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Nc'nean’s Latest: Huntress 2023 Woodland Candy
09-18-2025

Nc'nean’s Latest: Huntress 2023 Woodland Candy


Nc'nean announced the latest release of the 2023 Huntress series. The limited editions of this series are the result of unique whisky experiments, which the overall goal of said experiments is to find and explore new flavours. Distillery founder Annabell Thomas utilised special yeast culture

Chivas Brothers Gets Green Light for Expansion Plans Despite Concerns
09-18-2025

Chivas Brothers Gets Green Light for Expansion Plans Despite Concerns


Chivas Brothers, the whisky giant, has received approval from planning authorities for its ambitious expansion plans, despite some concerns regarding traffic issues and neighboring buildings affected by black mold. The expansion project involves developing an extension to an existing bonded

The New Third Cask Strength Release For Highland Park
09-18-2025

The New Third Cask Strength Release For Highland Park


Highland Park has debuted the third cask strength release and it's a real stunner! Highland Park Cask Strength Release #3 Bottled at 64.1% ABV​ Not Chill-Filtered​ Natural Colour​ Master Whiskymaker: Gordon Motion For the third release of the cask strength series, Highland Park h

Highland Park Does It Again With Its Newly Released 4th Edition Of Its Cask Strength Series
09-18-2025

Highland Park Does It Again With Its Newly Released 4th Edition Of Its Cask Strength Series


On Thursday May 11th, Orkney-based distillery Highland Park , unveiled its new Cask Strength No.4 ahead of the distillery’s 225th Anniversary in September. This iteration is Highland Park in its truest form, it is not diluted nor chill-filtered. This No.4 release packs a punch at 64.3 per

Cotswolds Distillery Receives £3m in Funding
09-18-2025

Cotswolds Distillery Receives £3m in Funding


The Cotswolds Distillery announces a plan to increase production of its English whisky and gin with new support from Santander UK. The distillery's goal is to  increase its annual alcohol production from 125,000 liters, to 500,000 liters. [linkImage] src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cask

Penderyn Releases Its 10th Icons of Wales Whisky
09-18-2025

Penderyn Releases Its 10th Icons of Wales Whisky


Penderyn has released Yma O Hyd, the 10th bottling in the Icons of Wales series. Buy Penderyn Yma O Hyd Penderyn, also known as the Welsh Whisky Company, is the first commercially available whisky made in Wales since the 19th century. The name Penderyn comes from the village of Pendery

Compass Box Introduces Two New Blended Whiskies
09-18-2025

Compass Box Introduces Two New Blended Whiskies


Compass Box has Introduced two new blended whiskies, Flaming Heart 2022 and Ultramarine. [linkImage] src="https://res.cloudinary.com/caskompare/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,h_500,q_auto/v1663460754/blog/getimage_oygnmm.jpg" alt="Compass Box Flaming Heart 2022"[/linkImage] Flaming Heart

The Macallan The Reach - The World's Oldest Whisky Is Up For Auction At Sotheby's
09-18-2025

The Macallan The Reach - The World's Oldest Whisky Is Up For Auction At Sotheby's


If you have a spare £110K-£200K to throw around and you are a whisky connoisseur who appreciates an old whisky - this may be for you. Sotheby's is holding an auction for an 81 year old whisky which is thought to be the world’s oldest whisky according to Sotheby's broker. The whisky is named “The M

Row Over Pay Causes Diageo Whisky Workers Set To Month Long Strike
09-18-2025

Row Over Pay Causes Diageo Whisky Workers Set To Month Long Strike


A dispute over wages has led to workers at a Diageo Scotch whiskey distillery contemplating weekend strike action. On January 17, a first strike at the facility in the Scottish town of Leven started and lasted for 48 hours. There will be further halts in the upcoming months. Unite the Union, which

100th Anniversary Of Suntory Brings With It The Release Of Two High End Limited Edition Whiskies
09-18-2025

100th Anniversary Of Suntory Brings With It The Release Of Two High End Limited Edition Whiskies


Yamazaki 18-Year-Old Mizunara and Hakushu 18-Year-Old Peated Malt are two ultra-premium, limited edition blends that Suntory is releasing in honour of its history. Japanese whisky has a relatively short but remarkable history. It began in the early 20th century when Shinjiro Torii esta