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Whisky bottling plant accident probed by police
FoodManufacture.co.uk
The Chivas Brothers is the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard. It was acquired by Pernod in 2001 from former owner Seagram. Pernod owns famous alcoholic drinks brands such as Jameson Irish whiskey and Absolut Vodka.

Scottish Labour calls for special Brexit deal to stop Scotch whisky going on the rocks
CommonSpace
“A NISSAN DEAL” is what Scottish Labour is asking the UK Government to provide as Brexit threatens to jeopardise the regional and international markets Scottish whisky thrives in. Jackie Baillie, economy spokeswoman for the party, wrote to […]

The Whisky Barons: who were they?
Scotchwhisky.com (blog)
Scotch whisky was built thanks to the work and efforts of a group of remarkable men. They are often called ‘entrepreneurs’, but they were considerably more than that – they were visionaries, creative, financially astute, open to possibilities, risk …

Evening Standard

Met smashes ‘fake whisky scam’ after a tipple-off
Evening Standard
Detectives are investigating a suspected counterfeit whisky operation which could have netted hundreds of thousands of pounds in illegal profits. A police raid on an address in north London found a “significant” collection of spirits, and a bottling …

Press and Journal

Affordable flats plan approved for former whisky centre
Press and Journal
Councillors have approved plans to convert a former whisky and crafts centre in Fort William into 12 affordable flats. The council’s Lochaber area leader Thomas MacLennan welcomed the “bold design” of the property proposed for the west […]

Scotchwhisky.com (blog)

Famous whisky drinkers: Margaret Thatcher | Scotch Whisky
Scotchwhisky.com (blog)
Behind ‘The Iron Lady’ public persona of Britain’s first female Prime Minister sat a whisky swilling, cautiously flirtatious and highly intelligent woman. Iain Russell …

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Toasting Welsh whisky on St David’s Day
BBC News
If you are so minded this St David’s Day, you might want to toast the patron saint of Wales with a dram of Welsh whisky. With two distilleries, the EU now formally recognises Wales as a whisky-producing country. BBC Scotland’s David Allison reports …

Scottish Daily Record

Safety probe launched after worker is injured at Dumbarton whisky plant
Scottish Daily Record
Safety probe launched after worker is injured at Dumbarton whisky plant. The man became trapped underneath machinery at the bottling plant. Share. ByJenny Foulds. 15:56, 28 FEB 2017. News. Chivas Brothers factory in Kilmalid […]

Scottish Daily Record

Whisky distillery accident fears put Alexandria kids’ soft play plan at risk
Scottish Daily Record
Plans for a new kids’ soft play have been thrown into doubt over fears there could be a “major accident” at a nearby whisky distillery. An expansion of Antartex Village in Alexandria, including […]

Scotchwhisky.com (blog)

‘Sophisticated’ fake whisky setup exposed
Scotchwhisky.com (blog)
A police raid of a residential address unearthed a ‘significant’ rare spirits collection, alongside a ‘sophisticated’ bottling operation that allegedly involved the refilling of hundreds of old bottles of whisky, rum and other spirits with cheaper …