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Whisky firm Edrington bats off economic and political turmoil | Press …
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Whisky-maker Edrington has shrugged off “a difficult backdrop of economic and political volatility” to report a 30% jump in profits. Edrington, whose brands …
Distiller Edrington hikes profits amid volatile market conditions (From […]

FG Insight

Efficient whisky production: Genetic solution to meeting malting specs
FG Insight
“Varieties with higher diastatic power can be used with higher proportions of unmalted cereal in grain whisky production, thus enhancing the overall yield of spirit. This potentially makes grain whisky production both quicker and cheaper, and increases …

HuffPost UK

Texas – A New Whisky Star Is Rising
HuffPost UK
Add in the Texan climate, which sees drastic swings in temperature throughout the year, the experimentation with cooler and longer fermentations and barrel management, plus the looser rules around whisky making and you can begin to see how Texan …

Telegraph.co.uk

A collaboration of craftsmanship
Telegraph.co.uk
If good things come to those who wait, whisky must be the ultimate reward for patience. Like a full-bodied vintage wine or a delicious matured cheese, single malt is a beverage that needs time to realise its greatness. Talisker 10 Year Old is a …

Telegraph.co.uk

Talisker, Skye’s food-friendly king o’ drinks
Telegraph.co.uk
“All the flavours in this pairing are designed to be in balance, so feel free to dilute the whisky with a dash of spring water to suit your palate,” says Colin Dunn, Talisker whisky brand ambassador and Keeper of the Quaich. “Think of […]

Forbes

5 Reasons Drinking Whisky Is Healthy For You
Forbes
The historian Raphael Hollinshed wrote about the healthy properties of whisky in his 1577 book Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland. “Being moderately taken, it slows the age, cuts phlegm, helps digestion, cures the dropsy, it heals the …

Suntory launches Chita Single Grain Whisky
Drinks International (blog)
Mr Fukuyo, who was a judge for this year’s International Spirits Challenge, said: “There is a quiet confidence and tenderness in our grain whiskies. These qualities allow them to be their own heroes, whether in blend, or featured as a single grain whisky”.

Press and Journal

Whisky firm Edrington bats off economic and political turmoil
Press and Journal
Whisky-maker Edrington has shrugged off “a difficult backdrop of economic and political volatility” to report a 30% jump in profits. Edrington, whose brands include The Macallan, The Famous Grouse, Highland Park, Cutty Sark and The Glenrothes, […]

£700 for a bottle of whisky at Cumbrian auction
NW Evening Mail
A RARE collection of whisky from around the world saw individual bottles sell for up to £700 at 1818 Auctioneers, near Crooklands. All but six of the 199 lots in the specialist sale came from a Lancashire collection. The top price […]

Stuff.co.nz

Christchurch’s happy place for whisky lovers
Stuff.co.nz
So wrote Scottish poet-laureate Robert Burns to an acquaintance in 1788, and somehow epithets such as these remain paired firmly with the swish of the tartan, the skirl of the bagpipes, the broad Scottish brogue and the “uisge beatha” or water of life […]