Lifehacker

Nose Whisky Like a Pro Using This Expert Trick
Lifehacker
When you’re tasting whisky, nosing, the act of bringing your whisky to your nose and taking a sniff, is a step that a lot of people skip, but they shouldn’t. Smelling your booze can help you pick out flavors and […]

The Westmorland Gazette

Whisky is hotel’s winter warmer | The Westmorland Gazette
The Westmorland Gazette
A LAKE District hotel is preparing for the longer nights closing in this autumn with the introduction of whisky matured meat to its extensive menu.

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Scotchwhisky.com (blog)

Compass Box unveils two new blended malts
Scotchwhisky.com (blog)
In line with this, Compass Box is encouraging drinkers to taste the Phenomenology blended malt without preconceptions, only releasing tasting notes and information on the component whiskies in December, two months after its initial release. ‘We’d long …

Lifehacker

Nose Whisky Like a Pro Using This Whisky Expert’s Trick
Lifehacker
When you’re tasting whisky, nosing, the act of bringing your whisky to your nose and taking a sniff, is a step that a lot of people skip, but they shouldn’t. Smelling your booze can help you pick out flavors […]

The Drinks Report

Glenfiddich rewrites the whisky rulebook – The Drinks Report
The Drinks Report
TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes this week sees the official launch by William Grant & Sons of the Glenfiddich Experimental Series to global …

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Forbes

Scotland’s Whisky Tourism Enjoys A Big Boost From Brexit
Forbes
“These figures are certainly good news, showing the esteem with which Scotch whisky is held around the world and the value of the whisky industry to Scotland, beyond simply revenue generated by sales and exports,” Scotland tourism secretary Fiona …

Glenfiddich rewrites the whisky rulebook
The Drinks Report
Launched initially to selected domestic market in September 2016 with phenomenal success, this new range combines the brand’s passion for pushing Scotch whisky boundaries and collaborating with trailblazers beyond the world of whisky. Designed to …

The Spirits Business

Tomatin adds peated whisky to Five Virtues range
The Spirits Business
Highland distillery Tomatin has launched the third expression in its Five Virtues series, a peated whisky inspired by earth. Tomatin’s Five Virtues range consists of whiskies that evoke five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The […]

Scotchwhisky.com (blog)

Glenfiddich unveils luxury NAS Baccarat malt | Scotch Whisky
Scotchwhisky.com (blog)
Glenfiddich is to introduce a luxury range of whiskies in collaboration with Baccarat, as part of its Cask Collection series in duty free.
Glenfiddich reveals ‘pinnacle’ of Cask Collection – The Spirits BusinessThe Spirits Business
Glenfiddich […]

VinePair

How Japan Became a Whisky Superpower in Record Time
VinePair
Whisky production in Japan dates back to the 1870s on a micro scale, but things didn’t really get off the ground commercially until the early 20th century. In 1918, Masataka Taketsuru, the heir to a noted sake brewing family, traveled […]