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The Glen Grant Debuts Exploration Series

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Speyside-based The Glen Grant has released their Exploration series, albeit, exclusively for global travel retail (GTR) market segment. The Glen Grant Exploration Series highlights James ‘The Major’ Grant’s knack for exploration and experimentation with cask finishes and The Glen Grant Exploration Series promotes packaging that emphasizes The Major’s global travels during the 19th century. The […]

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Glen Scotia Releases Limited Edition For Campbeltown Festival

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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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Aberfeldy Distillery Promotes Whisky Explorer Tour

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Highland-based Aberfeldy Distillery is promoting a new tour of their distillery for the 2025 season which they are calling the Whisky Explorer Experience. In addition to being the home of Aberfeldy single malt whisky, the distillery is also home to the popular Dewar’s brand of blended Scotch whisky, and the experience is intended to showcase […]

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Bowmore Reveals Latest Aston Martin Whisky Collaboration

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Islay-based distillery Bowmore has released ARC-54, their second – and last – whisky in their ARC series collaboration with luxury automobile maker Aston Martin. Bowmore ARC-54 is a 54-year-old whisky distilled in November 1968 and presented in a handblown crystal decanter inspired by the design of Aston Martin’s Valkyrie hypercar. Bowmore ARC-54 was matured in […]

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The Glenrothes Hammers Home 51-Year-Old

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Speyside distillery The Glenrothes has released The 51 – a 51-year-old single malt that can only be freed from its packaging with a custom hammer that is supplied with purchase of the whisky. The Glenrothes The 51 is a spirit derived from a pair of casks, one which was said to donate notes that ‘evoke […]

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Bruichladdich Debuts Organic Barley 16-Year-Old

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The good news is that Islay-based distillery Bruichladdich has released a 16-year-old single malt whisky using organically-farmed barley, the bad news is that it is only available via global travel retail (GTR) venues. Bruichladdich [aka Laddie] Organic Barley 16-Year-Old was made with 100% organically grown barley from Mid Coul Farm in Inverness, Scotland – organically […]

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Port Askaig Reveals Trio Of Whiskies

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Islay-based Port Askaig has revealed a trio of new limited releases – a non-age statement cask-strength single malt and two age-statement expressions, 15- and 25-year-olds. Port Askaig Cask Strength Single Malt #02-2024 was bottled at 59.1% alcohol by volume [118.2 proof] and is said to impart notes of espresso coffee, dark chocolate, lemon and Islay […]

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Ardbeg Travels To Napa Valley For Smoketrails

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Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has traveled to California’s famed Napa Valley and released the third edition of their Smoketrails series, partially aged in red wine casks from Napa Valley as an addition to their Travel Series for global travel retail venues. Ardbeg is, of course, known for their peat-heavy whiskies and their Smoketrails Napa Valley is […]

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Glen Grant Reveals Spendy Single Malt

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Not having anything to do whatsoever with the impending St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, Speyside’s Glen Grant Distillery has released a 65-year-old single malt whisky as the inaugural release in their Splendours Collection, named after the distillery’s Garden of Splendours and the 65-year-old specifically celebrates the garden’s Himalayan blue poppy. Glen Grant Splendours 65 Years Old […]

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Kilchoman Unveils 13-Year-Old Single Malt

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Islay-based Kilchoman Distillery has released a limited edition 13-year-old single malt whisky. Kilchoman 13-year-old single malt whisky was matured in a combination of bourbon barrels and octaves, as well as Calvados casks, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to impart notes of hibiscus, pineapple and, of course, peat smoke. Kilchoman […]

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