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What's New
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Latest news
25 April 2019
Women offered whisky-making internships
A Highland distillery is offering all-expenses-paid placements to women ‘from all walks of life’.
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Latest news
23 April 2019
Lagg distillery officially begins production
Isle of Arran Distillers’ second venture on the island is now producing a heavily peated spirit.
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Latest news
19 April 2019
Bushmills to build second £30m distillery
The Irish whiskey producer has been given the go-ahead to build a second distillery.
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Latest news
18 April 2019
Hebridean Whisky Festival launches
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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Carlsberg’s new slogan is oddly refreshing
Carlsberg probably isn’t the world’s best, says Dave Broom, but can anything really be? 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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Magazine
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Latest news
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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Latest news
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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New Whiskies
12 April 2019
Batch 195
Dave Broom burns through a smoky Islay quartet, a Sherried Benromach and Wolfburn’s new release.
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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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Latest news
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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Culture
11 April 2019
The common threads in fashion and whisky
Whisky and fashion collaborations are in season, but are these partnerships more than marketing?
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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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Distiller & blender
Isle of Arran Distillers
Independent distilling operation, with two distilleries, located on the Isle of Arran.
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Distillery
Lagg
Experimental ‘work in progress’ distillery on the Isle of Arran with a focus on peat.
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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.
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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