the other from its
sister distillery at GlenDronach,
both distilled in 1995 and matured
in Pedro Ximinez sherry puncheons.
- 7th
October 2011
GlenDronach 21 Year Old Parliament
GlenDronach adds new 21 year old
Parliament to core range. Matured in
a combination of the finest Oloroso
and Pedro Ximinez sherry casks, the
“Parliament” both complements the
distillery’s core range and
continues the great GlenDronach
tradition of offering fruit-laden
intensity in its single malts.
- 6th
October 2011
Arran 12 Year Old Cask Strength
Arran
have just released a magnificent new
addition to their core range of single
malt whisky, The Arran 12 year old Cask
Strength Edition.
- 6th
October 2011
Arran Machrie Moor Second Edition
The Second
Edition of Machrie Moor the Peated Arran
Malt is finally here. This is a
fantastic expression of Arran with
an interesting peaty twist.
- 5th
October 2011
Old Pulteney Row To The Pole Limited
Edition
Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch
Whisky has today unveiled a limited
edition commemorative bottle to
celebrate one of the World’s last
great firsts in maritime endurance -
the Old Pulteney Row to the Pole
expedition.
- 5th
October 2011
Glengoyne Distiller's Gold 15 Year
Old
Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd
has launched a new travel retail
exclusive bottling Glengoyne
Distiller’s Gold 15 Year Old.
- 3rd
October 2011
Focus On Irish Single Pot Still
Whiskey
With the growing
interest in Irish Single Pot Still
whiskey we take a look at this
unique Irish style of whiskey and
review what Ireland has to offer.
including:
Powers John's Lane
Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy
Green Spot
Redbreast 12 Year Old
Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength
- 30th
September 2011
The Dalmore Unveils Unique Visitor
Experience
The Dalmore Distillery has
today officially opened the doors to
its brand new Dalmore Visitor
Experience, following a £1million
refurbishment.
- 29th
September 2011
BenRiach Sponsorship Helps Scottish
Actors
BenRiach sponsorship helps Scottish
actors become British Champions.
Falkirk's Tryst Theatre were
crowned the best in the UK at the
culmination of a nationwide drama
festival involving over one thousand
theatre groups.
- 22nd
September 2011
Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength
Irish
Distillers Pernod Ricard is adding to
its collection of Single Pot Still
Whiskeys of Midleton this weekend at
Whisky Live Paris, with the launch
of Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask
Strength.
- 19th
September 2011
The Black Grouse Alpha Edition
The Famous Grouse has today
unveiled The Black Grouse Alpha
Edition, a new blended Scotch
whisky. It is a richer, smokier
expression of the award winning
Scotch whisky The Black Grouse.
- 19th
September 2011
Dalmore The Worlds Most Expensive
Whisky
The most expensive bottle of
whisky ever sold in retail has been
revealed by Whyte & Mackay.
The last bottle of The Dalmore 62 was
sold at Changi Airport in Singapore for
£125,000.
- 16th
September 2011
Irish Distillers Launch New Website
Irish Distillers Pernod
Ricard today launched an informative
website to support its growing and
increasingly popular portfolio of
Single Pot Still Irish Whiskeys.
- 16th
September 2011
Bowmore Great Outdoors’ Photography
Workshops
For those who want to
fine-tune their outdoor photography
skills this autumn, Bowmore is
collaborating with renowned
landscape photographer Colin Prior
to host a series of complimentary
Bowmore ‘Great Outdoors’ Photography
Workshop.
- 16th
September 2011
Drambuie
Sales Hit By Greek Crisis
Globally,
Drambuie case volumes have risen for a
second year in succession by 1%. This is
despite challenging trading conditions
in the traditional markets including
Greece, Drambuie’s third largest
market.
- 15th
September 2011
Port
Charlotte PC9
You probably expected the
Port Charlotte PC9 last year and now
thought that there wasn't going to
be a PC9 bottling, well here it is
the last release before next year’s
full-release Port Charlotte 10 year
old.
- 15th
September 2011
Bruichladdich The 10 Year Struggle
Over the past 10 years
Bruichladdich has seen a few unusual
events - WMD, the CIA, Ugly Betty,
Flying Health & Safety Inspectors,
Yellow Submarines and Perilous
Whisky to name a few. 10 years on
the distillery has been brought back
from oblivion.
- 15th
September 2011
The Laddie
10
The Laddie 10 is without
doubt the most important release in
Bruichladdich's history, and very
much a landmark for the distillery
and the Bruichladdich team.
- 15th
September 2011
Bruichladdich Ancien Regime &
Renaissance
Two new bottlings from
Bruichladdich to mark the
acquisition and re-birth of the
Bruichladdich distillery.
- 14th
September 2011
BenRiach Appoints New Regional Sales
Manager
The BenRiach Distillery Company has
appointed Douglas Cook as Regional Sales
Manager, it announced yesterday.
- 12th
September 2011
Diageo 2011 Special Releases
Revealed
Diageo have announced there
new 2011 Special Releases
Series, a series which has always
aimed to intrigue, delight and
sometimes surprise whisky
connoisseurs and collectors.
- 12th
September 2011
Scotch Whisky Exports Soar
Scotch Whisky exports have
grown
strongly, defying global economic
uncertainty, in the first six months
of 2011 with the value of exports up
22%.
- 8th
September 2011
Kilbeggan Distillery Welcomes its 1
Millionth Visitor
The Kilbeggan Distillery
welcomed its 1 millionth visitor
through its 254 year old gates
today, September 8th 2011. To
celebrate this milestone, a cask was
filled with Kilbeggan Malt with the
1 Millionth visitor, Mr. Erwin
Hennefarth from Germany today.
- 8th
September 2011
Glenmorangie’s Bottling Facility
Gets Royal Opening
The Glenmorangie Company’s
new state-of-the-art bottling
facility was officially opened by
His Royal Highness on Wednesday 7
September 2011.
- 7th
September 2011
Glenfarclas Welcomes Royal Visitor
To mark the 175th anniversary
of the Glenfarclas distillery, the
family owned distiller received a
visit from His Royal Highness The
Duke of York.
- 5th
September 2011
Century Old Whisky Wins Innovation
Award
Whyte & Mackay has won the Whisky
Magazine’s Innovator of the Year Award
for its recreation of a 100 year old
whisky left under the Antarctic ice by
famous explorer Ernest Shackleton.
- 2nd
September 2011
An Evening on Islay with Bowmore -
GLASGOW
Join Bowmore in Glasgow for ‘an evening
on Islay’ and experience four different
bottlings of their legendary Single
Malt. Embark on a journey exploring
Bowmore's island home as well as their
whiskies, with exquisite food matches
served tapas style.
- 1st
September 2011
Ardbeg
Alligator Released Today
Ardbeg Alligator "the whisky
with bite" went on general release
today, snap it up while you can.
- 31st
August 2011
GlenDronach To Supply Donald Trump
Golf Course
GlenDronach Distillery has
been selected by Donald Trump to
supply the commemorative 25 year old
single malt that will mark the
opening next summer of his £750
million golf complex on the Menie
Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- 26th
August 2011
Old Pulteney Row To The Pole Success
British ‘Old Pulteney Row to the
Pole’ expedition successfully
navigates hazardous 450 mile Arctic
route to the magnetic North Pole.
- 25th
August 2011
BenRiach 1978 Firkin Cask
BenRiach Distillery has
announced its most exclusive bottling
ever, the BenRiach 1978 Firkin Cask.
Only forty bottles of this exquisite 32
year old single malt will be available,
making this an ultra-rare BenRiach
expression.
- 25th
August 2011
The Dalmore Distillery Exclusive
Bottling
The Dalmore, has launched The
Dalmore Distillery Exclusive. An
Exclusive limited edition bottling
which will only be available for
sale in the Distillery Shop and is
set to be very popular amongst loyal
customers of the brand.
- 24th
August 2011
BenRiach & GlenDronach New Single
Cask Bottlings
BenRiach and GlenDronach
have issued new batches of limited
release single cask bottlings. As
with previous batches, each vintage
is hand-numbered and bottled at cask
strength, at natural colour and
non-chill-filtered.
- 23rd
August 2011
Wemyss Malts The Hive
Boutique whisky company Wemyss Malts has
announced the launch of a new 12 year
old blended malt Scotch whisky called
"The Hive".
- 22nd
August 2011
Bowmore Ben Nevis challenge - The
result
Disabled teams defy difficult
terrain and appalling weather to
meet the 2011 Bowmore Ben Nevis
Challenge to support Capability
Scotland.
- 22nd
August 2011
New Cutty
Sark Profile To Be Revealed
New Cutty Sark owners The
Edrington Group have revealed the
new Cutty Sark logo ahead of the
launch of a new deluxe range
including aged blends of Cutty Sark
and full packaging update.
- 22nd
August 2011
Naked
Grouse Revealed In Travel Retail
The Naked Grouse, the latest
addition to The Famous Grouse
family, will be revealed for the
first time in global travel retail.
- 19th
August 2011
Catto’s Launch Limited Edition 25
Year Old
One
of the first Scotch whisky blends,
Catto’s have announced the launch of a
special commemorative edition of their
25 year old blend to celebrate the
brand’s 150th anniversary.
- 17th
August 2011
Jura
Caskaway - Your Own Cask Of Jura
Whisky
Jura has today launched ‘Caskaway’, an
online promotion providing fans of the
single malt with a unique opportunity to
own their very own cask from the Jura
distillery, worth £10,000, at a fraction
of the cost.
- 15th
August 2011
The Famous Grouse Celebration
Decanter
The Famous Grouse is celebrating 30
years as Scotland’s favourite whisky
with the launch of The Famous Grouse
Celebration decanter.
- 15th
August 2011
Glenfiddich Raises Glass To
Scotland's Oldest Lady
On Saturday, Scotland’s
oldest lady, Janet Roberts,
celebrated her 110th birthday in the
company of family and friends. Janet
is the last surviving grand-daughter
of William Grant.
- 12th
August 2011
Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival 2011
The programme has been
announced for this year’s Lagavulin
Islay Jazz Festival, and tickets
have gone on sale.
- 8th
August 2011
Grants Whisky In A Can
Grant’s has announced the launch of its
first ever Ready to Drink product.
Cans of Grant’s Scotch Whisky and Cola will be
on shelves from August.
- 2nd
August 2011
Inter Bev Enjoy IWSC Medal Success
International Beverage
Holdings are celebrating an
extraordinary haul of honours in the
2011 International Wine & Spirits
Competition.
- 29th
July 2011
Glenmorangie Best Of The Best
Glenmorangie is toasting a
record run of gold medals at the
2011 International Wines and Spirits
Competition.
- 29th
July 2011
BenRiach Gets A Double At The IWSC
The BenRiach Distillery Company, owners
of GlenDronach and BenRiach, has won an
amazing two product trophies at this
year’s International Wine & Spirits
Competition – both for its BenRiach 12
year old sherry matured single malt
Scotch whisky.
- 29th
July 2011
Cooley Continues IWSC Gold Run
Cooley Distillery, the multi-award
winning Irish whiskey distiller,
continued its phenomenal success at the
International Wine & Spirits Competition
by claiming a further 8 IWSC Gold medals
in London this week.
- 26th
July 2011
Scotch Whisky Protected In Turkey
Scotch Whisky has become the
first foreign product to be
registered and protected as a
geographical indication of origin
(GI) in Turkey.
- 22nd
July 2011
anCnoc Develop Visual Art Campaign
anCnoc Highland Single Malt
Scotch Whisky have revealed an
extension of its brand campaign
focusing on the visual arts, to
provide a contemporary experience of
whisky for modern day drinkers.
- 22nd
July 2011
First Drinks Launches Market Report
2011
First Drinks, leading
supplier of premium spirits in the
UK, has launched the inaugural First
Drinks Market Report 2011 which
takes an in-depth look at the UK
spirits and Champagne categories.
- 20th
July 2011
Highland Park Earl Haakon
Highland Park Earl Haakon is
the final edition in the Magnus
Series. With only 3300 bottles
available worldwide, this third
edition is set to sell out in record
time and build on the success of
both Earl Magnus and Saint Magnus.
- 20th
July 2011
George T Stagg Top Spirit in the
World 2011
F. Paul Pacult has named
American Bourbon George T Stagg as
the top spirit in the world, a title
which has been long held by Highland
Park 18 year old.
- 19th
July 2011
Glenfarclas 40 Named Best Malt
Whisky in Australia
Glenfarclas 40 Years Old was
the highest scoring whisky in the
recent Malt Whisky Society of
Australia whisky awards. Coming top
out of the 40 single malts entered
in the competition, Glenfarclas 40
Year Old received a Gold Medal, and
has been named Best Malt Whisky
available in Australia.
- 18th
July 2011
Canadian Distiller Turns To The Sun
For Profit
Canadian whisky distiller
Hiram Walker is turning the roofs at
its Ontario whisky-aging warehouse
complex into one of the world's
biggest solar power installations.
- 15th
July 2011
Auchentoshan 1999 Bordeaux Cask
Matured
Auchentoshan, the only triple
distilled Single Malt, has launched
a very special limited edition in
the
Auchentoshan
1999 Bordeaux Cask Matured –
a cask strength, non-chill filtered dram for the finest of
festivities.
- 15th
July 2011
Auchentoshan Unveils The Valinch
Auchentoshan Valinch is an annual small
batch release of the award winning
Auchentoshan Classic expression bottled
at cask strength and non-chill filtered.
Following the initial launch, 2,000
cases was launched globally and
will be released annually for Father’s Day.
- 14th
July 2011
Glenfiddich Malt Mastermind
Competition
Glenfiddich has announced the
start of this year’s Glenfiddich
Malt Mastermind competition.
- 14th
July 2011
Glengoyne Afternoon Tea At Cameron
House
Cameron House on Loch Lomond
has partnered with nearby Glengoyne
Distillery to offer a new Whisky
Afternoon Tea which is designed to
appeal to men.
- 14th
July 2011
The
Auchentoshan Switch
Calling all bartenders, be
part of the Auchentoshan Switch a
mixology programme like no other -
the prize is not money nor a trophy
but instead a 14 day switch across
the Atlantic.
- 12th
July 2011
Glengoyne Boosts Green Credentials
Glengoyne will become the
exclusive whisky partner of the
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust in
time for the official opening of a brand
new wetlands area onsite at the
Distillery, which will help with
processing distillery waste and make the
area a haven for wildlife.
- 9th
July 2011
Grants
Whisky Becomes World Number Three
Grant’s the oldest family
owned Scotch whisky has turned a new
chapter in its 124 year success
story as it takes to the podium of
standard Scotch whiskies, becoming
the world’s number three in retail
value.
- 7th
July 2011
Whisky Tourism Gives Economy Massive
Boost
Scotch Whisky distilleries
and visitor centres give a
much-needed boost to the economy,
the job market and bring growing
numbers of international tourists to
Scotland, according to a survey
published today.
- 5th
July 2011
Douglas Laing's Charity Gurkha
Bottling
Douglas Laing have launched a
Single Cask bottling of their finest Old
Malt Cask to commemorate
Scotland’s long association with the Gurkhas
– Nepal’s legendary fighting men. The Gurkha Old Malt
Cask Charity bottling is a single
cask bottling which was distilled at
the Allt-A-Bhainne distillery and
aged for 20 years.
- 1st
July 2011
Diageo Plans For Speyside Whisky
Growth
Speyside is to be the focus
of new proposals by Diageo to grow
its Scotch whisky production
capacity.
- 1st
July 2011
Groundbreaking Trade Deal With Korea
Scotch Whisky is expected to
be one of the biggest beneficiaries
of a new groundbreaking trade deal
with Korea, the deal eliminates
Korea’s 20% import tariff on
spirits.
- 29th
June 2011
Ian
Macleod Buys Tamdhu Distillery
Ian Macleod Distillers, the independent,
family-owned distiller, blender and
bottler has purchased Tamdhu distillery
in Speyside from the Edrington Group.
- 29th
June 2011
A
Look Through The Doors Of Port Ellen
Maltings
A new film admitting us
through the door of Port Ellen
Maltings where the operators
themselves explain how they make the
malt that makes some of the world’s
most famous Single Malt Scotch
Whiskies.
- 28th
June 2011
Highland Park 18 Enters Hall Of Fame
Highland Park 18 year old has
become the first Scotch whisky to be
inducted into The Spirit Journal
Hall of Fame.
- 22nd
June 2011
Arran Whisky Unleash Sleeping
Warrior
The Arran Malt Sleeping Warrior is a
limited edition Scotch Malt Whisky
in collaboration with conservation
charity, the National Trust for
Scotland.
- 22nd
June 2011
Royal Salute Supports Duke Of
Cambridge Team
Luxury Scotch whisky Royal
Salute is proud to announce its
official sponsorship of The
Foundation Team headed by the Duke
of Cambridge at The Foundation Polo
Challenge.
- 21st
June 2011
Phil Parnell Drambuie
Phil Parnell, executive
chairman of the Drambuie Liqueur
Company, has died suddenly after a
short illness. Phil was the driving
force behind the rejuvenation of
Drambuie over the last six years.
- 17th
June 2011
Great King Street Artist's Blend
What
if Compass Box were to apply their
whisky making principles to a line of
Blended Scotches? Well, that is exactly what
they have done with their new blended
Scotch whisky brand Great King Street
and the first expression under this new
brand is
the Great King Street Artist's Blend.
- 16th
June 2011
Dads & Kids Go FREE At Auchentoshan
Those looking for a last minute gift
for Dad this Father’s Day should
look no further than the
Auchentoshan Distillery and Visitor
Centre, where Dad’s will go
absolutely Free on Saturday
18th and Sunday 19th June.
- 16th
June 2011
Singleton of Glen Ord Asia's Fastest
Growing Malt
The Singleton of Glen Ord,
the fastest growing Single Malt in
the Asia Pacific region has added to
its global prestige and long record
of success with a major win in the
prestigious Scotch Whisky Masters
competition.
- 14th
June 2011
Royal Salute Tribute to Honour
Royal Salute Tribute To Honour has
been created using the most
exquisite, precious and scarce
whiskies which have been carefully
selected from the Royal Salute Vault
at Strathisla. Only 21 bottles were
created and will be priced at
£122,000/$200,000.
- 13th
June 2011
Glenmorangie Offers A Father’s Day
To Remember
Glenmorangie is offering the
ultimate Father’s Day gift. The
iconic Scottish brand will inscribe
the names of 1843 people on the
‘Founders Wall’ of the Glenmorangie
Distillery in a tribute to the year
of its foundation.
- 13th
June 2011
Duke Of Cambridge And Prince Harry
Head-To-Head At Sentebale Polo Cup
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry
demonstrated polo at its finest
yesterday with the Duke’s team coming
out on top, in front of a star-studded
crowd at The Sentebale Polo Cup
sponsored by Royal Salute.
- 9th
June 2011
The
Tweeddale Blend
The Tweeddale Blend is a
taste of whisky history and an
excellent quality blended whisky
which I think may pleasantly
surprise many blended whisky
drinkers.
- 9th
June 2011
GlenDronach Cask In A Van Belgium
Tour 2011
For the last two years, GlenDronach malt
whisky has selected a rare single cask
and
toured it around Belgium in the back of
a van!
The tour called "Cask
in a Van" has proved so successful
that it’s being repeated again later
this month.
- 9th
June 2011
Jura Whisky Festival 2011 Highlights
Fans of Jura whisky can
relive the island’s recent two-day
whisky festival thanks to the launch
of an online tasting session and a
festival highlights package, both
hosted on the Isle of Jura website.
- 7th June 2011
Bowmore Celebrates Most Successful
Feis Ile Yet
This May, Feis Ile, the Islay
Festival of Malt and Music, proved
to be the most successful festival
to date for Bowmore, the first Islay
Single Malt whisky. Despite the
challenging weather conditions.
- 7th June 2011
John Walker & Sons Diamond Jubilee
Blend
To mark The Queen's Diamond
Jubilee in 2012, John Walker & Sons
is to produce an extremely limited
edition of 60 crystal decanters of
'Diamond Jubilee Blended Scotch
Whisky, a unique blend of whiskies
distilled in 1952. These rare
editions will be offered, by
invitation only, for private sale at
£100,000 each.
- 7th June 2011
Diageo’s Single Malt Whiskies
Acclaimed By Leading Whisky Experts
Diageo’s whiskies Lagavulin,
Talisker and The Singleton of Glen
Ord have added further polish to
their global prestige with major
wins in the prestigious Scotch
Whisky Masters competition.
- 7th June 2011
1881
Lagavulin Returns Home
One of the world’s rarest
bottles of Single Malt Scotch Whisky
has returned home to Lagavulin
Distillery. The bottle of Lagavulin Liqueur
30 year old was distilled in 1881,
130 years ago!
- 3rd June 2011
Old
Pulteney Boat Gets Christened
Arctic and maritime
adventurer Jock Wishart and his crew
have today christened their
specially designed rowing boat, The
Old Pulteney ahead of its pioneering
voyage into the unknown.
- 2nd
June 2011
Glengoyne Stillman Raises £1,000 For
Charity
Well done to Glengoyne
Distillery Stillman, Duncan McNicoll,
who has just walked the famed West
Highland Way raising £1,000 for
charity.
- 1st
June 2011
Ardbeg Alligator Committee Bottling
Released
Ardbeg Alligator is the
latest in a long line of
experimental whiskies released by
Ardbeg. Today's release is
exclusively available to Ardbeg
Committee members.
- 26th
May 2011
Macallan MMXI 1824 Collection
Limited Release
The Macallan MMXI Limited
Release is the
latest and most elegant addition to the
exclusive travel retail Macallan
1824 Collection.
- 26th
May 2011
Jura Opens New Distillery Visitor
Centre
Isle of Jura Distillery has marked the
first day of this year’s Feis Ile with
the opening of a new £100,000 Visitor
Centre.
- 26th
May 2011
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Greg
Norman
Diageo launches Johnnie Walker Greg
Norman
a limited edition of only
20,000 bottles available worldwide
and is exclusive to travel retail.
- 24th
May 2011
Industry Collaborates on Renewable
Energy
The Scotch Whisky Industry
collaborates on renewable energy.
Construction will begin today
on a £60.5 million biomass/feeds
combined heat and power plant in
Rothes in Speyside, Scotland. It
will use Scotch Whisky distillery
by-products to generate electricity,
produce animal feed and drastically
cut carbon emissions.
- 23rd
May 2011
Royal Salute Sponsor Sentebale Polo
Cup
Luxury Scotch whisky Royal Salute has
announced its official support as title
sponsor of the Sentebale Polo Cup.
Sentebale was founded by Prince Harry
and Prince Seeiso from the Lesotho Royal
family in response to the plight of the
neediest and most vulnerable of
Lesotho's people.
- 23rd
May 2011
Drambuie Pursuit Hits the Target
The high octane The Drambuie Pursuit
came to a climatic and successful end
last week with all nine
teams managing to complete the 24 hour
endurance race across the wild terrain
of the Scottish Highlands.
- 17th
May 2011
William Grant's Launch Miniature
Gift Packs
With Fathers Day fast
approaching William Grants have
launched Grants, Glenfiddich and The
Balvenie miniature gift packs for
whisky gift buyers.
- 16th
May 2011
Diageo Announce Islay Festival 2011
Bottlings
Two limited edition single-cask
bottlings of Lagavulin and Caol Ila
Single Malt Scotch Whiskies will be
released for the 2011 Islay
Festival, Diageo has announced
- 16th
May 2011
Whisky
Fans Flock to Jura for Feis Ile
The population of Jura will
almost double on 25th – 26th May
when whisky fans descend on the
island for the 2011 Feis Ile.
- 12th
May 2011
Bowmore
1982 Limited Edition
Bowmore 1982 limited edition
is the 2nd release in the Bowmore
Vintage Series. Following the
popularity of the excellent 1981
vintage this 29 year old 1982
vintage is sure to be popular with
whisky enthusiasts.
- 12th
May 2011
Auchentoshan 1975 Limited Edition
Auchentoshan 1975 is an exclusive
limited edition Bourbon matured 35
year old whisky, it is the latest
addition to Auchentoshan's
series of superb vintage
releases from the late 1970s.
- 10th
May 2011
Bruichladdich Organic Wins Superior
Taste Award
The
Organic from Bruichladdich Distillery,
has been awarded "exceptional" status by
Michelin and Gault Millau rated tasters.
The Organic was the only spirit in the
Superior Taste Awards 2011 to be given
the maximum 3 star Exceptional rating.
- 10th
May 2011
Glenmorangie Pride 1981
Glenmorangie has unveiled the
Glenmorangie Pride 1981, a 28 year
old limited edition whisky which was
extra-matured in Château d’Yquem
Sauternes casks for ten years - the
longest period any Glenmorangie
whisky has ever undergone
extra-maturation.
- 10th
May 2011
Scotch Whisky Association’s AGM
Highlights
The Scotch Whisky Association
Annual General Meeting has emphasised the need
for the industry to continue to expand
overseas, promote responsible alcohol
consumption and press for fairer
taxation and open trade.
- 9th
May 2011
GlenDronach 15 Year Old Tawny Port
Finish
GlenDronach's reputation for
producing innovative, richly-sherried
expressions is boosted this month with
the launch of its new 15 year old
GlenDronach Tawny Port finish.
- 5th
May 2011
Glenfiddich Sponsors MOJO Magazine
Honours List
Glenfiddich has signed a major
sponsorship deal with MOJO, the world’s
largest music monthly, to be headline
sponsor of the MOJO Honours List, the
magazine’s annual awards ceremony which
celebrates and rewards the greatest
names in music.
- 5th
May 2011
New Irish Single Pot Still Whiskeys
Powers and Midleton have
joined Redbreast and Green Spot as
brand names in a formidable new
portfolio of single pot still Irish
whiskeys with the release of the new
Powers John’s Lane and Midleton
Barry Crockett Legacy single pot
still Irish whiskeys.
- 2nd
May 2011
Highland Park Unveils 1978 Vintage
Highland Park 1978 Vintage is
the latest
limited edition expression in Highland
Parks Vintage
Collection range created exclusively for
travel retail.
- 28th
April 2011
The Glenlivet Whisky Range Gets A
New Look
The Glenlivet, the world’s No
2 single malt Scotch whisky, has
revealed striking new packaging
which will be implemented across the
Glenlivets core range.
- 18th
April 2011
Diageo Distilleries See Surge In
Visitor Numbers
Whisky tourism has grown
rapidly in Scotland over the past
two years with Diageo, the country’s
leading distillery operator,
reporting an increase of almost 20
per cent in visitor numbers.
- 14th
April 2011
Glengoyne 14 Year Old Marks &
Spencer Exclusive
Glengoyne
Distillery has expanded its award
winning portfolio of whisky with the
launch of a new limited edition 14
year old single malt which is
exclusive to Marks & Spencer stores.
- 12th
April 2011
Ardbeg Challenge Stockholm 2011
The Ardbeg Challenge is a
world record attempt by Ardbeg who
aim to assemble 3000 whisky lovers
in Stockholm for the world's largest
whisky tasting.
- 7th
April 2011
Single Pot Still Whiskeys of
Midleton
Irish Distillers Pernod
Ricard has announced plans to underline the rich
heritage of Irish whiskey with the
launch of a new initiative - Single Pot
Still Whiskeys of Midleton, aimed at
promoting the provenance and quality
of single pot still whiskey.
- 7th
April 2011
Drambuie Pursuit
NFL Carolina Panther Jeremy
Shockey, will face one of the
biggest endurance tests of his
career, as he competes against nine
other international teams in the
annual Drambuie Pursuit 2011.
- 6th
April 2011
Irish Distillers Celebrate 4 Double
Golds
Irish
Distillers are celebrating the success of
its premium Irish whiskey portfolio
after achieving four Double Gold and one
Gold medal at the renowned San Francisco World Spirit
Competition 2011.
- 5th
April 2011
Isle of Skye Backs 2011 Grand
National Hope
Isle of Skye Blended Scotch
Whisky is proud to be supporting
Silver By Nature, Scotland’s big
hope in this Saturdays Grand
National and apparently it has a
decent chance of winning.
- 5th
April 2011
Shackleton's Mackinlay's Rare Old
Highland Malt
They have done it! The team
at Whyte & Mackay have recreated the
Mackinlay's whisky which was found
in 2007 after it had spent more than
100 years untouched by human hands
and encased in Antarctic ice after
being left behind by Ernest
Shackleton's 1907 South Pole
expedition.
- 4th
April 2011
The
Balvenie Whisky Academy Opens Its
Doors
After months of planning,
filming and editing, The Balvenie
are delighted to announce that The
Balvenie Whisky Academy is staging
its online premiere.
- 4th
April 2011
Independent Distillers Unite To
Support Japan
Arran, BenRiach, Bladnoch,
GlenDronach, GlenGyle (Kilkerran),
Kilchoman and Springbank
distilleries have united to produce
the Spirit Of Unity, a limited
edition blend of malt whisky from
each of the distilleries produced to
raise money for the disaster relief
effort in Japan.
- 1st
April 2011
Single Malts Exports Up 18% - Diageo
Comments
David Gates, Diageo’s global
category director for Whiskies
comments on this weeks Scotch Whisky
Association announcement that malt
whisky exports are up 18%.
- 1st
April 2011
Highland Park Leif Eriksson
Highland Park Leif Eriksson, a limited
edition exclusive to travel retail, was
revealed at the IAADFS Duty Free Show of
the Americas.
- 30th
March 2011
Caol Ila Distillers Edition Awarded
Best Single Malt
Caol Ila Distillers Edition has
taken the top Single Malt Scotch Whisky
honours at the 2011 San Francisco World
Spirits Competition. After three days of
judging it was awarded the accolade
of Best Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
- 30th
March 2011
Cooley In San Francisco Gold Rush
This week Cooley Distillery, continued its phenomenal strike rate on
the international circuit by claiming 12
gold medals at the San Francisco World
Spirits Competition.
- 30th
March 2011
Scotch Delivers £109 A Second To UK
Exports
2010 was a record year for Scotch
Whisky exports, according to new
figures published today by The
Scotch Whisky Association. Scotch
delivered £109 a second to UK
exports. Exports increased by 10% to
£3.45bn in 2010.
- 28th
March 2011
Caol
Ila Distillery £3.5 Million
Expansion
Islay's famous whisky industry received
a major boost with the announcement that
Diageo is to invest
£3.5million in expanding and upgrading
its Caol Ila distillery.
- 25th
March 2011
Drambuie Surprise Yourself
Competition
Drambuie has joined forces
with VisitScotland to promote its
new summer campaign which
includes an exclusive
promotion, giving Drambuie drinkers the
chance to surprise 11 friends with
a luxury weekend away at Blair Castle.
- 24th
March 2011
Biodynamic Bruichladdich
The world’s first ever biodynamic whisky
has been distilled at Bruichladdich
Distillery from barley sown, grown and
harvested according to an astral
calendar.
- 23rd
March 2011
A
Mixed Budget For Whisky Distillers
The 2011 budget has brought a
7.2% increase in spirits duty which
will penalise Scotch Whisky drinkers
and distillers says The Scotch
Whisky Association.
- 22nd
March 2011
Glenfiddich Foundation Reserve
The Glenfiddich Foundation Reserve is a
unique single cask whisky, laid down
in 1993 which Glenfiddich is releasing
to raise funds for The Benevolent
Charity which was founded in 1886 to
help make a difference to the daily
lives of those who have worked in
the drinks trade and need help.
- 17th
March 2011
Caol Ila
Moch A Friendly Dawn
Caol Ila Moch Single Malt Scotch Whisky
is the latest exciting addition to the
Caol Ila family. It is the first single
malt from the distillery to be selected
entirely on the basis of its taste,
rather than age, cask wood, strength or
finish.
- 16th
March 2011
Distillers Call For Excise Reform
And Duty Freeze
The Scotch Whisky Association
today called on the Government to
back a key UK industry in the
forthcoming Budget.
- 15th
March 2011
Bowmore Ben Nevis Challenge
Bowmore has announced that it
will sponsor the 2011 Bowmore Ben
Nevis Challenge. The event,
supporting Capability Scotland,
Scotland’s best known disability
organisation.
- 15th
March 2011
Greenore 18 Year Old Single Grain
Whiskey
The Greenore 18 Year old is the latest
small batch bottling of Greenore Single
Grain Irish whiskey from the Cooley
Distillery.
- 14th
March 2011
Auchentoshan 70th Anniversary Of
Clydebank Blitz
Continuing support for its
local community and Erskine, the
charity that provides nursing and
medical care for former members of
the Armed Forces, Auchentoshan
Distillery today marked the 70th
anniversary of the Clydebank Blitz
with the unveiling of a
commemorative plaque and tree.
- 10th
March 2011
Greenore 15 Worlds Best Single Grain
Whiskey
Cooley
Distillery’s Greenore 15 Year Old Single
Grain Irish Whiskey has been named World
Best Single Grain Whiskey for the third
consecutive year at the World Whiskies
Awards in London.
- 9th
March 2011
Glenlivet 70 Year Old Unveiled
One of the worlds oldest single malt
whiskies was unveiled yesterday at a
1940s themed ceremony at the historic
location of Edinburgh Castle. The Glenlivet 70 year old from family owned
whisky specialist, Gordon & MacPhail.
- 8th
March 2011
Old Pulteney WK209 Good Hope
Inver House Distillers has launched
a limited-edition variant of Old
Pulteney Scotch whisky named Old
Pulteney WK209 Good Hope
exclusively for travel retailers.
It was launched today in UK travel
retail as World of Whiskies Malt of
the Month.
- 7th
March 2011
Icons of Arran The Westie
Icons of Arran The Westie is
the third release in the
popular Icons of Arran limited
edition series. Given the quality of
the first two releases I
expect that this new release will appeal to both the whisky
collector and connoisseur.
- 7th
March 2011
Glenfiddich Age of Discovery 19 Year
Old
Glenfiddich has unveiled
their first ever 19 year old single
malt Scotch whisky, the Glenfiddich
Age of Discovery 19 Year Old Madeira
Cask Finish.
- 7th
March 2011
Richard Paterson Whisky Ambassador
of the Year
Whyte & Mackay Master
Blender, Richard Paterson has been
named ‘Whisky Ambassador of the
Year’ at Whisky Magazine’s Icons of
Whisky Awards.
- 4th
March 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award For
Diageo Veteran
Evan
Cattanach, Diageo’s long-serving Scotch
whisky ambassador and Master Distiller
Emeritus, was last night awarded the
Lifetime Achievement Award at Whisky
Magazine’s Icons of Whisky ceremony in
London.
- 3rd
March 2011
Isle of Skye Sponsor Scottish
Champion Hurdle
Isle Of Skye 8 Years Old
Blended Scotch Whisky is the new
sponsor of the Scottish Champion
Hurdle at Ayr Racecourse on April
16, Coral Scottish Grand National
Saturday.
- 1st
March 2011
New Distillery Manager At Lagavulin
Outgoing Lagavulin distillery
manager Peter Campbell and the new
Lagavulin distillery manager Georgie Crawford give us an
insight into Islay life and Lagavulin
whisky.
- 24th
February 2011
Ian Macleod Distillers Announce
Profits Increase
Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd, one of the
largest independent family-owned
companies in the UK spirits industry,
has announced improved financial results
for the eighth consecutive year.
- 24th
February 2011
Jameson Launch US TV Campaign
Jameson Irish whiskey,
is revealing a new US TV advert to its
165,000 Facebook fans today, ahead of
the campaign’s on-air debut on 28th
February.
- 21st
February 2011
Chivas Regal 18 Vivienne Westwood
Chivas Regal and Vivienne
Westwood have announced a new
collaboration at London Fashion Week
– the limited edition Chivas Regal
18 Year Old by Vivienne Westwood.
- 17th
February 2011
The
Dalmore Castle Leod
The Dalmore has released a limited
edition whisky called Castle Leod, named
after the spiritual home of the
Mackenzie clan, to raise much needed
funds to help return the Scottish castle
to its former glory.
- 16th
February 2011
The Whisky Exchange Makes It Three
In A Row
The Whisky Exchange has scooped
Independent Spirit Retailer of the Year,
sponsored by Glengoyne, for the third
time in a row at The Drinks Retailing
Awards 2011.
- 15th
February 2011
Chivas Regal Live With Chivalry TV
Commercial
Chivas Regal has
commenced the global launch of a new
television commercial as part of the
ongoing Live with Chivalry campaign.
- 11th
February 2011
Royal Salute Supports Sentebale Polo
Cup
Royal Salute luxury Scotch whisky
has announced its official support
as title sponsor of Sentebale’s Polo
Cup. Sentebale was founded by Prince
Harry from the British Royal family
and Prince Seeiso from the Lesotho
Royal family in response to the
plight of the neediest and most
vulnerable of Lesotho's people.
- 8th
February 2011
Lagavulin Sponsors 2011 Islay Jazz
Festival
Following its widely welcomed
support in 2010, Diageo has
announced that its Islay Single Malt
Scotch Whisky Lagavulin will again
sponsor this year’s Islay Jazz
Festival.
- 4th
February 2011
Glenfarclas 175th Anniversary
Limited Edition
J.
& G. Grant have announced the
release of a limited edition bottling to
celebrate the family owned Glenfarclas distillery’s
175th Anniversary.
- 4th
February 2011
GlenDronach Antarctic Tasting
GlenDronach’s most southerly tasting
in deepest Antarctica!
GlenDronach is savoured
worldwide but, in what must be some
kind of a record, we’ve just heard
of some fervent American fans at the
South Pole
- 2nd
February 2011
Jameson St Patrick's Day Limited
Edition Bottling
Jameson, the world’s No 1
Irish whiskey, has teamed up with
internationally acclaimed Irish
artist Paul Daly to launch a new
limited edition bottle for St
Patrick’s Day.
- 2nd
February 2011
Germany's Sloupisti Malt Whisky
Turning Heads
Germany's Spreewald region, best known
for its pickles, boat rides and beer has
a surprising new addition a German Single
Malt Whisky named Sloupisiti whisky.
- 1st
February 2011
Glengoyne 40 Year Old Ultra Premium
Dram Award
Whisky connoisseurs
from one of the UK’s largest and most
prestigious whisky events, The Whisky
Show in London, have named Glengoyne 40
Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch
Whisky as the Ultra Premium Dram of
2010.
- 1st
February 2011
Ballantine's 2011 Championship Blend
The Ballantine's 2011 Championship
Blend is a priceless limited edition
of only 10 bottles made from rare
and precious whiskies aged for at
least 38 years.
- 31st
January 2011
Glenmorangie Finealta Private
Edition
The Glenmorangie Finealta is the second
release in Glenmorangie's Private
Edition range. You may recall the first
release in the range, the excellent and
very popular Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX.
- 26th
January 2011
Auchentoshan Launches Limited
Edition Whiskies
Auchentoshan THE triple
distilled single malt whisky from
Glasgow has launched two limited
edition expressions for the single
malt enthusiast, the Auchentoshan
1977 and Auchentoshan 1998.
- 24th
January 2011
VisitScotland Finds Smokehead Just
The Ticket
VisitScotland and Smokehead are
offering music fans the chance to
win a luxury two night break in
Glasgow. Staying at the five star
Glasgow Hilton, the lucky winner and
guest will also receive their choice
of music gig tickets for the SECC.
- 20th
January 2011
The Dalmore Rivers Collection
The Dalmore has launched a
collection of four bespoke whiskies
to raise much needed funds to
conserve Scotland’s most important
salmon rivers - the Dee, Spey, Tay
and Tweed.
- 20th
January 2011
Clegg Praises Strong Scotch Whisky
Export Figures
Chivas Brothers welcomed
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s
announcement today that, according
to the Scotch Whisky Association,
the value of whisky exports during
the first ten months of 2010 reached
£2.8bn
- 20th
January 2011
Whisky Galore With Rabbie's Trail
Burners
Luxury small group tour company Rabbie's
Trail Burners is launching two brand new
tours to tease the palette - eight days
of immersion in a whisky connoisseur’s
dream, taking in the most famous whisky
producing regions in the world.
- 20th
January 2011
Smokehead Flying High with The Sons
of Icarus
The Sons
of Icarus have been crowned the
first ever winner of the Ultimate
Band Contest sponsored by
rock icon Marshall Amps, the Lick
Library and Smokehead Islay Single
Malt Whisky.
- 18th
January 2011
Ban
On Sales Below Tax Welcomed
The UK Government’s proposal
to ban alcohol sales below tax in
England and Wales has been welcomed
by The Scotch Whisky Association.
- 17th
January 2011
Shackleton Whisky Returns Home to
Scotland
Three bottles of the Mackinlays whisky
which accompanied Ernest Shackleton on
his 1907 expedition have been returned
brand owner Whyte & Mackay for
scientific analysis.
- 13th
January 2011
Midleton Releases Exclusive Single
Cask Whiskey
Irish
Distillers Pernod Ricard has launched
two new rare, single cask, single pot
still whiskeys from the Midleton
Distillery, makers of the world’s No 1
Irish whiskey, Jameson.
- 13th
January 2011
Glenfiddich Hands Over Precious 50
Year Old
Glenfiddich, has released the
much celebrated Glenfiddich 50 Year
Old to two whisky specialist outlets
in Scotland.
- 12th
January 2011
Arran
Machrie Moor - First Edtion
This is the first release of Arran
Machrie Moor a limited edition
lightly peated expression of the
Arran single malt whisky.
- 7th
January 2011
The Nth 2011 Whisky Show Las Vegas
The Nth 2011 Show is the world’s first,
super-premium, elite whisky tasting
experience presented by
Universal Whisky Experience
at The Wynn Resort Las
Vegas on March 18th - 19th 2011.
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