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Exciting times for Isle of Arran Distillers as the company launches the long‑awaited Arran 14 Year Old and the first core‑range Arran 30 Year Old, alongside refreshed packaging across the single malt range. These launches build on the momentum of last year’s milestone 30th anniversary, celebrated with a vibrant festival weekend in Lochranza and the…

Tobermory Distillery has unveiled Ledaig Castaway, a limited-edition peated single malt from the Isle of Mull, finished in a rare combination of Caribbean rum and Mexican tequila casks, a first for the Ledaig range. Crafted on Mull, Ledaig Castaway balances maritime peat smoke with tropical influence. Notes of grilled pineapple, mango and citrus sit alongside…

Bunnahabhain Distillery has unveiled a new whisky in its Westering Home Collection: An Cuan Garbh No.1 – a limited-edition 15-year-old single malt inspired by the power, beauty and wildness of Islay’s seas. Finished in White Port casks, the whisky is the first of three expressions to be released in 2026 as part of the An…

Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to remove all tariffs and trade restrictions on whisky imports, marking the occasion of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s upcoming state visit to the United States. The move has been welcomed across the Scotch whisky sector, particularly among independent producers who have felt the strain of…

Levenbank Distillery has reached the next milestone in its innovative beer-to-whisky collaboration with Leeds-based craft brewery Northern Monk, as the spirit from the project has now been distilled and laid down in cask. The collaboration sees an imperial stout recipe developed jointly by the two teams transformed into three distinct products: the original beer, a…

Mother’s Day is the perfect occasion to spoil mothers, grandmothers and mother figures with Ben Lomond Gin and its award-winning, range of premium Scottish gins. Ben Lomond Gin’s gifting collection includes its original London Dry Gin and full flavoured range. With each expression drawing inspiration from Ben Lomond – the ‘beacon mountain’ – and surrounding Loch Lomond…

You know how Ardbeg has always marched to its own beat? Well, their new hotel venture is no different. The distillery – now under the LVMH umbrella – has just opened Ardbeg House on Islay, and it’s exactly what you’d expect from the makers of that beautifully uncompromising dram The Times called “bold” and “modernist.”…

Scotland’s fastest-growing independent bottler Saltire Rare Malt has just dropped something quite special – their oldest release to date and first venture into single grain territory. We’re talking about a 20-year-old single grain from the lost Port Dundas distillery, and here’s where it gets really interesting: they’ve finished it in virgin Japanese Mizunara oak. Now,…

New independent bottler One Cask at a Time has launched with quite an intriguing proposition – six single cask releases that blend traditional whisky craftsmanship with some seriously clever tech. Each bottle comes with a contactless “Bottle Passport” feature – just tap the neck with your smartphone and you’ll unlock the full story of that…

Here’s something that caught my eye at Monza this year – Chivas Regal stepping away from the usual driver-focused narratives to shine a light on the real backbone of Formula 1: the pit crews. Their latest campaign, ‘A Tribute to the Scuderia Ferrari HP Pit Crew,’ feels like a refreshing departure from the celebrity-driven marketing…