Man steals Crunchy Nut cornflakes, Velvet toilet roll and whisky in Morrisons crime spree
Crawley News
A 39-year-old appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court last month charged with theft from the supermarket. Darren Lovell pleaded guilty to stealing a box of Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut, Velvet Comfort toilet roll and four bottles of whisky. The […]

The Spirits Business

Glenmorangie unveils ‘first’ whisky sunglasses
The Spirits Business
The collaboration celebrates the Scotch whisky brand’s “pioneering approach” to cask and wood management with the wooden-framed sunglasses. Finlay & Co. uses a 16-step system to create each pair of sunglasses by hand, fitting with Glenmorangie’s 16 …
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Blended Scotch poised to bounce back – Research
just-drinks.com (subscription)
According to the ‘Global Scotch whisky insights – market forecasts, product innovation and consumer trends’ report, published today, the blended Scotch whisky sector showed declines in 2012, 2013 and 2014, falling by 1.3% in 2014. Despite the downward …

The Drinks Report

Rare 35YO Benromach whisky released
The Drinks Report
The Benromach Distillery Company has revealed one of its rarest expressions to date, Benromach 35 Years Old, a whisky crafted at the distillery before the Urquhart family, owners of Gordon & MacPhail, revived it in 1998. The bespoke decanter style […]

Press and Journal

Whisky industry will survive with or without the EU… But that doesn’t mean it will be easy
Press and Journal
The chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association has insisted the industry would “survive” a British exit from the EU – but warned business would be harder outside […]

Gazette Live

This safe room has been transformed into a unique wine and whisky bar
Gazette Live
However, as part of a rolling programme of re-investment at Gisborough Hall, The Safe has been fully renovated and is now home to unique wines and whiskies. The interior has been fully handmade using […]

The Spirits Business

Lagavulin celebrates 200 years with 8YO whisky
The Spirits Business
The whisky was created in honour of whisky scribe Alfred Barnard from the 19th century, who sampled an eight-year-old Lagavulin during a visit to Islay and described it as “exceptionally fine” and “held in high repute”. Aged exclusively […]

Press and Journal

Whisky firm moves into new industry… Designer sunglasses
Press and Journal
Whisky is set to take a sip of high fashion with the launch of a new range of designer sunglasses made from casks. Glenmorangie has formed a collaboration with Finlay & Co, a London-based manufacturers of unique […]

Bar Magazine

Pop-up bar launches sunglasses made from whisky casks
Bar Magazine
Sunglasses crafted from whisky casks are being launched this week at a pop-up bar in London for Glenmorangie whisky. The scotch whisky brand has teamed up with British company Finlay & Co which specialises in wooden-framed sunglasses. The new …

Whisky industry is accused of blocking bid to cut drink deaths
The Times (subscription)
The Scottish government’s campaign to combat alcohol abuse has been stopped in its tracks by the opposition of the whisky industry, campaigners have claimed. Figures from NHS Health Scotland show that a fall in alcohol sales has stalled, with […]