Posts Tagged ‘Charles MacLean’
Whisky expert to auction off collection of rare spirits for new family charity
Whisky expert Charles Maclean is set to auction off a collection of rare spirits for his new family charity. The author has rallied the Scotch whisky industry to donate a collection of highly collectable drams for auction. All the funds raised will go towards the The Maclean Foundation which hopes to raise money for clean…
Read MoreWorld record-breaking brothers bid to turn whisky into water with new charity
A trio of Scottish world record-breaking rowing brothers have joined forces with their famous father to launch a new charity. The Maclean Foundation, which has been founded by Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean alongside their dad Charles Maclean MBE, will raise funds for clean water projects through adventures and collaboration with the whisky industry. To…
Read MoreDistillery to be showcased in new artworks
Glen Scotia has announced a new partnership with Scottish artist Alice Angus, who will create a series of artworks showcasing the distillery. She will highlight its remarkable place in the community, at this year’s Campbeltown Malts Festival, from 24-26 May. Since January, Alice, who was born in Ayrshire, has spent days drawing in the distillery…
Read MoreA new Singleton of Glen Ord – 39 years in the making
A new 39-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky from The Singleton of Glen Ord Distillery is set for release. The Singleton will deliver its second chapter in an epicurean journey to unearth great depth and flavour. With only 1,695 bottles available globally, this precious and luxurious vintage is The Singleton’s longest secondary maturation to date. Having…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 10
In Cask & Still’s tenth edition we meet the MacLean brothers. Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean, are the sons of acclaimed whisky writer and connoisseur Charles MacLean. The trio were rowing to Scotland’s West Coast distilleries as the perfect training for them as they prepared to row across the Atlantic. In Bar Snaps, our regular…
Read MoreWigtown welcomes Mrs Death and hosts a Meeting of Spirits
This year’s Wigtown Book Festival meets death and then plunges on to discuss what happens afterwards. Author Salena Godden will be at the festival to discuss her book Mrs Death Misses Death in which a troubled young author named Wolf meets, and befriends, Death in the guise of an elderly working class black woman and…
Read MoreRoyal Lochnagar whisky auctioned for Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet, Diageo and Whisky Auctioneer have announced the release of 470 bottles from a single cask of Royal Lochnagar whisky. This will be sold at auction from 9-13 September. The unique cask was laid down in 1994 at the instigation of Lord MacFarlane of Bearsden, who was at the time chair of United Distillers…
Read MoreNew product fighting back against the Angels’ Share
A new product aimed at minimising the Angels’ Share of whisky has been developed. The Scotch Bonnet has been designed and manufactured to minimize the Angels’ Share, the loss that evaporates from spirit casks. After 42 months of testing within a distillery in Scotland, its creators are more than satisfied with the overall results, saying…
Read MoreA guide to the nation’s breweries and distilleries
A comprehensive and colourful guide to over 340 breweries, cider mills, vineyards and distilleries across Britain is set for release. Recent years have seen a huge increase in the number of these places all over the country not only operating but also welcoming visitors, from small single-man producers working from home to large, world-famous labels,…
Read MoreAn almighty roar for team BROAR
After over a month at sea, three Scottish brothers have set three World Records in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge – dubbed the toughest row in the world. Not only are they the fastest trio to ever have rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, beating the previous record by a whopping six days, they are also…
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