Speyside distillery Glen Moray has teed up in their UK global travel retail [GTR] efforts as the 2025 ISPS Handa Senior Open Championship approaches – scheduled for July 24-27, 2025, at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England. This will the second year of a three year deal for Glen Moray as a sponsor with golf’s […]
Ardgowan Distillery has launched a new collection of six Speyside single malts – via their Clydebuilt brand label – featuring three small-batch releases distilled in 2012 and three single-cask bottlings aged for 12 years. Ardgowan’s Clydebuilt label was launched in 2019 and named after the shipbuilding industry alongside the nearby Firth of Clyde. All six […]
A new whisky is in town, Slanj – founded by brothers Brian and Craig Halley along with their friend Stuart Montgomerie – is a new blended Scotch whisky brand. The name comes from the Scottish word for toast ‘slàinte’, which means ‘health’ (pronounced Slanj-a-va in English). Additionally, independent blender and bottler Douglas Laing & Co. […]
Falkland Whisky has released The Falkland Collection Speyside Single Malt their first-ever single malt – which was distilled in an undisclosed Speyside distillery. The Falkland Collection Speyside Single Malt was matured in refill Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, […]
Chivas Brothers is offering summer touring visitor experiences at four of their distilleries across Scotland – Island distillery Scapa, Aberlour Distillery in the Highlands, and two Speyside distilleries, The Glenlivet and Strathisla. Chivas Brothers distilleries’ summer experiences are available until October 31, 2025 [aka Halloween] and range in cost from $25 to $1,640, depending on […]
Speyside-based Glenfarclas Distillery has released their most elderly whisky to date – a 70-year-old single malt. Glenfarclas 70 Years Old was matured in a single first-fill sherry cask, bottled at 42.9% alcohol by volume [85.8 proof] and is aid to offer notes of coffee, dark chocolate and peat smoke. Only a mere 262 bottles of […]
Speyside-based Tamdhu Distillery has released a 21-year-old single malt to their permanent collection. Tamdhu 21-year-old single malt has been matured in predominantly European oak ex-Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume [95 proof] and is said to contain notes of chocolate, orange, toffee and marzipan. Only 12,000 bottles of Tamdhu […]
Speyside-based House of Hazelwood, owned by the Gordon family [in turn, owners of William Grant & Sons], have released One For The Next – a 60-year-old blended single grain whisky that will mark the beginning of a decade-by-decade journey to building a collection of whiskies eventually reaching a 100-year-old single grain whisky. Hazelwood House is […]
Speyside-based Glen Moray has released a pair of limited edition “spirit drinks” finished in Canadian maple syrup casks – the first to be finished in maple syrup in the brand’s 125-year history. Scotch Whisky Association rules require Glen Moray to label the duo as “spirit drinks” rather than Scotch whisky since maple syrup casks are […]
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Speyside distillery The Macallan has released a pair of limited edition single malts – The Tree of Life and Art of the Flower – celebrating Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The 46-year-old The Tree of Life by The Macallan originated in two sherry-seasoned casks, was bottled at 46.2% alcohol by volume [92.4 proof] and is […]
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