Distilled Expertise

One step forward, one step back.

Just when i think I’m winning the challenge of visiting every whisky distillery in Scotland, another new one gets approved. Looks like I’ll need to visit the Isle of Barra at some point.

https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2022/12/green-light-for-12m-isle-of-barra-distillery/?fbclid=IwAR1UJ4x2-v84iT-8iDjDarlVlvHJDEeQtw_5f60TFc3j8dbyJdK93xK6UCo&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Green light for £12m Isle of Barra Distillery - The Spirits Business Isle of Barra Distillers has secured planning permission to build a £12 million (US$14.6m) whisky and gin distillery.

I’ve been to Islay six times and absolutely love the place. Of course the whisky is part of it, but Islay has a ‘feel’ that can’t be fully described.

Islay: island or idea? As part of our Fèis Ìle 2022 coverage, industry veteran Ian Buxton reflects on how the romance of Islay is often very different from the reality.

Interesting article and I am fortunate enough to have met two of these women.

5 Inspiring Women Changing the Whisky Industry We reached out to some of the leading women in whisky to give us their takes on where the industry is going in the not so distant future.

Here’s the name of the next distillery to open on Islay. It’ll be on the way to Laphroaig, Lagavulin, and Ardbeg as you leave Port Ellen.

https://whiskymag.com/story/portintruan-announced-as-name-of-new-islay-distillery-by-elixir-distillers?fbclid=IwAR12tYIVDYzXEYzb-hsMfxSo_Sl-0gu8rNJPt_fsC2OuQFnvZ_MfFrku-R4

Portintruan announced as name of new Islay distillery by Elixir Distillers - Whisky Magazine The announcement comes ahead of the 2022 edition of Fèis Ìle

Definitely worth the read. If you love the Scottish isles like I do, this article is for you.

https://whiskylove.ca/2022/04/28/the-islands-each-one-unique/?fbclid=IwAR0oFwQLG81E_I7o_7FhpG7QIeKliNwQFKd_PtX3jwWTPkgwAxdLWLsXN0M

The Islands – Each One Unique While the Islands are not officially designated as a Whisky Region (they are included with the Highlands), the five whisky producing islands of Arran, Jura, Mull, Orkney, and Skye are often conside…

Scotch industry severing ties with Russia. No scotch for you!!!

https://thewhiskymanual.uk/scotch-in-russia-russia-in-scotch/?fbclid=IwAR2JRC8FHuC9UrEQGi-xX1DebsB2ukslQu-ABnrDFqosTJJqu8ki8rMLD3Y

Scotch in Russia, Russia in Scotch - Whisky by Dave Broom Scotch firms have stopped exports to Russia. What will happen to Russian investments in the whisky industry?

Good news for Cambeltown.

https://www.scotsman.com/business/scots-tech-veteran-bill-dobbie-helping-campbeltown-get-new-distillery-3565193?fbclid=IwAR2MhXpHkv2PWVK0eGuDgd_GP0GvSZrdUZpm7mVppRAp16YYSuzW-RHjfiI

Tech veteran Bill Dobbie's Isle of Raasay Distillery helping Campbeltown get first new distillery in 140-plus years A whisky firm has unveiled plans to build the first new distillery in Campbeltown – once seen as the world capital of the industry – for more than 140 years in a move that is expected to create 20 jobs.

In the Wall Street Journal today. My take? Stock up. Buy now!! Prices will be increasing significantly very soon.

Very informative video about making a nosing kit. Let me know what you think.

How to Use and Make a Whisky Nosing Kit Scotch on the Bayou 🥃🐊How to Use and Make a Whisky Nosing Kit🎥 In this video, Lee Ann talks about how using a nosing kit can help train your brain to iden...