A limited Compass Box available at Milroy’s of Soho

Innovator of the year, John Glaser and his company Compass Box has released “Morpheus” (the Greek god of dreams), a limited edition only available at Milroy’s of Soho.
In keeping with the whisky’s name, Compass Box has pursued a visionary notion: the combination of strong peaty notes with an underlying richness and sweetness (due to partial [...]

The sought after Laphroaig 25 yrs now available in store

Since rumors were confirmed that Laphroaig were to release a 25 year old Islay fans all over the world have been waiting to get their hands on one. And now it’s finally available.
The Laphroaig 25 year old has been created by marrying Laphroaig that has been matured in Oloroso Sherry casks with Laphroaig that has [...]

This Christmas let the Glenfiddich Quartet sing a song that last the rest of the year

For an unusual Christmas gift that lasts the whole year long, Glenfiddich® Single Malt Scotch Whisky has created a unique gift that promises to transform next year into a whole new experience for the recipient.
The Glenfiddich Quartet has been specially crafted to deliver a different aged Glenfiddich direct to the door of you or a [...]

The Making of Malt Whisky on air

David Mair, Global Brand Ambassador at the Balvenenie Distillery takes us through the malting and kilning process in the first episode of The Making of Malt Whisky at Scotland On TV.
The Part 1 was published last week and Part 2 will be available from this weekend.

Scotland On TV is a web tv channel, making [...]

The very last Legacy from Bruichladdich

The Islay distillery Bruichladdich let’s us know that the sixth and final annual release of the Legacy Series is now available.
The Legacy bottlings come from some of the oldest and rarest casks from Bruichladdich’s vaults, that came to light when the distillery was purchased by the current owners in 2001. This is the sixth and [...]

An opportunity to become a shareholder in a new Swedish Single Malt distillery

Many of you might have heard about Mackmyra, a Swedish single malt distillery. Soon Sweden will have two single malt distilleries in operation. Box Distillery starts it’s production in the near future and you can be one of the shareholders.
Box Destilleri AB will start production of Swedish malt whisky in accordance with traditional Scottish methods. [...]

Whisky Facebooking

In the lack of Whisky news I thought I’d take the opportunity to tip you all about Facebook and it’s groups.
Facebook, one of the worlds most popular communities (many of you are probably members already) is spreading all over the world…fast. It’s one of the few places where I’ve actually caught up with friends [...]

The Pittsburgh Whiskey Festival is coming up in November

The spirit of the American Whiskey Trail continues with the 2007 Pittsburgh Whiskey Festival. It takes place November 2, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the West Club Lounge at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh.
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The 2007 Pittsburgh Whiskey Festival aims to attract and engage both “whiskey” and “whisky” enthusiasts alike.  
The festival will feature [...]

Beam Global celebrates Bourbon with a new whiskey website

Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. commemorates “National Bourbon Heritage Month” by launching www.americasnativespirit.com – an interactive tour of America’s indigenous spirit and its unique link to more than 200 years of American history.
The “America’s Native Spirit” website features bourbon-inspired cocktail and culinary recipes, tips on how to taste and savor bourbon, and a [...]

Peekaboo says the 1991 Bowmore Port Limited Edition

Latest release from Bowmore is this 1991 vintage has spent sixteen years maturing in 24 port casks held safe in the Bowmore vaults below sea level. Now it’s ours to enjoy.
The result according to Bowmore is a whisky colored in deep ruby. The aromas are big and luscious with rich stewed fruit berries, sweet black [...]

The Malt Whiskey Pictures

While surfing for stuff I found this one. Short but fun!

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Australia ads flavour to the single malt map

My friends over at T.W.A.S. reports on a new Australian distillery.

From the Central Highlands of Tasmania, Australia enters a new player on the world whisky stage with The Nant Distillery, which officially opens on 1 December 2007.
Nant will launch two initial styles of whisky, peated and unpeated and both will be double distilled. Matured in [...]

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