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Old Pulteney Unveils Limited Edition 1990 Vintage
Old Pulteney has announced the latest addition to their portfolio, the limited edition 1990 Vintage. Only 900 cases of this exceptional 23-year-old single malt will be rolled out globally from November 2013 with a retail price of $190 per bottle. Matured in American ex-bourbon and Spanish ex-sherry casks which previously held heavily peated whisky, each […]
Diageo Invests in Expansion at Clynelish Distillery
Diageo announced today its plans for an approximate $50 million (£30 million) expansion of the Clynelish Distillery in Sutherland, in the North-East of Scotland. As part of Diageo’s $1.6 billion investment to increase Scotch whisky production, plans have been submitted to Highland Council for the major expansion at the distillery. The Clynelish expansion will take the […]
Suntory to Purchase Beam Inc. for $16 Billion
Japan’s privately held Suntory Holdings Ltd. and US drinks giant Beam Inc. jointly announced today that Suntory will acquire Beam, owners of Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Laphroaig, Ardmore, Knob Creek, Kilbeggan and many more, for the sum total of $16 billion, which includes the assumption of Beam’s outstanding net debt. Suntory will be purchasing shares […]
Glenmorangie Releases Fifth Annual Private Edition Release
Today marks the launch of Glenmorangie’s fifth Private Edition bottling known as ‘Companta.’ Glenmorangie’s renowned Director of Whisky Creation and Distilling, Dr. Bill Lumsden, has achieved a refined balance between bold spice and rich, smooth sweetness with this new expression born of Grand Cru casks from Clos de Tart and decadently sweet fortified wine from Cotes du […]
Johnnie Walker Introduces Odyssey to its US Portfolio
John Walker & Sons Odyssey Blended Scotch Whisky has completed its voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and is now available as part of the John Walker & Sons portfolio of Scotch whisky in the United States. Inspired by Sir Alexander Walker’s passion for epic journeys, John Walker & Sons Odyssey is crafted from three rare, handpicked single malts […]
Whisky Pioneer Charles Gordon Passes Away at Age 86
The whisky industry has lost another legend. Charles Gordon, honorary life president of William Grant & Sons and great-grandson to the company’s founder, William Grant, passed away last Monday (12/23) at the age of 86. Charles Gordon was a pioneer of the whisky industry and served on the firm’s board for more than 50 years […]
George Dickel Adds Un-Aged Whisky to Portfolio
George Dickel is jumping on the un-aged bandwagon with its new ‘Foundation No. 1 Recipe’ white corn whisky. Over the last 140 years, this recipe has served as the backbone for where George Dickel whiskies including No. 8, No. 12 and Barrel Select began. “For more than a century this Foundation No. 1 Recipe has been at […]
Diageo to Release New Series of Triple Matured Whiskies Exclusive for Friends of The Classic Malts
Diageo has announced a series of limited edition single malt Scotch Whiskies available exclusively to the Friends of the Classic Malts. A total of five different single malts will be released at intervals over the next 6 months, throughout UK, Germany and Switzerland. The first releases, in December 2013 will be editions of Royal Lochnagar and Talisker. Three […]
