My annual Scotch Tasting - an invite only event for between 8 and 12 of my personal friends - took place a few weeks ago. The long term attendees have developed a taste for Scotch over the years, but are by no means regular Scotch drinkers - so I try to mix it up each […]
At the Park Grill dinner I attended during the New York Whisky Fest, Michael Urquhart of Gordon and MacPhail was discussing the range of GM available in the US:The challenge we have is that 700 ml is not a permitted size, so we have to bottle at 750. Here we have about 155 different expressions […]
And now another installment of our very popular Ask The Collector column in which Sukhinder Singh of The Whisky Exchange answers questions about the value of collectible whisky. The Collector is usually published on the last Friday of each month. We generally respond to questions within a day or so (completely dependent upon Sukhinder’s schedule). […]
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Wickedly smart. Bitingly funny. Loads of caustic wit. These are just some of the terms that might be used to describe the Scotch Whisky Review, now under the stewardship of Dave Broom and Marcin Miller - there some other well-known malcontents who contribute - but I’m pretty certain these two guys are behind the really […]
If there was any doubt to the growing popularity of Scotch whisky, Diageo put that to rest last Thursday when they announced a £100 million investment in Scottish operations. That’s a lot of money by anyone’s accounting - especially when you consider that it is 1/5 of what Mallya and Imerman have been quibbling over […]
Apparently, a certain large multi-national liquor conglomerate has decided that blending high quality Scotch malts with Indian made malt and grain whiskies, is a good way to help ease into the Indian market. This will certainly keep costs down on the production side as well as on the shelf - so you can’t argue with […]
What the hell are you doing?It’s February and you STILL don’t have a copy of the 2007 Malt Whisky Yearbook???? This really is an indispensable guide - attractive, well done and packed with information. The list price for the MWY is £12.95 - with the ever plummeting exchange rate that was approximately US $24.62 the […]
Trout Unlimited Canada is pleased to announce their 3rd annual Single Malt Tasting Fundraiser. Join Trout Unlimited Canada in preserving coldwater habitats within local watersheds with an enjoyable and informative evening, including: sumptuous pre- and post-tasting hors d’ouevres cash bar live silent auction complimentary draw for TUC Artist of the Year print a lively ‘tour’ […]
At Whisky Live Paris I also had the opportunity to meet and talk with Euan Mitchell (Director of Sales) and Douglas Davidson (Managing Director) of Isle of Arran. Euan Mitchell: The distillery opened in 1995 - the first middle cut of spirit was taken at 2:29pm on the 29th of June 1995, if you want […]