Posts Tagged ‘malt’
A celebration of sherry from Spain to Speyside
One of Speyside’s leading single malt scotch whisky distilleries has launched a new campaign to celebrate its strong links with Spain in time for International Sherry Week. The event runs from 8-14 October, and Tamdhu Single Malt Scotch Whisky, which is exclusively matured in Oloroso sherry seasoned European and American oak casks, is inviting whisky…
Read MoreStart your day with a dram behind a door
Everyone loves the thrill of opening an advent calendar and finding something inside. Whether it’s a picture, a piece of chocolate or a tube of crisps, there’s something special about that feeling in the run up to Christmas. This year, Angels’ Share Glass is offering something rather special for the grown-ups, where you could find…
Read MoreMany happy returns as GlenAllachie marks birthday
A Scotch whisky firm is this week celebrating its first birthday since it was taken over by its current owners. It’s now 12 months since Billy Walker, Trisha Savage and Graham Stevenson signed the dotted line on the purchase of GlenAllachie Distillery. The three directors, with over 100 years’ combined experience in the Scotch whisky…
Read MoreA spooky dram just in time for Halloween
A smoky new whisky has been produced just in time for Halloween. Douglas Laing has gone dark and mysterious with release of the third batch of The Gauldrons, a vatting of single malts exclusively from Campbeltown. Produced in a very limited run, the remarkable regional malt denotes each batch number on its packaging, allowing the…
Read MoreTamdhu ‘retire’ one whisky as its successor arrives
Tamdhu Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky is retiring ones of its drams. But the good news it is being replaced, as the current Tamdhu 10 Year Old will be succeeded by the new 12 Year Old single malt. Tamdhu says it shows their commitment to producing ‘only the best’ sherry cask matured whisky. The new…
Read MoreExclusive Royal Navy Submariners whisky goes on sale
A whisky created by the Highland Park Distillery in conjunction with the Royal Navy Submariners is now being made available to the public. The Dolphins celebrates the proud history of the Submarine Service, with a light but richly layered single malt, it is naturally light gold in colour and richly layered with the enticing flavours…
Read MoreElegance, charm and a church in this Georgian property
An elegant Georgian former Manse, with steadings and a church, have been brought to the property market. Galbraith has been appointed to sell The Anchorage, an elegant Georgian former Manse which offers significant potential to create a leisure or tourism business in a popular area of Moray close to sandy beaches. The property, which dates…
Read MoreNew Tomatin 30 Year Old limited to just 900 UK bottles
Highland whisky distillery Tomatin has revealed the release of its new 30 Year Old single malt. Retailing at £300, the golden-amber expression is a premium batch release decanted into individually numbered bottles, with only 900 available in the UK. The whisky, finished in first fill ex-bourbon barrels, is presented in a premium oak box and…
Read MoreYour chance to own a cask of distillery’s spirit
A Scottish distillery is offering people the opportunity to buy full casks of its spirit. With the first year of production now behind them, Raasay Distillery is opening up cask sales to the general public. Buying a cask is an emotional investment, often purchased to celebrate an anniversary, as a gift for future generations, or…
Read More£13,500 for a bottle of Highland Park 50-year-old
If you enjoy a dram, then you’d better check your pockets for loose change if you fancy owning the Highland Park 50 Year Old. Only 274 bottles of Orkney-based Highland Park’s new 50-year-old malt will be released, drawn from two ex-sherry hogshead casks and priced at £13,500 a bottle. As well as a fine dram,…
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