Quote of the day
“The thirst of the Highlander is notorious and, although his standard of honesty is high, whisky does not come within its ambit.”
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Latest news
18 April 2019
Hebrides to get first whisky festival
The event will showcase four of the region’s distilleries and its ‘spectacular’ whisky trail.
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Latest news
17 April 2019
Glenfiddich loses label trademark battle
The Speyside distillery has claimed an Indian whisky company’s label is too similar to its own.
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Latest news
16 April 2019
BrewDog unveils boilermaker whisky series
The three bespoke whiskies have been designed to pair with BrewDog’s beers.
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15 April 2019
Lindores’ Thabill honours chess tournament
The spirit release highlights the distillery’s unusual 500-year-old chess connection.
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Latest news
15 April 2019
Port Askaig marks birthday with 10 Year Old
The limited edition is being launched to celebrate the Islay malt brand’s 10th anniversary.
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Latest news
12 April 2019
Ardnahoe whisky distillery opens on Islay
Islay’s ninth distillery is already producing a fruity, oily and heavily-peated spirit.
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The power of Sherry cask provenance
More attention needs paying to the provenance of Sherry casks, says Dave Broom. Read More -
Let’s give blends the respect they deserve
Maybe if we treat blends as ‘special’, says Richard Woodard, that’s just what they’ll become. Read More -
The fake news fallout of Lidl’s Queen Margot
The misreporting of news has effects that stretch beyond whisky awards, says Becky Paskin. Read More
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12 April 2019
Aultmore wine cask malts set for Heathrow
The distillery will launch a trio of 22-year-olds at the London airport’s Whisky Festival.
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Latest news
11 April 2019
Compass Box releases whisky-Calvados blend
The Scotch whisky blender’s unconventional new expression celebrates two ‘complementary’ spirits.
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11 April 2019
Farm distillery dig makes early finds
Remains of whisky bottles have been unearthed at the 19th-century Blackmiddens distillery.
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Latest news
10 April 2019
Historic farm distillery excavated
The dig hopes to unearth secrets at a remote Highland whisky distillery dating back to 1825.
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Latest news
10 April 2019
Macallan’s ‘base jumping’ advert banned
The Scotch whisky brand’s Make the Call advert was described as promoting ‘risky behaviour’.
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Latest news
08 April 2019
Macallan master distiller to join Bladnoch
Dr Nick Savage will join the recently-revived Lowland distillery as its new master distiller.
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New Whiskies
05 April 2019
Batch 194
A Tamdhu trio vie with Glenlivet’s Winchester malt and Whisky Works’ newest releases.
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Latest news
04 April 2019
Claive Vidiz Collection to stay in Edinburgh
Diageo has extended its loan of the collection to the Scotch Whisky Experience until at least 2029.
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3:34 Magazine 06 July 2018
Port Ellen revival is ‘deeply meaningful’
Georgie Crawford discusses plans for bringing Islay’s Port Ellen distillery back to life.
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4:30 Magazine 22 May 2018
How Macallan built its new distillery
Right from the start, Macallan’s new home was never going to be just another distillery.
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4:30 Magazine 19 February 2018
John Campbell: Laphroaig expansion on way
Laphroaig’s distillery manager speaks about plans to increase the production of peated single malt.
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4:17 Magazine 28 November 2017
Jim McEwan reveals Ardnahoe distillery plans
Ardnahoe’s production director reveals plans for Islay’s ninth distillery.
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Whiskypedia
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Distillery & brand
Glenallachie
Delicate, fruity Speysider recently relaunched as a single malt whisky.
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Blender
Harvey MacNair & Co
Blender and bottler behind MacNair's blended Scotch whisky, now owned by Pernod Ricard.
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Distillery
BrewDog
BrewDog’s experimental whisky and spirits distillery is anything but conventional.
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Distillery
Ardnahoe
Islay’s ninth distillery and the first for independent bottler Hunter Laing & Co.
Upcoming events
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01/05/2019
Spirit of Speyside 2019
Speyside, UKSpirit of Speyside has developed into one of the largest events of its kind in the world.
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07/09/2019
Whisky Bristol Underground
Bristol, UKWhisky Bristol Underground returns on 7 September 2019.
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