Today’s story was contributed by Ian Buxton. Just in case you are not familiar with Ian’s work, there is a brief bio at the end of the story. Suffice it to say, I’m honored that Ian reads The Scotch Blog, and I’m bowled over that he thinks enough of it to actually write a story […]
Were you one of the people who took advantage of an offer for a free hip flask by purchasing a bottle of Glenfiddich? Were you one of the people who fraudulently tried to get something for nothing? Apparently there was a code included with bottles of Glenfiddich which offered a free flask - all you […]
There are a growing number of Independent Bottlers who have added a single malt distillery to their stable: Signatory has Edradour; Murray McDavid has Bruichladdich; Angus Dundee has Tomintoul and Glencadam; and Ian Macleod has Glengoyne. But Gordon MacPhail was one of the first. Gordon MacPhail was established in 1895 in Elgin, Scotland, as a […]
The world has been waiting - the votes are in - it is time to announce the winners of the 2006 Drammies. I’d like to thank all of the people who took the time to send in their nominations. I’ve included some of the more interesting comments included with the nominations (green, italics). Without further […]
Pass the Courvoisier When I was growing up Cognac was considered to be more of an old fuddy-duddy drink than Scotch. And compared to the pronunciation of ‘Courvoisier’, ‘Bruichladdich’ seems simple. But now it’s the hip drink of the gangsta-wannabe - and every15 year old can pronounce it. How’d that happen? This from a 2003 […]
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Unless something REALLY big pops up, this will be the only story this week. A few months (September 6th) ago, I did one of my news wrap-up stories (Whisky Season = News Stories) which included a short clip on how Columba Cream was having issues with its plans to take on Diageo’s That […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Hopefully your New Year’s Eve / Hogmanay was a lot of fun and you all stayed safe.Unless something REALLY big pops up, this will be the only story this week. And now another installment of our very popular Ask The Collector column in which Sukhinder Singh of The Whisky Exchange answers questions […]
A story in The Herald today touts the importance of whisky to the Scottish economy.Food and drink is Scotland’s most successful export sector, accounting for £3.6 billion - with £3 billion of that figure being spirits! This means that of the £18.6bn of total exports during 2005, (excluding oil and gas), fully 16% was alcohol […]