Chivas Regal 25 year old is back after 98 years

The exclusive new Chivas Regal 25 pays homage to the first ever Chivas Regal blend, also a 25 Year Old whisky, which was shipped from Aberdeen, Scotland to New York in 1909 to satisfy the sophisticated palate of American high society. It quickly became the most talked about tipple of distinguished Americans and developed into [...]

Bottle of whisky sets new world record selling for £29,400 at auction

A new world record was set today, with a bottle of whisky selling at auction for a remarkable £29,400.
The Bowmore single malt whisky is the oldest bottle of Bowmore known to be in existence and is believed to have been bottled on Islay around 1850 by W & J Mutter. It was being sold [...]

Malt Whisky Yearbook 2008 on sale

The Scotch Blog reports that Ingvar Ronde is just about to release the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2008.
A quick search shows that it’s on sale at Amazon

Space Invaders invades your whisky

These Space Invader whisky glasses might not be optimized for tasting. But they sure bring back memories and will make your friends crave for more…whisky.
On sale at Etsy.com

The Black Rory - A new blend from Islay

The Norther Echo reports that the first bottles of Black Rory Whisky, named after a mysterious 19th Century character who operated illicit stills in the hills of Upper Coquetdale, was launched this weekend at the Alnwick Food Festival.
Rothbury businesswoman Roz Tinlin has set up Coquet Whisky to market the Black Rory brand, which is a [...]

The Balvenie Cask 191 up for sale in Canada

Transported by Brink’s truck and guarded by security, the most expensive bottle of The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch will be on sale at the LCBO in Toronto on September 19, 2007.
Whisky connoisseurs in Canada can purchase one of only two bottles, each retailing at $30,000. As the most expensive whisky ever purchased by the LCBO, [...]

Sneakpreview of Mackmyra Preludium 06!

Mackmyra, the Swedish Single Malt, had a stand at the Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival with a selection of their bottlings. And standing there, not hidden but not showcased either was the Preludium 06.
Mackmyra released their Preludium 05 a couple of weeks ago and the 06 is not expected until next year. After some [...]

Photo bonanza from Stockholm Whisky festival

Today I visited the Stockholm Whisky Festival. I brought the camera and did some photo blogging.
I’ll let the images speak for themselves.[Show as slideshow]

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No 30 years crisis at Bowmore

Bowmore has released a 30 year old limited edition of only 1800 bottles for the travel market (is that what we call tax-free?), and it looks promising
Bowmore says that this thirty years old expression depicts the Celtic legend of the sea dragon ‘Kranna Dubh’ who once inhabited the depths of Loch Indaal, the sea loch [...]

We all want a piece of the Glenfarclas Family!

Family owned Glenfarclas Distillery formally launched The Family Casks, an exclusive collection of 43 vintage dated Single Cask Highland Malt Scotch Whiskies, at the Caledonian Club, London, on the 13th September 2007.
The Glenfarclas Distillery, with over 52000 casks currently maturing in its traditional dunnage warehouses, is in the enviable position of having stock in [...]

Taste your way in to the Guiness Book of World Records with Ichiro Akuto.

The Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival is coming up this weekend. And Ichiro Akuto, grandson of Isouji Akuto who founded the distillery Hanyu, will lead you and many more in a trial to set a new World Record in mass tasting.
The world record tasting will be held at the Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival now [...]

Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival is coming up this weekend

If you’re in Stockholm Sweden this weekend or the next, then you’re in luck as the worlds largest whisky event - Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival takes place at The Factory in Nacka Strand.
The event is considered one of the worlds most important beer & whisky festivals. This year you’ll have the opportunity to find [...]

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