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What's New
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Latest news
23 September 2016
Dalmore unveils new 35-year-old whisky
Aged in three different casks, the latest release from the Highland distillery will cost £3,500.
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Latest news
23 September 2016
Royal Salute blend marks Union of the Crowns
Travel retail exclusive 32-year-old commemorates the accession to the throne of King James VI.
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Latest news
22 September 2016
Cabrach distillery seeks £5.3m investment
The money will finance a distillery and heritage centre highlighting the area’s illicit whisky past.
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Latest news
22 September 2016
Islay’s Ardnahoe distillery gets green light
Building work is now due to start at Islay’s ninth distillery in November.
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Latest news
22 September 2016
Scotch industry recommits to greener future
New targets include switching 80% of primary energy supplies to renewable sources by 2050.
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Latest news
20 September 2016
Scapa launches first peated whisky
Scapa Glansa is the second NAS single malt Scotch whisky from the island distillery this year.
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Don’t turn your nose up at ‘standard’ Scotch
Indian drinkers have embraced ‘standard’ whiskies, and Scotch should do the same, says Dave Broom. Read More -
Where’s all the beer-finished whisky?
Whisky and beer share common ingredients and flavours, so why aren’t there more collaborations? Read More -
What can Jack Daniel’s teach Scotch whisky?
Tennessee’s finest may be supplanting Scotch in British consumers’ affections. But does it matter? Read More
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Magazine
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Latest news
19 September 2016
Glen Grant 60-year-old to be auctioned
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebratory bottling is expected to sell for between £8,000 and £9,000.
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Latest news
19 September 2016
Rare teas to pair with whisky launch in UK
The collection has been designed to be mixed with spirits such as Scotch whisky or sipped neat.
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Latest news
19 September 2016
Young whisky releases to increase
A new report suggests more whiskies aged under 10 years are to come, complete with age statements.
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Latest news
15 September 2016
Edrington unveils new global HQ in Glasgow
The Macallan and Highland Park owner will relocate to 100 Queen Street in spring 2017.
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Latest news
15 September 2016
Richard Paterson chooses whisky understudy
Gregg Glass will join Whyte & Mackay as blender and whisky maker, reporting to Richard Paterson.
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Latest news
14 September 2016
Wolfburn announces second whisky release
Wolfburn Aurora is an NAS single malt from Scotland’s most northerly mainland distillery.
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Latest news
13 September 2016
Chivas Brothers revamps blending team
The changes represent a ‘significant development’ for the producer of Ballantine’s and Chivas Regal.
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Latest news
13 September 2016
James Eadie whisky brand resurrected
The 160-year-old Scotch brand is being relaunched by the founder’s great-great-grandson.
Video
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2:38 Magazine 12 September 2016
Time-lapse of Glengoyne washback fitting
Film shows the skill and craftsmanship that goes into installing new washbacks.
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4:15 Magazine 20 July 2016
Keep Walking Colombia
Documentary short from Johnnie Walker tells powerful story behind latest Spencer Tunick project.
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0:51 Magazine 15 July 2016
Alex Ricard’s tribute to Bastille Day dead
Pernod Ricard CEO pauses to pay tribute to the victims of the Bastille Day terrorist attack in Nice.
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25:15 Magazine 23 May 2016
Islay life in the 1960s
Tourism, single malt whisky, and a ferry service… so much has changed for Islay in last 50 years.
Whiskypedia
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Distillery & brand
Ailsa Bay
Flexible Lowlands distillery situated within the Girvan complex producing a range of malt styles.
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Distiller
Invergordon Distillers
Company behind the build of Invergordon grain distillery, and operation of six malt distilleries.
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Distiller & blender
Allied Lyons
Blending and brewing company formed by the merger of Allied Breweries and J. Lyons & Co.
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Blender
Allied Breweries
Major brewing conglomerate in the 1960s and ‘70s which diversified into whisky.
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Blender
Longman Distillers
Exporter of bulk blended whiskies to the US, Italy, Germany and the Far East.
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Distiller & blender
Seagram Distillers
The successful Scotch whisky arm of the doomed Canadian distilling giant of the same name.
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Distiller & blender
Hill, Thomson & Co
Distiller and blender responsible for the Queen Anne and Something Special blends.
Upcoming events
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26/09/2016
Whisky Live Paris
Paris (France)The 14th edition of Whisky Live Paris, Europe’s largest whisky tasting event.
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01/10/2016
The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show
London (UK)UK's best whisky festival, bringing whisky makers & lovers together in the heart of London
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29/10/2016
The Spirit of Maastricht
Maastricht (Netherlands)The international whisky & food festival in the burgundy city of Holland.
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05/11/2016
Whiskey Live Dublin 2016
Dublin (Ireland)Ireland's premier whisky tasting event with Irish spirits, food pairings and cocktails.