[Updated] International panel selects cask for the Glenfiddich Vintage Reserve

[update]
I mailed the guys over at Glenfiddich and asked for some video of the selection process of this new Vintage Reserve. A couple of days later I got the answer that they had posted the whole thing on YouTube. This deserves an update!
Here are the 3 videos that was added to the new GlenfiddichWhisky channel. [...]

Prince Charles is quite a whisky drinker

“I seem to have spent my life in distilleries!”
Those were the words uttered by the Prince of Wales - Prince Charles when he tasted the whisky created in his honor the other day.
Not many days ago we reported on the Prince of Wales royal visit to Laphroaigh. Yesterday the Prince continued his whisky-spree when he [...]

Madonna is not the only aging beauty that makes Guy Ritchie cash up

It turns out the British director and Madonna’s husband Guy Ritchie is one of most obsessed whisky fans of us all if not the most obsessed. At least when you count cash spent.
Thesun.co.uk reports that Guy has been “splashing out around £2million on The Punch Bowl pub, in London’s posh Mayfair. His aim is to [...]

50 and 21 Year Old Limited Editions from Isle of Sky

Ian Macleod Distillers is stepping up activity on its Isle of Skye brand and has launched a Limited Edition Isle of Skye 21 Year Old in a Wade decanter and an exceptionally rare super-premium 50 Year Old.
They were launched at the Isle of Skye’s most famous restaurant, The Three Chimneys, run by Shirley and Eddie [...]

A recommendation for whisky (and food) lovers traveling the waters of the Swedish archipelago

Last night was the first evening of my vacation. To celebrate, me and my family boarded our boat and enjoyed a 10 minute ride from Södermöja to a near island called Ingmarsö to grab some food.
To say that the waters outside Stockholm are filled with restaurants would be far from true. Then to say [...]

So what is this Midsummer thing

Tonight it’s Midsummer evé in Sweden. This means all Swedes go to the country side, collect flowers all day and drink all night. To round it up we all end up in the grass with someone and make love until the morning comes.
Eh, or as Wikipedia explains it:
Midsummer may simply refer to the period of [...]

Cooley distillery is on a run

Cooley Distillery, Irelands only independent Irish whiskey distillery, has won a record 9 Gold Medals at the 2008 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC).
This was the first time that an Irish whiskey distiller managed to collect 9 IWSC Gold Medals, including 8 “Best in Class”. IWSC medals, awarded on a strict points system, are [...]

Glenfiddich salutes Michael Jackson with whisky launch

Just-Drinks reports that Glenfiddich is to launch a new release of its Glenfiddich Rare Collection 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky in honour of whisky writer and broadcaster Michael Jackson, who passed away last summer of 2007 aged 65.
To produce this new release of Glenfiddich 40 Year Old, the Glenfiddich Malt Master, David Stewart [...]

Hedonism available in Sweden

I’m glad to tell you Swedes out there that Compass Box Hedonism is now available in… you guessed it - Sweden
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about Compass Box Hedonism. Compass Box is one of my personal favorites. I’ve got 7 different bottlings at home at the moment. None of them has failed to [...]

Laphroaig Live 2008

On June 18th at 20.00(BST) Laphroaig are following up last year’s success with a new live broadcasting on the internet from their distillery!
The live broadcast will be held in their most famous place –inside warehouse No1 right by the sea. Robert Hicks (master blender) and John Campbell (Distillery Manager) will be joined by Martine [...]

Football fever strikes old whisky commercial

Tonight Sweden plays Spain in the Eurocup 2008 in Austria/Switzerland. And me being a Swede will of course be nailed to the TV.
I do hope we win cause otherwise we’ll end up meeting Holland in the quarterfinals and those guys are on a roll! Did you see them beat up France yesterday? Mayham!
If you [...]

Glengoyne ads some Aussie style to the Glengoyne Glenguin Shiraz Cask Finish 16 Year Old

Ian Macleod Distillers is adding a new finish to its range of award-winning single malts, with the launch of Glengoyne Glenguin Shiraz Cask Finish 16 Year Old.
 
The casks, previously used to mature award-winning Shiraz wine from Australia’s Hunter Valley, have come courtesy of Glenguin Winery. Lord Robin Tedder, who is in fact the third Baron [...]

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