Chivas Regal has introduced its first vatted malt, or blend of only malt whiskies, into its line: Chivas Regal Ultis. Chivas Regal Ultis uses only five of Chivas Regal’s most precious, signature single malts from Speyside, Scotland, and represents the style and diversity of this prestigious, world-renowned whisky region. The latest release has been crafted with hand-selected malts from Tormore, ...
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William Grant & Sons Expanding In India
By Richard Thomas William Grant & Sons plans to expand from its current 1/4 share of the Indian whisky market up to a 30% share, according to a report in DNA India. India is the world’s biggest whisky market, although nearly all of that market is supplied by domestic whisky-makers, often producing a hybrid of imported whiskies and a locally ...
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Giving The Gift Of Whiskey On Father’s Day 2016 By Richard Thomas I imagine whiskey for Father’s Day means more to me than most opining on the subject this year, because unlike a lot of those other guys, I’m actually a father, and a relatively new father at that. H.L. Mencken once wrote: “No married man is genuinely happy if ...
Read More »Best Scotch Whiskies For Under $35
Top 5 Single Malts And Blends For Under 35 Bucks By Richard Thomas For Scotch lovers, finding a good bargain is a key priority, because “bang for your buck” only slightly overlaps with Scotch whisky. This has become more the case over the last decade, as what really happened in the Scotch boom was a steady rise in prices commanded ...
Read More »You Might Be A Scotch Geek If…
By Richard Thomas Where does the line between Scotch enthusiast, someone who enjoys a dram of fine single malt and knows something about it, and the Scotch geek, or the person who devotes a large and probably growing segment of their lives to the “Water of Life,” lie? To borrow a page from Jeff Foxworthy, you might be a Scotch ...
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