Author name: Warner Williams

Unknown to most whisky enthusiasts, Tasmania entered into the spirit business ahead of Scotland. The Australian town would have become the world’s largest whisky distillers were it not for colonial politics and fear of insufficient supplies. As early as 1822, Tasmanians received a green light to produce single malt whisky commercially. The colonial governor at […]

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Driven by a high-performing whisky sales outlook, Emperador reported a healthy mid-year revenue growth. The company leaned on the strong sales of its whisky portfolio to note double-digit growth this year. In an impressive report on its revenue, Philippine liquor distillery Emperador revealed that its revenue soared 11 percent to S$742 million in the first […]

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In a bid to expand its top whisky, Japanese distillery Kirin has contracted the services of French distributor and distillery, Pernod Ricard.  The agreement with Kirin Brewery Company will propel the distribution of its Japanese whisky brand, Fuji, in Europe. According to a spokesperson from Kirin, the distribution deal came into effect last July 2023, […]

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It’s the whisky movie,  Komada – A Whisky Family,  that shares the story of the famous whisky brand, KOMA.  Spirited from studio P.A. Works, has released a new teaser visual and trailer. The movie will roll out on November 10 in Japan. Whisky enthusiasts are excited by the achievement and expect that the story will […]

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It’s not every day that a whisky club creates ice cream but this Scottish society has decided to test the waters with a chili-based sorbet! The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SWWS) has partnered with a gelateria from Edinburg, Joelato, to make an experimental ice cream around its new chilli-infused dram. As is customary, people celebrate […]

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A recent duty increase on Scottish whisky has created ripples of dissatisfaction in the distillery district. Scotch whisky industry leaders have slammed a 10.1% rise in alcohol duty which came into effect this past August 1. However, politicians were taken by surprise at the industry’s response after the government had delayed the tax which was […]

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