Jura Launches Travel Retail Exclusive – Turas-Mara
Jura distillery has released a new expression – Turas-Mara – for sale exclusively through travel retail.
Gaelic for long journey, Turas-Mara is inspired by the travels of the many Diurachs who were forced to emigrate during the 18th and 19th centuries, in what became known as “The Clearances”, to countries including the US and Canada.
Turas-Mara …

Talisker Launches a new Port finished expression : PORT RUIGHE
Talisker have been busy lately, and after quite some time with no new releases this is the 2nd release in less than 2 months after the lovely Storm (see my review here). I know a lot of you are fans of Talisker so, it’s really an interesting addition to the family. …

A few new releases this week, and some news from Talisker.
New Expression from Kilchoman – Loch Gorm
Islay’s independent farm distillery, Kilchoman, has added a new range to its award winning Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky collection, Loch Gorm.Named after the famously peaty loch near the distillery, the Loch Gorm range will be the only sherry cask-matured release from Kilchoman. Only …

Finally, the SWA is doing something we all have been waiting for (at least us, hard-core whisky geeks), and thus changing the whisky scene, for the better. If you have been following this blog (and some others) you must have noticed i am always advocating higher ABV% for whiskies, No chill filtration, and no colouring, right? So I was really  …

When it rains, it pours, and it seems that all interesting bottles are released the same week. Two fine limited editions (only few 100’s of each) are what we have this week. so be quick about it, if you fancy any…
Caskstrength Creative Release a Limited Edition of Cutty Sark

Online retailer Master of Malt announces the release of limited edition blended …

Today is the International World Whisky Day, in which we remember MICHAEL JACKSON , the renowned whisky writer, and pioneer who wrote some very influential books on whisky, and sadly died of Parkinson’s disease. As you well know, there has been quite some fuss and discussion in whisky circles after some semi-commercial attempts to use this day for commercial purposes, …

AUCHENTOSHAN SWITCH
It’s Europe vs. North America in this second AUCHENTOSHAN SWITCH, a bartender talent search presented by Auchentoshan® Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Scotland’s only triple distilled single malt whisky. The Auchentoshan Switch is a trans-continental bartender swap like no other that will name two outstanding mixologists as winners who will literally “switch” continents for two weeks to work in …

Glenmorangie lets you design your own dram (sort of )
In a world first Glenmorangie is asking its own fans to create their own perfect dram.It means those who enjoy Scotland’s favourite malt will be able to vote online on the taste, design and launch of a new whisky.The Cask Masters online programme is launched today (1 March) and will run …

Today anCnoc Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky is releasing an addition to its core range, anCnoc 22 Year Old. The new member of the anCnoc family follows the launch anCnoc 35 Year Old in 2012 and coincides with the award-winning anCnoc 16 Year Old being made available again in various markets around the world.
All anCnoc Single Malt is distilled using …

Master of Malt Announces the Release of ‘Boxes Blend’ from Athlete bassist Carey Willetts

Online retailer Master of Malt announces the launch of a new blended whisky – Boxes Blend – produced in conjunction with Carey Willetts to celebrate Mr Willetts’ solo music project, Boxes.
Master of Malt, in collaboration with Carey Willetts (bassist for the British band, Athlete), has released a …