Whisky
Scottish Field readers choose favourite drams
Scottish Field has announced the winners of our Readers’ Whisky Challenge 2019. A panel of Scottish Field readers sampled 54 whiskies on the judging day – and now we can reveal the winning whiskies. The results are announced in the November issue of Scottish Field which has just hit shelves and doormats across Scotland. The…
Read MoreThe Whisky Works bottles new boutique whiskies
The second wave of whiskies produced by new boutique blending and bottling house, The Whisky Works, has been revealed. Two new, limited edition whiskies will be released later this month – a classic, 20 Year-Old Speyside Single Malt finished in Cognac casks and an experimental, 11 Year-Old blended whisky called Quartermaster. The Whisky Works is…
Read MoreWhisky firm reveal new look for 175th birthday year
Whyte & Mackay have revealed their new look bottle design as part of their 175th birthday celebrations. The taller, contemporary bottle is expected to give the brand even more shelf stand out against competitors and appeal to a younger consumer, as well as loyal Whyte & Mackay drinkers, with its splashes of red, gold and…
Read MoreDekantā celebrates Japanese whisky’s 100th birthday
Scottish Field drinks blogger Peter Ranscombe raises a glass to the centenary of Japan’s whisky with some unique bottles. ONLINE retailer Dekantā last night toasted the Japanese whisky industry’s 100th birthday with the launch of its second single-cask bottling. In 1919, Eigashima became the first distillery in Japan to be granted a licence to make…
Read MoreGlen Scotia push reaches UK parliament
Glen Scotia Distillery’s push to position Campbeltown as the “whiskiest place in the world” has made it all the way to Westminster, where the campaign has been recognised by a parliamentary motion. The Early Day Motion asks that “this House commends the campaign led by the Glen Scotia Distillery in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute,…
Read MoreAdding a splash of amber to the Granite City
Peter Ranscombe toasts a new high-end whisky bar in Aberdeen and is impressed with its hotel setting too. WHEN it comes to whisky, I sometimes feel sorry for Aberdeen; with names like “Speyside”, “Islay” and “Campbeltown” crowding into the Pantheon of Scotch, it seems that the Granite City often gets left out. Which is a…
Read MoreTullibardine and Aurora are a match made in heaven
On the rocks, neat or with a dash of water? Personally, I’ll take my dram with venison loin, haggis bonbons and a 228 Tullibardine whisky and peppercorn sauce, thank you very much. No matter how you take your whisky, (provided it’s not ‘with Irn Bru or Jack Daniels’, in which case you can pack your…
Read MoreThe Whisky Works launches with two new drams
An all-new range of experimental whiskies have been announced, with the launch of The Whisky Works. Launching with two limited edition whiskies – first, a Classic Whisky named The 29 Year Old Glaswegian and second, a Modern Whisky called the King of Trees. The Whisky Works will mark the launch at Whisky Live London this…
Read MoreIs this the ultimate gin for whisky lovers?
The team behind the world’s smallest bottle of Scotch has released its first gin, as Peter Ranscombe reports. WHISKY may be Scotland’s national drink, but our country now also has a growing reputation for its gin. With more than 70 distilleries churning out “mother’s ruin” north of the border, gin makers must work hard to…
Read MoreGlengoyne’s new legacy series begins this month
Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky has announced that its first new global release in almost two years. It will launch to markets worldwide on Monday 18 February, as Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter One represents the first in a series of annual releases from Glengoyne Distillery which proudly reveal the tales that have shaped Glengoyne…
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