Posts Tagged ‘malt’
Groundbreaking project to help decarbonise Scotch Whisky industry
Plans for a groundbreaking project to help decarbonise the Scotch Whisky industry have been announced – saving 25,000 tonnes of carbon each year. The £45m AMP Clean Energy project will see an energy centre containing electric and biomass boilers built at the UK’s largest malting site. The energy generated at Simpsons Malt Limited’s Tweed Valley…
Read MoreScotland’s Oldest Working Distillery achieves Butterfly Mark certification
Scotland’s Oldest Working Distillery, The Glenturret, has achieved Butterfly Mark certification. The Glenturret is defined by its outstanding quality and exquisite taste all created using handcrafted traditional methods. The Butterfly Mark certification is awarded for embedded measurable, sustainability practices across its business operations. To achieve the Butterfly Mark, companies must achieve a minimum of 50%…
Read MoreREVIEW: Lagg Distillery’s maiden single malt
James Robertson reviews the maiden whisky from Lagg Distillery on Arran. LAGG Distillery, the sister distillery owned by Isle of Arran Distillers, has launched its inaugural limited release single malt. A heavily-peated whisky matured in ex bourbon barrels, batch one has been highly anticipated and it does not disappoint. Lagg is located on the southern…
Read MoreTullibardine reveals fourth Distillery Edition
Following the success of their previous three Distillery Editions, Tullibardine have unveiled their fourth in the series. These expressions have been handpicked by distillery manager, David Myles. David has worked at the distillery for 17 years and can uniquely say that he mashed, distilled and filled the spirit that he selected from 2005 to create…
Read MoreSecond Scalasaig Island Hopper whisky released
Colonsay Beverages has released its second Scalasaig Island Hopper bottling. The Island Hopper 2013 Tobermory Edition (46.5% ABV) is a single malt Scotch whisky, comprised of four casks which were all distilled and filled at the Isle of Mull based distillery. The casks were married together prior to being filled, into the same sherry hogsheads…
Read MoreTamdhu ready to offer a Spain to Speyside experience
Tamdhu distillery only opens its doors to the public once a year during The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. This year the brand is hosting an immersive ‘Spain to Speyside’ tour and tasting with London’s famous Spanish deli, Brindisa. Taking place on Thursday, 28 April, the exclusive whisky experience includes an in-depth tour with distillery…
Read MoreFirst limited edition from The Gauldron is just 2125 bottles
Douglas Laing & Co have announced the first ever limited edition under their award-winning Campbeltown Malt Scotch Whisky brand: The Gauldrons Sherry Cask Finish. Joining the core expression which launched in 2017, The Gauldrons Sherry Edition is strictly limited to no more than 2125 bottles. A marriage of single cask single malts exclusively from Campbeltown,…
Read More144 bottles from Bruichladdich to mark the jubilee
VCL Vintners has announced a limited run of just 144 bottles from Bruichladdich Distillery to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. This whisky was distilled with the sole purpose of commemorating the occasion. Bruichladdich distillery on the isle of Islay, filled cask number 2504 back in 1991, and now after watching both the Golden Jubilee and…
Read MoreExclusive whisky auctioned to help Ukraine
Glenfiddich is releasing an exclusive limited-edition whisky to raise funds to help with the long-term support of the people of Ukraine. The Glenfiddich Spirit of Speyside is a long-established bottling highly sought after by the whisky community. A special 2022 edition of just 460 bottles will be auctioned on whiskyauctioneer.com from Thursday 5–9 May, with…
Read MoreScottish oak amongst new Glenallachie whiskies
The GlenAllachie Distillery has today added three new bottlings to their Virgin Oak Series. This limited-edition range explores the influence of aging whisky in a variety of different oak species from around the world. The new tranche of expressions consists of three Speyside Single Malts; the 15-year-old Scottish Virgin Oak Finish, the 10-year-old French Virgin…
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