Scottish rum producer expands its collection

Scottish rum producer Cabezon Beverage has unveiled its new Speyside cask aged expression, Ron Cabezon – The Accord. The Accord is the second expression from the burgeoning Scots firm, which launched in October 2021. The Accord takes Cabezon Beverages award winning botanical rum, Ron Cabezon and ages it for another year in Speyside whisky casks.…

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Cask and Still Magazine Issue 2

The second issue of Cask & Still takes us behind the scenes of the remake of the classic film Whisky Galore. We are given an all-access preview of the film, this time starring Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, James Cosmo and Sean Biggerstaff. Our Bar Snap of the month takes us to enjoy cocktails at Bangkiok’s…

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Whisky casks go digital

RESEARCHERS at the University of Strathclyde have developed a computer simulation to help whisky distillers fill their casks without spilling any spirit. As well as the computer program, the engineers built a cask-filling test rig and achieved 99% consistency when filling a 200-litre cask in less than one minute. Inconsistent cask filling can lead to too…

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Rare cask of The Macallan going to auction in Hong Kong

A rare 30-year-old cask of The Macallan is going to auction next month. Bonhams in Hong Kong is selling the whisky sherry hogshead cask from the famed Macallan Distillery (estimate: £356,089-£455,003) as part of its Fine & Rare Wine and Whisky Sale on 15 November. Distilled in May 1989 and never since been moved from…

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The used whisky casks finding a brand new use

If you suddenly found that you had over 3000 whisky casks on your hands, what exactly would you do? That’s exactly the situation that Patrick Keir found himself in earlier this year. Having spotted an eye for a business venture, but wasn’t exactly sure to begin with, he’s now selling the former casks in an…

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Distillery opens its doors for cocktail week

Sweetdram is to open its distillery to the public for the first time as part of Edinburgh Cocktail Week. Sweetdram is welcoming in those who enjoy progressive, flavour driven spirits as its exciting new distillery will be offering tours and sampling sessions during this year’s Edinburgh Cocktail Week, encouraging all to Drink Different. After beginning…

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Your chance to own a cask of distillery’s spirit

A Scottish distillery is offering people the opportunity to buy full casks of its spirit. With the first year of production now behind them, Raasay Distillery is opening up cask sales to the general public. Buying a cask is an emotional investment, often purchased to celebrate an anniversary, as a gift for future generations, or…

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DoubleWood 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…

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When whisky and fashion collide for an exciting blend

A Speyside distillery renowned for its experimental approach has teamed up with a Scottish menswear designer. The partnership which will celebrate the creative approaches to whisky distilling and clothing design. To mark the collaboration, Kestin Hare’s 2019 Spring Collection will feature five different garments inspired by the whisky, landscape and architecture of the BenRiach distillery…

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Scots firm is a positive role model at The Fashion Awards

A Scottish tequila company is celebrating after a successful evening as the tequila supplier at Monday night’s star-studded The Fashion Awards. UWA Tequila from Aberdeenshire, which officially launched to the UK market at the prestigious event, secured the opportunity with event organisers, the British Fashion Council back in September. The prestigious awards ceremony took place…

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