Huh, what? Beer?? I thought this was a blog about whisky? Of course, this is a blog about whisky, but there's so many other great beverages out there to be explored. Next to whisky, I really like a good beer myself. Not just a plain pint lager - although a lager can be tasty during... Continue Reading →
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Has the Era of Instant Whisky Arrived?
In an industrial section of Los Angeles, a fantasy jungle grows inside a warehouse. Populated by animatronic topiary dinosaurs, talking plastic parrots, and an autonomous AI personality named Tessa, this steampunk theme park houses Lost Spirits Distillery. Here, ideas about whisky—and whisky itself—are deliberately challenged, broken apart, and remade. Lost Spirits founder Bryan Davis ushers... Continue Reading →
Investing in Whisky
Over the years, Scotch single malt has developed into an interesting product for investments. Ever since the 1990's, there has been an increasing demand for single malt whisky, not just in Europe, but especially in Japan, Russia and China. Recent developments show that a number of distilleries have failed to capitalize on this, causing stock... Continue Reading →
HRH Prince Charles gifted Royal Lochnagar cask
Royal Lochnagar distillery welcomed a royal visit from Prince Charles on October 16, who was presented with a cask of whisky laid down 30 years ago. The cask was originally gifted to Prince Charles, the Duke of Rothesay, in 1988 to mark the 140th anniversary of the first royal visit to the Deeside distillery by... Continue Reading →
Rolls-Royce among whiskies auctioned at Bonhams for 1 million
One of the world's most sought-after whiskys, a 60-year-old Macallan Valerio Adami 1926, was auctioned at Bonhams in Edinburgh this Wednesday for a record of £ 848,750 (€ 955,654). The buyer is a private collector from Asia who made a bid by phone, the auctioneer of Bonhams told the Reuters news agency. In May of... Continue Reading →