‘Blatant’ men shove liquor store worker before fleeing with whisky
The Press
CCTV footage shows three men leaving the Halswell Super Liquor with bottles, one of them shoving the shopkeeper as he leaves, on Monday night. A liquor store worker was shoved as three men “blatantly” walked into the outlet and, he alleges, […]

The Spirits Business

The Balvenie declines as rare whisky sales soar
The Spirits Business
According to new figures released by indexing, brokerage and consultancy firm Rare Whisky 101 (RW101), in the first six months of 2015, 20,638 bottles of single malt Scotch whisky sold in the UK on the open market […]

The Spirits Business

Japanese whisky auction breaks world records
The Spirits Business
At the time of the auction, Daniel Lam of the Bonhams wine department in Hong Kong said: “As the first auction house that brought whisky sale to Asia in 2009, our Bonhams Hong Kong team has been working our […]

Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade Review (registration)

Whisky broker says investment market is booming with auction sales up 35% in …
Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade Review (registration)
A record number of bottles of rare Scotch whisky were sold at auction in the first half of 2015 according to figures from […]

Birmingham Post

Merchants Nickolls and Perks prepare for Midlands Whisky Festival
Birmingham Post
A Midland wine and spirit merchants which can date its origins back to the 18th century, is gearing-up for one of the UK’s biggest whisky tasting events outside London. The Midlands Whisky Festival, which takes place in Stourbridge […]

This is Money

Investors cheer as UK auction sales of rare whisky soar by more than a third
This is Money
UK auction sales of rare whisky bottles have climbed by more than a third in the first half of the year as demand from investors thirsty for profit soars, new […]

The Drinks Business

Hullett House hosts ‘Ladies Who Whisky‘ events
The Drinks Business
The next event on Thursday, 3 September will be a whisky and chocolate pairing which is then followed by a Glenmorangie and ice-cream pairing on 10 September, whisky and mooncakes pairing on 17 September, a whisky cocktail masterclass […]

Wall Street Journal (blog)

Southeast Asian Buyer Drops Stiff $600000 on Japanese Whisky
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Cringe at your bar tab this weekend? A single buyer from Southeast Asia spent more than $600,000 on Japanese whisky in Hong Kong on Friday, setting two world records, according to auction house Bonhams. […]

Financial Times

Rare whisky investors toast rise in auction sales
Financial Times
The consultancy Rare Whisky 101, which compiles a range of indices on the secondary market for Scotch, said in a half-yearly report that 20,638 bottles of single malt were sold on the open market in the UK — 35 […]

Inquirer.net

Appreciating rare cask whisky–and its Master of Wood
Inquirer.net
Whisky is not my poison, but after discovering one of the finest of premium liquors during a special visit to Singapore, I am now a fan. Gosh, who knew that The Macallan Rare Cask could be so tempting? Praised as one […]