In this issue - The Macallan - Richard Paterson - Diageo - Chieftain's - Edradour- Glenmorangie - SMWS & much more...
Published on 16/01/2009
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Well by the time you read this the presents will have been well and truly opened, those socks have probably shrank in the wash already, batteries have gone flat on those all important purchases and we...
By Rob Allanson in the section
From the Editor
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New centre Auchentoshan Distillery,home to Scotland’s only triple distilled single malt whisky, has provided an injection to Glasgow tourism with a £500,000 investment in its visitor centre. New centre Auchentoshan Distillery,home to Scotland’s only triple distilled single malt whisky, has provided an injection to Glasgow tourism with a £500,000 investment in its visitor centre.
The n...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Whisky News
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Team England has won the World Elephant Polo Championships at the Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge in Nepal.
The English ‘Air Tusker’ team, captained by Robert McKenzie, raised the Tiger Tops Challenge Tr...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Whisky News
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Orcadian malt Scapa is being reborn this month as a luxurious 16 Years Old, thanks to the availability of precious older whiskies.Formerly aged 14 years, the island whisky also has an elegant new look...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Whisky News
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Global intellectual property (IP) firm Rouse has successfully acted for Diageo in a landmark IP case in China.
Diageo accused Blueblood (Shanghai) Wine Co Ltd of adopting similar packaging to its Joh...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Whisky News
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The inaugural Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeplechase was held at the Cheltenham race course recently.
The lucky winner was Davy Russell aboard Dix Villez....
By Rob Allanson in the section
Whisky News
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Scotland’s tallest whisky still has been winched into place at The Glenmorangie Company’s famous distillery in Tain,Ross-shire.
The five-metre-tall,swan-necked copper still is the last of four ne...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Whisky News
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In an odd way, Sweden is one of the leading whisky countries in the world. Not because of Mackmyra or the other handful of Swedish distilleries, but on account of interest. Nowhere else is the interes...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Whisky News
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Whisky Magazine has scoured the whisky producing world to find an artist who best captures the mood of the dram.We have known Ian Gray, of international renown, for many years and asked him to produce...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Whisky Magazine Promotion
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As a fitting addition to our 10th Anniversary celebrations,we have teamed up with The Macallan to select a cask of their finest 10 Years Old,to be bottled and offered exclusively to Whisky Magazinerea...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Macallan
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We report from Holland’s excellent Whisky Live event.
The International Whisky Festival / Whisky Live Leiden which was held for the ninth time in Holland and for the fifth successive time in the unique surroundings of the Pieterskerk in the heart of Leid...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Events
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It was one of those clear winter days which only the north manages to deliver. At this time of year the sun, seemingly exhausted after its 12 months of effort, can barely pull itself above the hills a...
By Dave Broom in the section
A dram with Dave Broom
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Rob Allanson goes behind the scenes of The Macallan’s latest ambitious project and gains exclusive access to
the people involved.
There is a similarity, a synergy even, between the world of photography and distilling that I had not really thought of until this breathtaking project came along.
The photographer captures a moment ...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Macallan
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Jonathan McCormick looks at selling bourbon to the Scots.
When you contemplate the emerging markets for whisky, you’ll probably think of India or China, but a new frontier has opened up behind our backs,and it’s one of the tougher tasks in spirit sales. ...
By Jonathan McCormick in the section
American Whiskey
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As his book hits the shelves Kate Portman talks to Master blender Richard Paterson.
Hullow,” says Richard Paterson in his deep dulcet tone. “How are you?” he then enquires with a more lengthy inhalation. For anyone that has attended one of the legendary masterclasses from Whyte...
By Kate Portman in the section
Richard Paterson
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The price of a malt whisky has to cover a wide range of costs,many of which are variable and unpredictable.
Ian Wisniewski tries to add them all up
Savouring the character of a malt whisky can be a complete experience in itself, although the price inevitably provides a context.However, the retail price reflects numerous factors, including the cos...
By Ian Wisniewski in the section
Production
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Gavin D Smith investigates Jameson’s old rival
When Irish whiskey was at the height of its popularity during the Victorian era,Dublin was the powerhouse of the Irish distilling industry. It was home to six distilleries, including John Jameson & So...
By Gavin D. Smith in the section
Lost distilleries
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In a new series Dominic Roskrow celebrates some of the people who are contributing to whisky,quietly making our lives richer. First up is Ingvar Ronde,publisher of the Malt Whisky Yearbook.
Publishing a whisky book is like trying to sail across Portsmouth harbour. It takes dedication and focus to navigate a path through the crowded waterways and avoid sinking without trace.
Meet Captain...
By Dominic Roskrow in the section
Whisky Legends
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Joe Bates heads out to Germany’s largest place of work to check out the whisky selection
Frankfurt airport likes to call itself an ‘Airport City’ and it’s not hard to see why. It is not only Europe’s third largest airport with 52m passengers a year, flying to 307 destinations in 1...
By Joe Bates in the section
Travel retail
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I’m looking for the six classic single malts “Double Matured”miniatures. I already have the six Classic Single Malt miniatures but somebody told me that there is also a Double Matured version. I...
By John Rose in the section
Questions and Answers
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In the latest of our series on places to visit we look at Europe
Distilleries are springing up all across Europe. Some are the whisky equivalent of beer microbreweries: unimpressive industrial sites with some basic distilling equipment producing average spirit and ...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Visitor's guide
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BenRiach is still relatively unknown but it’s a gem of a distillery and as Dominic Roskrow reports,it will continue to punch above its weight.
The devil, they say, is in the detail, and detail is everything to Billy Walker.
He’s one of a team of three who own BenRiach distillery in the heart of Speyside, and as soon as he walks through th...
By Dominic Roskrow in the section
Distillery Focus
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Gavin D Smith visits three Diageo distilleries in search of a sense of regionalisation.
As most readers will be aware, there is an ongoing debate about the relevance of regionalised, geographical categorisation of single malts to overall spirit character. Is there any such thing as a ‘...
By Gavin D. Smith in the section
Diageo
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The world may be going somewhere in a handbag,but the bourbon industry seems to be pretty buoyant at the moment.
All the signs in Kentucky are pointing to the ripe moment for a bourbon boom across the USA and with any luck across the globe.
When you look close enough, as with Scotch, there are some definite tre...
By Rob Allanson in the section
American Whiskey
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Kate Portman plays a hand of poker with Buffalo Trace’s Master Distiller, Harlen Wheatley.
Q:What is your preferred bourbon serve when playing cards?
A: Asweet Manhattan served on the rocks.
Q: Does your drink choice change depending if you’re winning or losing?!
A: Yes, I usually donâ ...
By Kate Portman in the section
Harlen Wheatley
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Chocolate and Whisky have been a classic combination for many people, Rob Allanson talks to the latest convert.
We all know that chocolate is the food of the gods, especially when it comes in its darker form with a really high cocoa content, and that it can be the perfect companion to a late night indulgent dra...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Whisky and Food
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Jefferson Chase delves between the leaves of another novel.
Sports, like whisky, can be many things to many people. For some, they’re a pastime, for others they’re a passion, and for a few they’re a downright obsession.
Legendary English soccer manager ...
By Jefferson Chase in the section
Nightcap
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Ian Wisniewski talks with Martin Green, whisky consultant at Bonhams in Edinburgh. IAN What was your career path to Bonhams?
MARTIN It was a long journey from being involved in wine sales in the 1980s, which then had whisky included in them, to the first whisky auction taking place...
By Ian Wisniewski in the section
Chat
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Star letter - Whisky missing I’m writing in reply to your feature titled “Called to the bar” on places to drink whisky in London, in issue 76.
I have some pretty strong feelings about this top...
By Rob Allanson in the section
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