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Non Scottish Malts

A blog on Japanese Whisky.

April 28, 2007

“I know nothing about whisky but this site is where I will dump everything I find out about this Japanese malt whisky thing…” Say’s Chris Bunting, the writer of Nonjatta.
The next time you finish your drink fast, say Nonjatta as it means something like “Drunk it all” in Japanese according to Chris.
Why not pay Chris [...]

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Plans for new distillery in Norway

April 25, 2007

A distillery in Grimstad on Norway’s south coast plans to start producing whisky this year, with the first bottles ready for sale around 2010.
KG Puntervold of Grimstad, also known as Agder Brenneri, plans initial production of around 2,500 bottles. “Since whisky has to lie at least three years in the barrel, it won’t be ready [...]

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Tasmanian Whisky comes to US and Scotland

April 14, 2007

The T.W.A.S. reports that Lark Distillery are looking to expand their business into US and Scotland.
Today Lark Distillery offers a wide range of spirits that includes 3 whisky’s and also the possibility to buy by the Barrel.
Their flag ship Whisky is the Lark’s Single Malt Whisky
Jim Murray said in his bible 2004 – “Congratulations: [...]

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The Worlds Most Northern Whisky Destillery

February 28, 2007

In the north of Sweden, BOX opens a distillery in Ã…dalens Art Center.
Local entrepreneurs has done a market research to evaluate the possibilities of starting a whisky-distillery by the shores of Ångermanälven.
In the old energy plant, recently used as a art exhibition, they will now build their distillery.
Swedish whisky-consultant Anders Jonasson guided the group [...]

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Glenora thinks twice about Glen Breton Ice

February 13, 2007

The Glenora Distillery is releasing a second limited bottling of its Glen Breton Ice, after an initial release virtually sold out within two weeks.
The product, the world’s first single malt whisky aged in an ice wine barrel, will be available at selected Nova Scotia Liquor Commission retail outlets.
Glenora president Lauchie MacLean said 60 [...]

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Canadian single-malt destiller is free to sell Glen Breton Rare

January 31, 2007

The only single-malt distiller in Canada won a trademark battle against The Scotch Whisky Association.
The argument regarded the name of the Glen Breton Rare made in the Nova Scotia based Glenora Distillery. The distillery is based in Glenville, Cape Breton, next to the community of Glenora Falls. The company decided to call its product Glen [...]

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Make your own Whisky together with Mackmyra!

January 29, 2007

Mackmyra Reserve started in Sweden in 2002 because they found that they had many, many whisky enthusiasts who were following their development closely. Mackmyra therefore started to look for a way in which they could give their fans the opportunity to become more involved.
The result was Mackmyra Reserve, your own personal cask of aged malt [...]

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Glann ar Mor in France releases Taol Esa 1999

August 8, 2005

TAOL ESA 1999 is the first whisky from Glann ar Mor Distillery. Just as the construction of Glann ar Mor is about to be completed, to celebrate this event the first whisky from the distillery has just been released, christened TAOL ESA, or “The Essay” in Breton language.

The cask was emptied on 14 May 2004, [...]

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