Friday, August 8, 2014

Walker hails profits as BenRiach eye more deals


Scotsman
Walker hails profits as BenRiach eye more deals
Recent figures from the Scotch Whisky Association show overseas sales amounted to £4.3 billion last year, unchanged in value, but up 3 per cent to ..

Diageo has whisky 'contingency plan' in Russia


The Spirits Business
Diageo has whisky 'contingency plan' in Russia
As spirits escape Russia's ban on western agricultural imports, Diageo has admitted it already has a contingency plan in case political tensions ...

The WHISKY still in its cradle


The Nation
The WHISKY still in its cradle
DUFFTOWN, NOT FAR from Edinburgh, Scotland, is essentially the "whisky capital of the world" thanks to its long, rich history in making whisky, dating ...

The Island Distilleries of Scotch Whisky Country

The Island Distilleries of Scotch Whisky Country
IMPISHLY EXCITED IS perhaps the perfect way to describe a traveler journeying through Scotch whisky country in midsummer. With days that draw ...

Tasmanian whisky maker Lark Distillery takes small business top gong

Tasmanian whisky maker Lark Distillery takes small business top gong
Tasmanian whisky has again been recognised with Hobart company, Lark ... "To be chosen amongst all those terrific business to win an Australian ...

Foreign whiskey brands eye Nigeria's $2.84bn alcohol market


BusinessDay
Foreign whiskey brands eye Nigeria's $2.84bn alcohol market
The spirits market, comprising whiskey, brandy and vodka, was estimated at $2 billion in 2007 and has increased by 6 percent every year since 2007.

8 stops added to Urban Bourbon Trail

8 stops added to Urban Bourbon Trail
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Visitors to Louisville's Urban Bourbon Trail now have more stamps to collect on their passports while visiting hot spots in ...

Don't believe everything you read on bourbon bottles

Don't believe everything you read on bourbon bottles
Not every bourbon is made by the company that is listed on its label. The practice of contract distilling has become a hot topic of debate as the industry ...

The Savoy releases 48-year-old Macallan whisky


The Spirits Business
The Savoy releases 48-year-old Macallan whisky
Iconic London hotel The Savoy is celebrating its 125th anniversary by releasing three bottles of “extremely rare” 48-year-old Macallan Scotch whisky.