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Your Move – The Balvenie Collabs To Create Chess Set

The Big Game is today – but for The Balvenie, that big game is chess, after the Speyside distillery has partnered with noted London-based jewelry designer Ellie Mercer – known for resin/gold/silver pieces – to create a chess set for Raffles London hotel’s Guards Bar and Lounge. To create the chess set, Mercer used materials […]

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Your Move – The Balvenie Collabs To Create Chess Set

The Big Game is today – but for The Balvenie, that big game is chess, after the Speyside distillery has partnered with noted London-based jewelry designer Ellie Mercer – known for resin/gold/silver pieces – to create a chess set for Raffles London hotel’s Guards Bar and Lounge. To create the chess set, Mercer used materials […]

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Harrison Ford Says Glenmorangie Is Nice

Harrison Ford will not do all that “action man shit they want” but he will admit that Highland region Glenmorangie Scotch single malt whisky is “nice”. Ford, who famously began his “action man shit” career arc with his appearance as rogue pilot Han Solo in the original “Star Wars” feature film in 1977, stars as […]

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Harrison Ford Says Glenmorangie Is Nice

Harrison Ford will not do all that “action man shit they want” but he will admit that Highland region Glenmorangie Scotch single malt whisky is “nice”. Ford, who famously began his “action man shit” career arc with his appearance as rogue pilot Han Solo in the original “Star Wars” feature film in 1977, stars as […]

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Royal Salute Celebrates Lunar New Year With Special Edition 21-Year-Old

Blended Scotch whisky brand Royal Salute has released a special edition 21-Year-Old whisky celebrating the 2025 Lunar New Year – the Year of the Snake – as well as a gift pack alongside the whisky. The gift pack for Royal Salute 21-Year-Old Signature Blend was created by Chinese illustrator Jason Lyon, and depicts symbols of […]

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Glenglassaugh Takes A Hiatus

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Brown-Forman-owned Scotch distillery Glenglassaugh, will take a hiatus as production has been paused indefinitely after Brown-Forman announced they would reduce their global workforce by approximately 12%. A spokesperson for Brown-Forman, however, emphasized that Glenglassaugh Distillery was “not shutting down” as was merely sharing production with BenRiach Distillery, a maneuver that would necessitate the so-called “occasional […]

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Mac-Talla Whisky Emerges From Aberargie Distillery

UK-based Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers has released the latest in their Mac-Talla series – Mac-Talla Virgin Oak – a limited edition Islay single malt. Mac-Talla Virgin Oak is somewhat of a Frankenstein creation as a no-age-statement whisky that was matured in a combination of bourbon barrels and virgin American oak casks sourced from Kentucky then […]

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Spirit Of Speyside Ready For 2025 Whisky Festival Beginning In April

The popular Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival is returning for its 26th year beginning on April 30, 2025 and ending on May 5, 2025 while touting nearly 500 events across 89 venues. The Spirit of Speyside 2025 will have many of the region’s 51 distilleries open to attendees during the festival’s six-day run, including several […]

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Spirit Of Speyside Ready For 2025 Whisky Festival Beginning In April

The popular Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival is returning for its 26th year beginning on April 30, 2025 and ending on May 5, 2025 while touting nearly 500 events across 89 venues. The Spirit of Speyside 2025 will have many of the region’s 51 distilleries open to attendees during the festival’s six-day run, including several […]

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Kavalan Unveils Grand Reserve Whiskies

Taiwan-based Kavalan Distillery has released a pair of new whiskies – Kavalan Grand Reserve No.1 and Kavalan Grand Reserve No.2 – but both will only be available in Lotte Duty Free travel retail venues. Both Kavalan Grand Reserve whiskies were initially aged in shaved, toasted and re-charred Vinho wine casks as well as being bottled […]

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