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The Dalmore releases 40 year old whisky
The definitive luxury single malt The Dalmore is set to add to its repertoire of exceptional rare and aged whiskies with The Dalmore 40 year old. Building on The Dalmore’s pioneering heritage in the art of maturation, The Dalmore 40 has been carefully nurtured and crafted by renowned Master Distiller Richard Paterson. Having been laid…
Read More2017 distillery exclusive now available from Dalmore
Luxury single malt whisky maker The Dalmore has released its limited edition distillery bottling for 2017. Available exclusively from the renowned The Dalmore Distillery in the Scottish Highlands, The Distillery Exclusive Vintage 2000 combines the depth and complexity of The Dalmore’s unique new make spirit with sweetness gifted from the soft character of Californian Merlot. Released during…
Read MoreThe GlenDronach releases Batch 15 cask bottling
The GlenDronach Distillery has released Batch 15 of its individual cask bottlings. The six whiskies released in Batch 15 range from twenty-one to twenty-seven years in age, and are drawn from either Pedro Ximenez or Oloroso sherry casks. The oldest cask released in Batch 15, cask number 7005, has the appearance of polished cherry wood, with…
Read MoreHunter Laing unveils six exceptionally rare Islay whiskies and a new shop at Feis Ile
The Kinship range will be exclusively available at Hunter Laing’s new shop on Islay and marks the start of work on Ardnahoe Distillery on the island Hunter Laing has unveiled ‘The Kinship’, a range of six bottlings of exceptionally rare Islay whiskies, which will only be sold at their new shop on Islay during and…
Read MorePioneering partnership honoured as Fusion Whisky unveils plan for future international releases
The team behind the first blend of Scotch and Japanese whisky have spoken of their plans for future collaborations after winning a national excellence award that honoured their partnership with a renowned independent distillery. Fusion Whisky last night received the Success through Partnership prize at the Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards in recognition of…
Read MoreSummer Challenge Results 2017
The June issue of Scottish Field is on the shelves now, including the full results of this year’s Summer Whisky Challenge. The first stage in this year’s Scottish Field Whisky Challenge, our panel of eight judges sampled a total of 63 whiskies in order to determine the winners of the Summer Challenge – all of which…
Read MoreSalt, lemon and lime time at Edinburgh’s Marriott Courtyard
PETER RANSCOMBE IT’S a situation that will be familiar to so many travellers: you arrive at your hotel, dump your bags in your room and head straight to the bar to unwind. Yet, when you cast your eye along the taps or pick up the drinks menu, your heart sinks as you realise it’s the…
Read MoreGoing in search of lost distilleries
PETER RANSCOMBE ASK whisky fans about “silent” or closed distilleries and they’ll quickly reel off the famous names, like Port Ellen and Rosebank. But what about Scotland’s other lost distilleries? Scott Watson is on a mission to find those silent stills. Back in 2013 he teamed up with co-founder Brian Woods to launch The Lost…
Read MoreAll aboard the whisky train
Want to explore the world of whisky but don’t know your Bell’s from your Bunnahabhain? Fancy a change from the old favourites but not sure what else to try? The WhiskyTubeMap is launching on World Whisky Day, the 20th May, and we want you to get on board! This unique map links world whiskies by flavour,…
Read MoreTamdhu: 50 years in the making
PETER RANSCOMBE WHAT was happening in the world back in 1963? In America, president John Kennedy was assassinated. In Liverpool, The Beatles released their first album. And, in a quiet corner of Speyside, on 2 November, a batch of spirit was distilled at Tamdhu. That new-make spirit was placed into a first-fill European oak sherry…
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