Johnnie Walker’s Odyssey
Johnnie Walker has a new Scotch whisky called Odyssey, but don’t take our word for it, let Johnnie Walker’s Global Scotch Whisky Ambassador [don’t you wish you had that job?] tell you all about it.
Whisky News
Glengoyne Whisky Released From Captivity
After waiting around 25 years maturing in 100% first-fill European oak sherry casks, Glengoyne finally relinquished some of its single malt whisky for the world. Using the unique method of drying their malted barley only with warm air – to persuade subtle flavors from the barley – Glengoyne whisky process takes longer from start to […]
Some John Barleycorn Whisky With Your Haggis On Burns Night?
If you reside in Scotland, portions of Ireland, UK or New Zealand, chances are you have already planned your Burns Night activities when you will be employing the whisky and haggis ploy as a means to celebrate Scottish poet Robert Burns. If, by chance, you haven’t procured your whisky of choice yet, then the Scotch […]
Scot Rockers Get Their Own Whisky-A-Go-Go
It used to be just getting a recording deal with a major studio was a big deal but now, apparently, you have to do a bit more to make yourself known in the musical industry and Scottish rockers, Mogwai, have done just that – getting their own whisky. The new RockAct81W Scotch Whisky is a […]
Pernod Whips Up The Polo Batch
Polo is recognized as “the sport of kings” and apparently the sport is missing a suitably royal blended Scotch Whisky, so Pernod Ricard took the liberty of mixing up a special batch to enjoy when the ponies are polo-ing about the field – they call it Royal Salute: The Polo Batch – and it’s a […]
Constantine Attracts Big Money
As expected, people threw big money at Constantine and after the flurry of money was over – Constantine went for $631,850 to the highest bidder [and no, we don’t imply the usage of marijuana]. Constantine, as you may recall from WC’s article a little over a week ago, is the name of one of the […]
Aarrrgh – New Blended Scotch Whisky Dunadd
Although the actual Castle Aaarrrggghhh from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” was the much newer [13th century] Doune Castle – it bears a spittin’ image to Dunadd Castle [first century], the castle depicted on the label of Dunadd, the newest blended Scotch Whisky brand emerging from Scotland. Dunadd is named for the medieval site […]
Whisky Walks On Water
While working on solving the arsenic-poisoned water problem in Bangladesh for her PhD, Scottish scientist Leigh Cassidy turned to a process she was familiar with in her homeland – the art of whisky-making. In this particular case, what interested Cassidy was the “draff” of the matter. Draff are the leftover and discarded barley husks used […]