Each year the Islay distillery of Ardbeg releases an annual Fèis Ìle bottling for Ardbeg Day – this day at the beginning of June marks the end of the festival on the famous whisky island of Islay. Ardbeg Spectacular represents the first single malt fr…
Islay distillery Bunnahabhain has released a 21-year-old single malt finished in Pedro Ximenez casks as the first whisky in their new cask-strength range. Bunnahabhain 21-Year-Old Pedro Ximénez (PX) Cask Finish is made by combining 21 casks from the distillery’s coastal warehouse no.9 and was initially aged in ex-Oloroso sherry butts before being finished for 21 […]
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John Campbell has long been regarded as one of Scotland’s best distillers, but he shocked the whisky world this week by leaving Scotland to join… Read More
Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has revived their 17-year-old single malt – originally discontinued in 2004 after the distillery’s purchase by The Glenmorangie Company – as a limited edition, albeit, only available to the Ardbeg Committee. Ardbeg 17-Years-Old single malt was initially introduced in 1997, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and was said to […]
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Bowmore will release Bowmore Appellations – a new travel retail-exclusive collection from the distillery which showcases whiskies matured in casks from wine-producing regions such as Burgundy, Bordeaux and the Douro Valley. Bowmore 14-Year-Old is matured in American oak ex-bourbon casks, finished in Bordeaux barriques and is said to offer notes of fruit and smoke. Bowmore […]
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Barry MacAffer is leaving Laphroaig Distillery and his native Islay for a new adventure: building a malt whisky distillery in South Korea. This week on… Read More
The Ardnahoe Inaugural Release 5 years old is the first ever bottling from the Islay distillery, which is owned by renowned independent bottlers Hunter Laing & Co. It is the first new whisky from a new distillery on Islay since Kilchoman released …
Islay distillery Ardnahoe has launched their inaugural whisky – a limited edition five-year-old single malt named, not surprisingly, Ardnahoe Inaugural Release. Ardnahoe Inaugural Release was matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to offer notes of custard, ginger, lemon and peat. […]
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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
Native Ileach Barry McAffer has announced his plans to leave Laphroaig Distillery, where he has been the distillery manager since 2022. McAffer departs after 13… Read More
