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 →
Scotland’s most southerly - and oldest - distillery has a chequered past, but a bright future (see also the timeline at the end of this article). Purchased by Australian entrepreneur David Prior in 2015, together with 2,500 filled casks, this Lowlands distillery restarted distillation in 2017 and is currently releasing limited edition whiskies from the... Continue Reading →
Diageo has announced that one of Scotland’s earliest historical sites is to be explored for the very first time this month, with an excavation of Dunyvaig Castle on Islay. Archaeologists from across the UK have converged on Lagavulin Bay to take part in the project, to uncover the history of the castle which was once... Continue Reading →
The market for rare bottled Scotch skyrocketed at whisky auctions in the first 6 months of 2018, according to whisky brokerage company Rare Whisky 101. RW101 writes in their Half Year Review H1 2018, that the value of rare Scotch whisky reached £16.3m - up year-on-year by 46%. The number of bottles of single malt sold... Continue Reading →
Glenglassaugh Distillery, standing on the Moray Firth Coast at the edge of Sandend Bay, is a distillery which lay silent and forgotten for over two decades. Its heritage stretches back to 1875 when it was founded by James Moir. Th distinctive fruity character of its whiskies is loved by all who discover it. After being... Continue Reading →
Chivas Regal is sponsoring Manchester United Football Club for the next three years as part of a new global partnership. As part of the deal, Chivas' branding will be visible around Old Trafford, the Man United’s home stadium, from coming Friday, when the team hosts Leicester City in its first game of the 2018/19 season.... Continue Reading →
There were nearly 2m visits to Scotch whisky distilleries in 2017, with spending topping £60m and breaking all previous records, according to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). The SWA’s annual survey of visitor centres reported 1.89m visits to Scotch whisky distilleries last year, a rise of 11.4% on 2016 – and 45% up on the... Continue Reading →
Glenturret Distillery in Perthshire has a place in the Guiness Book of Records, thanks to the epic mousing abilities of the distillery's cat, Towser. Towser lived in the stillhouse from 1963 until her death in 1987, and during that time she allegedly accounted for no fewer than 28,899 mice, making her the World Mousing Champion.... Continue Reading →
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