Whisky
Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore appointed global band ambassador at Ardnahoe Distillery
Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore has been appointed as the global band ambassador of Ardnahoe Distillery. The band are planning a series of special whisky sessions as part of their North American and European tours in the coming months. They will also champion the whisky at regular shows and festivals. Meanwhile, Ardnahoe are planning to release…
Read MoreSkotch and Sketch at The Glasshouse, Edinburgh
Grant Dickie heads to a Skotch and Sketch workshop at The Glasshouse, in Edinburgh, to taste their latest dram and try his hand at sketching. Picture the scene. It’s a warm and intermittently sunny evening, you’re on a stunning rooftop garden, sipping a whisky cocktail, and then you’re asked to draw a still life. Well,…
Read MoreBenbecula Distillery: Spirit flows through island distillery after 130-year-old whisky recipe revived
The first spirit has started to flow at Benbecula Distillery after an islander brought a 130-year-old recipe back to life. Angus MacMillan always dreamed of reopening a distillery on the island and worked tirelessly to transform a disused salmon farming processing plant at Gramsdale into the new site. He built a glass-walled extension in the…
Read MoreRosebank Distillery: Sleeping giant Falkirk distillery reawakened after 30 years
Known as the sleeping giant of Scottish distilleries, the highly anticipated Rosebank Distillery has finally reawakened. After more than 30 years of closure, Ian Macleod Distillers has lovingly brought the Falkirk ghost distillery, previously thought to be lost forever, back to life. The meticulous restoration has spanned the last four years, and the stunning new…
Read MoreThe Dalmore Luminary: Rare whisky sells for nearly £95,000 at auction
A bottle of Dalmore whisky has sold for nearly £95,000 at auction, encased in a glass sculpture which was hand polished for 500 hours. The Dalmore Luminary No.2 ‘The Rare’ is the second release in The Luminary Series, a three-part partnership between The Dalmore and V&A Dundee. The one-of-a-kind release marries the worlds of spirits,…
Read MoreDram delights: Scotland’s new whiskies
Alice Grundon takes a look at some of Scotland’s new expressions… Glenmorangie Rich and deliciously decadent, Glenmorangie Pommard Cask Finish is the result of one of the Glenmorangie’ first experiments with prestigious Pommard red wine casks. A smooth, soft Glenmorangie, aged more than 10 years in bourbon casks was transferred into Pommard Casks for…
Read MoreThe Balmoral unveils exclusive £100,000 whisky experience in partnership with The Macallan
It’s been two centuries since The Macallan distilled its very first batch of whisky on the banks of the River Spey. Since then it has become known for producing some of the world’s most exquisite whisky. This year The Macallan teamed up with Bentley Motors to create to release a collaborative single malt – The…
Read MoreThe Glen Grant: Scotland’s longest serving distiller Dennis Malcolm retires after 63 years
Born on The Glen Grant distillery grounds in 1946, where both his father and grandfather worked, Dennis Malcolm was always destined for a career in Scotch whisky. He began working as an apprentice cooper at just 16-years-old and went on to have a six decade long career, becoming an icon of Scotch whisky. But now…
Read MoreArdnahoe Distillery: First whisky to come from a new distillery on Islay since 2009 released
It has been six decades since Stewart Laing first learned how to make whisky on Islay. In the 1960s he travelled to the world-famous whisky island to learn the ropes. The experience was once which sowed the seeds of a dream – the idea of building a distillery on the Hebridean island. That dream came…
Read MoreKiefer Sutherland: Hollywood star brings new whisky to the UK
Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has unveiled his new whisky to the UK, a homage to his Canadian roots and love of the spirit. The whisky, Red Bank, claimed Gold this year at the world-renowned San Francisco World Spirits Competition and is said to embody good taste, good times, good friends and the rich heritage and…
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