The Westmorland Gazette

World’s ‘rarest and most valuable’ whisky to go under the hammer
The Westmorland Gazette
A 92-year-old whisky considered to be the world’s most rare and valuable dram is going under the hammer next month. The bottle of The Macallan Valerio Adami is estimated to fetch between £700,000 and […]

Belfast Telegraph

World’s most expensive whisky goes on sale
Belfast Telegraph
The worlds’s most expensive whisky – estimated at £700,000-900,000 – has gone on sale in Edinburgh. The whisky was bottled in 1986. by Taboola by Taboola · Sponsored Links Sponsored Links · Promoted Links Promoted Links. From the web. Honey.

BBC News

Would you pay almost £1m for a bottle of whisky?
BBC News
“Its exceptional rarity and quality puts it in a league of its own, and the world’s most serious whisky collectors will wait patiently for many years for a bottle to come onto the market. “It is a […]

just-drinks.com

Mackmyra Swedish Whisky kicks off in-house UK distribution
just-drinks.com
“It’s going to be fascinating to follow progress in the UK now that we’ve finally been able to launch sales here,” said Magnus Dandanell, director of Mackmyra Swedish Whisky. “We’re seeing considerable demand among UK consumers, but frustratingly it’s …

The Spirits Business

Cotswolds whisky gains Waitrose listing
The Spirits Business
Cotswolds Distillery first launched the Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky in October 2017, which will now join the Cotswolds Dry Gin in Waitrose stores nationwide, and will also be available online via waitrose.com. The whisky, which is non-chill-filtered …

Scottish Field

Unique event packaging for three whiskies
Scottish Field
Three uniquely designed bottles of whisky will play their part in the 10th anniversary of the Whisky Show. Being held at Old Billingsgate, London, the event has a theme of the Future of Whisky, which will be marked by three limited […]

Forbes

These 6 Bars Serve More Whiskies Than The Guinness World Record Holder
Forbes
On the remote Swedish island of Öland, in the town of Farjestaden, you will find the whisky bar that holds the Guinness record for the Most Varieties of Whisky Commercially Available. Hotel Skansen in the town of […]

Scotchwhisky.com (blog)

Top 10 best-selling Scotch malt whiskies
Scotchwhisky.com (blog)
Nothing illustrates this phenomenon better than the fact that there are now two ‘millionaire’ malts on the market: Glenfiddich and The Glenlivet both sell more than 1m nine-litre cases of whisky a year, and they could soon be joined by Macallan. […]

Press and Journal

New evidence shows how tax hikes hit whisky production
Press and Journal
New research has shown that whisky production levels reduce when taxes are hiked up by the government. The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) study also shows that production increases when a tax cut is introduced. The […]

Heart

Blue’s Lee Ryan was drinking ‘a bottle of whisky a night’ after being declared bankrupt
Heart
The chart-topping singer recently discussed his drinking routine, adding that his intentions to buy milk would end up in a whisky grab. He told the People newspaper: “I’d start drinking at noon… I’d go […]