Posts Tagged ‘whisky news’
Hot Toddy syrups launched with Scotch whisky
Aberfeldy has teamed up with World of Zing to launch a new range of Hot Toddy Syrups in time for the winter months. The Hot Toddy, which dates back to the 18th century, is loaded with a variety of exotic spices which started to emerge through the British Empire’s new trading routes. Many people consumed…
Read MoreWorld’s biggest bottle of single malt Scotch at auction
The world’s largest bottle of single malt whisky will go under the hammer this weekend as part of online whisky auction house, Just Whisky’s Christmas collection. The 105.3 litre bottle of 14-year-old Tomintoul is nearly 1.5 meters tall, serving up to 5,250 drams and is expected to fetch in excess of £15,000 in the auction.…
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The new edition of Scottish Field’s sister publication Cask & Still is now available. We meet the three brothers who pillaged 16 West Coast distilleries, while we discover how Israel is joining the whisky boom. Geraldine Coates explores the growing world of gin liqueurs, and we look at the rum revolution, and ask if this…
Read More1500 bottles of rare whisky available in promotion
Whyte & Mackay are giving fans the chance to win a rare bottle of 50 Year Old blended Scotch whisky estimated to be worth £5000 each. The award-winning whisky makers are releasing the extremely rare liquid as part of their ongoing 175th birthday celebrations. Instead of selling the rare bottles through retailers, Whyte & Mackay…
Read MoreOpinions Welcome as Laphroaig choir goes on tour
Laphroaig whisky is sending its choir on a tour of the UK this month. They will have their own take on traditional Christmas carols, spreading festive cheer. On Tuesday 10 December, the six-strong Scottish choir will be singing classic Christmas carols with a difference, with lyrics taken from the mixed reactions captured by the distillery’s…
Read MoreThe Benromach 15 wins blind tasting award
Speyside distillery Benromach has claimed the top spot in the annual Whisky of the Year blind tasting by specialist spirits retailer The Whisky Exchange. The 15 year old expression – a lusciously rich Speyside single malt, with a soft smokiness and distinctive golden amber colour thanks to maturation in first-fill former sherry and bourbon casks…
Read MoreThe Macallan opens its first boutique in Asia
The Macallan has opened its first whisky boutique in Asia. The plush shop is et within Terminal Two at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan. As a ‘home away from home’ the luxury boutique offers guests the chance to discover and purchase some of the most prestigious whiskies, including expressions from the Fine and Rare collection,…
Read MoreA rare peated expression from the Highlands
The GlenDronach Traditionally Peated is a rare peated expression of the Highland single malt, which is most well-known for its unpeated sherry cask maturation style. At the time the distillery was founded by James Allardice in 1826, it was traditional practice in the Highlands to burn peat in the kiln towards the end of the…
Read MoreA pair of antique single cask whisky releases
An independent Scotch whisky firm has unveiled two antique single cask releases under its Xtra Old Particular Black Series. Award-winning family business Douglas Laing & Co, which recently announced its acquisition of Strathearn Distillery in Perthshire, sas the two latest XOP Black bottlings ‘represent perhaps the two most iconic whisky regions – Islay and Speyside…
Read MoreChapter Five of Balvenie DCS revealed
The Balvenie has unveiled the final chapter in The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Five, titled Malt Master’s Indulgence. The eagerly anticipated release is the last of the coveted Compendium series and is comprised of five unique and rare vintages carefully selected by malt master David C Stewart MBE for their significance to his career. David…
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