Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisk…
Women still face huge barriers to equality within the whisky industry, according to a new survey from the Our Whisky Foundation. The survey found high… Read More
Bannerman’s Rock and Whisky Bar located in Edinburgh’s Old Town has teamed up with Douglas Laing & Co to release a special edition of the World Famous “Big Peat” Scotch Malt...
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A one-of-a-kind “Mokume Edition” ARC-52 Bowmore single malt brought a high bid of $283,988 (Including taxes) at Sotheby’s in London Friday. The decanter designed by… Read More
A one-of-a-kind “Mokume Edition” ARC-52 Bowmore single malt brought a high bid of $283,988 (Including taxes) at Sotheby’s in London Friday. The decanter designed by… Read More
At one time, Campbeltown was Scotland’s whisky capital with more than 35 distilleries. That number dwindled to just three over the years, but now, planning… Read More
At one time, Campbeltown was Scotland’s whisky capital with more than 35 distilleries. That number dwindled to just three over the years, but now, planning… Read More
We’re celebrating a major milestone this week with the 1000th episode of WhiskyCast! To mark the occasion, Mark went back through the archives to pick some memorable moments and interviews from the past 18 years for this special episode. You’ll hear from legends like the late Parker Beam and Michael Jackson, along with Jimmy Russell, Jim McEwan, Maureen Robinson, Fawn Weaver, and Richard Paterson…just to name a few. This episode is a lot longer than usual, and there’s plenty more that we could have included. In the news, Scotch Whisky Association leaders are hoping to persuade Parliament to reject a Read More »
Bowmore is celebrating the Lunar New Year – the Year of the Rabbit [depicted on the label] – with the release of an 18-year-old whisky. Bowmore 18-year-old Lunar New Year Limited Edition has been matured in both Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to […]
January 2, 2023 – “For contributions to the Scotch Whisky industry and the community on Islay.” Eleven words that describe a six-decade career in the whisky industry, but not nearly enough to describe Jim McEwan’s career. McEwan was named a member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in King Charles’s first New Year’s Honours List along with Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes, who will be knighted for his services to the business community and equality. “To receive an award like that completely floored me…I never ever, ever, ever, anticipated anything like that, McEwan said in a telephone interview with Read More »
