One of the oldest distilleries in the Scottish Lowlands has launched a special collection of peated whiskies. The Bladnoch has released five unique expressions to its whisky library. Bladnoch Alinta, Alinta Reserve, 2009 Sherry Hogshead, 2009 Rum Cask, and 2009 Bourbon Barrel are the five distinct varieties. The Five New Spirits By Bladnoch Whisky Distillery […]
The second Virgin Oak barrel expression from the Wire Works whisky brand to be aged in such a barrel has been released by White Peak Distillery. The whisky is prepared with live brewer’s yeast, mildly peated malted barley, and a six-day fermentation period to give deep fruit overtones. It is bottled at 50.5% ABV. Lightly […]
Powerful Storm Babet hit Ireland and forced Pernod-Ricard-owned Irish Distillers to temporarily shut their Midleton Distillery Experience visitor site after it was damaged by flooding from the nearby Owenacurra River Midleton town, located in County Cork, Ireland. Storm Babet moved on and is currently rampaging through the UK, bringing severe flooding to most of the […]
A new distillery has been launched by international businessman Darius Plazewski. This Speyside-based distillery is one of the six distilleries that make up the UK’s Bimber Distillery. The new factory has a production capacity of 200,000 liters per annum and a revenue forecast of around 100,000 liters in its first year. Darius Plazewski, founder of […]
Whisky distillery brand Macallan will auction one of its most expensive and oldest whiskies this November 18. The 97-year whisky is the second of 40 bottles to be auctioned. Sotheby’s has announced that a bottle of single malt whisky from The Macallan distillery will be auctioned next month with an estimated price of £1.2m. According […]
