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Highlands

I am glad to report that The Macallan has taken a step into the future of communication with their latest scotch whisky tasting. One of my favorite idea and design blogs – The NotCot reports on The Macallan’s latest whisky tasting and how they used Twitter to get the mouth water pouring.

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It’s a great Idea even though I do think it’s a little bit early as the number of whisky fans on Twitter is probably limited. From a PR perspective though it’s great – look at me, I just had to write about it.

Head over to the NotCot site and read more.

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I am 37 years old. That’s 7 years older than the latest release from Old Pulteney. The single malt whisky has announced the launch of their oldest and most exclusive super-premium whisky. This rare 30 year old single malt was distilled at the most northerly distillery on the UK mainland and embodies the wind-swept and rugged character of the far north.

Matured at the distillery for 30 years in American White Oak, it offers connoisseurs of fine spirits and luxury scotch whisky enthusiasts an intensely complex single malt.

Already renowned for its 12, 17 and 21 year old whiskies, Old Pulteney’s 30 year old is perfect as an after dinner dram or to celebrate a special occasion. It is presented in a lacquered walnut burr box which is lined with sailcloth, reflecting the brand’s unique maritime heritage.

Old Pulteney’s senior brand manager, Iain Baxter: “We are really excited about the launch of our oldest ever Old Pulteney. This whisky has been looked after at the distillery for 30 years and the age contributes a huge amount of complexity. It has all the hallmarks of Old Pulteney; spice and green apples, and sweet vanilla and coconut notes from the American Oak. But unusually for such an old whisky there’s a remarkable touch of tropical fruit on the nose – some people have picked up guavas and mangos! I’d say that for a malt whisky with so much age and depth, it’s still incredibly approachable.”

To tie in with the launch of the whisky, Old Pulteney is running an online competition where visitors can win a bottle of this exclusive whisky. Each month for the next six months, visitors to the Old Pulteney website can guess where they think bottles of a missing crate of the 30 year old went missing around the coast of Wick where the distillery is based. You can find the competition at the Old Pulteney website.

Old Pulteney 30 year old retails at £250 in the UK, and due to limited supply it will be available from specialist stores only.

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When every independent bottler around the world are experimenting with the contents of whisky ForScotchLovers founder Doug Stone takes another route.

This past summer Doug commissioned the artists at Inner Light Crystal to produce a limited edition of exactly twenty-one (21) engraved bottles of Macallan Fine Oak 21 years old whisky. Each bottle is signed by the artists and individually numbered,  and will be accompanied by a pair of CelticMalts Spirits Glasses, engraved with wonderful quotes, and a certificate of authenticity signed by the artists.  

The combination of the engraving on a bottle of incomprably delicious and enjoyable Macallan Fine Oak 21 whisky create an artistic combination that could turn out to be a great investment.

About the artists:
Glass artists Carol Iselin and Dave Sugar are the creative minds and partners behind Inner Light Crystal Studios in New York, a design studio they started almost 30 years ago. Through their collaborative efforts their artistic style has allowed them to push the cutting-edge of glass art technology, resulting in breathtaking and innovative installations at some of the worlds leading museums.

Their  engraved bottles have been collected by world leaders (every president since/including Ronald Reagan, Jacque Chirac, John Major, General Colin Powell and others.

More details on this piece of art can be found on ForScotchLovers.

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BenRiach Distillery Company Ltd, one of the country’s leading independents, has made its first acquisition with the purchase of the Glendronach Distillery from Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard.

The acquisition of the Highland malt distillery, one of Scotland’s oldest, for an undisclosed sum, will complement the award-winning BenRiach brand as a superb high-end quality product.

The new owners said they intended to re-package and re-launch Glendronach, which they described as “a sleeping giant”, in markets worldwide.

The name “Glendronach” is Gaelic for “the valley of the brambles”. Founded at Forgue, Aberdeenshire in 1826 by James Allardice, one of the original whisky entrepreneurs, the [click to continue…]

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As part of its 175th Anniversary Celebrations, Glengoyne Distillery has re-launched its website with the aim of encouraging greater customer interaction and involvement.
 
Principally developed for the consumer market by the web design agency, Greenparka, the new website gives customers the opportunity to develop a deeper sense of ownership of Glengoyne, as well as [click to continue…]

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The new single malt range from Tullibardine might be the perfect gift…to yourselves

August 5, 2008


The Highland whisky distillery Tullibardine has unveiled a range of personalised whisky bottles.
This new range includes a personalised whisky bottle containing the 1993 single malt whisky and a personalised cask of Tullibardine single malt whisky, the independently-owned company said late last week according to Just Drinks
The limited edition cask is available in either a Sherry or Bourbon [...]

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The greeener Macallan Whisky

August 4, 2008

The Edrington Group has launched an environmentally friendly, limited edition extension to its The Macallan Single Malt Scotch brand. It’s called The Macallan Estate.
The Estate Oak, introduced exclusively for global duty free airports, has been rolled out to support ongoing woodland regeneration in Scotland. For each bottle sold, The Macallan will plant an oak tree on The Macallan Estate [...]

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Re-branding of Tomatin sneak-previewed as 30 and 40 year old limited editions are added to whisky portfolio

July 24, 2008

This latest release from Tomatin let’s us know how the 2009 range will be dressed when introduced early next year.
Tomatin follows the trend lead by Auchentoshan, Glenmorangie, Highland Park and others, with more sophisticated and simplistic design and classic typography as the new bottles will be dressed in white, black, silver and red. Personally [...]

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Dalmore rebranding coming up

July 21, 2008

I spent a couple of hours browsing through brandsites today when I found the message above on Dalmore’s website. Exiting news. Dalmore is one of the first single malts I tried many years ago and I do like the taste. I’ve never been a fan of their packaging and bottling so I do hope for [...]

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Get your hands on some microscopic 10, 17 and 21 yrs old Glengoyne

July 15, 2008

 

Glengoyne Distillery has launched its first ever miniature pack containing the award winning 10, 17 and 21 Years Old Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
Ideal for specialists, gift and travel retail markets, the black and gold branded tin with solid plastic window safely stores three 5cl bottles of Glengoyne’s core range, each snugly held in [...]

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Single malt not enough for you? Then try Single & Single

July 13, 2008

 
Ever heard of Single & Single. I hadn’t until Yossi Schwarts, the founder, messed me on Facebook. A couple of minutes later my mouth was watering.
Single & Single is the brainchild of armchair bottler Yossi Schwarts that believes whisky is for ‘fun and for friends’. Yossi has set out to find casks that are not [...]

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This is how you shoot a bottle of single malt whisky

July 3, 2008

Ever wondered how your favorite single malt brand makes that bottle look like a dream (or like hell) then here’s the answer.
Lightstudio Photography has got a blog where they do photo tutorials. Today they posted a nice little piece on their blog on how to shoot a bottle of single malt Isle of Arran Whisky. [...]

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