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Famous Grouse was top-selling whisky at Christmas
The Famous Grouse has overtaken Jack Daniels to become Britain’s top-selling whisky by value. The whisky enjoyed an outstanding Christmas in the UK off-trade, with sales topping £71m – making it the number one whisky in the UK, according to figures from Nielsen ScanTrack, with Off-Trade Total Coverage. The whisk(e)y category in total was valued…
Read MoreArdbeg Blaaack is released for a double celebration
Ardbeg Distillery is releasing a special whisky to mark the 20th anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee and its black sheep members. Held on the final Saturday of Islay’s Festival of Music and Malt (Fèis Ìle), Ardbeg Day is a global, annual celebration of all things Ardbeg. This year, the Distillery is inviting smoky malt whisky…
Read MoreGlenfiddich Collection’s third release in over 20 years
Glenfiddich is offering whisky connoisseurs a once in a lifetime drinking opportunity with the third release of its Rare Collection: Glenfiddich 1975 Vintage Cask 4706 and Cask 5114. The Rare Collection Series, introduced in the 1990s, is a selection of a small number of outstanding casks reserved and hand selected by Glenfiddich malt master Brian…
Read MoreFirst complete set of Glenfarclas goes to auction
A complete set of 43 bottles from the legendary Glenfarclas Family Casks leads Bonhams Fine Whisky in Edinburgh on Wednesday 4 March. Estimated at £140,000-180,000, this is the first complete set ever offered at auction. Glenfarclas launched The Family Casks in 2007 in an edition of 43 bottles containing whisky distilled every year between 1952-1994…
Read MoreJust 544 bottles for final release in Prometheus series
The Glasgow Distillery Company has announced the launch of the fourth and final expression from its independent bottling – the Prometheus series. Limited to just 544 bottles, Prometheus 30 Year Old is an extremely rare and sophisticated Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, that is characterised by its maturation in sherry butts with the power of…
Read MoreWhisky Elements series completed with Water edition
Douglas Laing & Co has unveiled the concluding chapter in the Old Particular Elements Series: Jura 12 Years Old Water Edition. The limited edition single cask series, unveiled in 2019, celebrates the natural elements of earth, air, fire and water, and the invaluable contribution each makes to Scotch Whisky. The latest and final edition was…
Read MoreBig Peat’s aged series completes its trilogy
Big Peat’s Aged Trilogy Series is now complete, as ‘his’ 27 Years Old Black Edition reaches shelves and homes all over the world. The ultimate release in the Limited Edition collection completes the series of collectable, aged bottlings, also comprising the Gold Edition, aged 25 years and launched in 2017, and 2018’s 26 Years Old…
Read MoreBlack Gold with a 30 year old cask of Bowmore
The Wemyss Malts Cask Club has revealed its third exclusive release – Black Gold. Black Gold is single sherry hogshead cask of 1989 Bowmore that has matured for 30 years and bottled at a cask strength of exactly 50.0%ABV. Bowmore is the oldest distillery on Islay and one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, tracing…
Read MoreThe Macallan launches Concept Number 2
The Macallan Concept Number 2 has been launched in Dubai. Edrington Global Travel Retail and Dubai Duty Free have partnered to deliver a month-long global exclusive launch for The Macallan Concept Number 2. The Macallan Concept Number 2 is the second release in the Concept Series – a travel retail exclusive collection which fuses the…
Read MoreLimited edition Black Bottle 10-year-old revealed
The makers of blended Scotch whisky Black Bottle have today announced a re-awakening of an old favourite in their new 10-year-old variant – the first release from the brand in over 20 years. Matured in American Oak casks, this rich blend with a slightly smoky heart pays homage to its 1998 predecessor (and namesake), with blenders carefully choosing elements old and new to masterfully evolve the popular variant. Keeping with…
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