New Star Trek Scotch whisky is all ready to beam up

A new whisky has been named after the most famous Scotsman to travel through space. Star Trek’s intergalactic flying Scotsman Montgomery Scott Scotch is the latest product in a line of Star Trek branded spirits launched this year by Silver Screen Bottling Co. The blended scotch whisky is available for pre-sale for $49.99 beginning November…

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Only 184 bottles of 40-year old whisky available

The Benromach Distillery Company Ltd is releasing an extremely rare and limited-edition Scotch malt whisky matured for 40 years in a single Refill Sherry Hogshead cask. Building on the popularity of previous vintage releases from the 1970s, 184 bottles of Benromach 1978, from cask number 2608, are available for worldwide sale. The single cask whisky…

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Ballot for 184 bottles of Prince Charles’ whisky

A ballot for the opportunity to buy one of 184 highly collectible bottles of 1988 Royal Lochnagar Single Malt Scotch Whisky, from the cask of  Prince Charles, will open at the end of the month. Hosted on The Whisky Exchange website from 31 December, the cask was originally a gift to His Royal Highness to…

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Hotel-whisky tie-up toasts special order of rare spirit

A Scottish hotel is emerging as a must-visit destination for whisky afficionados – thanks to a unique partnership with Scotland’s most acclaimed supplier of rare single-cask whisky. Edinburgh’s Nira Caledonia  is working with Adelphi Selection to provide guests with the opportunity to buy and sample exclusive and highly-collectable limited runs of Scotland’s spirit. Its latest…

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Gordon & MacPhail unveil new ultra-rare single malts

Single malt Scotch whisky creator Gordon & MacPhail has released two stunning new additions to its Private Collection range. The first is a 64-Year-Old single malt from Glenlivet Distillery and a landmark 50-Year-Old from Caol Ila Distillery – the oldest Caol Ila single malt ever released. The newly redesigned Private Collection range encompasses rare and…

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Malt whisky society ready to brighten up office parties

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society will bring the festive spirit to Edinburgh Christmas parties. This year, businesses in the capital can scrap the humdrum office party traditions this Christmas by having an expert from society hand-deliver exceptional drams right to your desk. Alongside the standard secret Santa and flashing festive jumpers, you can explore a…

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Chef Nico’s new gastropub all set to open next week

Public House by Nico, chef Nico Simeone’s much-anticipated new restaurant, is to open on Friday December 14. Occupying a prime position at 333 Great Western Road in Glasgow, ‘Public House by Nico’ will bring modern British gastropub cuisine to Glasgow’s West End, under the direction of Head Chef, Nico Simeone. Following in the success of…

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Rare Macallan sells for £1.2 million at auction

A bottle of the Macallan 1926 60-Year-Old presented in a unique bottle painted by the Irish artist Michael Dillon sold for £1,200,000 at auction yesterday. It went under the hammer at Christie’s Finest & Rarest Wines & Spirits auction in London, achieving a world auction record for a bottle of whisky. The Macallan distillery located…

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Why the Swedes love Scotland’s whiskies

Sweden has recently become one of Scotch’s ten top markets, and now also produces its own whiskies.  Invar Ronde’s Malt Whisky Yearbook is essential reading for anyone interested in malt whisky.  It provides what it says on the cover: an annual update of ‘the facts, the people, the news, the stories’. I have known Ingvar since 2007.…

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Italian tapas are a surefire hit at Spuntini

The concept of dining with small dishes is nothing new – the Chinese with dim sum, and the Spanish with tapas. However, the latest Italian restaurant in Glasgow opened its doors this week, and it’s providing something rather different from the norm. Spuntini has opened in Gordon Street, in Glasgow city centre, the latest restaurant…

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