Background Yamazaki Distillery is a unique single distillery producing a variety of whiskies, which very few distilleries in the world can match. Yamazaki started out crafting world-class whisky to please the delicate Japanese palate. This theme has been a constant over the distillery’s long history as craftsmen add new innovations while continuing to practise skills passed […]
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Ready To Drink Bottled Cocktails – Just Add Ice!
Innovation is rife in the spirits industry; and we think that’s a very good thing. Craft spirit producers are innovating to stay relevant in the eyes of their audience and to diversity their brands’ offering. In recent years we have experienced the resurgence of the bottled cocktail – often a collaboration between a few craft producers to […]
Lagavulin Charity Bottling
Celebrating their 200th Anniversary, Lagavulin is releasing a Charity Bottling of 1991 Single Cask with all proceeds to be distributed amongst Islay charities. This investment grade scotch is being released in very limited quantities, only 522 bottles, in the U.K. through The Whisky Exchange. In order to be considered for the special ballot, potential customers must express […]
Glenmorangie Release New Vintage Whisky Range
Glenmorangie has launched Bond House No 1, a new collection of vintage single malt whiskies, beginning with Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1990. The new vintage malt marks the doubling of production at Glenmorangie. The range takes its name from Warehouse No 1, the largest of the Highland distillery’s 19th-century bonded warehouses, transformed into a still house […]
How You Should Store Your Valuable Whisky
Whisky collecting and investing is a trend sweeping the world. There are now investment funds in the tens of millions purely dedicated to whisky investment. So it seems that whisky investment is taking off like investment in wine grew rapidly in the 1980s. Just like wine you cannot open your bottle of whisky otherwise all […]
IW Harper Bourbon Tasting Notes
Here are the tasting notes for each Bourbon in the IW Harper Range IW Harper 15 Year Old Nose: Bright and enjoyable thanks to an abundance of fruit notes. Cherry and apricot are the most striking, with orange and lemon coming across a bit fainter. Mint and dark chocolate inhabit deeper layers that become more […]
Whisky Investment for Self Managed Super Funds
Investing in whisky can be very exciting, satisfying and rewarding in monetary terms. The trick is to firstly find the right bottles to invest in and secondly, store those bottles or barrels properly and legally. Self-managed super funds (SMSF) in particular need to know the rules. Here are the key rules to be mindful of […]
Why Is Craft Beer more expensive?
“Good work ain’t cheap and cheap work ain’t good” A statement that encompasses the soul of the craft beer industry world wide, gone are the days of a small generic selection of beers in favour of an ever expanding range of uniquely brewed delights that can satisfy even the most timid of new comers. Beer […]