IWSC announces results from its biggest year for spirits awards entries
Elite Fine Wines
by Norbert Windisch
2y ago
Elite Whisky & Wine are proud to have a selection of IWSC Gold Outstanding Award-winning Single Malt’s available for our collectors. If you are interested in expanding your portfolio by adding one of these award-winning whiskies to it, please get in touch as we are expecting high demand after the announcement of the 2022 awards. Over two weeks, 85 of the world’s leading spirit experts were gathered to assess over 4,000 spirits from over 90 countries, entered into 21 different categories. Each spirit was tasted and awarded a score, translating for many entries into a Gold Outstanding, G ..read more
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Whisky News: UK trade talks with Canada
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by Norbert Windisch
2y ago
Canada is the 12th largest market for Scotch Whisky – and is still growing. On the 24th March talks of a new free trade agreements took place in Ottawa. International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met with her counterpart, Canadian Minister for International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng to formally launch talks that aim to bring benefits for both countries and strengthen a trading relationship already worth over £19 billion in 2020. The UK is Canada’s third largest trading partner and Canadian demand for imports is projected to grow ..read more
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Celebrating Women in Whisky!
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by Norbert Windisch
2y ago
Commemorating International Women’s Day, celebrated every 8th of March, we are happy to highlight a few women behind our favourite Scotch. There’s no doubt women are still underrepresented in the spirits industry, but that’s changing rapidly. Of course, holding any position in the Scotch business is well merited and impressive already. Still, some women have reached the industry’s pinnacle and now play the ever-important roles of Master Blenders and Operations Directors. These are the women in Scotch, or at least a few of them representing all we love about our favourite malts. 1. Rachel B ..read more
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 Everything you need to know about Scotch whisky..
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by Norbert Windisch
2y ago
What is Scotch? Scotland produces malt whiskies and grain whiskies; both are made from malted barley. Commercial distilleries started introducing whisky made from wheat and rye in the late 18th century. Scotland is home to over 130 distilleries producing Scotch whisky. Scotch whisky is a symbol of British craftsmanship and tradition, durability and reliability. The origin of whisky began over 1000 years ago when distillation made the migration from mainland Europe into Scotland and Ireland via travelling monks. The Scottish and Irish monasteries, lacking the vineyards and grapes of the cont ..read more
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Heineken to acquire Distell for $2.5 billion as part of its expansion into Africa
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by Norbert Windisch
2y ago
Heineken NV agreed to acquire Distell Group Holdings Ltd., a South African wine and spirits company for 2.2 billion Euros ($2.5 billion), creating a new regional group to compete with larger rivals Anheuser-Busch InBev SA and spirits behemoth Diageo Plc. According to a statement issued Monday 15th November, the Dutch brewer made an offer of 180 rand per share, which Distell’s board of directors recommended. Heineken said it would also consider acquiring a majority stake in the owner of Namibia Breweries Ltd., a regional partner. As a result, Heineken will own a majority stake in a company v ..read more
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Burns Night, your favourite holiday is almost here.
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by Norbert Windisch
2y ago
If you’ve never heard about Burns Night, you’ve been missing out. The Scottish holiday is celebrated every January 25th and marks the birth anniversary of Robert Burns, the most acclaimed Scottish poet and lyricist of the 18th century. “I sing the juice Scotch bear can mak us, In glass or jug. O thou, my muse!” This is a night of singing and reciting, of spending time around the table and pouring fine Scotch. The tradition started in 1801 when Burns’ friends got together to commemorate their long-lost friend. The close friends gave speeches and recited Burns’ poems while enjoying Scotland’s ..read more
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Golden opportunity for Scotch whisky as the UK launches talks with India on free trade deal
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by Norbert Windisch
2y ago
The UK government has begun talks with India to discuss a free trade deal between the UK and India which could bring enormous benefits for Scotch whisky producers, as the UK Government looks to cut tariffs of up to 150%. On the 13th of January, the UK and India have begun negotiations on a truly ambitious Free Trade Agreement at an event in New Dehli. Formal conversations began between International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and her counterpart, the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal; this trade deal could create huge benefits across the UK. India is one of the w ..read more
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End of year Newsletter- Whisky Market Performance & Business update
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by Norbert Windisch
2y ago
The Whisky Market Performance Today Whisky collectors are seeing a sooner than expected return this year in a market trend that doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Things look bright for distilleries, consumers and collectors, but this might just be the beginning. The whisky market performance during 2021 showed an increase in Scotch exports despite the global Covid-19 pandemic, in some cases 31% higher than the same period in the troubling 2020. The rare whisky market set a record on the secondary market, with an estimated value of over £36 million. The whisky market is closing the year str ..read more
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Next year Single Malt Whiskies are expected to triple in price
Elite Fine Wines
by Norbert Windisch
2y ago
Whisky News: Experts in the industry have predicted a ‘perfect storm’ as a consequence of the pandemic and soaring demand to hit Scotland’s prized £5billion dram export market. An article recently published in the Daily Record found that, the whisky industry has experienced its worst supply chain crisis in history, meaning that the best single malt whiskies are set to triple in price next year. Distilleries are predicted to struggle to meet global demand especially over periods such as the festive season, which will lead to years of price rises. Research conducted by The ..read more
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Suntory to increase price of 31 whisky products by up to 28% next year
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by Norbert Windisch
2y ago
Whisky drinking and collecting is becoming more popular than ever across the globe, subsequently leading to higher demand of consumption. In one country in particular, Japan- demand completely outstrips the supply. In recent whisky related news Japanese drinks manufacturer Suntory, has announced that they will be increasing domestic prices of some of their in-house and imported whiskies by up to 28 percent next Spring 2022. In aim to meet the significantly increased demand across the globe Suntory has been investing largely in additional casks and storage warehouses in recent years, howeve ..read more
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