They are Scotland’s newest whisky bottlers and might have just scored the biggest deal yet. Halcyon Spirits has just launched a single cask Macallan 30 Year Old. According to the distillery based in Aberdeenshire, the new brand comes from brothers Daniel and Craig Milne, who also co-founded the global auction platform Whisky Hammer and the […]
Six bottles of rare whisky that were discovered in North Yorkshire will be up for bid at Tennants Auctioneers’ Fine Wine and Whisky Sale on September 1. Reports are that a vendor from Skipton found the bottles amongst his late father’s possessions. The rare collection includes One bottle of Bowmore 18 Year Old Pure Scotch […]
The first malt whisky distillery in Japan, the Yamazaki distillery, was founded in 1923 by Torii Shinjirō. This year the company that has filled the world with whiskey, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. Tourists will have another reason to visit the distillery and see its rich history displayed in over 700,000 whiskies in its […]
Rosebank whisky is alive again. After 30 years of shelf absences, the distillery rolled out its first cask. The famous whisky brand was founded in 1798 in Camelon on the banks of the Forth and Clyde canal between Edinburgh and Glasgow. However, in 1993, the owners, United Distillers, decided to close the distillery. The problem […]
It has been a year of novelty in the whisky industry with several top shakers and movers ruffling the worldwide whisky rankings as we know them. One of those upsetters is Kavalan, a single malt whisky distilled in Taiwan. The whisky has received over 770 golden awards including several this year. Tokyo Whisky and Spirits […]
Two-time NBA MVP and ACC golf champion has launched his own whisky brand. Stephen Curry, a Golden State Warrior superstar, has become the most recent American to launch a private whisky. That may be the easier part of the story. In May, Curry broadcasted the launch of Gentleman’s Cut Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a fine-aged […]
The 2023 International Whisky Competition was held in Bardstown, KY. The competition selected the top 15 best whiskies in the world. Here are the data of the winner and the top four runners-up. The Gordon and McPhail Distillery had two victories, first and third place respectively. On the other hand, the Taiwanese distillery Lavalan landed […]
If you had money, would you purchase a bottle of Scotch whisky for $655,000? If yes, you will have the opportunity to do so at the upcoming ‘One of One’ rare whisky auction. The function is being sponsored by the Distiller’s Charity, Sotheby’s Auction House, and the Earl of Hopetoun. The auction is set to […]
Not everyone has seen a Tommy Gun, a popular mafia-thematic sub-machine gun. The weapon, classified as the Thompson submachine gun, has become the spotlight of news media after the UK alcohol governing body, The Portman Group, ordered retailers to remove a Polish whisky brand from their shelves. The regulatory body has ordered stores to stop […]
This is not Scotland and surely not Speyside. This is Tel-Aviv, one of the Middle Eastern nations, known for war and not whisky. Yet, this tiny nation does have a few whisky distilleries. One of them, Milk and Honey, won the award for the Best Single Malt Whisky in the World, by The World Drinks Awards. […]
