Twenty years after family owned Benromach Distillery was reopened by His Royal Highness, The Duke of Rothesay and Prince of Wales, a rare single malt whisky has been released to mark the occasion. Benromach Cask No. 1 is taken from the first cask that was laid down when the distillery reopened, after many years of closure. The cask itself was signed ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: A- Laphroaig has usually been one of the more affordable scotch whiskies, seemingly available anywhere whisky is sold and offering up a reliable peat bomb in the bottle. As a result, it’s been one of the primary “go to” whiskies for many and for many years. Many also look to the annual release of their ...

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ range, family-owned whisky creator Gordon & MacPhail is expanding the range with a series of single malts aged 30 years and above. George Urquhart pioneered the ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ range in 1968, at a time when few whiskies were bottled as single malts. Presenting these new releases as a range effectively invented ...

Last week, a threshold was crossed that should make whiskey enthusiasts everywhere quiver with dread, especially if they are world whisk(e)y enthusiasts. At Bonhams Whisky Sale in Hong Kong, a city already noted as a buzzing whisky auction marketplace, a bottle of Yamazaki 50 Year Old sold for a staggering $343,318 (HK$2,695,000). The bottle became the most expensive in Japanese ...

Kingsbarns Distillery has unveiled its very first single malt Scotch whisky release; The Founders’ Reserve Inaugural Release. Bottled solely for the members of the Kingsbarns Founders’ Club, this is the first ever single malt to be released by the fledgling, family owned, Lowland distillery. It is the first in a series of five, exclusive, annual bottlings and will be delivered ...