Whisky
First look at Johnnie Walker Princes Street
WHISKY maker Diageo has this morning raised the veil for a sneak-peak at its Johnnie Walker visitors’ centre on Princes Street. The tourist attraction, which is due to open next summer, is built inside a former department store. The company has released the first artist’s impressions of the interior of the centre and the views…
Read MoreWhisky auction raises cash for hospitality workers
A WHISKY auction begins today to raise money for The Ben, the charity that supports people working in Scotland’s hospitality industry. Rare bottles going under the hammer during the online auction include a 22-year-old Hazelburn, a bottle from the first single cask from Ardnamurchan distillery, and an imperial gallon from the demolished Imperial distillery. The…
Read MoreOne lucky group will get to taste Glengoyne’s 50-year-old whisky
GLENGOYNE will open a bottle of its oldest whisky, a 50-year-old Highland single malt, for one lucky group to enjoy next year. Only 150 decanters of the £22,500 Scotch were filled. An online ballot is running until 14 December for groups of five or more people to submit their entry, alongside a description of their…
Read MoreArbikie launches latest rye whisky
ARBIKIE, the farm-based distillery in Angus, has launched its latest rye whisky. Unlike limited editions of the whisky released over the past two years, the 1794 Highland Rye is not finished in a further cask. Instead, it matures in virgin oak. Iain Stirling, Arbikie’s export director and one of the three brothers who runs the…
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Doddie toasts whisky auction success
RUGBY legend Doddie Weir has toasted the results of a whisky auction, which raised more than £50,000 for his My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The Whisky Shop’s online auction was one of the foundation’s biggest fundraising events this year. The charity supports people with motor neuron disease (MND) and funds research. Foundation chief executive Jill Douglas…
Read MoreScottish Whisky Awards – winners in full
THE full list of winners at the Scottish Whisky Awards has been unveiled. The awards – for which Cask & Still magazine is the media partner – announced the winners during an online ceremony. Forty experts blind tasted 155 whiskies to choose the winners. The top prize in the competition, “Whisky Distillery of the Year,…
Read MoreGlenmorangie opens the doors to its home
HIGHLAND malt Glenmorangie has thrown open the doors to its spiritual home for a new “whisky discovery experience”. Glenmorangie House, which sits about 18 miles from the distillery on the Easter Ross coast, is hosting four-course dinners, with bed and breakfast. Each course of the dinner at the luxury venue is accompanied by one of…
Read MoreWee Smoky – a whisky for people who don’t like whisky
WHISKY industry veteran Rory Gammell has launched a bottle of Scotch – for people who don’t like whisky. Wee Smoky is made by ageing single grain whisky in a cask that used to hold peated single malt. Gammell describes the result as “smooth, fruity, and lightly smoky”. His initial run of 400 bottles went on…
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