The Re-awakening of the Wolf – Scotch Whisky News
A new Whisky Barrel blog post on the brand new Wolfburn Single Malt Whisky they now have available, you may read the details here.
A new Whisky Barrel blog post on the brand new Wolfburn Single Malt Whisky they now have available, you may read the details here.
Ailsa Bay
The first single malt Scotch whisky to be released from Ailsa Bay distillery, which was build in 2007 within the grounds of Girvan distillery. The whisky within this release is heavily peated and has been created from a combination of casks – new oak, baby bourbon barrels, refill American oak and first fill bourbon.
Whisky News from Scotland’s Oldest Working Distillery
This month, The Famous Grouse Experience continued its award-winning streak with another accolade: Whisky Visitor Attraction Manager of the Year at the Global Icons of Whisky Awards 2016. The award, organised by Whisky Magazine, was given to General Manager Stuart Cassells for his work in cementing The Famous Grouse Experience as one of Scotland’s must-visit destinations. Read more about it here.
Whiskey Around the World
Using recently available data we (Retale) created an interactive visualization ranking the biggest whiskey consuming countries across the world. You can find the visualization here: http://www.retale.com/info/whiskey-around-the-world/ Countries are ranked by per capita whiskey consumption, and you can click on the fact box to reveal further interesting information about whiskey and whisky. The US is one of the top 5 whiskey drinking countries, but is it number 1?
United States – Kentucky
Four Roses “K&L Exclusive” Single Barrel OESV Cask Strength Bourbon (750ml) $64.99 View
K&L Wine Merchants
http://www.klwines.com
Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637)
Email: wine@klwines.com
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA
Andrew Cowan, Managing Director, Diageo Great Britain said: “Scotch, as a home grown industry, flies the flag for the UK abroad and the alcohol industry as a whole generates billions for the UK economy. This year’s freeze on beer and spirits will help to continue this. We have already seen the positive impact that last year’s duty cut had on industries such as Scotch whisky and so tonight, people across the nation will once again raise a toast to the Chancellor.”
The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival takes place 28th April – 2nd May 2016 at venues throughout Speyside. Dufftown is at the centre of the Festival and will provide a number of events including the Dufftown Whisky Fair in the Mortlach Memorial Hall on both Sat 30 Apr & Sun 1 May. The Dufftown Pipe Band will be playing on Sat 30 Apr and the Whisky Street Market is on Sun 1 May. Fancy some dancing? Join the locals for a Ceilidh on Fri 29 Apr dancing to the Ice House Ceilidh Band.
All these events can be booked on line at www.spiritofspeyside.com
Japan
Kikori Japanese Whiskey (750ml) $42.99
K&L Wine Merchants
http://www.klwines.com
Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637)
Email: wine@klwines.com
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA