2020: A Year In Review

We don’t need to tell you it’s been a hard year, but we’re no strangers to turbulent times. From big milestones to new beginnings, 2020 has still given us plenty of highlights and moments worth celebrating. Join us as we look back on what’s been a memorable year here at The Glenrothes.

Back To It

After lockdown, we finally got back to doing what we do best. We made sure to implement safer ways of working, as the buzz around the distillery returned and the stills began to sing once more.

A New Arrival

Laura Rampling became our new Master Whisky Maker, bringing with her a wealth of expertise and an amazing nose for detail.

A Historic Launch

October saw the release of a milestone half a century in the making, as we launched our first ever 50 Year Old, a salute to the loyalty and craft of our distillery team.

We also celebrated our distillery manager reaching 40 years in the industry, and picked up several awards at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge. We hope, as you look back on your 2020, you’ve had some moments to celebrate as well.

Here’s to a much smoother 2021. Happy Holidays!

#SpirtOfRothes

Founded in 1833, Glengoyne is a small family owned distillery built under Dumgoyne, a prominent hill around 10 miles north of Glasgow. Although officially located in the Scottish Highlands, its warehouses, directly across the road, lie in the Lowlands. Gentle heating of the stills ensures that distillations are long and slow, resulting in a gentle, sweet, fruity spirit that is often filled into ex-Sherry casks.

Glengoyne Single Malt is always unpeated, and is typically soft, smooth, and approachable. Older ex-Sherry cask matured whiskies are rich, sweet, and generously fruity. Glengoyne Distillery has relaunched its range for 2020 with a brand new packaging design across their award winning Single Malts.

VIEW OUR GLENGOYNE RANGE AT HTFW

Our whisky sale is ON!

Hot offers on top drams – just in time for the bells! Shop Hogmanay whiskies at a fraction of the prices. Here are our top picks.

Shop our Whisky Sale ›

SHOP – TWB Apollo Whisky Exclusive

Wemyss Single Casks

The Premium Edit

Wemyss Malts source casks from distilleries across Scotland for their single cask range. Each cask chosen for bottling is representative of the best characteristics of that region and the name given to each Whisky reflects the unique aromas and flavours found within the bottle.

Single cask Whisky is unique in that it is a snapshot of the distillery on one day of production and they type of cask it has been matured in. Depending on age and cask type, there are between 150 – 700 bottles per single cask, making each expression unique and highly covetable, as once they are gone, they are gone…

Bardstown Bourbon Company “Discovery Series #4” Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) $129.99 View

The fourth release in the Discovery series is all 10+ year-old bourbon and draws heavily from 13 and 15 year-old barrels. A blend of three-quarters corn makes the mash bill in each of the whiskeys selected for Bardstown’s flagship blend, along with a moderate rye contribution at 13-18 percent, with malted barley (no wheat) making the difference.

Top trending winter warmers

Make your wintery holiday at home cosier by delving into new drams from Johnnie Walker, Benriach, and more, or chilling out with cocktails that you can whip up at home. Here’s what we’ve been raving about recently:

Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Year of the Ox
Chinese New Year Edition
£224.00

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John Walker & Sons
King George V
Chinese New Year Edition
£550.00

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Distil Your World brings together The Macallan and the Roca brothers in a journey of discovery, driven by the question: can you distil the essence of a city? It documents how we seek knowledge and insight, and gain inspiration to create something completely unique in the world of whisky and gastronomy.

EXPLORE

Distil Your World London Documentary

Available now on Prime Video, Distil Your World London is a documentary that follows The Macallan and the Roca brothers as they seek to distil London, one of the cultural capitals of the world, understanding the flavours, scents, sounds, and people at the heart of the city.

Distil Your World; The London Edition

A unique limited edition embodying London’s special charisma, and capturing the people, experiences, colours and history that ultimately define the city.

The Macallan Distillery Experience, The Macallan Distillers Ltd, Easter Elchies, Craigellachie,

Moray AB38 9RX, Scotland, +44 (0)1340 318 000

BLENDED SCOTCH DISTILLERY

45 Year Old 1973 Sovereign Exclusive

Cask #15894

$299.70

45 Year Old 1973 vintage blended Scotch whisky. Single cask bourbon hogshead #15894 distilled December 1973 and bottled March 2019 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. Selected and bottled exclusively for The Whisky Barrel. 300 numbered bottles. This burnished golden coloured whisky is mellow bodied, sweet on the nose, with vanilla ice cream strawberries. It is smooth sweet on the palate with, again, vanilla notes to the fore followed by red berries and a hint of sultanas leading to a long satisfying sweet finish.

Blended Scotch whiskies are produced by blending whiskies distilled at two or more different Scottish distilleries and the whiskies may be single malt whiskies, single grain whiskies, or single malt and single grain whiskies.