Caol Ila visitor experience given the go ahead

A key milestone has been reached in the journey to transform the Caol Ila Distillery visitor experience after Argyll and Bute Council formally granted planning permission for the development. With the green light given from planners, work is now expected to begin on the expansion of the distillery visitor experience over the next few weeks.…

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Whisky production begins at Lagg Distillery

Distilling is now underway at the Isle of Arran Distillers’ new Lagg Distillery, as it reaches its latest milestone. The first middle cut of spirit was recorded on Tuesday 19 March at 2.35pm. Following this, the commissioning phase has now been completed and Cask Number One was filled on Wednesday 10 April. Cask Number One,…

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1968 Glenlivet available at £6800 a bottle

Reservations are now open for a 50 year old single cask whisky from the Glenlivet distillery. Edinburgh-based whisky broker and award-winning independent bottler Cask 88 has sourced a special dram. It comes from one of the casks chosen by Scotch whisky legend Abe Rosenberg, who is well-known for importing whisky to the United States in…

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1770 Glasgow Single Malt now ready to take off

1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky is now available to purchase in World Duty Free stores throughout Scotland’s major International airports. The move into travel retail follows the news of Gold Medal success for 1770 at the World’s largest spirits competition, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, earlier this week. The Glasgow Distillery Company recently…

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Glengoyne go for gold – and make it a double

Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky is celebrating after this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The Highland distillery collected a Double Gold award at the internationally acclaimed spirits awards this week for its newest global release, The Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter One. The Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter One was released to global markets in…

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Wine cask whisky collection to take off at Heathrow

Whisky lovers flying through Heathrow this Easter are in for a rare treat with the launch of the new Aultmore Wine Cask Collection next week. Starting on 18 April, a limited-run edition only available from World Duty Free Stores at Heathrow. Georgie Bell, the Aultmore Global Brand Ambassador will be in World Duty Free stores…

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Glengoyne batch 007 is for your lips only

The latest release in the Glengoyne Cask Strength series, Cask Strength Batch No. 007, has been revealed. It is the first in the collection to feature a small proportion of bourbon barrels in the cask recipe. Bottled un-chillfiltered at 58.9% ABV, Glengoyne Cask Strength Batch No. 007 has been crafted using a combination of first-fill…

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New master distiller will start at Bladnoch

The Bladnoch Distillery have appointed Dr Nick Savage as their new master distiller. This appointment comes after the departure of former master distiller and blender Ian MacMillan in January. Nick has an impressive career in the industry – after being awarded his PhD in engineering – he commenced at Diageo as technical lead in cask…

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Fourth annual edition of Tamdhu series released

Tamdhu Speyside single malt Scotch whisky has unveiled the fourth annual edition of its multi award-winning Batch Strength series. Bottled un-chillfiltered at 57.8% ABV, Batch Strength 004 boasts a complex richness, deep intensity and natural colour, having been matured in American and European Oak Oloroso seasoned casks from the cooperages of Jerez in Spain’s ‘Sherry…

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Return of a favourite – and two new expressions

The Glasgow Distillery Company has announced the return of their 1770 single malt Scotch whisky. The 2019 release is now available to pre-order via the distillery website. The distillery has also revealed the launch of two new expressions: 1770 Peated and 1770 Triple Distilled. Together, these three new expressions will collectively form the Signature Range.…

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