By Kurt Maitland Rating: B The Deveron is a single malt distilled at the Macduff Distillery, founded in 1962. Throughout its history, the distillery’s official name has alternated between Glen Deveron and MacDuff, but the official releases having been released as Glen Deveron. Releases titled Macduff have come from independent bottlers. At present Macduff Distillery is owned by Bacardi, who ...

By Richard Thomas According to the new figure from the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), Scotland’s whisky distilleries attracted 1.6 million visitors in 2016, a new record. This represents a 7% increase over 2014. These visitors are also spending proportionally more money, boosting Scottish tourism overall. Although 2015’s visitation statistic represents a 20% increase over that of 2010, the amount of ...

Kingsbarns Distillery has announced that two new exclusive single cask bottlings from Wemyss Malts are now available in its Visitor Centre and online shop. The Visitor Centre was opened on St Andrews Day 2014 by the Wemyss family owners and the founder, local man Douglas Clement. Distilling started in January 2015, with the first cask filled in March that year. ...

By Richard Thomas If you follow our “Talks Whiskey” series, then you know by now that writing and whisk(e)y have a clear intersection. The only real caveat is what side of the Pond the author is from, because that dictates whether he or she is a bourbon or a Scotch drinker. Devotees of Second World War history documentaries will doubtless ...

The Isle of Arran Distillers Ltd. is toasting impressive annual results, with 2015 showing a 25% growth in net profit. In a market perceived to have stalled, the results offer a more positive view of the category and a reflection of changing market dynamics. Driven by a 16% growth in brand sales and increased visitor numbers to Arran’s Lochranza location, ...