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The Emerald is made from an 1865 Irish whiskey recipe, made in an alembic still from grain grown on Ransom's farm, then aged three years in oak.
Friday, November 21, 2014
Salut: Cheers to winter's warming whiskies Master distiller Willie Tait creates a taste of Brooklyn
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Vancouver Sun
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Now, if you're wondering what an ancient Scotch whisky house is doing naming one of its products for a trendy hipster enclave, well, let's just say Jura ...
Why Jakarta is This Traveler's Treasure
Why Jakarta is This Traveler's Treasure
... regional brand ambassador for Glenfiddich Scotch whisky in Asia. ... And in Singapore, the Auld Alliance is one of the best whiskey bars in the world ...
Top Ten Gifts For Bourbon Enthusiasts
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Louisville.com (press release) (registration)
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Bourbon Barrel Foods makes every kind of bourbon barrel finished spice you can think of. There's a store in Butchertown, a new one on Frankfort ...
Bourbon Producer Hoping First Bottle Brings Record
Bourbon Producer Hoping First Bottle Brings Record
Now the owner of a new central Kentucky bourbon producer is hoping the first bottle from his first batch will fetch a record price in an online auction ...
Follow bourbon spirits with spiritual worship
Follow bourbon spirits with spiritual worship
President
Barack Obama and soon-to-be-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of
Kentucky should by all means have the so-called “bourbon ...
Follow bourbon spirits with spiritual worship
Follow bourbon spirits with spiritual worship
President
Barack Obama and soon-to-be-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of
Kentucky should by all means have the so-called “bourbon ...
Get Your Hands on Kings County's Rare Peated Bourbon
Get Your Hands on Kings County's Rare Peated Bourbon
Although co-founder and master distiller Colin Spoelman could trace his roots back to the land of bourbon, he was clearly influenced by the single malt ...
The 'holy grail of bourbon'
The 'holy grail of bourbon'
Andy McKinney wanted to donate at least $200 to charity, but other bourbon aficionados thwarted his plans. The limited supply of Pappy Van Winkle ...
Glenfiddich launches online Gallery giving whisky connoisseurs access to rare and unreleased malts
Glenfiddich launches online Gallery giving whisky connoisseurs access to rare and unreleased malts
Glenfiddich has launched a new online service which gives whisky fans and collectors access to rare and unreleased single malts from its collection.
Chivas warehouses approved despite whisky fungus fears
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The Spirits Business
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Plans to build 14 new whisky maturation warehouses at the Chivas Brothers Willowyard site in Beith have been approved by the local council despite ...
Plan could see malt whisky return to Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Evening News
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Proposals for a new brewery in South Queensferry include plans to turn part of the site into a whisky distillery – the first since the city's last producer ...
Drink up! Whiskey investing brings huge returns
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CNNMoney
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Investors around the world are betting big on whiskey, which can skyrocket in value and toss back whopping returns.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Cigar Spirits: Four Roses Barrel Strength Private Selection Bourbon
Cigar Spirits: Four Roses Barrel Strength Private Selection Bourbon
This isn't a normal spirits write up, because it Four Roses Barrel Strength Private Selection Bourbon isn't just one bourbon, but a barrel selection ...
Beam Suntory 'first and foremost a Bourbon company'
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The Spirits Business
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However, the brand's CMO Kevin George insists Bourbon will continue to be a key focus in travel retail, especially in the US with the launch of small ...
Bourbon season
Bourbon season
The
weather is growing cold and the leaves are falling, which means it's
the perfect time to add the warm, vanilla comfort of American bourbon to ...
Bourbon producer hoping first bottle brings record
Bourbon producer hoping first bottle brings record
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Kentucky has its multimillion-dollar ham auction. Now the owner of a new central Kentucky bourbon producer is hoping the ...
Woodford Reserve Distillery offers classes
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The Courier-Journal
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Woodford Reserve Distillery will offer its "Bourbon Academy," a full, interactive day learning the fine art of crafting and appreciating bourbon, America's ...
Barstool: 913 Whiskey Bar
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Triad City Beat (registration) (blog)
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Greensboro's new — and only — whiskey bar is the type of place to start out an evening. By 8 p.m., the well-lit space is usually brimming with people, ...
At this year's Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival, some traditional tastes stood out
At this year's Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival, some traditional tastes stood out
The Pittsburgh Whiskey
& Fine Spirits Festival, a salute to all things distilled,
stampeded through Rivers Casino late last month. The annual event ...
Whiskey Distillery Opening in Buckhead Next Year
Whiskey Distillery Opening in Buckhead Next Year
Two former University of Georgia students who went into business together to make whiskey have decided to relocate their distillery to the Buckhead ...
23 Perfect Gifts For Anyone Who Loves Whiskey
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The Patriot Ledger
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Chances are you know someone who loves the stuff as much as we do, but you may not know what kind of gift to get the whiskey lover in your life.
Brothers revive family whiskey business in Marathon Village
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Nashville Business Journal (blog)
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Opened by Charles Nelson, a German immigrant, the distillery was one of the largest makers of Tennessee Whiskey when it shut down in 1909 due to ...
42-Macallan-Bottle Lot at Zachys Hong Kong Nov 22
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BLOUIN ARTINFO
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The auction comprises a selection of 900 lots of fine wines and outstanding Japanese whisky and Scottish single malts, including some of the rarest ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Count Scotch out at your own risk
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The Independent
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Ever since the 'best whisky in the world' prize was won by a Japanese single malt, people have been asking: has Scotch had its day? The answer is ...
Denson Liquor Bar Brings Whiskey and Classic Cocktails to Penn Quarter
Denson Liquor Bar Brings Whiskey and Classic Cocktails to Penn Quarter
Subterranean Denson Liquor Bar, opening in Penn Quarter Wednesday, looks like something out of The Great Gatsby. The latest project from ...
Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey Hits Shelves in NYC
Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey Hits Shelves in NYC
Earlier this autumn, Stranahan's announced the distribution of its Colorado Whiskey within the five boroughs. When it comes to the brown stuff, New ...
Angel's Share: A Whisky Story
Angel's Share: A Whisky Story
I
first encountered the concept of an “angel's share” in a whiskey
distillery near Stratford Upon Avon, England, when I was 16. What I was
doing in a ...
Why Africa and south-east Asia are gaining a taste for whisky
Why Africa and south-east Asia are gaining a taste for whisky
Describing the 2013 launch of single grain scotch whisky Girvan Patent Still, the chief executive said the company was patient when it came to ...
Scotch whisky production resumes in Scotland's deep south
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Scottish Daily Record
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Annan - A little bit of whisky history was made in Scotland last weekend as the Annandale Distillery, near Annan, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland's ...
Qosy Releases Guide to Best Scotch Whisky of 2015
Qosy Releases Guide to Best Scotch Whisky of 2015
The guide features 10 single malt scotch whiskies from various distilleries, and is followed by five blends, all of which have been carefully selected ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Whiskey Fungus Lawsuit Gets Second Life
Whiskey Fungus Lawsuit Gets Second Life
But Merrick says the whiskey fungus is destroying his inventory. In a matter of months, aluminum seating samples that can cost $25,000 to make are so ...
Get Your Heat On
Get Your Heat On
Soothe chattering teeth from the inside out with a stop at Vail's new 10th Mountain Whiskey and Spirit Co., located just off Gore Creek Drive. Made with ...
Do-it-Yourself Whiskey Aging Kit Seeks Kickstarter Contributions
Do-it-Yourself Whiskey Aging Kit Seeks Kickstarter Contributions
This
is ground zero for Age it Yourself, the company Volz and Olson started
this year that allows anyone with their kit to barrel-age whiskey — or any ...
Special Feature: Whisky Galore!
Special Feature: Whisky Galore!
Fergusson-Stewart, who hails from Western Australia, was state manager of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society there, and later the founder and director of ...
Glenmorangie's Top Distiller Walks Us Through The 'Ridiculous' Process Of Creating Great Whisky
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Aberdeen Press and Journal
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An enthusiastic supporter of single-malt whisky, Lumsden fell in love with Scotch after his first sip of 10-year-old Glenmorangie Original back in 1984.
What Bourbon Producers Can Teach the Oil Industry
What Bourbon Producers Can Teach the Oil Industry
What oil and bourbon have in common are the long time lags between investment in a new supply and availability of the finished product.
Thieves make off with £12k of Scotch whisky
Thieves make off with £12k of Scotch whisky
The thieves lifted three pallets storing 150 cases of Scotch malt whisky from The Bonded Warehouse at the Kelvin Industrial Estate in the early hours of ...
Karuizawa Whisky Decanter Sells for $31600 at Bonhams Hong Kong
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BLOUIN ARTINFO
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A
hand-blown decanter of Karuizawa 1960 33-year-old, decorated with gold
flakes and a white marble spiral pattern and one of only 100, sold
for ...
Whisky goes back to nature
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Aberdeen Press and Journal
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A Highland distillery will make a donation to a wildlife charity for every bottle of a new whisky it sells. Taking the name from its location on the Dornoch ...
Fix My Drink: Let's hear it for the boozy B-sides!
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National Post
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You might like Bushmills Irish Whiskey, but I know you're a fan if you reference Bushmills Black Bush. Glenfiddich 15 is lovely but keen admirers put ...
Castle Brands Announces Fiscal 2015 Second Quarter Results
Castle Brands Announces Fiscal 2015 Second Quarter Results
Continued strong growth of Jefferson's bourbons and Irish whiskey led to a 36.8% increase in whiskey revenues from the comparable prior-year ...
Monday, November 17, 2014
SWA unsure why US Scotch sales are falling
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The Spirits Business
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Sales of Scotch whisky
in the US, its most valuable market, fell by 16% in the first six
months of 2014, down £63 million. While austerity measures in ...
Digester Mixing System is the Right Blend at Tullamore
Digester Mixing System is the Right Blend at Tullamore
... package at the recently expanded WWTW in Tullamore, home of the celebrated Irish whiskey, Tullamore Dew. EPS Water's process for the WWTW, ...
Eden Mill Distillery celebrates historic whisky moment
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The Courier
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History was made on Friday when the first single malt whisky in over 150 years was distilled and casked at Eden Mill Distillery near St Andrews.
Jura 1984 whisky honours George Orwell
Jura 1984 whisky honours George Orwell
Whyte & Mackay is leaning on the legacy of George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 for its latest single malt Scotch whisky expression from Jura.
Woodstone Creek winery/distillery reopens
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Cincinnati.com
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Woodstone's 238-gallon potstill, which Don Outterson designed himself, produces brandy, honey liqueur, five-grain bourbon, single malt whiskey ...
Celebrating Our History: Jefferson Bourbon
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The Courier-Journal
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A
new state highway historical marker for Louisville distiller Evan
Williams (1755-1810) was unveiled last Monday for the first anniversary
of the Evan ...
Pappy Van Winkle bourbon listed for resale at a pretty penny, but officials say it's illegal
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wtvr.com
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Just hours after bottles of revered Pappy Van Winkle bourbon flew off the shelves of ABC stores around the state, several ...
Whiskey Distillery opens in Dension
Whiskey Distillery opens in Dension
"We were going out to eat at a family reunion, and it happened to be this little tiny place and they had the best tasting whiskey and vodka that we had," ...
Whistlepig releases rarest rye whiskey to date
Whistlepig releases rarest rye whiskey to date
Whistlepig
Rye has released its rarest expression to date in the form of The Boss
Hog; Spirit of Mortimer, named after the brand's late mascot.
Whiskey Master Paves Way for Heartland Distillers
Whiskey Master Paves Way for Heartland Distillers
“My mom was pretty disappointed,” the Master Distiller says, trying to conceal a grin. ““I'm very passionate about whiskey and it's easier to get up in the ...
Dumfriesshire distillery produces whisky again
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ITV News
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Dumfriesshire distillery produces whisky again. Co-owner David Thomson cheers as the first cask is filled. Credit: ITV Border. A Dumfriesshire distillery ...
Distiller proves booze apps are no flash in the bottle
Distiller proves booze apps are no flash in the bottle
Communities
of booze connoisseurs have existed on the Internet for ages, but they
weren't exactly easy to find or join. If you're a casual whiskey ...
Hardin County now a legal bourbon producer
Hardin County now a legal bourbon producer
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – Hardin County will soon be legally producing bourbon for the first time since the 1890s. The News-Enterprise reports the ...
Famous Grouse whisky in £1.1m sponsorship deal with C4 and UKTV
Famous Grouse whisky in £1.1m sponsorship deal with C4 and UKTV
Famous Grouse whisky in £1.1m sponsorship deal with C4 and UKTV ... deal with Channel 4 and UKTV for its Famous Grouse blended whisky.
Taiwan plots regional growth as ardour for whisky persists
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Herald Scotland
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VANESSA YP Shih, Taiwan vice-minister for foreign affairs, declares a love of Scotch whisky after addressing about 30 international journalists in ...
€400000 Worth Of Jameson Stolen From Industrial Estate
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98FM
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Over €400,000 worth of Jameson whiskey has been stolen from a unit in Park West Industrial Estate. Two men, armed with iron bars, tied up workers' ...
Whiskey fungus lawsuit
Whiskey fungus lawsuit
The
Kentucky Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit claiming vapors from
Jefferson County bourbon warehouses are causing a black fungus to
form ...
Old Forester Whiskey Row series gives master taster Barnes her debut
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Lexington Herald Leader
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Brown-Forman master distiller Chris Morris and his protégée, Marianne Barnes, presented a flask of the first Old Forester Whiskey Row series.
Friday, November 14, 2014
Glenfiddich reproduces original 1963 whisky
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The Spirits Business
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Glenfiddich 'The Original' is a close reproduction of the Glenfiddich Straight Malt, the first single malt whisky to be distributed and marketed worldwide.
FNB Whisky Live Festival kicks off in Joburg (audio)
FNB Whisky Live Festival kicks off in Joburg (audio)
Displayed in a large crystal decanter, the unique whisky was sold for US$628 205 (about R6 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong earlier this ...
Surry Hills pub The Clock entices whisky lovers with samples of some of the world's tastiest blends
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The Daily Telegraph
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Since its launch in September, The Clock's Whisky Room has become a haven for fine liquor with more than 100 bottles of the world's best alcohol ...
2014 Big Smoke Sunday Seminars—Canadian Accents
2014 Big Smoke Sunday Seminars—Canadian Accents
While Bourbons are known for their sweetness and rye whiskey tends to pack a bit of spiciness, the commonality of Canadian whiskies, the other North ...
Whiskey and political compromise
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The Courier-Journal
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President
Obama's recent statement that he would “enjoy having a Kentucky bourbon
with Mitch McConnell” raised eyebrows, brought forth a few ...
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