Balvenie ads a twist that would have turned Bob Marley into a single malt lover

In September, get ready to taste some Jamaican tones performed by Balvenie.
It’s the speyside distillers latest limited edition, the Balvenie RumCask 17 Year Old that has spend it’s second period of maturation in rum casks shipped all the way from Jamaica.
This ‘Rastafari’ brew has been matured in traditional oak whisky casks before spending a second period [...]

Fellow blogger Dr Whisky appointed new brand ambassador for The Balvenie

It gives me great pleasure to announce that William William Grant & Sons USA has announced the appointment of Sam Simmons a.k.a “Dr Whisky” as the first-ever Balvenie Brand Ambassador.
I personally have gotten to know Sam through his excellent blog Dr Whisky where he posts all his tasting notes. And by God does he [...]

Glenfarclas launches their new website

Glenfarclas has launched a new website to promote Glenfarclas Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky.
As well as giving a history of the family owned and managed distillery, and a virtual tour of the distillery, the new site includes tasting notes for the full range of Glenfarclas, and the distillery’s new collection of single cask whiskies, The [...]

Glenglassaugh distillery woken up from 22 years of sleep

Glenglassaugh distillery - which has been mothballed since 1986 - has been sold by The Edrington Group to a new company, Glenglassaugh Distillery Co Ltd.
The new owners have bought the distillery and warehouses and various trademarks. It is their intention to re-open the plant as a working distillery, after a major refurbishment programme, and the [...]

Happy Valentines from me and Balvenie

Today is the day of giving. And I do wish I could give you all a bottle of Balvenie’s latest elixir, but that would ruin me. Instead I’ll give you the news about it.
If you wish to return the gift…just keep spreading the blog. I’m doing this for fun, but more readers give me [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

BenRiach Wins ‘Distillery of the Year 2007’ at Whisky Fest New York

BenRiach Distillery has been awarded the title of ‘Distillery of the Year’ at the 2007 Malt Advocate Whisky Awards. The awards were announced at the 10th Annual ‘Whisky Fest’ at the Marriott Marquis, Times Square in New York last week.
Visit BenRiach for more information.

The Glenfiddich whisky barrel art collection

Storm Thorgerson & his piece
If you’re in London some time between the 15th and 20th October maybe you should stop by at The Air Gallery in London to experience the Glenfiddich barrel art collection.
Glenfiddich have challenged four very different British designers, from the worlds of fashion, interiors, books and music, to create art using their [...]

Benriach turns to Muhammad Ali and Oasis for inspiration when launching The Magnificent Seven

The 4th batch of BenRiach ‘Limited Release’ Single Cask bottlings were unleashed towards the end of August 2007.
With a nod to the famous 1960s epic Western, a ‘magnificent seven’ single cask bottlings are available on general release.
The vintages range from 1975, the year that Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the ‘Thrilla in Manilla’ and Queen’s [...]

We all want a piece of the Glenfarclas Family!

Family owned Glenfarclas Distillery formally launched The Family Casks, an exclusive collection of 43 vintage dated Single Cask Highland Malt Scotch Whiskies, at the Caledonian Club, London, on the 13th September 2007.
The Glenfarclas Distillery, with over 52000 casks currently maturing in its traditional dunnage warehouses, is in the enviable position of having stock in [...]

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