Category: Glasgow

Glasgow Reveals Trio Of 1770 Whiskies

The Glasgow Distillery Company has released a trio of limited edition cask-finished versions of their 1770 Single Malt Scotch Whisky – all individually numbered – and include an unpeated Ruby Port Cask Finish, the triple distilled Tokaji Cask Finish and the peated Sauternes Cask Finish. Only 467 bottles of the Ruby Port Cask Finish – […]

The Glasgow Distillery Company has released a trio of limited edition cask-finished versions of their 1770 Single Malt Scotch Whisky – all individually numbered – and include an unpeated Ruby Port Cask Finish, the triple distilled Tokaji Cask Finish and the peated Sauternes Cask Finish.

Only 467 bottles of the Ruby Port Cask Finish – which was bottled at 56.2% alcohol by volume [112.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of cream, pepper and strawberries – are being made available.

Only 380 bottles of Tokaji Cask Finish – which was bottled at 53% alcohol by volume [106 proof] and is said to contain notes of apples, apricots and pears – are being made available.

Only 486 bottles of the Sauternes Cask Finish – which is bottled at 53.7% alcohol by volume [107.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of barbecue sauce, toffee and salted caramel – are being made available.

Courageous Displays King’s Inch

Glasgow-based Courageous Spirits distillery has released their first-ever whisky with a single malt entry called King’s Inch. Courageous Spirits normally produce gin products. Courageous Spirits King’s Inch – named after the old imperial measurement of an inch as well as an island in Scotland’s River Clyde – was bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 […]

Glasgow-based Courageous Spirits distillery has released their first-ever whisky with a single malt entry called King’s Inch. Courageous Spirits normally produce gin products.

Courageous Spirits King’s Inch – named after the old imperial measurement of an inch as well as an island in Scotland’s River Clyde – was bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof], distilled with west coast barley and Scottish water from nearby Loch Katrine and is said to contain notes of biscuit, chocolate and vanilla.

Courageous Spirits King’s Inch single malt whisky is being made available via the Courageous Spirits official website on November 15, 2021.

Ice Cream, You Scream, Everyone Screams For Ardbeg Halloween Ice Scream Tour

Islay distillery Ardbeg officially hops on the Halloween promotional bandwagon with their Monster Ice Scream Truck Tour, which begins today and will travel to three UK cities serving special edition treats through Halloween [October 31]. The Ardbeg Monster Ice Scream Truck Tour will travel to Edinburgh, Glasgow and London offering three exclusive ice cream serves […]

Islay distillery Ardbeg officially hops on the Halloween promotional bandwagon with their Monster Ice Scream Truck Tour, which begins today and will travel to three UK cities serving special edition treats through Halloween [October 31].

The Ardbeg Monster Ice Scream Truck Tour will travel to Edinburgh, Glasgow and London offering three exclusive ice cream serves – all of which can be made with or without Ardbeg’s single malt Scotch whisky – along the way.

The ice creams to be served by the truck will include Cookies & Scream: Ardbeg Wee Beastie ice cream sandwiched between charcoal cookies, and coated in ‘crunchy mealworms’; the Ahhh, No! Bar: Lapsang Souchong ice cream with an Ardbeg An Oa caramel center coated in white chocolate; Ice Cream Groan: a charcoal cone filled with Ardbeg Ten smoky blackcurrant ice cream, and topped with sour cherries and topped with “insect-flecked” bits.

More specifically, the Ardbeg Monster Ice Scream Truck Tour will be stopping at Covent Garden Piazza [London] today and tomorrow, then move on to Drygate Brewery in Glasgow for a stop on October 29, 2021 and finally coming to rest [in peace] in Edinburgh at the St. James Quarter on October 30, 2021 before finding its final resting place on Castle Street on Halloween.

The ice cream portion of the offerings are a result of Ardbeg’s collaboration with artisanal ice cream parlor Ruby Violet – where all three ice creams are currently available at the King’s Cross Coal Drops Yard outlet in London.

The truck features horns, tentacles and beady eyes, and visitors can also book a 45-minute slot in an extension of the spooky-themed truck, a ‘Monster of Smoke cage’, which allows “victims” to try ice cream and cocktails.

Those cocktails include the Cherry Lipsmacker, a Halloween-themed version of the classic whisky and cola; the Begroni, a serve made with Ardbeg Wee Beastie; and a New Fashioned, made using Ardbeg Ten Years Old.