Cask and Still
Bladnoch Distillery releases limited edition 10-year-old malt
Bladnoch Distillery has launched its limited edition 10-year-old single malt. Crafted by Master Distiller Ian MacMillan, the Bladnoch 10-year-old is matured in Bourbon casks to harness sweet but spicy characteristics. Bladnoch Distillery owner David Prior, said: ‘The Bladnoch 10 year old bourbon cask finish represents an exciting new path for the brand. ‘It is a…
Read MoreBenromach Distillery launches Red Door gin
Benromach Distillery has launched Red Door Gin, a small-batch, handcrafted London Dry style gin. Inspired by Scotland’s mountains, forests and coastal fringes, Red Door features the finest botanicals to create an elegantly distinctive gin. David King, sales director at Red Door Gin, said: ‘We’ve been working hard behind the red door to create a gin with a distinctive palate, using the finest botanicals.…
Read MoreSo you think you want to open your own distillery?
It seems that barely a month goes by in Scotland without news of another new distillery being created. It takes guts, the patience of a saint and a considerable amount of cash to get a whisky distillery up and running. However, unlike many other investments if it all goes wrong, you can also drown your…
Read MoreA visit to Scotland gave The Whisky Lady a new passion
Whisky blogger Anne-Sophie Bigot owns the first whisky bar and brewery in Toulouse, France, with her partner. Anne-Sophie – aka The Whisky Lady of www.thewhiskylady.net – will launch the first Toulouse Whisky Festival later this year. She tells Scottish Field about her love of whisky and how it is becoming popular in France… The whisky…
Read MoreWhisky Galore and Harry Potter star on his love of a dram
Scottish actor Sean Biggerstaff enjoys his whisky. The Glaswegian was Sergeant Odd in Whisky Galore and Oliver Wood in the Harry Potter films, and during the filming of the former, he took great pleasure in educating his co-stars in drams What led to your love of whisky? I remember being allowed to dunk my fingers…
Read MoreInside the northernmost distillery
Aurora Spirit is the northernmost distillery in the world at 69.39°N. Set deep within the arctic circle the distillery and visitors centre is at Årøybukt in Lyngen, northern Norway, which during the Cold War was a NATO coastal fort. The distillery was built in 2015 and opened as a visitor attraction in summer 2016. The…
Read MorePrime Ministers and their relationship with a dram
Tales of late-night whisky-drinking are very much part of the mythology of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (PM: 1979-1990), but what is perhaps less well-known is that many of her political forebears long had a significant relationship with the amber fluid. In fact, whisky has played a crucial part in the economic life of Britain…
Read MoreActor Gregor Fisher discusses his favourite whisky
The Rab C Nesbitt actor tells us about Scotland’s national drink. Do you remember the first time you drank whisky? Yes, my mother was never a big drinker, but she always enjoyed a whisky and lemonade and would make me one too. That was the tipple of the time. It would be something very ordinary,…
Read MoreSomething sweetly different to try for your palate this Easter
Four Scottish bars are offering an egg-ceptional tipple in the run-up to Easter. Now’s the time to hop to Revolution bars in Scotland to celebrate the egg-citing return of the limited edition serve, available now until 1 April. The bars, in 25 Belmont Street, Aberdeen; 67-69 Renfield Street, Glasgow; 30a Chambers Street, Edinburgh; and 11-19…
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