Posts Tagged ‘whiskies’
Unique event packaging for three whiskies
Three uniquely designed bottles of whisky will play their part in the 10th anniversary of the Whisky Show. Being held at Old Billingsgate, London, the event has a theme of the Future of Whisky, which will be marked by three limited edition bottlings from the Whisky Exchange, of Ben Nevis, Ledaig and Invergordon, all using…
Read MoreJudges tasting for Scottish Field Whisky Challenge
Judging is underway today for the 2018 Scottish Field Whisky Challenge. Our panel of experts are currently going through the drams which have been entered, at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s The Vaults. They are giving their marks, and the results will be revealed at the end of next month. Each judge is given a…
Read MoreJoin us at the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge awards
Enjoy a dram? Enjoy good food? Then why not combine your love of both at this year’s Scottish Field Whisky Challenge award lunch. The ‘Lang Lunch’, in association with Cask & Still Magazine, is being held on 26 October at the Ghillie Dhu, Edinburgh. Be the first to find out the winning whiskies from the…
Read MoreThe joy of six as new whiskies are revealed
Six new limited edition Scotch whiskies have been revealed at Distell’s first annual showcase event, The Malt Gallery. The new releases represent the four distilleries in the Distell portfolio, from Deanston in the Highlands to its West coast island presence with Bunnahabhain, Tobermory and Ledaig: Tobermory 2005 (12 YO) Fino Cask Finish, RRP ÂŁ110; Ledaig…
Read MoreThe Macallan launches first 2018 rare cask edition
The first of three 2018 releases from The Macallan has now been made available. The Macallan has launched Rare Cask Batch No 1, 2018 Release, introduces new packaging for Rare Cask, designed to provide consumers with even more insight into the whisky making process, with more detail revealed on this complex spirit. Rare Cask exemplifies…
Read MoreFive malt whiskies that will bring the world together
Members of the iconic Scotch Malt Whisky Society are being given the chance to sample the same five drams from the Society’s flavour spectrum – no matter where they are in the world. In celebration of its 35th anniversary, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) will be bringing their spiritual home in Edinburgh, The Vaults,…
Read MoreDoubleWood Aged 25 is a limited edition Balvenie
The Balvenie has announces the release of The Balvenie DoubleWood Aged 25 Years – a limited-edition expression. Specially crafted by malt master David Stewart MBE to mark the 25th anniversary of DoubleWood, the Balvenie DoubleWood Aged 25 Years contains liquid laid down at the distillery in Dufftown, Scotland in 1993, the same year as the…
Read MoreEach dram has a drop from the South Pole
A dram with a difference has been launched, containing malt whisky which has been to the South Pole. Each bottle of the Ardgowan Distillery’s Ardgowan Expedition, a 20-year-old premium blended malt Scotch whisky, contains whisky which has travelled to the South Pole and back, carried by explorer Robert Swan OBE and his son Barney on…
Read MoreWhisky 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,…
Read MoreFood, music and drink at this weekend’s Bowfest
Inveraray Castle in Argyll is hosting the 8th Best of the West Festival (Bowfest) this weekend. This year’s event, which started yesterday (Friday) features an impressive line-up of music, food and drink from the west of Scotland and beyond, taking place in the castle grounds until tomorrow (Sunday). There’s a daily line-up of the 25…
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