Award-winning creative plans a whisky industry stir

A leading creative is joining forces with Edinburgh-based Wee Smoky to make a whisky brand that is truly embedded within Scottish creative culture. Wee Smoky has just released its latest batch of 5000 bottles of single grain Sscotch whisky, just in time for Christmas. The brand – which sold out its first limited-edition batch in…

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Artisan farmers market is getting ready to take place

The Faldonside Farmers Market is taking place at Melrose Rugby Club this weekend. The event, on Saturday, November 27, from 10am-3pm, will raise money for the Borders Children’s Charity, and is sponsored by Paton & Co Estate Agents. Posy and Pete Maitland-Carew, who live at Faldonside, came up with the idea  of hosting an artisan…

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New cocktail menu at Edinburgh’s The Register Club

Adding a touch of glamour to the weekend ahead, Scottish Field’s Rosie Morton tries out The Register Club’s new cocktail menu…  The 1920s and 30s. A time where revelry reigned, and rules were positively hurled from the window. Goodbye wartime austerity, hello lavish décor, raucous jazz, and an excessive supply of cocktails. Launching their new…

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Edinburgh Gin introduces a ‘drinkable’ wreath

Christmas is coming – and this year will hopefully hail the return of parties, friends, and plenty of yuletide fun. In preparation, Edinburgh Gin has joined with luxury London florist, Wild at Heart, to create the ultimate Christmas wreath for festive entertaining – one that doesn’t just go on yourwall… but also in your cocktail.…

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A change of distributor for The Glenrothes whisky

Edrington, the international ultra-premium spirits company, has today announced that Edrington UK will represent The Glenrothes single malt Scotch whisky in the UK market from 1 February 2022. Edrington UK will assume sales, marketing and distribution of the Speyside single malt following a handover process from current distributor, Berry Bros & Rudd. Aristotelis Baroutsis, MD…

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Drinks brand launches new single malt whisky

Scottish drinks brand Courageous Spirits is expanding its drinks portfolio after announcing its debut into the whisky category with the planned release of its first single malt whisky later this month. Small batch King’s Inch single malt whisky will be available from late November and one of the final legacy projects by Scotch industry legend…

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Cask and Still Magazine Issue 10

In Cask & Still’s tenth edition we meet the MacLean brothers. Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean, are the sons of acclaimed whisky writer and connoisseur Charles MacLean. The trio were rowing to Scotland’s West Coast distilleries as the perfect training for them as they prepared to row across the Atlantic. In Bar Snaps, our regular…

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Notebook – October 2021

A Speyside whisky from The Wine Society is among the bottles reviewed by drinks blogger Peter Ranscombe. THERE’S a distinct “Speyside” theme to the latest in this occasional series of articles, during which I delve into my tasting notebook to share some recent discoveries. In a move you might not expect, there’s also a “smoky”…

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Final tickets released for Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival

With just days to go, the last remaining tickets for this year’s Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival Limited Edition have been released. Taking place outside of the usual spring schedule from November 3-81, in a Limited Edition format to showcase Speyside at its best, this award-winning whisky festival has something for everyone. Whether you are…

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Cask and Still Magazine Issue 6

Issue six of Cask & Still has some northern exposure, as we head to the world’s most northerly distillery, Aurora Spirit, is situated deep in the stunning Arctic Circle. Our featured whisky bar is the dizzying selection of drams at the Jack Rose Dining Saloon in DC. We stay in America as we meet Scottish…

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