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Hollywood legend Jean-Claude Van Damme launches own Irish whiskey brand
In a world filled with action-packed movies and adrenaline-pumping stunts, few names stand out as prominently as Jean-Claude Van Damme. Known for his incredible martial arts skills and charismatic on-screen presence, Van Damme has been a global icon in the world of cinema for decades. But now the Hollywood movie legend has taken on a…
Read MoreThe Macallan Launches Collab with Stella and Mary McCartney
Their memories of Scotland stem from their childhood home on the West Coast, where they spent days on a farm in Kintyre with their father Paul McCartney. And now Stella and Mary McCartney are paying homage to their memories of Scotland by collaborating with The Macallan on a new release. As children, the sisters spent…
Read MoreWhisky society sets world record for largest online tasting event
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has set the Guinness World Record for largest online tasting event to mark their 40th anniversary. SMWS is the world’s largest whisky club – with nearly 40,000 members in 20 countries across the globe. Last month, 447 of its members from more than 15 countries logged on for an online…
Read MoreThe Macallan: World’s ‘most valuable’ whisky to go for auction
A bottle of single malt whisky from The Macallan distillery is set to go for auction next month, with an estimated price of up to £1.2million. Experts say The Macallan 1926 is known to be the most sought-after Scotch whisky, with a similar bottle selling for a record-breaking £1.5m in 2019. It is the first…
Read MoreDistillers One of One auction raises £2.25 million
This year’s Distillers One of One charity whisky auction broke 19 auction records and raised a whopping £2.25 million for charity. The 39-lot sale, held at Hopetoun House, near Edinburgh, was the second edition of the auction which saw Sotheby’s partner with The Distillers’ Charity. Some 200 guests from across the world gathered for the…
Read MoreBowmore whisky sells for more than £500,000 at auction
A bottle of Bowmore whisky has sold for more than £500,000 at auction. Distilled in 1962 on Islay, it’s Bowmore’s oldest dram and sold for a record-breaking £562,500 at the Distillers One of One auction. The rare single malt was presented in a stylish bottle inspired by its island surroundings. Proceeds from The Distillers One…
Read MoreIsle of Harris whisky sells out after more than 25,000 people queue for the dram
The first whisky to be made on the Isle of Harris sold out in less than five hours – after more than 25,000 people queued online to get their hands on the dram. Islander Murdo MacLeod was the first to purchase the Scotch at the distillery, having camped outside since 2am on 23 September to…
Read MoreThe only way is up as Port of Leith Distillery is completed
The UK’s first vertical distillery, Port of Leith, has been completed ahead of opening next month. More than a decade since the idea for the distillery was conceived by wine merchant Ian Stirling and finance director Paddy Fletcher the £12m nine-storey distillery is finished and is now taking bookings for tours ahead of welcoming guests…
Read MoreScotch Whisky distilleries attract more than 2 million visitors
Scotch Whisky distilleries attracted more than 2 million visitors in 2022, it has been revealed. A Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) survey found footfall more than doubled (114%) compared to 2021. Total spend by tourists last year was up by 8.65%, with more than £85m spent in total at sites across Scotland’s five whisky regions, up…
Read MoreWorld’s oldest whisky discovered in the cellar of a Scottish castle
The world’s oldest whisky has been discovered in the cellar of a Scottish castle – nearly 200 years after it was distilled. Around 40 bottles of the whisky, which was distilled in 1833 and bottled in 1841, were found behind a hidden cellar door in Blair Castle in Perthshire. Bertie Troughton, resident trustee at Blair…
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