Glen Scotia Joins Festival Fray
Glen Scotia has decided to join the festival fray this spring/summer season with a ‘mini’ version of the Campbeltown Malts Festival – the Glen Scotia Mini Malts Festival – which will take place at the recently opened Luss Distillery near Glasgow on May 16-17, 2026. The Campbeltown Malts Festival is currently scheduled to be held […]
It Is Tea Time For Miller
It is tea time for Miller as the beer company has collaborated with actress/gymnast Livvy Dunne on a new promotional campaign imploring people “to log off, show up and say, ‘yes’ to making real-life connections.” In the new promotional campaign entitled “Legendary Moments with Livvy”, a limited edition Miller Tea Time set is introduced – […]
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NBA MVP Dunks Own Whisky Brand
Two-time NBA MVP and ACC golf champion has launched his own whisky brand. Stephen Curry, a Golden State Warrior superstar, has become the most recent American to launch a private whisky. That may be the easier part of the story. In May, Curry broadcasted the launch of Gentleman’s Cut Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a fine-aged bourbon, and has been seen promoting it at every chance that pops up. This includes […]
2023 International Whisky Competition Winners
The 2023 International Whisky Competition was held in Bardstown, KY. The competition selected the top 15 best whiskies in the world. Here are the data of the winner and the top four runners-up. The Gordon and McPhail Distillery had two victories, first and third place respectively. On the other hand, the Taiwanese distillery Lavalan landed both second and fourth place. A competition dominated by Scotland and Taiwan. #1 and Winner […]
Is $655,000 too Much for a Bottle of Whisky?
If you had money, would you purchase a bottle of Scotch whisky for $655,000? If yes, you will have the opportunity to do so at the upcoming ‘One of One’ rare whisky auction. The function is being sponsored by the Distiller’s Charity, Sotheby’s Auction House, and the Earl of Hopetoun. The auction is set to raise funds for the Youth Action Fund, an organization with an emphasis on aiding less […]
Mafia-Themed Scotch Whisky Banned in the UK
Not everyone has seen a Tommy Gun, a popular mafia-thematic sub-machine gun. The weapon, classified as the Thompson submachine gun, has become the spotlight of news media after the UK alcohol governing body, The Portman Group, ordered retailers to remove a Polish whisky brand from their shelves. The regulatory body has ordered stores to stop placing orders for the Sicilian mafia-themed whisky, known as ‘Cosa Nostra’. The whisky is produced […]
Milk and Honey Puts Israel on Whisky Map
This is not Scotland and surely not Speyside. This is Tel-Aviv, one of the Middle Eastern nations, known for war and not whisky. Yet, this tiny nation does have a few whisky distilleries. One of them, Milk and Honey, won the award for the Best Single Malt Whisky in the World, by The World Drinks Awards. In April 2023, one of Milk and Honey’s whiskies, Element Sherry Cask, was selected from […]
Redbreast Supplements Dream Cask Series With 27-Year-Old
Redbreast has supplemented their Dream Cask Series with Port to Port Edition – a 27-year-old single pot still Irish whiskey produced at Midleton Distillery in Cork. Redbreast Dream Cask Port to Port Edition combines a pair of whiskies aged separately in bourbon and ruby Port casks for 27 and 28 years respectively, before being joined in whiskey matrimony for a three-month maturation period in two tawny Port casks, bottled at […]
The Magic of Speyside Whiskies
Speyside is much more than a riverside village of the River Spey in Moray and Badenoch and Strathspey, in northeastern Scotland. The region is renowned for its spirits and tastes and produces the best whiskies worldwide. It has become synonymous with single malt Scotch whiskies. Speyside is also home to the world’s two best-selling single malt whiskies, The Glenlivet and Glenfiddich. The Glenlivet distillery is a distillery near Ballindalloch in […]
Bankhall Unveils First Single Malt
Halewood Artisanal Spirits-owned Bankhall Distillery was established in 2019 and has produced their first English single malt whisky from their distillery in Blackpool in the UK. Bankhall Distillery Single Malt Whisky is a three-year-old single barrel whisky matured in charred new American oak casks, bottled at cask strength of 57.7%, alcohol by volume [115.4 proof] and is said to offer notes of cinnamon, marzipan, orange marmalade and, of course, the […]
Stauning Whisky Enters International Markets
Stauning Whisky, the oldest Danish distillery, has appointed SipWell as its exclusive travel retail sales and brand building partner across multiple international markets. Sipwell will distribute the brand’s whisky to its network of travel retail stores and partner sites around the world. The agreement goes into effect immediately and will include global hubs such as airports, tourist centers, etc. Andrew Torrance, who signed the agreement on behalf of SipWell brands […]
Buffalo Trace Reveals Peated Bourbon
Buffalo Trace Distillery has released their peated bourbon – a bourbon made with peated malt – as part of their Experimental Collection. Buffalo Trace Experimental Peated Bourbon uses smoked peated malt, was matured for nearly 10 years in new charred white oak casks before being bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to offer notes of leather, mahogany and brown butter, cacao beans, smoke and toffee. […]
Duncan Taylor Goes Royal with Coronation Special
They have always been a family business and maybe there is nothing royal about these humble distillers of Scottish whisky, rums, and gin. So, why would they become so special, that they awarded a special Coronation whisky to the queen? On July 5, 2023, Duncan Taylor presented a special ‘coronation edition’ whisky to HM Queen Camilla during her first royal engagement in Scotland. The edition was specially tailored from their […]
Dingle Bealtaine Releases 2023 Special Whisky
Dingke Bealtine has rolled out its 2023 Wheel of Whisky Series. The move comes with the arrival of long summer evenings and the Bealtaine fire festival. It is described by the critics as a Pot Still whiskey matured in Bourbon Casks, and finished in a Shiraz Cask. The aroma blends sundried raisins, rich dates, and vanilla cream. This is the third release in the series and the lot consists of […]
Nigeria’s Whisky Consumption Soars
If whisky distillers are eyeing new markets, then Nigeria should be among those countries. According to recent research by Williams & Marshall Strategy, the young whisky community is expected to see double-digit growth in the coming years. This defies the tumultuous state of the country’s economy, which badly needs economic relief. Nigeria is a party-loving nation but also culturally entwined with palm whisky and other fine spirits. Among the common […]
Best Gift -Personalized Labeled Whisky
If you are looking for new ways to celebrate that special moment, how about a bottle of whisky with a personalized label? That is all possible thanks to the Maker’s Mark distillery. You can buy a bottle of whisky and include the name of your choice on the label. Imagine how impressed the person will be to have their name written on the bottle of America’s top whisky brand. That’s […]
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