The 2007 Pittsburgh Whiskey Festival is coming up.

Pittsburgh’s first large-scale whiskey and premium spirits tasting event, to take place Friday, November 2, 2007, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the West Club Lounge at Heinz Field.
Tickets are available for advance purchase
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Scotch Calendar 2008 by Thomas Jackson

The Scotch Blog had a post yesterday about Scotch, a calendar that presents a dozen standout malt whiskies for the aficionado.
Each spread features a photograph of a special bottle, plus an abundance of fascinating information: notes on aroma, appearance, and flavor; a tasting chart; background on the water source and casking, plus a color [...]

Four Roses Bourbon is back in business after a 45 year long hangover.

Bourbon connoisseurs in Illinois may experience déjà vu, as a long-time favorite Bourbon is returning to the area after a 45-year absence.
Four Roses Bourbon was the top-selling U.S. Bourbon during much of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s, when its distribution changed to focus solely overseas. The Kentucky-made Bourbon is making its comeback with Four Roses [...]

The Black Grouse launched in Global Travel Retail market

The Edrington Group, makers of The Famous Grouse, has today announced the launch of The Black Grouse whisky to the Global Travel Retail market.
The Black Grouse is a blend of The Famous Grouse with fine Islay malt whiskies to create a smooth, peated, blended whisky. The Black Grouse is the newest addition to The Famous [...]

Ballantines 12 year old is getting dressed up

Wines and spirits giant Pernod Ricard is rejuvenating its Ballantine’s 12YO (12-year-old) whisky brand with refreshed structural and pack design by design agency Dragon.
The new design is part of Pernod Ricard’s plan to move the brand up the global volume rankings, while attracting a new generation of people, namely thirtysomething males and trade consumers.
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Debate about the changed legislations for distillers of Scotch whisky

A couple of days ago we posted some of Mike Reyniers - Bruichladdich, thoughts on the new legislation to better protect Scotch Whisky that SWA has been helping develop.
Mike Dereszynski - writer on Scotch Blog made a short comment that is worth reading.
Today I found another blog called IPKat where there obviously has been [...]

Islay Single Malt Whisky Chocolate Chip Shortbread

While surfing around for some whisky stuff I landed on the IslayBlog.com who had just posted a yummy recipe on Islay Single Malt Whisky Chocolate Chip Shortbread
The IslayBlog is a blog about the Isle of Islay run by Armin Grewe, a regular visitor to the Island. The blog is about anything Islay related, so it’s [...]

John Glaser and Compass Box featured Wired Magazine

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One of my favorite technology magazines Wired published an article last week about one of my favorite blenders - John Glaser. John is one of the more innovative people in the business with his own brand Compass Box.
Well worth a read. Here it is.
Notable, John Glaser has had his problems with [...]

New defining law for Scotch Whisky agreed, but Mark Reynier at Bruichladdich suspects fault play

Last week the UK Government revealed plans, that was warmly welcomed by the The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), to introduce new legislation in 2008 to better protect Scotch Whisky. The announcement followed detailed discussions between the SWA, the UK and Scottish Governments on securing the highest levels of protection for Scotch Whisky and for consumers [...]

The Glenfiddich whisky barrel art collection

Storm Thorgerson & his piece
If you’re in London some time between the 15th and 20th October maybe you should stop by at The Air Gallery in London to experience the Glenfiddich barrel art collection.
Glenfiddich have challenged four very different British designers, from the worlds of fashion, interiors, books and music, to create art using their [...]

Benriach turns to Muhammad Ali and Oasis for inspiration when launching The Magnificent Seven

The 4th batch of BenRiach ‘Limited Release’ Single Cask bottlings were unleashed towards the end of August 2007.
With a nod to the famous 1960s epic Western, a ‘magnificent seven’ single cask bottlings are available on general release.
The vintages range from 1975, the year that Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the ‘Thrilla in Manilla’ and Queen’s [...]

Green light for first Scottish major distillery in 30 years

Great news! The Scotsman.com reports that SCOTLAND’S first major whisky distillery in more than three decades was given the go-ahead yesterday.
The £40 million plant will be built at Roseisle, between Elgin and Forres, by the drinks giant Diageo, which already operates a maltings at the site.
Building could start shortly, with the aim of opening in [...]

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