Single Malt lands at Larnaca, Cyprus

‘Uisge Beatha’, the water of life, is the first of its kind malt whisky concept that has opened inside the partly refurbished Larnaca airport departure lounge with the aim of attracting the whisky connoisseurs and well-to-do travellers on their way to short or long journeys.
This pilot project is the brainchild of the marketing team of [...]

Whisky Manga

Chris over at Nonjatta has published a fine story about Whisky featured in Manga yesterday.
Manga is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. Outside of Japan, it refers specifically to comics originally published in Japan, or works derivative of the style. Native Japanese are often unaware of the use of manga to refer to [...]

This is NOT a Whisky

But, following our recent comments on how whisky brands needs to snap up when it comes to online branding, this new wine brand Kid You Not, created by the fourth generation offspring of the Brothers Brothers clan hopefully inspires.
The cute name - an irreverent reference to the family link - also hints at the brand’s [...]

New design for The Imperial aims to strengthen its position in South Korea

This week, Jinro Ballantines, the South Korean unit of Pernod Ricard, will launch “Imperial 17,” which maintains the smooth taste and legitimacy of the super premium whisky.
To support the launch the Imperial has been given a brand new look. It features a bold, confident exterior to enhance the brand image as a successful, magnetic and [...]

Bruichladdish sponsor of Radical car racing team at Le Mans 24

Islay distillery sponsored Team Bruichladdich Radical is heading to France for one of the world’s greatest motor races in the world.
Tim Greaves is in the driving seat in more ways than one. As well as being one of the three drivers of the Team Bruichladdich Radical car, he is a co-owner of the Radical [...]

Keep track of your taste - The Single Malt Whisky Database

It was in 2006 at the Islay Festival where Tim Hudson first thought of the Single Malt Whisky Database. (SMWDB)
He spent a groggy morning (after the night of the Bowmore midnight tour) at the Laphroaig distillery where he met with David Wishart, who introduced to, and sold Tim his book on choosing whisky by flavour.
Included [...]

Place your bids on Tony and Gordon

TWO political heavyweights are hoping to give a dramatic boost to fund-raising for Warwick Hospital’s new cancer unit.
As part of the push to raise £300,000 towards the £1.2m development at the Lakin Road hospital, an auction organised by MP James Plaskitt is offering two bottles of whisky signed by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
Both the [...]

The Famous Grouse Honored at IWSC

The Famous Grouse has received the top award – Gold, Best In Class - in the Scotch whisky pure malt 30 years old category at this year’s International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC).
In addition, The Famous Grouse Finest was awarded a Silver medal in the Scotch whisky blended category – no age category.
Gerry O’Donnell, [...]

The “First Cut” from Port Charlotte - A Collectors Item?

Today, Lady Caroline Mactaggart – wife of the Bruichladdich Chairman – cut the first turf of the new Port Charlotte Distillery Project in an emotional ceremony on 27th May 2007. The ceremony, witnessed by 500 locals and visitors, marked the official beginning of the two year project expected to open on the [...]

More wheels caught my Whisky eye

What’s up with all these wheels, do they make our life easier or harder? 
One thing is for sure, there are many different kinds.
I took the liberty to gather a bunch of them for you right here. Some are better resolution than others. Some are worse examples of Whisky wheels than others. All are [...]

1989 Wheel of Classification

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While looking for goodies for you Whisky-lovers out there I ran (surfed) into this “wheel” of Single Malt classification from 1989. I found it quite exiting and I hope you do too.
“It is a classification of 109 distilleries producing single malt Scotch whisky, based on mathematicians Lapointe and Legendre’s statistical study of [...]

Erratic oil supplies continues to threaten Islay distillers.

The Keewhit approaching Bruichladdich March this year.
The famous whisky island of Islay is still running on vapours.
And not the spirit kind. 

Irregular oil supplies are putting whisky distilling at risk. The cause is a piece of well-meaning European legislation that requires that enlarged, double skin tankers are used exclusively by 2008 to prevent spillage of [...]

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