British drinks giant Diageo controls some 40% of the Scotch whisky market, so when that market sneezes, Diageo gets a nasty head cold. So it is based on last year’s sales. The crown jewel of Diageo’s whisky holdings, Johnnie Walker, reported a modest 1% sales increase, driven mostly by the pricier green, gold, platinum and blue brands. Selling more of ...
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Seven New Single Malts To Look Out For
Check Out These Affordable And Recently Released Scotch Single Malts By Richard Thomas Unlike in the United States, when the hotly anticipated limited releases and many brand new items are often timed to come out in the autumn, new Scotch whiskies come out steadily all year around. Even people in the business sometimes find it a chore to keep an ...
Read More »Drink More Whiskey. It’s Good For You
The Health Benefits Of Imbibing Whisk(e)y By Richard Thomas In olden times, strong whiskey was often thought of as genuinely medicinal. Leaving aside a sawbones surgeon giving it to patients in lieu of anesthesia, it was also widely regarded as a useful stimulant at one time. Now the view that whiskey could be something good for you is widely disregarded, ...
Read More »Glen Grant Releases Three New Single Malts
Glen Grant has announced the launch of a trio of new single malt whiskies: a brand new 12 Year Old; a 12 Year Old Non Chill-Filtered; and an 18 Year Old. These latest offerings join Glen Grant’s existing range, including The Major’s Reserve, 5 Year Old and 10 Year Old, plus a selection of limited edition bottles. Founded in 1840 ...
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By Kurt Maitland Rating: B Glenfarclas, “valley of the green grass,” is a Speyside whisky distillery in Ballindalloch, the same Ballindalloch that hosts one of the newest distilleries in Scotland. In contrast to the new outfit on the Ballindalloch estate, the Glenfarclas distillery was first granted a license in 1836. What is more, and in contrast to Scottish distilleries in ...
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