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Two New Well Aged Offerings Added To Bushmills Irish Whiskey Core Range
03-13-2023

Two New Well Aged Offerings Added To Bushmills Irish Whiskey Core Range


Bushmills Distillery has added two new well aged whiskies to their core lineup. A 25 and 30 year old single malt are now the oldest offerings in the core offering. The Bushmills team is especially proud of these new whiskeys since the distillery is one of the few that genuinely has enough st

New Distillery In Inverness: A Sneak Peek Into Scotland's Latest Whisky Destination
03-13-2023

New Distillery In Inverness: A Sneak Peek Into Scotland's Latest Whisky Destination


The first new distillery in Inverness, Scotland, in 130 years just had its doors opened.  The first distillery to open in the city since 1892 is the Uile-bheist Distillery , which is Gaelic for  "monster," and its first barrels were filled only a few days afterwards. “Our

Exclusive Glenmorangie Whisky Launch - 12 year Old Amontillado Finish
03-12-2023

Exclusive Glenmorangie Whisky Launch - 12 year Old Amontillado Finish


The fourth instalment in the distillery's Barrel Select Release line of single-malt Highland Scotch whiskies, Glenmorangie Amontillado Finish, has been released, according to the company. [linkImage] src="https://res.cloudinary.com/caskompare/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,h_500,q_auto/v16786466

Ki One: South Korea's Three Societies Distillery Launches First Flagship Single Malt Whisky
03-06-2023

Ki One: South Korea's Three Societies Distillery Launches First Flagship Single Malt Whisky


Welcome to Three Societies, a distillery that started running in Namyangju, South Korea, back in 2020. Three Societies, a company that performs everything from mashing to distilling to maturing in Korea, was founded by former Microsoft executive Bryan Do with the assistance of Scottish Master Dist

New Macbeth Scotch Whisky Collection Illustrated By Sir Quentin Blake
03-02-2023

New Macbeth Scotch Whisky Collection Illustrated By Sir Quentin Blake


Elixir Distillers, an independent bottler, and Livingstone, a design company, have teamed up to produce a 42-item Scotch whisky collection that draws inspiration from Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. Buy them exclusively at The Whisky Exchange or Livingstone . Sir Quentin Bla

How Scotland's Proposed Alcohol Advertising Ban Impacts The Whisky Industry
02-28-2023

How Scotland's Proposed Alcohol Advertising Ban Impacts The Whisky Industry


To address what it refers to as the country's "deep, long-standing, and dysfunctional connection with alcohol," the Scottish Government is consulting on how it might restrict the advertising of alcohol goods. Officials contend that alcohol advertising makes drinking more appealing to adolesc

Highland Park Releases Its 225th Anniversary Bottle - Its Oldest Expression Yet
02-26-2023

Highland Park Releases Its 225th Anniversary Bottle - Its Oldest Expression Yet


With just 225 bottles available for sale for £39,000 apiece, Orkney-based distillery Highland Park has launched its oldest release to date: a 54-year-old Single Malt Scotch whiskey. The limited edition whisky, which has an RRP of £39,000, was produced to commemorate Highland Park's 225th bir

How Ending The Sale Of Peat Impacts The Whisky Landscape
02-24-2023

How Ending The Sale Of Peat Impacts The Whisky Landscape


As part of larger initiatives to safeguard peatlands and lower carbon emissions, the selling of peat will soon be prohibited in Scotland. Before examining how a larger prohibition might affect commercial users, the goal is to first outlaw the retail selling of peat for home gardening. "Pea

Energy Prices Skyrocket For Scottish Distilleries
02-23-2023

Energy Prices Skyrocket For Scottish Distilleries


According to a poll, more than a quarter (27%) of Scotch whiskey distillers predict that energy prices would double in 2023. While 53% of members of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), a trade organization, have already witnessed price increases in the last year, 72% of members expect their

Free Glengoyne Whisky For Charity Workers
02-20-2023

Free Glengoyne Whisky For Charity Workers


Glengoyne distillery is a Scottish whisky distillery located in Dumgoyne near Killearn, Stirling, and is situated just a few miles away from the stunning Loch Lomond. The distillery is asking for volunteers to help protect the wetlands for a day in exchange for a free bottle of whisky and a distil