Posts Tagged ‘whisky’
The Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky
The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram – the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part of a collection to celebrate 200 years of the Speyside distillery, called TIME:SPACE. The 84 Year Old will be housed in a dual chamber bottle alongside a second single malt…
Read MoreCharity founded by whisky writer Charlie Maclean helps bring clean water to nearly 2,000 after first year
A fledgling Scottish charity founded by iconic whisky writer Charlie Maclean has provided clean water for life to 1,847 Madagascans after just a year. The Maclean Foundation (TMF) was founded in August last year by Lachlan, Ewan, and Jamie Maclean, and their father, Charlie. In its first year of operation, the charity has raised funds…
Read MoreThe Balvenie launches first in a trilogy of rare expressions
The Balvenie has launched the first in a trilogy of rare expressions that will form a new collecion to be released over three years. The first expression, which comes in at £42,500, is a single cask expression selected by Malt Master, Kelsey McKechnie and aged in a European oak refill butt first filled in 1973.…
Read MoreBeyoncé launches whisky after collaborating with a leading Scotch expert
Pop sensation Beyoncé has launched her own whisky, after collaborating with a leading Scotch expert. The star worked with Moët Hennessy, a subsidiary of LVMH, to create SirDavis, named after her great-grandfather Davis Hogue. Hogue was a farmer and a moonshiner in the American South during Prohibition. He stashed whisky bottles in the empty knots…
Read MoreMurray McDavid Whisky Unveils ULTRA collection
Renowned Scotch whisky brand Murray McDavid has introduced its most prestigious collection yet – ULTRA. The collection is a showcase of rare whiskies, each matured for decades in oak casks within atmospheric Victorian warehouses in the Highlands. The Caperdonich (1972), a 50-year-old, Glen Scotia (1991), a hearty 33-year-old spirit and the Macallan (1993), a luxurious…
Read MoreSkotch and Sketch at The Glasshouse, Edinburgh
Grant Dickie heads to a Skotch and Sketch workshop at The Glasshouse, in Edinburgh, to taste their latest dram and try his hand at sketching. Picture the scene. It’s a warm and intermittently sunny evening, you’re on a stunning rooftop garden, sipping a whisky cocktail, and then you’re asked to draw a still life. Well,…
Read MoreThe Macallan to open new fine dining restaurant on iconic estate
In 2021, The Glenturret Lalique became the first restaurant inside a distillery to achieve Michelin recognition. Just a few years later, it followed it up with a second star, making it one of only two places in Scotland to hold the prestigious award. But now Speyside distillery Macallan could be about to follow in its…
Read MoreBenbecula Distillery: Spirit flows through island distillery after 130-year-old whisky recipe revived
The first spirit has started to flow at Benbecula Distillery after an islander brought a 130-year-old recipe back to life. Angus MacMillan always dreamed of reopening a distillery on the island and worked tirelessly to transform a disused salmon farming processing plant at Gramsdale into the new site. He built a glass-walled extension in the…
Read MoreRosebank Distillery: Sleeping giant Falkirk distillery reawakened after 30 years
Known as the sleeping giant of Scottish distilleries, the highly anticipated Rosebank Distillery has finally reawakened. After more than 30 years of closure, Ian Macleod Distillers has lovingly brought the Falkirk ghost distillery, previously thought to be lost forever, back to life. The meticulous restoration has spanned the last four years, and the stunning new…
Read MoreThe Dalmore Luminary: Rare whisky sells for nearly £95,000 at auction
A bottle of Dalmore whisky has sold for nearly £95,000 at auction, encased in a glass sculpture which was hand polished for 500 hours. The Dalmore Luminary No.2 ‘The Rare’ is the second release in The Luminary Series, a three-part partnership between The Dalmore and V&A Dundee. The one-of-a-kind release marries the worlds of spirits,…
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