Kilchoman is the first distillery to be established on Islay in over 124 years. The distillery was built in 2005, with the first run of new spirit coming off the stills later that year. Kilchoman is one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland with an annual production of approximately 225,000 litres of alcohol. Kilchoman is […]
Single Malt Whisky
Starward announce new bottled Old Fashioned Whisky
Pioneering Australian Whisky makers, Starward are thrilled to announce a new addition to the STARWARD family; a little something they have been working away on in Melbourne for a long time. The STARWARD (New) Old Fashioned is a love letter to the most iconic cocktail in the world, the Old Fashioned. This drink that has […]
Diageo Special Rare Malts 2018 Released
The annual rare malts whisky collection is a selection of limited edition whiskies from distilleries within the Diageo portfolio, often comprising rare and old liquid from lesser-known and closed sites. However for the first time since the collection launched in 2001, Port Ellen and Brora will not appear in the range, instead rare expressions from both distilleries will be available for purchase […]
Ardbeg Grooves in the 2018 Ardbeg Day Release
Devotees of cult status Islay single malt Ardbeg will now be able to relive the 1960s ‘Summer of Love’ with the cult whisky’s latest Ardbeg Day limited release, Ardbeg Grooves. Groovy whisky: This year’s Ardbeg Day whisky recalls the ‘Summer of Love’ 51 years ago The annual release ties in with Ardbeg Day on Saturday, 2 June, […]
GlenDronach launches 15 single cask malt whiskies
Highland distillery GlenDronach is releasing 15 Sherry and Port cask-matured single malt whiskies as part of Batch 16 of its annual cask release programme. Single casks: GlenDronach’s latest cask releases feature 14 Sherry-matured malts, plus one aged in a Port pipe The whiskies, distilled between 1989 and 2006, range from 11 to 28 years old […]
Ardbeg An Oa Whisky is “beautifully delicious”, declares Jim Murray
17th October 2017, World whisky authority Jim Murray has given Ardbeg’s newest permanent expression an emphatic seal of approval. In his 2018 Whisky Bible, he lauds Ardbeg An Oa as “beautifully delicious”, awarding the expression 95.5 points out of a possible 100. Murray also heaps praise on other permanent expressions from the Islay Distillery, hailing […]
Glendronach, A Whisky Fit for a Kingsman
A measure of skepticism about a $1400 whisky pegged to the release of a big-budget action film is to be expected. But no matter how one feels about the marketing ploy (or price tag), there’s no denying that the GlenDronach Kingsman Edition 1991 is an impressive scotch. Matthew Vaughn, director of the new Kingsman: The […]
Islay distillery Ardbeg has unveiled Ardbeg An Oa
Islay distillery Ardbeg has unveiled Ardbeg An Oa Single Malt Whisky, which is the first new whisky to be added to its permanent range in almost a decade. Ardbeg An Oa is the distillery’s first new permanent expression since 2009. The Non Age Statement single malt is a vatting of different cask types, married for […]