The Naked Grouse becomes a blended malt
The blend is leaving The Famous Grouse portfolio with a new ‘accessible’ recipe for millennials.
News
-
Latest news
22 August 2017
-
Latest news
21 August 2017
Ardbeg An Oa added to core range
The new NAS single malt is the first permanent addition since Corryvreckan in 2009.
-
Latest news
21 August 2017
Balvenie Tun 1509 recalled after mix-up
The wrong whisky was filled into some bottles of the Speyside single malt series’ new Batch 4.
-
Latest news
18 August 2017
Whisky ‘tastes better with water’
A Swedish study has now provided a scientific basis for this long-held belief.
-
Latest news
15 August 2017
Blended malt in Diageo 2017 Special Releases
Collectivum XXVIII features spirit from all 28 of the company’s active malt distilleries.
-
Latest news
15 August 2017
Macallan pulls bottles after ‘fake’ scandal
The removal from public display follows a hotel guest paying $10,000 for a ‘fake’ 1878 whisky.
-
Latest news
11 August 2017
Bladnoch presents Pure Scot Virgin Oak
The revitalised distillery has added a new virgin oak-aged blend to its roster.
-
Latest news
11 August 2017
Wemyss Family Collection unveiled
Annual blended malt releases will look at the various influences on whisky flavour.
-
Latest news
10 August 2017
Royal Mile Whiskies launches online auction
The whisky retailer will launch a new auction site in September, with rules to combat ‘flipping’.
-
Latest news
09 August 2017
Crabbie’s owner plans Edinburgh distillery
Halewood International intends to bring Crabbie’s back home with a new distillery in Granton.
-
Latest news
09 August 2017
Octomore 08.3 is ‘world’s peatiest’ Scotch
The new single malt from Bruichladdich is part of its Octomore Eights Masterclass series.
-
Latest news
08 August 2017
Teaninich opens doors to mark 200th birthday
Tours and tastings will celebrate the Highland distillery’s landmark this Saturday.
-
Latest news
08 August 2017
Cartographer designs hand-drawn whisky map
Artist Kevin Sheehan took over 120 hours to sketch a map of Scotland’s whisky distilleries.
-
Latest news
07 August 2017
SMWS launches range of whisky ice creams
Each of the 12 varieties matches a different Scotch Malt Whisky Society whisky flavour profile.
-
Latest news
07 August 2017
$10,000 glass of Macallan ‘is a fake’
An investigation has been launched following the purchase at a St Moritz hotel by a Chinese guest.
-
Latest news
07 August 2017
Glenmorangie Astar returns
The distillery’s ‘designer cask’ expression is back on the market with a limited release.
-
Latest news
04 August 2017
Create your own blend with Johnnie Walker
The Scotch brand is giving whisky fans the chance to design their own blend with My Edition.
-
Latest news
03 August 2017
Is this the best job interview in the world?
Grant’s whisky will send applicants on a 10-day global trip as it seeks a new brand ambassador.
-
Latest news
02 August 2017
Smokey Monkey Shoulder gets bar exclusive
A peated version of the blended malt whisky has launched, but only in select bars worldwide.
-
Latest news
01 August 2017
Littlemill 27-year-old released for £2,250
A rare 27-year-old expression from the extinct Lowland distillery is limited to 500 bottles.
-
Latest news
01 August 2017
Tullibardine The Murray adopts wine finish
The Highland distillery has finished its latest single malt in Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine casks.
-
Latest news
31 July 2017
Scotch calls for Brexit legal protection
A Scottish MSP has called for greater protection for Scotch from ‘imitation whiskies’ post-Brexit.
-
In depth
31 July 2017
Six reasons why global Scotch is recovering
As Diageo’s whisky sales rebound, we identify six factors shaping the resurgence.
-
Latest news
28 July 2017
Explorers swim Islay coast for ‘looted’ malt
Swimmers take to Islay’s waters to create a blended malt that will be sold for charity.
-
Latest news
28 July 2017
Douglas Laing to build Glasgow distillery
The independent bottler is to build its own £10m whisky distillery on the banks of the Clyde.
-
Latest news
28 July 2017
Israel’s first kosher whisky to be auctioned
The first whisky to be produced by Tel Aviv’s Milk & Honey distillery will be auctioned next month.
-
Latest news
28 July 2017
Heavily peated Inchmoan single malts launch
Two new heavily peated expressions from Loch Lomond distillery have been released.
-
Latest news
27 July 2017
Diageo Scotch whisky sales rebound
The resurgence was spearheaded by leading brands such as Johnnie Walker and Lagavulin.
-
Latest news
26 July 2017
Dalmore launches £6,000 40-year-old malt
The rare 40-year-old single malt is limited to 750 bottles.
-
Latest news
26 July 2017
Rare whisky auctions achieve £2m per month
Popularity of whisky auction websites helps to boost rare single malt sales in the UK.
-
Latest news
26 July 2017
New society honours Iain Banks and Scotch
The organisation will celebrate the late Scottish author and his love of single malt.
-
Latest news
25 July 2017
Polar explorer bottles Arctic iceberg whisky
The first Scotch whisky to feature glacial iceberg water is being auctioned for charity.
-
Latest news
21 July 2017
Tomatin unveils first Scotch barrel-aged tea
Highland distillery Tomatin unveils a £2,000 1972 single malt, alongside innovative whisky tea.
-
In depth
20 July 2017
Why did Billy Walker buy Glenallachie?
The lowdown on the ex-BenRiach MD’s surprisingly swift return to Scotch whisky.
-
Latest news
19 July 2017
Bladnoch distillery restarts in Lowlands
Distilling has been revived at Bladnoch after an Australian businessman saved the Lowland site.
-
Latest news
18 July 2017
Angus Dundee launches 50yo grain whisky
The owner of Tomintoul distillery has released its oldest blended grain Scotch whisky.