A frozen grouse for New Years

The Famous Grouse and Maxxium has announced the launch of a new way of drinking across selected bars worldwide. The first innovation of its kind in the whisky industry, the new device (The Frozen Serve) allows the dispensing of The Famous Grouse at -18ºC (0F).
The key element of this frozen serve is the unique ‘frozen [...]

Merry Christmas

A very merry christmas to you all.

Make this Christmas a blue one with the help of Johnnie Walker

For a limited period this Christmas, Johnnie Walker Blue Label blended Scotch whisky is offering whisky connoisseurs a unique gift - a Bespoke Blending experience.
Hosted by Johnnie Walker Whisky Ambassador Charlie Smith, this unique experience will begin with a personal introduction to Johnnie Walker Blue Label with a tasting of some of the rarest [...]

Compass Box has launched a new site…and are releasing their 2007 limited releases

I got a mail from Compass Box telling me about the 2007 limited releases. Hidden somewhere in the mail was also a note about a new site.
The 2007 limited release include Hedonism, Flaming Hearts & Canto Cask Series.
Hedonism is CB’s seminal and award winning Scotch grain whisky. They bottle it once or twice per year, [...]

Custom built drink cabinet for The Macallan goes on sale at Harrods

A £55,000 drinks cabinet with some of the world’s rarest whisky goes on sale today at Harrods.

Custom built for The Macallan, the ‘one of a kind’ LINLEY drinks cabinet will contain six single malt vintages from the Fine & Rare collection: 1937, 1940, 1948, 1955, 1966 and 1970.

Handcrafted from English Oak and Burr Oak, the [...]

Cutty Sark whisky TV commercial with a twist

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Sneak preview of the new Scotsman.com

After several months of preparation, The scotsman.com is preparing to unveil a fully redesigned website.
This is maybe not a Whisky news. But since The scotsman.com is one of the few newspapers in the world that cover Whisky I think it deserves some space.
The new site will incorporate a number of significant improvements including more multimedia [...]

Macallan Vintage 1926 sold for $54,000 at Christie’s auction

An anonymous New Yorker paid $54,000 for a rare bottle of 81-year-old single malt scotch whisky at a crowded Christie’s auction yesterday, making it one of the most expensive bottles of liquor ever sold.
The bottle of Macallan Vintage 1926 was the most anticipated item at the auction, causing a bidding war that pushed the selling [...]

World class alpine ski trainer rates Whisky

Anja Pärson, the worlds most merited alpine skier is having her father as her trainer. In an interview in Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet her father let’s us know that he collects malt whiskies and rates his top five.
Her father & trainer Anders Pärson picks up a bottle here and there when he’s on the road [...]

Bowmore Single Malt whisky targeted by thieves

A consignment of Single Malt Scotch Whisky, destined for the UK Christmas market has been stolen from an independent haulier in Hertfordshire, England.
More than 10,000 bottles of Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky with a retail value of almost £300,000 were taken in the incident which happened around midday on Tuesday the 4 December.
The [...]

Glenmorangie ruined the Port Wood Finish?

Johnny “Rock and Roll” Brookheart posted a interesting article on his blog “The Droprocket” a couple of days ago. In the article he strongly questions Glenmorangies new Quinta Ruban.
“The entire line of Glenmorangie whiskies have been relaunched in new packaging, and released under different names. “Port Wood” becomes “Quinta Ruban” after the port barrels the [...]