A smoking grand finale when Mackmyra Svensk Whisky launches Preludium 06 on december 1st.

A mix of peat and juniper makes up the basis for the last bottling of the Preludium series from Mackmyra Svensk Whisky.
As we reported earlier this year people were queuing up for Preludium 05. Actually Swedish Systembolaget sold 11096 bottles in 8 hours. Now Systembolaget has 12000 bottles waiting to be launched the 1st of [...]

Remember Michael Jackson for Christmas

Christmas is getting closer and I’m planning to put together a list of gifts for whiskylovers (read…a wish-list you can give to the ones you love)
But, before the longer list is published I do have to push for the greatest gift of them all. Michael Jackson’s Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch. Michael is missed [...]

What’s up with this India thing

I browsed for some fun and ended up seeing India in my face again.
Ok, I get it. People wanna protect this and that. But can’t we move on and stop talking about anything else than the whisky war on India…
Anyway. Here’s the latest about it on The Economic Times.

Redesigning WhiskyGrotto.com

If you’re a frequent visitor to Whiskygrotto.com - which many of you are according to my stats then you probably have noted that I’ve changed to a new theme.
Hope you enjoy it.

Laphroaig 27 - a special Friends of Laphroaig Single Malt Whisky.

Today I received a mail from Laphroaig letting me know that an exclusive 27 year old bottling of Laphroaig had been made available exclusive to 80 of the Friends of Laphroaig.
Wow I thought to my self. I quickly followed the link to the special website dedicated to what Laphroaig calls “sublime expression”
A short handwritten (or [...]

The Whisky William Mutter 1851 bottling of Bowmore a FAKE?

Earlier in september WhiskyGrotto reported on a new world record. It was the 1851 William Mutter bottling of Bowmore that was auctioned at £29.400. It was being sold on behalf of a private owner during the fine and rare whisky wine and port auction held at McTears auctioneers in Glasgow.
The Islay blog reported this weekend [...]

The Macallan launches 55 year old single malt whisky in Lalique decanter

The Macallan and Lalique has unveiled The Macallan in Lalique Natural Colour decanter containing a 55 year old single malt whisky valued at £6,000 (USD$12,000).
The natural colour decanter has been designed by the legendary French crystal house Lalique, exclusively for The Macallan. A limited edition, of only 420, have been produced, each individually numbered [...]

A new design for Nikka Whisky

The Cool Hunter reports that Michael Young the Hong-Kong-based British designer of practically everything — has just designed a startling black bottle for Japanese Nikka Whisky.
I’m personally work in the creative business and I’m for differentiation and change. But my personal opinion is that this one looks like shit. What’s yours?
It is kind of [...]

Special Christmas travel offer that takes you to Auchetochan

If youre thinking about spending some time in Scotland over Christmas or New Years. Harbourside Whisky Tour has a special offer from December to February.

Harbourside has put together this offer for you.
- 2  NIGHTS B & B
- TOUR OF AUCHENTOSHAN DISTILLERY
- RETURN TRANSFERS TO AIRPORT HOTEL AND
- DISTILLERY
- DISTILLERY ADMISSION?
- COST £79 PER PERSON

Glengoyne gives you Choices

Following the Glengoyne’s Mashmen range last year, the distillery’s manager and two of its warehousemen have now been given the chance to prove that they are equally skilled when it comes to choosing, what they think is the perfect whisky.  
 
Robert (Robbie) Hughes, Glengoyne’s distillery manager has chosen a wee Ruby Port oak cask (we only [...]

Six Isles Island Blend Whisky featured in new advertising campaign

Ian Macleod Distillers has just launched a new five figure advertising campaign for its Six Isles Island Blended Malt Scotch Whisky.
 
Developed by Robertson Darby Advertising, the new campaign, titled ‘Six Island Malts in one glass’ has been created to reinforce The Six Isles unique position as the only blended malt scotch whisky in the world [...]

J&B Whisky has launched a party online

We reported earlier on J&B’s new advertising concept - Start a party. Now they have followed up the campaign with a website where visitors can start their own party. One of the more fun things is that they have created crystal party balls that you can download for your computer.
The site is part of a [...]

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