News
World’s first regulated whisky fund taps into booming demand for liquid gold
Investors with a passion for liquid gold have an opportunity to invest in the world’s first regulated single malt whisky fund. Launched by Swedish whisky enthusiast, Christian Svantesson, the Single Malt Fund provides investors with the opportunity to indirectly own a small part of a large collection of rare and limited-edition whiskies. The Single Malt…
Read MoreScotch Whisky Association puts grants back into Scotland’s communities
Fifteen initiatives fighting alcohol misuse in Scotland have been awarded support from the Scotch Whisky Action Fund. This is the fourth round of awards from the fund set up in December 2013 by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). The number of awards granted in 2017 was higher than in previous years due to additional funds…
Read MoreNew memorial walk will honour the memory of Scone’s fallen
A memorial walk to honour the men from Scone who lost their lives during World War I is to be unveiled next month. The walk, which runs around Scone and its outskirts, including Scone Palace, will be accompanied by audio stories which tell the tales of the 71 Scone men who served in the Great…
Read MoreNew tourism campaign aims to bring more young Americans to Scotland
Young Americans are being invited to fall in love with Scotland as part of a new campaign by the national tourism organisation. Visit Scotland has teamed up with leading advertising agency, McCann, and media production company, Fitty Films, to produce Come Along which has been designed to encourage millennials in New York, Florida Texas and…
Read MoreScotch whisky industry was worth £4.36billion over the last 12 months
Scotland’s global whisky exports have increased in volume and value over the past 12 months. HMRC data released by the Scotch Whisky Association shows that industry was worth £4.36 billion in 2017 – up £356m compared with 2016. Global Scotch exports grew by 1.6% in volume and 8.9% in value, with 1.23bn bottles shipped. Exports…
Read MoreGet your hands on an exclusive bottle of whisky and help rugby legend Doddie Weir
An exclusive bottle of whisky could be yours for just £1 – in a raffle to help a Scottish sporting legend. Anyone who supports Doddie Weir’s My Name’5 Foundation is in with a chance to win an exclusive limited edition First Production bottle of Annandale Doddie Weir Man o’Sword Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Scottish and…
Read MoreRepair work gets underway at church where William Wallace became Guardian of Scotland
Work on a historic Scots building has got underway this week to enable it to reopen to the public. The Auld Kirk ruin in Selkirk – thought to be where William Wallace was likely to have been made Guardian of Scotland in 1297 – was identified as a priority repair project as part of the…
Read More1989 cask of The Macallan sells for just under quarter of a million pounds
A cask of Scotch whisky was sold for almost quarter of a million pounds at auction last week. The barrel of Macallan 1989 went under the hammer for £242,000 when it was sold in Blackpool, after a four-hour battle. The sale was managed by Whisky-Online Auctions, and they believe the sale of Macallan 1989 was…
Read MorePainting the town Ted with new mural in Edinburgh Irish bar
Cult 90s classic comedy Father Ted is being celebrated on the walls of a new pub in Edinburgh. Revellers are now able to ‘paint the town Ted’ following the opening of the new Irish bar, following a £1m-plus investment. A huge mural dedicated to Father Ted is taking centre stage at the new Malones pub.…
Read MoreTaste of Grampian reveal special ingredient to draw the crowds
TV chef James Martin is returning to Taste of Grampian this summer. Taste of Grampian Chairman John Gregor revealed the news, ahead of the 19th event, at the Thainstone Centre, near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. The news came today at a special launch event for Scotland’s largest one-day food festival is a celebration of Grampian’s food…
Read More