Tamdhu Single Malt Scotch Whisky is celebrating another industry award after scooping a top accolade at the final of the highly regarded World Whiskies Awards 2020 competition. The Tamdhu Distillery Manager’s Single Cask was crowned as the World’s Best Single Cask, Single Malt Whisky during the digital awards ceremony. Sandy McIntyre, Tamdhu Distillery manager, was… Continue Reading
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Social distancing? Brush up on your whisky knowledge
Peter Ranscombe goes back to school to put the online ‘focus on flavour’ module from Edinburgh Whisky Academy through its paces. REGULAR readers will know that my geekiness knows few bounds when it comes to wines and whiskies. I even put myself through the diploma from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), the equivalent… Continue Reading
Dewar’s distillery helps ambulance service
A Scotch whisky distillery is diverting its alcohol into helping the NHS. Bacardi has expanded its commitment across countries and brands to help produce more than 237,000 gallons (900,000 litres) of hand sanitisers, as worldwide demand continues to exceed supply in efforts to reduce the risk of Covid-19. This week, eight Bacardi-owned manufacturing sites across… Continue Reading
Whisky society offer online tastings and drams
The world’s leading whisky club is helping to lift spirits by bringing its community of whisky lovers together with home tastings, online masterclasses and guidance on how to survive this unprecedented period of isolation. In uncertain times, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society is helping to keep spirits high by setting up an online Members’ Room… Continue Reading
New portal to help whisky industry create sanitiser
The Scotch Whisky Association is launching an online portal to help with the supply of hand sanitiser to frontline health and social services, emergency services, local communities and other industries in need of it across the UK. A number of Scotch whisky producers can either supply high-strength alcohol for the production of hand sanitiser or… Continue Reading
Darnley’s Gin create sanitiser for local community
Darnley’s Gin has completed its first-ever production of hand sanitiser to support the most vulnerable in the East Neuk of Fife during the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. Created on the site of Kingsbarns Distillery on the outskirts of St Andrews under the direction of Darnley’s gin distiller, Scott Gowans, and Kingsbarns head whisky distiller, Peter Holroyd,… Continue Reading
Scotch whisky firm give a $1million boost
Scotch whisky Chivas has announced that due to the current global coronavirus outbreak, this year’s Chivas Venture $1 million fund will be distributed evenly amongst the 26 global finalists with immediate effect. Now in its sixth year, the Chivas Venture gives away $1m in no-strings funding to startups who blend profit with purpose to have… Continue Reading
Old Particular Easter limited edition revealed
Douglas Laing & Co has unveiled an exciting new bottling exclusively for its website. With only 155 bottles released, this very limited edition Old Particular Single Cask celebrates the arrival of spring -and much needed hope. The single cask selected for this special bottling is an Invergordon 22 Years Old Single Grain at a natural… Continue Reading
Essence of Harris and Isle of Harris Distillery unite
Public facing workers in the Western Isles are being given a boost in the battle against coronavirus by two island businesses. They will soon receive alcohol-based hand sanitiser free of charge from Essence of Harris, the award-winning Scottish candle and home fragrance company. The production team is busy bottling thousands of units of hand sanitiser… Continue Reading
Last Drop complete Glenrothes trilogy with 1970
The Last Drop Distillers has announced the launch of its eighteenth release, the 1970 Glenrothes single malt Scotch whisky. Last Drop’s whose mission is to seek out parcels of fine and rare spirits from forgotten corners of the world. These single casks were distilled in 1970 and complete the trilogy of Glenrothes Single Malts. The… Continue Reading
