The 2017 edition of the Whisky Bible, published today, names Booker’s Rye 13 Years as its World Whisky of the Year, followed by runner-up Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition, part of the the Speyside distillery’s revamped range and yet to be officially released. In a top three (as opposed to last year’s top […]
Single Malt Whisky
Diageo 2016 Rare Single Malt Releases
A 40-year-old Cambus single grain and 37-year-old Port Ellen, the oldest expression from the closed Islay distillery, are among Diageo’s 2016 Special Releases. Ten Scotch whiskies are to be released this autumn from operational and silent distilleries, all of which have been chosen as model examples of the Diageo Scotch portfolio. The oldest release in […]
The Balvenie 30 Year Old Scotch Whisky
The Balvenie 30 Year Old is an exceptional bottle of single malt produced by the Balvenie distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. This special bottling is crafted by the marrying of whiskies from both traditional Bourbon Oak Casks and also that of European Sherry Oloroso Butts by David Stewart. David, the Balvenie ‘Malt Master’ has selected only […]
Glenfiddich Releases unusual IPA Beer Experiment
Glenfiddich has announced an unusual series of experimental single malt whiskies. Experimental is not usually a concept whisky drinkers would associate with single malts, given many distilleries have produced the same single malt for centuries. Not so for Glenfiddich. The family-owned and operated distillery, in Speyside, Scotland, has been distilling whisky for five generations, a […]
Limeburner’s Australian Whisky
Great Southern Distilling Company was established by lawyer turned distiller, Cameron Syme in 2004. Cameron turned his passion for whisky into a commercial reality after 16 years of research. In 2013 the company’s flagship brand Limeburners Whisky was recognised as a ‘front runner of world whisky’ by leading UK journalist Dominic Roskrow. In 2015, Limeburners […]
Lagavulin launches 8 Year Old whisky to mark 200th anniversary
Famous Islay Scotch whisky Lagavulin is celebrating its 200 years of production with the launch of a special, limited edition eight-year-old expression, which will be available in Australia. Everyone that knows Islay whisky knows that Lagavulin is famous for its smoky aromas and complex aromas. The tasting notes for the new Lagavulin 8 year […]
Tasmanian Whisky
It was Tasmanian whisky industry founder Bill Lark who in 1992 resurrected the Tasmanian distillery industry after it had been dormant since the early 1900s. At one time more than a century ago there had been eight distilleries in the Hobart area. Lark lobbied to have laws amended to allow the legal distilling of spirits […]
Balvenie Tun Scotch Whisky explained
As a matter of differentiation from other Single Malts, The Balvenie has has always had a focus on quality and craftsmanship. Although The Balvenie is one of Scotland’s larger distilleries, there are no mass production techniques in use. Everything is done rather laboriously. For example, The Balvenie continues the maintenance of the distillery’s malting floor […]