LIVING THE DRAM
Leading independent Scotch whisky brand The GlenAllachie has been named the World’s Best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards for the second time, with its 12-year-old expression claiming the title. Owned by industry veteran and qualified chemist Billy Walker, whose career in whisky spans 53 years, the Speyside-based distillery previously won the same... Continue Reading →
The Glendronach distillery’s history stretches back nearly 200 years. The site has been producing whisky on and off since 1826, surviving numerous owners and mothballing ventures. Having been acquired by BenRiach in 2008, the BenRiach Distillery Company was then purchased by the huge Brown-Forman group also including the Glenglassaugh distillery. Throughout its history, the Glendronach... Continue Reading →
Back in 2019, work started on building a new whisky distillery within Scotland's capital city that promised to offer something new to the whisky scene. Whilst the scotch whisky industry is steeped in tradition, and you would think that being housed near Holyrood Park would lean into that history, the team have set out on... Continue Reading →
Originally launched for the travel retail market back in 2019, the Johnnie Walker Origin series was released to showcase the different profiles of the many constituent malt and grain whiskies that comprise the signature Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 year old. This coincided with Diageo's "Four Corners of Scotland" campaign which celebrated their arsenal of... Continue Reading →
The Lochlea distillery has already made a name for themselves as a farm-based operation, with their flagship release being called "Our Barley" - this is a whisky we have reviewed before (see our write-up here) - celebrating the key ingredient for their whisky that they grow on the very farm. There is a tractor tread... Continue Reading →
At a time when lots of people are starting to tire of their “new year, new me”, I have taken more of a “new year, new distillery” approach. Or at least, new to me. The foundations for the Bonnington distillery were laid down in 2019 under the ownership of Crabbie & Co. The team seemed... Continue Reading →
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