Campbeltown

Campbeltown’s Role in Scotch Whisky History

Mark Gillespie / June 22, 2025

At one time, Campbeltown, Scotland was the heart of the Scotch Whisky industry with around 30 working distilleries. Over the years, all but two disappeared,… Read More

Glen Scotia Releases Limited Edition For Campbeltown Festival

Alex Bean / April 7, 2025

Glen Scotia distillery has released their annual limited edition to support the Campbeltown Malts Festival, which takes place from May 19-24, 2025. The Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2025 Edition is a nine-year-old heavily-peated single malt whisky, initially matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels then finished for six months in Spanish Ribera del Duero red wine […]

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A Green Fuel Source for Distillers?

Mark Gillespie / April 22, 2024

Beam Suntory has successfully tested the use of green hydrogen as a fuel source for directly-firing stills, and is part of a pilot project to… Read More

10 Years In…And a Lot More Left to Learn

Mark Gillespie / September 17, 2023

Ann Marshall and Scott Blackwell founded High Wire Distilling in Charleston, South Carolina 10 years ago this week. They started out with no distilling experience,… Read More

“Do You Even Like Whisky?”

Mark Gillespie / September 4, 2023

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

Glen Scotia Unveils 48 Years Old

Alex Bean / August 29, 2023

Campbeltown distillery Glen Scotia has released a scant few bottles of a 48-year-old single malt whisky. Glen Scotia 48 Years Old was matured for 43 years in a mix of refill and first-fill bourbon barrels, transferred into a first-fill Oloroso sherry hogshead for another five years before finally being finished for six months in a […]

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