Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Distillers lobby the Treasury for 2 per cent cut in duty on whisky


Distillers lobby the Treasury for 2 per cent cut in duty on whisky
The Liberal Democrat has six whisky distilleries – one of which belongs to drinks giant Diageo – in his Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey ...

Scotch struts its milder side to appeal to bourbon crowd


Scotch struts its milder side to appeal to bourbon crowd
Peated Scotch whisky can be a bit of a polarizer. Plenty of people love the traditional, smoky flavor imbued with centuries of tradition. Plenty of others ...

The Scottish mother of Japanese whisky


BBC News
The Scottish mother of Japanese whisky
Scotch enthusiasts found it hard to swallow recently when a Japanese single malt was named the world's best whisky. But the fact that a Scot played a ...

Diageo India merger with USL gets shareholder nod

Diageo India merger with USL gets shareholder nod
Diageo India now locally manufactures the world's bestselling vodka Smirnoff, and whisky brands such as VAT 69 and Black & White. It also has the ...

The job of a lifetime: Drinking bourbon all day

The job of a lifetime: Drinking bourbon all day
A typical day at work includes drilling holes into bourbon barrels for direct sampling, conducting VIP tours of whiskey warehouses and slapping the ...

Takeshi Taketsuru

Takeshi Taketsuru
The Japanese developed a taste for "the water of life" and Masataka Taketsuru became known as the Father of Japanese whisky, launching his own ...

Douglas Laing unveils blend of 'maritime malts'


The Spirits Business
Douglas Laing unveils blend of 'maritime malts'
Scotch whisky bottler Douglas Laing has released a new blend created using “maritime malts” from islands such as Jura, Islay, Arran and Orkney.

Overseas markets nip turnover and profits at Angus Dundee Distillers


Overseas markets nip turnover and profits at Angus Dundee Distillers
Its Scotch whisky is sold in blended, single malt and deluxe varieties, and it also supplies bulk malt and grain whiskies for customers at home and ...

Booze Forecast 2015: Find Out Now How You'll Be Drinking For The Rest Of The Year

Booze Forecast 2015: Find Out Now How You'll Be Drinking For The Rest Of The Year
Single Grain Scotch Whisky. Over in Scotland, meanwhile, brandsare rediscovering that the single grain whiskies that work their way into blended ...

Want to be bourbon expert? Training available


The Courier-Journal
Want to be bourbon expert? Training available
A new program has been established to provide some bourbon expertise to the front-line workers in Louisville's hospitality industry. The certification ...

Ireland's hottest travel tickets for 2015

Ireland's hottest travel tickets for 2015
Irish rugby coach Joe Schmidt will officially launch the first Irish whiskey museum in the world this week. It is already accepting visitors on College ...

Whiskey business for Gilley Crane

Whiskey business for Gilley Crane
Tennessee-based crane company Gilley Crane Rigging and Lifting has lifted two 100,000lb boilers at the Jack Daniel's whiskey distillery in Lynchburg ...

What will a bar of the future look like?

What will a bar of the future look like?
A recent study has found that sipping whisky in a room where the predominant colour is red means you'll taste a greater amount of dark berry flavours.

Travel: A taste of Islay with Bowmore distillery


Scotsman
Travel: A taste of Islay with Bowmore distillery
BARRELS of silently maturing whisky stretch into the void, as far as the eye can see. We are in a warm pool of light, at a glittering table, tasting some of ...

Edinburgh bartender ages whisky and gin to celebrate distillery

Edinburgh bartender ages whisky and gin to celebrate distillery
He has used Velvet Fig Whisky and Darnley's View Spiced Gin – both supplied by Wemyss Malts which opened the doors of its new Kingsbarns ...

Isle of Skye Whisky unveils 18 and 21YO blends


The Drinks Report
Isle of Skye Whisky unveils 18 and 21YO blends
Isle of Skye Blended Scotch Whisky, owned by one of Scotland's leading, independent family-owned distillers, Ian Macleod Distillers, has launched an ...

Pursuitist Travels to Taste Taiwan's Kavalan Whisky


Pursuitist
Pursuitist Travels to Taste Taiwan's Kavalan Whisky
Kavalan Whisky is the first — and only — whisky distillery in Taiwan, and the long time dream of T.T. Lee, octogenarian Chairman and Founder of the ...

Ruined whisky distillery gets new lease of life



Ruined whisky distillery gets new lease of life
John Stein was known as “The Father of Commercial Whisky Distilling”. His daughter married John Haig - who launched Haig whisky, and another ...