Whisky
Raise a dram to Glasgow’s second National Whisky Festival this Saturday
The National Whisky Festival is returning to Glasgow this weekend. Run in partnership with Celtic Connections, this unique tasting festival blends the world of whisky with the best in Scottish culture: featuring makers of whisky-related crafts, home-ware and artwork, an impressive programme of live music and food from popular local haunts. This will take place…
Read MoreFife gets ready to host its inaugural festival of whisky
The first Fife Whisky Festival will take place in the heart of Fife. Running on Saturday, 10 March, at The Corn Exchange, Cupar, visitors can join Fife’s distilleries, Edenmill, Lindores Abbey, Inchdairnie and Kingsbarns, along with over 25 of Scotland’s premium whisky producers and independent bottlers. The day is organised over two sessions giving ample…
Read MoreBurns Night gift for whisky lovers from Glencairn Crystal – and Scottish Field readers get 20% off
This year, treat whisky loving friends and family to beautiful, handcrafted crystal glassware – perfect for enjoying a wee dram or two to celebrate Burns Night. If you’re looking for an extra special gift on Burns Night for whisky-loving friends and family, or simply want to serve your whisky in style, then feast your eyes…
Read MoreDistillery doors open and a chance to see the world’s biggest whisky archive
A leading whisky manufacturer is to give visitors to its Scottish bases the chance to visit for free. To mark International Scotch Whisky Day on February 8, Diageo is opening its doors with free passes to its distillery visitor centres and an exclusive look at the world’s biggest Scotch whisky archive. Scotch, the world’s favourite…
Read MoreHollywood stars will be toasting Scotch whisky firm at awards
It’s three cheers for Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky as they launch their 80th anniversary at Critics’ Choice Awards in Hollywood. Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky will be raising a dram to celebrate their birthday this year by kicking off in style as the spirits sponsors of the 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards in Hollywood on 11 January.…
Read MoreRaising a glass with a Scotch whisky – at the South Pole
Whisky lovers around the world no doubt brought in the New Year with a tipple of Scotland’s national drink. But you can be sure no one enjoyed a more remote dram than Antarctic explorer Barney Swan – who is currently en route to the South Pole. On Hogmanay he and his team of three toasted…
Read MoreNew Macallan awakens from its 40 year slumber
The Macallan Sherry Oak 40 Years Old – 2017 release is a new limited edition single malt which marks the pinnacle of the Sherry Oak range. This is the third non-vintage release of a 40-year old expression from The Macallan. This rare single malt was matured for 40 years in an intriguing combination of three…
Read MoreTwo Scottish rye whiskies arrive from Aribikie
James Robertson is Scottish Field’s whisky blogger. In the last few weeks there has been speculation that the first Scottish rye whisky was about to be launched by various different distillers. Arbikie, the ‘Field to Bottle’ distillery that over looks the stunning Lunan Bay near Arbroath, have now come to the party by producing two…
Read MoreWartime whisky bottling impresses with its clever design
Gordon & MacPhail is celebrating winning gold in the Scotch whisky category of The Spirits Design Masters 2017, one of the most respected and high profile trade competitions in the industry. The design was conceived for the company’s exceptionally rare wartime single cask bottling which was released as part of the company’s Private Collection range.…
Read MoreWhich whisky are you? – Distiller launches new online test
Highland distillers Tomatin have unveiled their People Pairing quiz that aims to match personality traits to different expressions in their core range of whiskies. Based on the notion that certain personality traits could match the different characteristics of the distiller’s core range, a likely pairing can be suggested via an online test on the Tomatin…
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