Posts Tagged ‘malt’
Landmark first global travel release for GlenDronach
GlenDronach will release its first ever Global Travel Retail exclusive bottling Forgue, a 10 year old single malt named after the valley in which the distillery sits. Coming with a 43% ABV, it has been matured in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez Spanish casks and has a deeply sherried character, a signature element…
Read MoreDo you know the finest artisan drink maker in Scotland?
Scotland’s known the world over for producing some of the finest drinks to have had, anywhere on the globe. The Scottish Rural Awards are looking to acknowledge this excellent tradition, through its Artisan Drink category, which is designed to recognise the innovation and development of all beverages. As with the Artisan Food category, the term…
Read MoreGlenDronach Revival will return after three years
A Scotch whisky distillery is celebrating the much anticipated return of its 15 year old expression. The GlenDronach Distillery, hidden in the fertile landscape of the Forgue valley, deep in the east Highland hills, is marking the GlenDronach Revival’s own revival. Revered by single malt connoisseurs around the world, this iconic expression exemplifies The GlenDronach’s…
Read MoreBig Peat gets ready for some seasonal cheer
We don’t want to say it too loudly, but it’s now September, and Christmas is just a few months away. The Glasgow-based Douglas Laing & Co are thinking ahead, and have announced the release of Big Peat Christmas 2018, a cask strength limited edition release that joins the award-winning Islay Malt Scotch Whisky range. The…
Read MoreWhisky heavyweight to push firm’s growth
A Scotch whisky firm has appointed a new global travel retail director, who has been charged with driving the ambitious growth strategy of the company’s portfolio of premium spirits. Ian Macleod Distillers has announced William Ovens has taken on the post. He brings extensive experience to his new role. For the past four years William…
Read MoreBalvenie’s malt master joined by new apprentice
The longest serving malt master in the whisky industry now has a new apprentice. Glasgow’s Kelsey McKechnie will officially take up the role as The Balvenie’s apprentice malt master, having been a Technical Graduate and Whisky Technologist at William Grant & Sons since August 2014, to work with the respected David Stewart MBE. The 25-year-old…
Read MoreScottish bar staff to swap Edinburgh for Taipei
One of Edinburgh’s top bars will take part in a unique international exchange as part of Naked Grouse’s LiBARating swap next week. For four days, two Edinburgh-based bartenders from Bramble, at 16A Queen St, will embark upon a once in a lifetime opportunity to switch with their peers from Taipei between 4-7 September, where they…
Read MoreName of new Glasgow distillery is revealed
A new distillery on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow is to be named after the water’s Gaelic designation. Scotch Whisky specialist, Douglas Laing & Co has today announced that its new facility is to be named the Clutha Distillery. ‘Clutha’, meaning Clyde in Gaelic, reflects both the company’s heritage and the location of the new distillery which will sit on…
Read MoreGordon & MacPhail marking 50 years of choice range
A Scotch whisky distillery is marking the golden anniversary of its innovative Connoisseurs Choice range. To celebrate the 50th anniversary, family-owned whisky creator Gordon & MacPhail is enhancing the range with a series of single malts aged 30 years and above. George Urquhart, second-generation member of the Urquhart family that owns Gordon & MacPhail, first…
Read MoreBids sought to bring Dallas Dhu distillery to life
A historic Speyside whisky distillery could be brought back to life by Historic Environment Scotland. HES is trying to find a commercial partner to help to redevelop the distillery in Forres, which is currently used as a museum. The Dallas Dhu distillery was originally built in 1898 and produced its first barrel the following year.…
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