Saturday, April 12, 2014

Whisky Lounge launches pop-up festival in London

Whisky Lounge launches pop-up festival in London
The Whisky Lounge had partnered with London's Oval Space to launch The London Whisky Weekender, a pop-up whisky festival running 16-18 May ...

Women's role in whisky celebrated with festival


The Spirits Business
Women's role in whisky celebrated with festival
Female distillers, blenders, educators and writers will be celebrated this 3 May in the inaugural International Women of Whisky Day (IWOWD).

Whisky joins the slowdown in luxury goods growth


BBC News
Whisky joins the slowdown in luxury goods growth
In the Angolan capital, Luanda, oil-rich Chinese executives come through duty free sales at the airport, and when the senior guy picks up a £300 bottle ...

OI invests €30m in Scotland's drinks industry


The Drinks Report
OI invests €30m in Scotland's drinks industry
O-I invests €30m in Scotland's drinks industry ... plant's upgraded capabilities to better serve the Scotch whisky industry and other drinks businesses.

Wemyss Malts releases five single casks


The Spirits Business
Wemyss Malts releases five single casks
Each cask is a “celebration” of the characterisitcs and appeal of three Scotch whisky regions these being, Islay, Highlands and Lowlands. “We are ...

Vintage Whisky Galore! malt could reap thousands for New Zealand kids charity


Famagusta Gazette
Vintage Whisky Galore! malt could reap thousands for New Zealand kids charity
A RARE BOTTLE of whisky thought to have been salvaged from the wreck of ... Scotch Whisky Auctions, which sold the bottles, said they had gone to a ...

Johnnie Walker's new $2000 whisky

Johnnie Walker's new $2000 whisky
Odyssey has "a beautiful caramel sweetness ... a lovely honey sweetness and gentle rich texture" says Ewan Gunn, the distillery's Global Scotch ...

Beckham signs with Diageo to back Scotch whisky


Goal.com
Beckham signs with Diageo to back Scotch whisky
Retired soccer icon David Beckham has partnered with beverage giant Diageo to promote the launch of a new Scotch whisky brand. Retired soccer ...

Barrel rolls out the bourbon on Capitol Hill


Washington Post (blog)
Barrel rolls out the bourbon on Capitol Hill
And on Friday night, Barrel, a Southern bourbon bar, officially replaces the old 18th Amendment at 613 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Barrel. Barrel's bar is ...