Coronavirus Forces Scotch Whisky Distilleries To Close Visitor Centers Scotch By Nino Marchetti / March 16, 2020 A rapidly increasing number of Scotch whisky distillery visitor centers have closed or temporarily suspended tours due to the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading > Share
Upcoming Sotheby’s Auction Features Oldest Macallan And Karuizawa Ever Bottled Scotch World By Nino Marchetti / March 16, 2020 Auction house Sotheby’s is hosting an auction in London on March 18 that will be selling off some very rare and high priced whiskeys. Continue reading > Share
UK’s Goldfinch Whisky Merchants Offers Up A Special Macallan For Sale Scotch By Nino Marchetti / March 12, 2020 The Goldfinch Macallan 26 Year Old is a single cask release from The Macallan distillery through an independent bottler that was aged 25 years in a bourbon barrel and finishes for 1 year in an ex-Oloroso sherry cask. Continue reading > Share
Whiskey Is A Bad Chaser For Coronavirus Bourbon Lifestyle Scotch By Tom Bentley / March 12, 2020 One of the things we’ve been noting floating around online in discussions Is whether whiskey/spirits is a good tool or not for helping to deal with the coronavirus. We ask an infectious disease epidemiologist for some answers. Continue reading > Share
Strathearn Distillery Introduces Its First Scottish Single Malt Scotch By Nino Marchetti / March 11, 2020 The new Strathearn Single Malt Batch 001 draws from Scotch single malt whisky distilled in 2013 and 2014 and aged in “the finest European oak and ex-Sherry casks.” Continue reading > Share
Chivas Debuts A New Blended Scotch Line Focused On The Cask Process Scotch By Nino Marchetti / March 10, 2020 The new Chivas Extra 13 collection is a range of four 13 year old blended Scotch whiskies that have been influenced by Oloroso sherry, rum, American rye or tequila barrels. Continue reading > Share
Johnnie Walker Master’s Ruby Reserve Emerges As Very High End Scotch Scotch By Nino Marchetti / March 10, 2020 The new Johnnie Walker Master’s Ruby Reserve blended Scotch was crafted to honor “Johnnie Walker Master Blender Jim Beveridge’s forty years” and draws from some of the rarer whisky stocks in Diageo’s vast portfolio. Continue reading > Share
Johnnie Walker Launches A Second Jane Walker Blended Scotch Whisky Scotch By Nino Marchetti / March 9, 2020 Diageo’s Johnnie Walker blended Scotch whisky brand has debuted a second expression in its Jane Walker series that is also part of the spirit giant’s larger campaign celebrating some of the amazing work female distillers and blenders do who work for it. Continue reading > Share
Dewar’s Finishes A New Blended Scotch In Ex-Illegal Mezcal Barrels Scotch By Nino Marchetti / March 6, 2020 The new Dewar’s Illegal Smooth is an eight year old blended Scotch whisky that was first “double aged” and then finished in ex-Illegal Mezcal barrels. Continue reading > Share
A New Breed Of Whiskey Distiller Scotch By Alan Wood / March 5, 2020 All types of distiller – old-established and new, large and small, Scottish and foreign – are focussed on innovation and pleasing customers. This means there will be plenty for whisky-lovers to look forward to this year. Continue reading > Share
Latest Glengoyne Scotch Bottling Honors Just Retired Longtime Employee Scotch By Nino Marchetti / March 4, 2020 Glengoyne’s assistant distillery manager Duncan McNicoll retires after 43 long years working there, and the distillery has released a limited edition Scotch whisky honoring him. Continue reading > Share
How To Pair Bowmore 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky And Oysters Lifestyle Scotch By Courtney Kristjana / March 3, 2020 Ever wondered how to pair Scotch whisky with oysters? Bowmore recently provided us with tools necessary to show this off, and the results are both tasty and fun for those who are adventurous enough to try it. Continue reading > Share
