Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The Awful Al behind Al's Wine & Whiskey Lounge: What's in a Name?

The Awful Al behind Al's Wine & Whiskey Lounge: What's in a Name?
Wilson opened Awful Al's Whiskey and Cigar Bar in November of 1996 with his business partners Tony and Gino Epifani. The Epifanis also owned ...

Mosswood whiskey aims for West Berkeley move

Mosswood whiskey aims for West Berkeley move
Photo: Mosswood. A San Francisco-based whiskey business hopes to open in West Berkeley this summer. Mosswood Distillers, run by Therese ...

ABD achieves sales of 25 million cases in FY'14


Economic Times
ABD achieves sales of 25 million cases in FY'14
The company's marquee brand, Officer's Choice Whisky grew by 14 percent in FY'14 taking its market share to 32% of the regular whisky segment, the ...

Aldi's Johnnie Walker deal sparks customer fury


The Spirits Business
Aldi's Johnnie Walker deal sparks customer fury
Supermarket Aldi's decision to slash the price of a AU$599 bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky by AU$200 has angered buyers who missed out on the ...

The Glenlivet creates fully integrated global campaign to support fan-created whisky launch


The Drum
The Glenlivet creates fully integrated global campaign to support fan-created whisky launch
The Glenlivet Scottish whisky brand handed the power to the people for the creation of its latest limited edition whisky. In a campaign led by Aesop, ...

Scottish whisky distilleries in £5m switch to biomass to cut emissions


Business Green
Scottish whisky distilleries in £5m switch to biomass to cut emissions
Aberfeldy is the largest malt whisky component of Dewar's Blended Scotch Whisky. It relies on the fresh water stream Pitilie Burn, which runs ...

Glenlivet tops Indian single malt market

Glenlivet tops Indian single malt market
BANGALORE: The world's largest whisky nation is revving up a single malt story, which some of the most storied brands are out to win. The Glenlivet ...

An Island You've Never Heard of Is Making the Best Whiskey You've Never Tasted

An Island You've Never Heard of Is Making the Best Whiskey You've Never Tasted
He describes Lark “as a classic highland scotch whisky; clean, sweet and vanilla, with not a lot of smoke. If I had to guess, I'd say the Tasmanians are ..

Whisky: A beginner's guide


Stuff.co.nz
Whisky: A beginner's guide
Whisky is made all over the world, with common types being Scottish, Irish and American (mainly Kentucky Bourbon). Scotch is made in Scotland, ...

Why the sale of Whyte & Mackay by United Spirits makes business sense.


Business Today
Why the sale of Whyte & Mackay by United Spirits makes business sense.
On May 9, the country's largest alcoholic beverage company United Spirits Ltd (USL) announced the sale of its Whyte & Mackay (W&M) Scotch whisky ...

UK slammed for charging Scots to promote whisky


The Drinks Business
UK slammed for charging Scots to promote whisky
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has criticised the UK government for charging Scottish organisations to promote whisky in UK embassies, citing that ...

GIB pours £5m into distilleries


reNews
GIB pours £5m into distilleries
The UK Green Investment Bank is pouring £5m into a pipeline of energy efficiency projects at Scottish whisky distilleries. Half of the cash, which will be ...

Johnnie Walker Blue Lable pops up at BuY Paris Duty Free


DFNIonline.com
Johnnie Walker Blue Lable pops up at BuY Paris Duty Free
They explain how it has the largest reserves of Scotch Whisky in the world but only 1 in 10,000 of these rare casks drawn from the four corners of ...

Is Your Scotch Whisky Counterfeit? –An Interview with Professor Dholakia

Is Your Scotch Whisky Counterfeit? –An Interview with Professor Dholakia
Many of us enjoy a dram of whisky every now and then, but how can we be sure that our tipple has not been counterfeited? The name 'Scotch whisky' ...