Aberfeldy Collaborates with Argentenian Winery For its Latest Wine Cask Edition
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by CatherineDianneSoleta
15h ago
Aberfeldy Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky has announced a partnership with Argentinian Winery, Finca Ambrosia for the most recent edition to its Wine Cask Collection*. ABERFELDY 21 Year Old Malbec Cask Finish is a celebration of two crafts coming together and two like-minded master craftspeople: a Malt Master and a Winemaker. This is the first partnership of its kind for ABERFELDY. Located at the foothills of the Andes Mountains at an altitude of 1250m, the Finca Ambrosia estate uses organic practices and observes moon cycles for optimum harvest, to produce terroir-driven wines with ..read more
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Diageo Special Releases 2023 – Spirited Xchange Review
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by Greg
3d ago
If you’re familiar with whisky, or indeed, pretty much any kind of alcoholic drink for that matter, chances are you’ll have enjoyed a beverage associated with Diageo in some way. Diageo Plc are an alcoholic beverage company based in the UK, who are a major distributer of spirits, particularly Scotch whisky. In fact, distilleries which are owned by Diageo produce around 40% of all Scotch here in the UK. With more than 24 brands, including Johnnie Walker, Old Parr, and J&B, we’re very familiar with their work here at Great Drams. We’re also big fans. Put simply, Diageo are a drinks giant ..read more
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Scottish stovies and strange sheep are announced as the winning entries for The Glencairn Glass crime short story competition
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by Greg
6d ago
A sinister story involving a Scottish recipe for ‘stovies’ and a grisly tale about the strange sheep of Greshornish have been chosen as the winning and runner-up stories in The Glencairn Glass crime short story competition this year. The world’s favourite whisky glass – the Glencairn Glass – produced by Scottish glassware company Glencairn Crystal, has announced the winning author as Philip Wilson, and the runner-up author as Elisabeth Ingram Wallace, in its annual Scottish themed crime fiction competition, now in its third year. Having supported and celebrated Scottish crime writing talent ..read more
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Lochlea Whisky Range – A Truly Scottish Dram
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by Greg
1w ago
‘It sets you ill, Wi’ bitter, dearthfu’ wines to mell, Or foreign gill. May gravels round his blather wrench, An’ gouts torment him, inch by inch, What twists his gruntle wi’ a glunch O’ sour disdain, Out owre a glass o’ whisky-punch Wi’ honest men! O Whisky’! Robert Burns – Scotch Drink Fewer poets can conjure up such powerful images of their homeland than the late, great, Robert ‘Rabbie’ Burns. A truly iconic figure in Scotland’s history, Burns is engrained in the heart of many-a Scot and is celebrated every single year on Burns Night. Burns, despite the fact that he briefly worked as an E ..read more
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Talisker Names Skye Local as its First Ever Artist in Residence
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by Greg
1w ago
A popular local artist has created an exclusive bottle design and unique whisky and painting experience for Isle of Skye distillery Talisker, the oldest distillery on Skye, has named local artist Katie Tunn as its first ever artist in residence. To celebrate the partnership, Katie, a Skye resident who has called the island home for nearly a decade, has created an exclusive label design for one of the distillery’s best loved whiskies ‘Talisker Skye’. Katie’s Talisker Skye bottle is available now, exclusively from the Talisker Distillery. The release is strictly limited to 2004 bottles ..read more
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Whisky Distilling has Officially returned to Leith
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by Greg
1w ago
The UK’s first vertical distillery, Port of Leith, has officially started production in a milestone moment for the more than £12m,  decade-long project officially marking the return of whisky distilling to Leith. Port of Leith’s first new make spirit was distilled this week, and will be experimented with over the coming months to develop a desired profile for its future whisky reflective of its pioneering approach at the vanguard of the new wave of Scotch. The distillery has invited Scotch fans to be part of its whisky making journey from new make spirit to single malt Scotch whisk ..read more
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Bushmills Unveils Hill Street Edition, A 36-Year-Old Release Created Exclusively For the Friend at Hands, Belfast
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by Greg
1w ago
The exclusive 36-Year-Old Bushmills Hill Street Edition is the oldest and rarest expression ever to be released from The Old Bushmills Distillery in Europe.  Released in celebration of the shared history of Bushmills Irish Whiskey and Belfast’s famous whiskey shop and museum, The Friend at Hand, just 208 bottles will be available.  This extraordinarily rare expression, exclusively matured in sherry wood, was drawn from a single hogshead cask; the last available stock of Bushmills Single Malt distilled in 1986.  Bushmills Irish Whiskey, the pioneers of single malt Irish whis ..read more
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Cardhu Celebrates 200 Years of Boldness with Limited Edition Anniversary Bottling & Inspiring Women Event
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by Greg
1w ago
The Cardhu distillery, the UK’s only stockist of its limited release anniversary bottle, is looking forward to a year of celebrations to honour its female pioneers Cardhu Distillery in Speyside is marking its 200-year anniversary, kicking off with a free event this International Women’s Day (8th March), to celebrate the pioneering women of Cardhu’s past and present, as well the release of a limited-edition bottling created and inspired by the innovative women at its core. Attendees to the free event, A Celebration Of Cardhu’s Pioneering Women (Friday 8th March), will be treate ..read more
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Dunville’s 20 Year Old PX Belfast Whisky Week Release
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by Greg
2w ago
Irish whiskey is currently doing better than ever, and considering its previous track record, that really is saying something. Now, while there are plenty of established Irish whiskey brands out there, I.E Jameson, Bushmills, and even Proper Twelve (it’s certainly helped make Irish whiskey more popular with the young team) there are plenty more out there just begging to be discovered. While Dunville’s Irish whiskey is hardly unknown, they have recently been on quite the tear and have really stepped up their game, with some truly exceptional releases. Their efforts were recently rewarded when ..read more
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Isle of Raasay Single-Malt Scotch Whisky Range
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by Greg
2w ago
Located on a small and weather-beaten island, between Scotland’s mainland and the Isle of Skye, you will find the picturesque Isle of Raasay. Raasay is a stunning location to visit at the best of times, but if you’re partial to a wee dram or two you’ll find it especially interesting as it is home to the isle’s very first legal distillery when it was opened back in 2017. The Isle of Raasay Distillery is owned by R&B Distillers and is already proving to be a huge hit amongst Scotch whisky lovers (including ourselves) due simply to the fact that the Scotch they produce is truly ex ..read more
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