Monday, January 26, 2015

Whiskey, bourbon bringing cheer to the spirits market


Whiskey, bourbon bringing cheer to the spirits market
PARIS (Reuters) – The growing popularity of cocktails will drive consumption of brown spirits such as whiskey and bourbon to rise more than other ...

High spirits for Tucson distillery businesses

High spirits for Tucson distillery businesses
In August, Hamilton Distillers, Tucson's first craft distillery and purveyor of its own brand of mesquite-smoked whiskey, moved its operations from a ...

Illegal Egyptian Moonshine Is Best Consumed Around a Fire


Illegal Egyptian Moonshine Is Best Consumed Around a Fire
Siwa, a small Egyptian town just 60 kilometers from the Libyan border, is renowned for its hot springs and mud-brick fortress—and, following the ...

West Overton announces plans for whiskey production and festival

West Overton announces plans for whiskey production and festival
West Overton Village and Museums in Scottdale is bringing history alive with plans to open a distillery and offer a tasting experience for Old Farm ...

Harris Distillery set to welcome summer tourists


Harris Distillery set to welcome summer tourists
“In Tarbert there will be a warehouse for whisky casks and a bottling hall, so everything can be done on site, and we'll be able to make spirits, gin and ...

John Wayne's Heirs Are Suing Duke University for the Correct to Make 'Duke' Bourbon


John Wayne's Heirs Are Suing Duke University for the Correct to Make 'Duke' Bourbon
OK, here's a mental experiment: Assume of the word “Duke.” What do you conjure? The Southern school with a quite great basketball group?

What is Burns Night? A guide to the Scottish tradition


What is Burns Night? A guide to the Scottish tradition
A wee whisky toast is made to the haggis and the feast can begin. ... that followed are washed down with 'water of life' (uisge beatha) – Scotch whisky.

Whisky crisis means drinkers may soon struggle to find a decent Scotch


Whisky crisis means drinkers may soon struggle to find a decent Scotch
Scotch whisky makers have waged a long and bitter war against the taxman for centuries. As the poet Robert Burns wrote in 1785, “Thae curst ...

Whiskey To Get Frisky In The Coming Years

Whiskey To Get Frisky In The Coming Years
While whiskey and bourbon are both relatively small markets, the study saw consumption of the dark spirits increasing by 12.22 percent by the end of ...

Whiskey and Girl Scout Cookies: Oh Yes


Whiskey and Girl Scout Cookies: Oh Yes
It's in this spirit (pun intended) that I present to you this bit of important information...how to properly pair Girl Scout cookies and whiskey. Here's a ...

East London distillery reveals plans for rye whisky


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East London distillery reveals plans for rye whisky
A distillery in east London has begun work on producing its first whisky, planning to release London Rye in 2018. East London Liquor Company, ...

Artists go with the grain in whisky-funded competition


Artists go with the grain in whisky-funded competition
A Speyside whisky distillery is offering aspiring artists the chance to grab a prize worth £10,000. William Grant & Sons of Glenfiddich Distillery is ...

Have bourbon, will travel: Distillers sending barrel to D.C. in spirit of Henry Clay

Have bourbon, will travel: Distillers sending barrel to D.C. in spirit of Henry Clay
Taking Obama up on his offer of a "bourbon summit," the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship and the Kentucky Distillers' Association are sending a ...

Penderyn Distillery joins Drop the Duty campaign calling for 2% cut in alcohol duty ahead of The ...

Penderyn Distillery joins Drop the Duty campaign calling for 2% cut in alcohol duty ahead of The ...
campaign which is being run by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), ... equates to consumers paying £10.06 in tax on an average bottle of whisky.

Hogmanay revellers join worldwide Burns singalong


Hogmanay revellers join worldwide Burns singalong
However, the Scotch Whisky Association has chosen some other compositions - Burns' attacks on the “excisemen” who tax the “Scotch drink” - to point ...

Burns night boost for haggis and whisky worth billions to UK


Burns night boost for haggis and whisky worth billions to UK
Exports of Scotch whisky are worth £135 a second to the British economy, with exports of Scottish products helping the UK foodchain generate £103bn ...