Drambuie is introducing a brand new product to the UK market – the first product Drambuie has launched into the UK in a decade. Designed to appeal to discerning malt whisky drinkers, Drambuie 15 is a connoisseur expression of Drambuie, drawn from the company’s finest selection of 15 Year Old Speyside Malts. Selected for their [...]

Highland Park 18 year old has become the first Scotch whisky to be inducted into the American Spirit Journal Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame has been created by Spirit Journal editor F. Paul Pacult, in recognition of brands that have consistently exhibited extraordinary quality over the course of numerous Spirit Journal reviews. Highland [...]

Boutique whisky company Wemyss Malts has launched a new 12yo blended malt Scotch whisky called ‘The Hive’, named after the honeyed sweetness found on the palate of this whisky. To mark the launch, the 12yo blended malt range has been repackaged into new gift tins, and the bottle labels have been redesigned.

Diageo is set to report a 5% rise in annual profits to £2.9bn on Thursday, on sales of £10.1bn. Sales are expected to have remained tough in Europe, where Guinness sales fell 6% in the first half. UPDATE •Stronger second half performance with improved price/mix and operating margin expansion led to 5% organic growth of [...]

Where are we heading? the future will be here before we know it, so we decided to ask some of the movers and shakers of the industry to look into their crystal balls to see where we will be and what we’ll be doing in five years time. susan young deciphers their mystic predictions. In [...]

Robert Polet, the former chief executive of Gucci has appointed as a non-executive director of Wm Grant & Sons Ltd. Peter Gordon, chairman of William Grant & Sons Ltd, said Mr Polet’s “track record” for developing and building brands like Stella McCartney, Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen will be valuable to the company.

Australia has fallen in love with Glenfarclas 40 Years Old. It was the highest scoring whisky in the recent Malt Whisky Society of Australia whisky awards. Coming top out of the 40 single malts entered in the competition Glenfarclas 40 Years Old received a Gold Medal and has been named Best Malt Whisky available in [...]

Wholesalers Wm Morton has revealed that they have acquired Inverarity Vaults, in a deal that was concluded on Friday (1st July).  Although no price was revealed, the deal will bring Wm Morton’s turnover to around £50m.  Says Sales Director John Gilligan, “This is an exciting deal. It’s great that two private Scottish companies have come [...]

Maxxium UK is giving Maker’s Mark an extra push this summer with the launch of a new marketing campaign, Bourbon & Bespoke. The promotion, which kicks off nationwide in the on-trade this month, encourages consumers to order a Maker’s Mark drink in participating bars, for a chance to win the £5,000 ‘hand-picked’ style allowance, as [...]

Ian Macleod Distillers, the independent, family-owned distiller, has purchased Tamdhu distillery and the Tamdhu Single Malt, from the Edrington Group. The Speyside-based distillery was established in 1897, and has a capacity of four million litres of alcohol per year. Ian Macleod Distillers plans to significantly develop its sales both within the UK and abroad. Commenting [...]