Gold award winner is added to core whisky range

BenRiach has reintroduced a gold award winning expression to its core range. BenRiach Sherry Wood Aged 12 Years showcases the Speyside distillery’s reputation for creative, multi-faceted maturation. Made using three styles of sherry cask maturation: full sherry cask maturation, combined with Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry cask finishing, the expression offers layers of fruit sweetness…

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Whisky firm continues platinum celebrations

A Scotch whisky firm continues to celebrate its 70th anniversary with the release of the latest XOP Platinum and Provenance Coastal Collection Single Casks. Douglas Laing & Co’s latest XOP Platinum is a 25 Years Old Glen Garioch Single Cask Single Malt finished in an ex-sherry cask. The third in a planned collection of four,…

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Farmers flock to inspire customers about lamb

Sheep farmers from across Scotland will be flocking to their local supermarkets in the coming weeks. They are to give their backing to a campaign that aims to get Scotch Lamb PGI firmly on the midweek menu. An estimated 22,000 shoppers will get a taste of the delicious, versatile meat when the Scotch Lamb PGI…

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A new take on the new make from Scots distillery

A new Scots spirit that’s neither a whisky or a gin has been launched. The Ncn’ean  has created a new take on a new make, as this botanical spirit is a hybrid: a base of Ncn’ean’s new make whisky redistilled with a selection of botanicals including fresh grapefruit, locally foraged herbs such as bog myrtle…

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GlenDronach Revival will return after three years

A Scotch whisky distillery is celebrating the much anticipated return of its 15 year old expression. The GlenDronach Distillery, hidden in the fertile landscape of the Forgue valley, deep in the east Highland hills, is marking the GlenDronach Revival’s own revival. Revered by single malt connoisseurs around the world, this iconic expression exemplifies The GlenDronach’s…

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Big Peat gets ready for some seasonal cheer

We don’t want to say it too loudly, but it’s now September, and Christmas is just a few months away. The Glasgow-based Douglas Laing & Co are thinking ahead, and have announced the release of Big Peat Christmas 2018, a cask strength limited edition release that joins the award-winning Islay Malt Scotch Whisky range. The…

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Whisky heavyweight to push firm’s growth

A Scotch whisky firm has appointed a new global travel retail director, who has been charged with driving the ambitious growth strategy of the company’s portfolio of premium spirits. Ian Macleod Distillers has announced William Ovens has taken on the post. He brings extensive experience to his new role. For the past four years William…

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Scottish lamb consumption is half the UK average

More than three-quarters of Scots are regularly repeating the same meals for dinner week in, week out. The new research highlighted over half (54%) of the nation consider themselves stuck in a rut when it comes to dinner, with the majority (56%) of those who always have the same meals for dinner putting it down…

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Rare whisky marks 20th anniversary at Benromach

Twenty years after the Benromach Distillery was reopened by Prince Charles, a rare single malt whisky has been released to mark the occasion. Benromach Cask No 1 is an incredibly rare and limited-edition expression taken from the first cask that was laid down when the distillery reopened after many years of closure. The cask itself…

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Fife Whisky Festival will return for a second outing

Fife Whisky Festival has been such a hit that it is to return for a second year. The organisers of the event have unveiled a packed programme for the showcase event which returns to the Kingdom next March. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (September 1) for the second Fife Whisky Festival which has grown from…

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