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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

Noble Rebel - A New Brand Launched By The Loch Lomond Group
02-19-2023

Noble Rebel - A New Brand Launched By The Loch Lomond Group


The Loch Lomond Group has launched a new blended malt Scotch whisky brand called Noble Rebel. The goal of the new brand is to creatively push boundaries in the pursuit of flavour creation. The flavours of Noble Rebel's three different expressions—Orchard Outburst, Smoke Symphony, and Hazelnu

India Surpasses France To Become The UK's Biggest Market For Scotch Whisky
02-12-2023

India Surpasses France To Become The UK's Biggest Market For Scotch Whisky


The Scotch Whiskey Association (SWA) revealed data on Friday, February 10, that showed how India became the largest importer of Scotch whisky in 2022 as exports of the beverage shattered records and for the first time reached more than £6 billion.  Overall the value of Scotch Whisky exp

The Deacon: A New Scotch Whisky - “Expected To Disrupt The Whisky Category”
02-08-2023

The Deacon: A New Scotch Whisky - “Expected To Disrupt The Whisky Category”


The Deacon scotch whisky was launched on Feb 3rd, 2023 by wine and spirits company Sovereign Brands in association with French spirits tycoon Pernod Ricard. In a press release, Sovereign Brands made the bold claim that The Deacon, the company's inaugural whisky offering, "is ready to upset the whi