Scotchwhisky.com (blog)

Batch 145
Scotchwhisky.com (blog)
This week, Dave Broom tastes his way through a mixed bag of new Scotch whisky releases, including two single malts, two single grains and a pair of blended malts that form part of Berry Bros & Rudd’s new Classic Range (tasting notes on the remaining […]

Scottish Field

Monty’s new drive with his whisky partner – Scottish Field
Scottish Field
Legendary Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie has agreed a high-profile partnership with Loch Lomond Whiskies, the official spirit of The Open. He will promote the brand’s range of award winning single malts across the world. The independent Scotch […]

The Sunday Post

Scotland’s whisky industry reaches renewable energy target
The Sunday Post
SCOTLAND’S whisky industry has reached a target for increased renewable energy use four years ahead of schedule. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) set out an environmental strategy in 2009 to reduce fossil fuel usage and increase its reliance […]

Scottish Field

Monty’s new drive with his whisky partner
Scottish Field
Legendary Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie has agreed a high-profile partnership with Loch Lomond Whiskies, the official spirit of The Open. He will promote the brand’s range of award winning single malts across the world. The independent Scotch …
‘Official […]

The Spirits Business

World Whisky Forum names 2018 speakers
The Spirits Business
Scotchwhisky.com editor Becky Paskin and Bacardi’s global malts ambassador Georgie Bell, who founded the #OurWhisky movement, will host a panel discussion on the future of whisky and the importance of diversity among both trade and consumers. Head …

Forbes

Scotch Whisky Breaks World-Record Again, With $1.2 Million Macallan 1926 Sale
Forbes
According to Scotchwhisky.com, the whisky was distilled back in 1926, and aged for a long 60 years in ex-sherry wood, before being bottled in 1986. The liquid alone defines the expression’s value, making it one of the rarest […]

Scottish Field

New whisky tours to get underway in Edinburgh
Scottish Field
An exclusive new whisky tour of Edinburgh is set to get underway next month to mark World Whisky Day. As plans for Edinburgh’s first single malt whisky distillery in 90 years and a £150 million pound immersive whisky visitor […]

Scotchwhisky.com (blog)

Elixir Distillers planning Islay distillery
Scotchwhisky.com (blog)
Elixir Distillers, which owns the Port Askaig and Elements of Islay brands, outlined plans for a whisky distillery during a public consultation at Ramsay Hall in Port Ellen yesterday evening (25 April). The as-yet-unnamed distillery will be situated on …

Luxury London

Johnnie Walker Master Distiller Jim Beveridge on Whisky Trends …
Luxury London
Master whisky blender Dr Jim Beveridge on science, art and resurrecting long-gone Scotch. Dr Jim Beveridge knows his Scotch. The Master Distiller has worked tirelessly for the world-famous whisky producer for almost 40 years, honing his craft […]

Scottish Daily Record

Two bottles of rare Macallan Scotch whisky sell for $1.2million in record-breaking sale in Dubai
Scottish Daily Record
Two rare bottles of Scotch whisky have smashed the world sales record after being snapped up for more than a million dollars. The pair fetched a combined $1.2million – more […]