http://whisky.scotsman.com/rss/scotsmanwhiskynews.xmlThe Scotsman Whisky News from Scotsman.comen-GBCopyright 2012, Johnston Press PlcWed, 20 Jun 2012 19:21:54 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss30 http://www.scotsman.com/template/group/images/rss/SCOT_rss.gif http://www.scotsman.com 144 http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=795We have now moved this site to the main Scotsman.com site.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=795Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:21:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=790Aspiring actors and actresses are being invited to act in a ‘whodunnit’ murder mystery, which will be the centre-piece of the Stramash whisky festival.
http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=790Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:13:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=788The drama of an aborted take off and the subsequent delay as his flight waited on the runway for a faulty warning light to be diagnosed did not appear to dampen Paul Walsh’s spirits as he arrived in Edinburgh to hand over the chairmanship of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=788Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:07:30 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=786A new facility for making whisky casks was opened today by the Earl of Wessex.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=786Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:54:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=784Top names in the whisky industry battled it out last week to have their malts classed as some of the best-tasting in the business. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=784Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:42:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=779The first of 11 bottles of Glenfiddich whisky to be auctioned to mark the 110th birthday of the grand-daughter of the firm’s founder is expected to raise £30,000.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=779Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:59:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=778Halloween was celebrated early in the city as the inaugural Edinburgh Whisky Stramash - an alternative event celebrating the nation’s top tipple - launched this morning at the historic Surgeons’ Hall.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=778Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:05:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=774WHISKY distiller Bruichladdich has secured a £9.5 million funding package from banking giant HSBC to kick-start the Islay-based firm’s expansion.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=774Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:27:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=773Whisky’s marketing triumph holds lessons for other Scottish food and drink producers, but more can be donehttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=773Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:41:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=771RISING whisky sales in Africa, Asia and the Americas and falling administrative costs at home helped Burn Stewart Distillers to toast a near tripling in profits.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=771Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:42:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=772RISING sales in northern Europe and the Americas helped whisky liqueur maker Drambuie offset a slump in its third-largest market, Greece.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=772Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:56:07 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=769Islay distiller Ardbeg has launched its annual limited edition bottling - the 'Ardbeg Alligator'.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=769Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:56:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=768Gordon andamp; MacPhail, the world’s leading malt whisky specialist, has re-launched its website.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=768Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:14:53 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=766The Edrington Group have sold its Speyside Tamdhu distillery to Ian Macleod Distillers.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=766Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:02:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=764A DISTILLERY which makes some of the world’s most famous whisky brands had to be evacuated and shut following a huge chemical spill.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=764Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:46:23 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=763NORTH British Distillery believes a dip in demand for its grain whisky will be reversed and that activity will pick up to meet growing demand for blended Scotch.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=763Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:20:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=760A FORMER Gucci boss who oversaw the growth of luxury clothing brands Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen is to join the board of William Grant andamp; Sons as the family-owned distiller aims to make its whiskies andquot;the envy of the spirits industryandquot;.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=760Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:51:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=761GROWTH in single malt sales helped distiller Morrison Bowmore to post a double-digit rise in underlying profits as the Glasgow-based firm continued to plough cash into its brands.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=761Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:57:38 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=758WHISKY bottlers at the world’s largest plant raised a glass yesterday as they bottled up and waved goodbye to their 400 millionth case.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=758Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:48:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=759ITALIAN drinks giant Campari yesterday reported a 5.5 per cent rise in sales of its Glen Grant whisky brand during the first half of the year after demand for its spirits grew in Brazil, Germany and Italy.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=759Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:56:06 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=756A SURGE in demand for malt whisky from Asia, Europe and the United States helped Glenmorangie to post a rise in profits for 2010 as the distiller completed its exit from the blended Scotch market.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=756Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:48:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=757SCOTCH whisky has become the first foreign product in Turkey to receive geographical protection.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=757Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:58:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=755A SPEEDY test to identify counterfeit whisky brands has been developed by Scottish scientists.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=755Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:51:51 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=754The whisky industry could get the chance to massively expand as Europe gets close to a free trade deal with India, according to an MEP.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=754Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:51:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=752GOING on the wagon could have a new meaning for Scotland's whisky industry - with moves to transfer road freight onto the railways.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=752Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:07:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=748IT IS Scotland’s national drink and has long been heralded as a major “ambassador” for Scottish culture abroad.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=748Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:04:07 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=746The world’s first Scotch Whisky embassy has opened - in China.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=746Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:16:21 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=745WHISKY industry leaders yesterday hailed a deal to provide stronger legal protection for Scotland's national drink in India, amid an ongoing fight against counterfeiting.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=745Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:25:13 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=743DRINKS giant Diageo has unveiled plans for a £10 million redevelopment of its Dailuaine distillery in Speyside to help the company increase whisky production.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=743Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:25:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=742THE Whiski bar on the Royal Mile has been named Whisky Bar of the Year at the so-called andquot;Oscars of the licensed trade industryandquot;.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=742Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:05:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=741TRIBUTES have been paid to Phil Parnell, executive chairman Drambuie, who has died following a short battle with cancer.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=741Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:00:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=739Kilchoman distillery has launched the first-ever whisky to be produced in its entirety on Islay.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=739Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:46:55 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=736Donald Trump has chosen one of Scotland’s oldest distilleries to create a limited edition whisky for his championship golf course.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=736Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:09:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=734Glenmorangie has joined up with some of Scotland's top golf courses to reward players that sink an eagle on the 18th hole.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=734Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:16:36 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=735One of the world’s rarest bottles of Single Malt Scotch Whisky returned home to Lagavulin Distillery last week.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=735Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:29:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=730A course designed to give an understanding of Scotch whisky is being launched online today following an increase in demand from would-be students around the globe.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=730Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:52:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=731Glenglassaugh Distillery Company has announced two new management appointments.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=731Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:14:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=732THE Queen's diamond jubilee next year will be marked by a special issue whisky from drinks giant Diageo.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=732Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:22:17 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=726Glen Garioch, Scotland’s most easterly distillery, has unveiled its latest small batch vintage expression, the Glen Garioch 1994.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=726Tue, 31 May 2011 10:53:51 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=727A special tasting, pairing music and whisky will be hosted on Saturday July 2nd at the Outback Art Gallery Sanaigmore by Martine Nouet, a whisky writer and Islay resident.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=727Tue, 31 May 2011 11:21:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=724A MANAGEMENT reshuffle at whisky liqueur maker Drambuie will see chief executive Phil Parnell become a non-executive chairman next year following the retirement of the recent incumbent Richard Stone.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=724Tue, 24 May 2011 12:46:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=718Three former employees of the crisis-hit Oddbins wine and spirits chain are defying the odds by opening their own high-end spirits store in Glasgow.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=718Tue, 17 May 2011 16:06:41 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=719Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky and Centre for the Moving Image (CMI) has announced the launch of a new partnership including significant investment in the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF).http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=719Tue, 17 May 2011 16:08:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=717The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has secured a milestone legal agreement under regulations introduced in 2009.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=717Tue, 17 May 2011 16:03:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=716A LATE Easter dented sales of Glen Grant whisky in its key Italian and Brazilian markets but the fall didn't stop parent group Campari from posting a rise in first-quarter sales and profits yesterday.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=716Fri, 13 May 2011 13:34:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=714Three bottles of a unique Scotch whisky signed by leading Scots personalities are to go under the hammer at a Glasgow-based Internet auction site.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=714Thu, 12 May 2011 16:42:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=710Islay distillery Ardbeg have embarked on a novel method of promoting their whisky around Europe.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=710Wed, 11 May 2011 11:35:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=707The world's biggest spirits makers, Diageo and Pernod Ricard, beat forecasts yesterday with strong sales growth in the first three months of 2011, as buoyant emerging market growth offset a weak Europe.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=707Tue, 10 May 2011 17:45:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=708SCOTLAND has 16 drinks brands in the annual Power 100 ranking, only one behind the United States in first place and one more than France in third spot.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=708Tue, 10 May 2011 17:48:18 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=703Arran's sole distillery is ramping up production as its owners raise a glass to a surge in profits and growing sales.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=703Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:39:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=704WASTE from more than a dozen distilleries is set to be turned into power for up to 9,000 homes after an energy developer secured funding for its £60.5 million project on Speyside.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=704Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:45:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=701A lost distillery is to be brought back to life just in time for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=701Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:47:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=700Online retailers and independent bottlers Master of Malt have announced the launch of the oldest and most expensive bottle of Scotch whisky ever released.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=700Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:28:52 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=699Russia is famed for its love of vodka, but increasingly its citizens are turning towards whisky as their tipple of choice.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=699Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:33:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=698The Scotch Whisky Experience is to hold commemorative tours in the lead up to this year's Royal Weddings. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=698Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:15:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=697THE world-famous whisky industry on the Hebridean island of Islay received a boost yesterday after plans were announced to expand its largest distillery.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=697Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:44:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=696It’s enjoyed all over the world and is worth billions of pounds to the British economy. But Scotch whisky is also undergoing a boom as an investment.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=696Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:10:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=694THE Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said the 7.2 per cent increase in spirits duty will penalise Scotch whisky drinkers and distillers.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=694Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:45:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=695The sale of a £13,000 bottle of Gordon andamp; MacPhail Generations Glenlivet 70 Years Old is to be auctioned off in aid of the Japanese earthquake victims. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=695Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:58:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=692After months in the making The Balvenie has launched a series of 35 online videos as part of its new online Whisky Academy.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=692Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:44:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=689Glengoyne, in partnership with whisky social networking site www.connosr.com, is hosting a special member tasting event at Glengoyne Distillery on Friday 1st April 2011.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=689Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:12:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=690The backers of a proposed Fife distillery have moved a step closer to making their artisan whisky concept a reality.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=690Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:04:52 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=680Scotsman Whisky readers pitched a variety of whisky questions to Whyte andamp; Mackay master blender Richard Paterson yesterday. The text below is a transcript of the event.
http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=680Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:46:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=684A GROWING taste for Scotch in the Gulf and Far East has helped lift annual sales at family-owned distiller Ian Macleod by more than a fifth.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=684Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:43:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=685WHISKY auctioneer McTear's is predicting a record year for sales as it toasts the continued thirst for Scotland's national drink from American and Far East investors.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=685Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:51:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=682When your core product is in decline it takes radical and decisive action to reverse that trend.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=682Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:43:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=683Sheltered in a pocket of the Scottish Highlands, a few miles from Inverness, Castle Leod is the image of Scots tradition. Small for a castle, almost resembling a large out of place tenement from a distance, it is unassuming but intriguing. The closer you get, the more captivating it becomes.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=683Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:16:35 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=677MEMBERS of the European Parliament have been urged to vote in favour of a free trade agreement today that would remove South Korea's import duty on Scotch whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=677Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:59:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=678Scotch whiskies ranked among the top-performers at Pernod Ricard which yesterday posted a 14 per cent rise in profits amid renewed speculation that it is in a tussle with Diageo to acquire some of the Fortune Brands portfolio.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=678Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:14:26 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=679The Glenglassaugh Distillery has secured an exclusive cask agreement with a Crimean winery.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=679Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:38:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=674WOMEN are becoming increasingly fond of whisky, according to a new survey.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=674Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:59:56 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=675LVMH, the world's biggest luxury group and owner of Scotch whisky company Glenmorangie, beat forecasts with a 13 per cent rise in fourth-quarter comparable sales, boosted by a strong Christmas, and raised its dividend 27 per cent after a record year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=675Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:06:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=676THEY HAVE the sea, sand and sunshine, and now they want the whisky market. And they are prepared to mock us to get it. An international drinks company has stirred controversy between Scotland and Trinidad and Tobago by mocking Scotsmen in kilts in a bid to lure local drinkers back to native rum.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=676Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:11:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=673Connoisseurs from one of the UK’s largest and most prestigious whisky events, The Whisky Show, have named Glengoyne 40 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky as the Ultra Premium Dram of 2010.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=673Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:25:53 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=672A rare bottle of Matisse whisky worth £800 has been presented to First Minister Alex Salmond who will auction it to raise money for charity. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=672Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:04:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=671It is a whisky-lovers dream vacation. The chance to spend eight days on a voyage of discovery enjoying our national spirit.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=671Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:50:10 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=668THE Scotch Whisky Association has hailed a andquot;hat-trickandquot; of international wins in protecting Scotch whisky as a product that can only be made in Scotland, with another key decision expected early in the new year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=668Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:48:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=669THREE bottles of rare Mackinlay's Scotch which were abandoned in Antarctica by the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton are being returned to Scotland after more than a century.Two crates of the whisky were buried in the ice when Shackleton was forced to abandon his historic polar mission in 1909.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=669Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:49:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=670A new whisky with a distinct Spanish flavour has become the latest addition to the offerings from Speyside’s smallest distillery, Benromach.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=670Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:04:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=664The Scotch Whisky Experience is to host a distiller's fair featuring some of the country's top industry names.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=664Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:23:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=665Tickets for the renowned Speyside Whisky Festival are set to go on sale in the new year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=665Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:32:46 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=661GLENFIDDICH'S new Snow Phoenix whisky marks the dramatic events of last winter, when heavy snow caused the roofs of some of its warehouses to collapse, leaving many maturing oak casks exposed.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=661Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:30:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=663The Northern Lights is a shimmering, kaleidoscope of colours often seen from the Dalmore distillery and the inspiration for the Dalmore Aurora, a sublime 45 year old single malt.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=663Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:59:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=660One of the world’s leading photographers, Edinburgh-born Albert Watson, today unveiled his latest works of art, undertaken in partnership with The Macallan single malt whisky. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=660Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:04:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=657WHISKY industry veteran Billy Walker has unveiled plans to build a new bottling line at his BenRiach firm's plant at Newbridge, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, as demand continues to grow for the company's Scotch.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=657Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:57:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=658ONLY whisky produced in Scotland can be marketed as andquot;Scotchandquot; to consumers in Panama following the latest in a string of victories for those seeking to protect Scotland's national drink from imitations.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=658Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:04:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=652IT MAY look like the kind of lair where James Bond would have a face-off with his latest nemesis. But this spectacular cliff-top building is actually in line to be the headquarters of a whisky distiller - in China.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=652Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:18:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=653The Glenrothes has launched a worldwide competition to recruit four successful candidates to work as The Glenrothes Whisky Makers for a week in the heart of single malt production - Speyside.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=653Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:32:38 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=654The Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh has won the inaugural Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions “Heart of the Experience” Award 2010.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=654Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:57:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=650First Minister Alex Salmond chose Glenglassaugh Distillery to mark the signing of a document giving Scotch Whisky recognition and protection in China.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=650Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:53:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=651In a world first in whisky world, The Dalmore is offering less than 1300 people across the world the chance to create their own luxury whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=651Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:25:07 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=647PRODUCTION is underway at a new multi-million-pound whisky bottling plant in the Lothians.The Glenmorangie Company opened the new facility at the Alba Business Park in Livingston yesterday. It relocated bottling from Broxburn after moving it's HQ into Edinburgh.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=647Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:41:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=648ALMOST £1.5 billion of Scotch whisky was exported in the first six months of the year, the industry revealed today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=648Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:44:31 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=649A DEAL giving new protection to Scotch whisky to safeguard it from imitation foreign spirits will be confirmed on Monday.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=649Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:58:52 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=646Glengoyne Distillery has announced that it is to hold its second Christmas Food and Whisky Festival.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=646Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:06:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=644ICONIC whisky liqueur maker Drambuie has hailed the success of a £1.7 million marketing campaign for its new-look bottle after UK sales volumes rose by 27 per cent.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=644Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:03:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=637IN another sign of normality returning to battle-weary Iraq, the country is renewing its taste for Scotch whisky following the withdrawal of combat troops, according to drinks giant Diageo.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=637Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:29:27 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=638DRINKS giant Diageo challenged rival whisky makers yesterday to spend more money marketing Scotch in North America.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=638Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:34:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=639WHEN the makers of her favourite single malts invited Maeve Gillies to create a special bottle for their oldest whisky to date, it took roughly one second for the New York-based jeweller to say yes. Given that only 275 bottles of the 50-year-old malt will be released, retailing at £10,000 each, that makes this a genuine collector's item both on the basis of content and container.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=639Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:39:30 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=640THE drinks group behind Old Pulteney and Balblair single malts is cheering a 28 per cent rise in annual profits thanks to a global marketing push and new products.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=640Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:46:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=641PROFITS at Burn Stewart Distillers more than doubled last year to £1.3 million following a halving of its interest payments.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=641Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:49:41 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=642THERE'S an unforgettable scene in the third season of US television drama series The West Wing in which White House chief of staff Leo McGarry, played by the late John Spencer, recounts a meeting with two potential donors to President Bartlet's firstelection campaign during one of the show's signature flashback scenes.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=642Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:55:22 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=633IT'S not usually noted for inspiring the country's coolest musicians, but the North-east village of Dufftown has become the muse of acclaimed singer-songwriter Richard Hawley.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=633Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:52:18 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=634FAMOUS Grouse distiller Edrington Group is investing £10 million in a new whisky processing facility and high-speed bottling line at its main Glasgow site.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=634Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:56:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=635IT has been one of Scotland's most iconic and best loved brand images for more than a century.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=635Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:59:23 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=632The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has launched an online search service to help its members find the right spirit from the organisation's own collection.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=632Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:06:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=631A whisky cask, once it has reached the end of its natural life, normally ends up adorning a garden lawn or, worse, at the foot of a landfill.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=631Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:42:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=630Scottish Venison and Glengoyne came together this week to promote Eat Scottish Venison Day which takes place on September 4.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=630Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:56:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=629IT'S a whisky that hasn't been drunk in Scotland for over half a century. But in a few months, a select few will be able to taste the national drink the way it was originally imagined.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=629Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:42:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=621AN award-winning Royal Mile bar is set to open a new andquot;try before you buyandquot; whisky store overlooking The Mound.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=621Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:23:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=622GETTING behind the wheel after a drinking session has never been a good idea - but scientists at a Scottish university have created a unique andquot;blendandquot; that could see whisky-fuelled cars on the roads in a matter of years.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=622Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:28:51 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=620There will be a Victorian feel to a whisky and wine auction with three extremely rare bottles from the late 19th-century featuring among 700 lots at a Glasgow sale.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=620Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:06:21 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=617LOWER order levels at the North British Distillery Company, jointly owned by Diageo and Edrington, hit turnover and profits last year, writes Perry Gourley.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=617Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:01:41 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=618ONE of Scotland's most remote distilleries is reportedly set to make a profit this year for the first time since being set up in 1995.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=618Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:08:38 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=616To celebrate their sponsorship of the Spiegeltent at Edinburgh International Book Festival, Highland Park is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to the sell-out Highland Park masterclass hosted by Gerry Tosh on Monday 23rd of August, plus a bottle of award winning Highland Park 12 year old.
http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=616Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:39:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=615PROFITS at Glenmorangie plummeted by 68 per cent in 2009 after the distiller continued to restructure its business following the disposal of its blended whisky arm.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=615Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:09:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=611AIRLINE bosses at BMI have apologised after its new advertising campaign described Aberdeen as famous for producing whisky - even though it hasn't had a distillery for 250 years.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=611Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:04:18 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=612A RARE bottle of whisky salvaged from the shipwreck that inspired Whisky Galore is to be sold at auction.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=612Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:10:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=613IF it's anything like its sponsor it will be rich and smooth but hard-hitting and perhaps not to everyone's taste.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=613Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:17:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=614A CRATE of whisky that lay frozen and undiscovered for more than 100 years beneath the hut of one of the world's most famous Antarctic explorers is being thawed out live online to reveal its secrets.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=614Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:23:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=610ICONIC Speyside whisky, the Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength, has been given a new look 40 years after it was first bottled.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=610Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:35:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=607The Scotch Whisky Experience has joined forces with Coco Chocolate to create the "perfect chocolate" to enjoy a dram with.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=607Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:39:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=608WHISKY distiller BenRiach is on the hunt to buy a blended brand with international credentials as part of plans to expand its business.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=608Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:44:23 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=609RACING legends Jim Clark and Sir Jackie Stewart may have won world championships, but Scotland's newest Formula One driver has achieved a notable first not even these great sportsmen could match.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=609Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:48:10 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=606THIRSTY senior citizens or silver sozzlers, as they are sometimes known, have been known to blow their pensions on drink.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=606Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:14:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=605A RARE single malt has sold for just over £25,000, making it one of the world's most expensive bottles of whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=605Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:26:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=603ISLE of Arran Distillery expects to post a profit in 2010 after narrowing losses last year and unveiling plans to double production to meet rising demand.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=603Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:04:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=604PROFITS have nearly doubled at Ian Macleod Distillers as the company continues to benefit from investment at its Glengoyne distillery, while the weak pound boosts exports.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=604Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:07:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=601WHISKY giants Chivas Brothers today announced that their Glenlivet distillery is to recieve a £10 million revamp.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=601Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:09:27 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=602WHYTE andamp; Mackay has signed a deal with rival whisky maker Burn Stewart Distillers (BSD) to market its single malts in Taiwan, following a "major increase" in demand for Scotch on the island.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=602Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:11:50 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=600THE coalition government's controversial plans to crack down on cut price supermarket alcohol deals have received the surprise backing of Scotland's whisky industry.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=600Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:03:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=598A FRIEND from Canada, who had previously admitted to me a fondness for a wee dram of malt whisky, recently demonstrated the influence of "marketing star" Ken Grier.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=598Tue, 25 May 2010 11:52:38 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=597WHISKY brand Glen Grant has reported a 50 per cent-plus leap in sales following a "strong" performance in all key countries.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=597Fri, 21 May 2010 14:28:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=593SCOTCH whisky producer William Grant is believed to be planning a new distillery in Ireland after buying the spirits and liqueurs unit of Candamp;C Group last week.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=593Fri, 14 May 2010 15:39:39 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=594A RARE single malt has sold at auction for over £12,000, becoming the most expensive bottle of 50-year-old Macallan.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=594Fri, 14 May 2010 15:43:18 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=595STRONG growth in emerging markets saw Diageo, Scotland's biggest distiller and the world's largest spirits group, report better-than-expected sales growth of 12 per cent in the last quarter.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=595Fri, 14 May 2010 15:45:52 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=596SCOTLAND has more drinks brands in the global top 100 according to value than any other country outside the United States, say figures out today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=596Fri, 14 May 2010 15:48:35 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=590WILLIAM Grant has further flexed its international muscle after agreeing a 300 million (£260m) deal to swallow the spirits and liqueurs arm of Irish group Candamp;C.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=590Thu, 06 May 2010 15:04:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=591WILLIAM Grant, the Scotch whisky company, is believed to be working on plans to build a distillery in Ireland following the £260 million acquisition last week of a number of brands from Candamp;C Group.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=591Thu, 06 May 2010 15:12:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=592A RARE single malt has sold at auction for over £12,000, becoming the most expensive bottle of 50-year-old Macallan.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=592Thu, 06 May 2010 15:15:26 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=589STATUS Quo lead singer Francis Rossi usually only gets this excited when he puts out a single or album and watches the charts for success.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=589Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:32:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=587OVERSEAS sales of Scotch whisky added £99 a second to the UK trade balance last year as exports hit a new record.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=587Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:37:27 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=588Whisky lovers from all over Scotland will be heading to Glasgow in November for the city's first dedicated whisky festival.Two whisky enthusiasts are behind the plan to launch Glasgow's Whisky Festival.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=588Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:41:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=586THE Scotch Whisky Association's overseas roadshow gathers pace this week to promote Scotland's best known export on the back of new regulations aimed at crushing counterfeit products.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=586Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:58:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=585YOU don't have to be a Mackenzie to enjoy the Dalmore's new limited-edition Mackenzie malt.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=585Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:23:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=584RELATIONS between MSPs and drinks industry representatives sank to a new low yesterday, amid fierce arguments over proposals for minimum pricing.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=584Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:44:23 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=583SCOTCH whisky distillers could face a shortage of malt next year despite the "massive oversupply" of malting barley on the market, grain traders are warning.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=583Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:34:51 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=581WHISKY giant Whyte and Mackay has warned that the Scottish Government's minimum pricing policy will lead to job losses.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=581Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:23:55 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=582IT HAS been more than 70 years in the making and was laid down in a small Scottish distillery the year before the outbreak of the Second World War.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=582Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:27:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=578FOR more than a decade it has held its position as the best-selling single malt whisky in Scotland.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=578Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:16:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=576THE first legally produced drams in the Western Isles for almost 170 years were rolled out yesterday.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=576Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:47:56 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=574SCOTLAND's biggest distiller has revealed that drinkers cutting back on luxury brands in the downturn had hit its half-year profits, but that the UK had outperformed tougher markets.Diageo's latest figures came as chief executive Paul Walsh said the multinational would keep its options open about possibly moving its tax HQ out of the UK if there were continued "egregious" rises in personal and corporate levies.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=574Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:46:52 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=575TOUGH markets in the UK, Ireland and Spain took their toll on first-half trading at Pernod Ricard as sales fell 3 per cent and key Scotch brands, such as Chivas Regal and Ballantine's, suffered setbacks.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=575Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:49:13 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=572A TOURISM expert has been appointed to spearhead a drive to raise Moray and Speyside's profile as an internationally-recognised holiday destination.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=572Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:35:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=573SCOTLAND's biggest distiller has revealed that drinkers cutting back on luxury brands in the downturn had hit its half-year profits, but that the UK had outperformed tougher markets.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=573Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:39:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=571 A NEW competitor is in the running to make an impact at the "Whisky Olympics" next year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=571Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:23:21 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=569DRINKS giant Diageo is expected to bear the scars of US consumers switching to cheaper brands of spirits when it unveils half-year results this week.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=569Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:20:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=567FINE wines and spirits merchant Berry Bros andamp; Rudd is selling the Cutty Sark blended Scotch whisky brand to the Edrington Group, makers of The Famous Grouse and The Macallan.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=567Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:28:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=568Glenfiddich has launched a new batch of its 30 year old whisky. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=568Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:42:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=564AFTER A Burns Night blow-out it could turn out to be the most expensive hangover in history...http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=564Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:46:40 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=566Born and raised in Edinburgh and trained as a graphic artist, the 43-year-old does not claim his work is high art; he takes a succession of photographs, merges them digitally, and paints over the prints to heighten colour and atmosphere, with louring Scottish skies.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=566Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:53:46 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=563A WORLD away from the whisky stills of Scotland, the Havana Club, a fashionable dancing venue in Cartagena, a colonial-era Spanish city on Colombia's Atlantic coast, is crowded with partygoers, part of an burgeoning middle class in Latin America.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=563Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:15:27 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=561WHYTE andamp; Mackay has toasted bumper profits on the back of a fall in interest payments and investment by Indian billionaire owner Vijay Mallya to increase the group's capacity.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=561Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:19:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=562THE only spirits most people expect to find at the city's Scotch Malt Whisky Society vaults are the ones served in tumblers.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=562Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:14:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=559SLUDGE from a distillery on Islay is set to be turned into green energy to power whisky production on the island.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=559Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:35:48 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=560SLUDGE from a distillery on Islay is set to be turned into green energy to power whisky production on the island.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=560Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:45:35 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=558The Famous Grouse has renewed its partnership with Scottish rugby and will be the supporting the national side during this year's RBS 6 Nations championship.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=558Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:30:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=557A new peat-inspired blend of Johnny Walker is to be launched by the label's maker Diageo. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=557Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:10:40 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=556UNTIL now, members of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society have been able to enjoy the society's single cask, single malt whiskies only in its three members-only venues - two in Edinburgh and one in London.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=556Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:56:50 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=555THE Whisky Shop is looking to open more stores in what it has called the "emerging market" south of the Border.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=555Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:56:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=554HIGHLAND PARK has launched a new premium 15-year-old single malt - The Earl Magnus Edition 1.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=554Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:22:22 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=553SCOTCH whisky is proving increasingly fashionable in France, Venezuela and Brazil where well-off drinkers are developing a taste for a dram, helping to offset falls in markets hit by the recession.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=553Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:21:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=548Could the drink more associated with Caribbean pirates than connoisseurs give the whisky market a run for its money?http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=548Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:00:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=549A SPRITELY centenarian has revealed that she keeps young by having a nip of whisky for breakfast every day.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=549Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:04:13 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=550THE Scotch Whisky Association has slammed as "crazy" its continued need to fight against minimum pricing for alcohol and a resulting slump in tax receipts in a period of chronic austerity for Britain.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=550Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:14:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=551WITH barley prices bouncing along just above the European Union intervention level and with farm stores still holding a large tonnage from the past harvest, it was not surprising there was a little tetchiness at yesterday's Home Grown Cereal Authority's conference in Perth.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=551Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:19:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=544NEW regulations on whisky will help protect one of Scotland's "most cherished" products, Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy said yesterday.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=544Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:15:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=545IT IS a defining moment for Scotland's distillers. We have been distilling whisky in Scotland for more than 500 years and today landmark rules covering every aspect of the making, bottling and labelling of Scotch whisky come into force.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=545Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:20:48 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=546Before now, I never had a reason to venture into their world. It was, I presumed, a culture dominated by the sweet flavours associated with sugar cane, names such as Cockspur and Watson's, mythical tales from the Caribbean and of course pirates. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=546Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:38:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=547The Glenrothes is hosting The Ultimate Gentleman’s Cocktail Contest in The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh on Monday the 30th of November and would be most delighted if you could don your flat caps and finest tweed in joining them for an evening of entertainment.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=547Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:47:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=541VISITORS to Glenfiddich distillery smell it before they see it, the warm, malty aroma of Scotch drifting over the Speyside town of Dufftown. So there's no explanation needed for the work of contemporary art which has been floating in the distillery pond for the last two months.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=541Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:49:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=542HE has designed album covers, murals and penned the eccentric and elaborate illustrations for his own books.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=542Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:06:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=543ONE OF Speyside's leading distilleries is to close with the loss of more than 30 jobs after a review by a major whisky producer.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=543Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:19:38 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=540A FRESH jobs fight is under way after it was announced a whisky bottling plant at Newbridge is to be sold with the loss of nearly 80 posts.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=540Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:17:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=539A PACKED saleroom of high-spirited bidders from all over the world competed vigorously at an Edinburgh auction rooms yesterday.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=539Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:23:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=538A WHISKY that sustained explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole a century ago is to be brought back to life by drilling a bottle out of the Antarctic ice.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=538Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:45:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=535WHISKY giant Whyte andamp; Mackay could be forced to close its main Scottish bottling plant and shed 300 jobs if the SNP government goes ahead with plans for minimum alcohol pricing.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=535Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:00:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=537DRINKS giant Diageo was embroiled in fresh controversy today after it was revealed it received £2.6 million in public support for its Scottish operations.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=537Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:38:14 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=534DIAGEO chief executive Paul Walsh used his visit to the Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock to threaten workers protesting against its closure, unions claimed last night.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=534Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:18:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=532WHISKY chiefs have made the extraordinary claim that the SNP's policy of minimum pricing on alcohol will cost the flagship Scottish industry a massive £600 million a year in lost export sales.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=532Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:10:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=533NEW regulations aimed at protecting Scotch whisky will come into force later this month, it was revealed today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=533Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:13:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=531NEW regulations aimed at protecting Scotch whisky will come into force later this month.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=531Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:36:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=528WILLIAM Grant andamp; Sons, the family-owned distiller and one of Scotland's largest private companies, has reported record profits boosted by sales of non whisky spirits such as Hendrick's Gin and Sailor Jerry spiced rum.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=528Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:16:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=529KIRSTIE McCallum sticks her immaculately powdered nose into a glass of amber-coloured single malt whisky and inhales deeply. "Walnutty," she pronounces after a moment. "And great with chocolate."http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=529Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:18:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=530The whisky event with a difference is upon us once more. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=530Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:30:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=527WITH nine distilleries on an island of 3,500 people, it is little surprise that whisky plays a large part in life on the Hebridean island of Islay. What you might not expect is that they even put the stuff in the soap.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=527Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:07:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=526A UNIQUE whisky is expected to raise around £20,000 when it goes under the hammer at Bonhams auction house in the Capital next month.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=526Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:02:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=525The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has expanded its global reach with the launch of a new branch in India, the largest spirits market in the world.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=525Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:48:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=523A Speyside coppersmith marks his 50th anniversary with the same whisky distillery this Thursday (October 29). Dennis McBain became coppersmith at The Balvenie Distillery in Speyside in 1959 aged just 17.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=523Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:24:36 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=524Ardbeg Distillery, on the whisky island of Islay, has chalked up a hat trick of honours in the newest edition of The Whisky Bible.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=524Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:45:21 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=521SHARP sales declines at flagship Scotch brands Chivas Regal and Ballantine's have taken some of the sparkle out of first-quarter trading figures at Pernod Ricard.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=521Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:50:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=522SUPERMARKET-brand Scotch could be removed from the shelves by a policy of minimum pricing, leading to a "a strong and negative" impact on the whisky industry, according to one of the country's leading producers.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=522Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:56:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=519Edgy Islay single malt Smokehead has pulled off a marketing coup by becoming the drink of choice at this year's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=519Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:31:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=520Edgy Islay single malt Smokehead has pulled off a marketing coup by becoming the drink of choice at this year's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=520Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:32:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=518SPIRITS giant Diageo revealed yesterday that its first-quarter underlying sales fell a surprising 6 per cent, as the group stood by its controversial decision to close two Scottish sites.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=518Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:41:23 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=515DIAGEO chief executive Paul Walsh, is bracing himself for a fresh wave of protests as workers whose jobs are threatened by a major restructuring proposal lobby shareholders at the drinks giant's AGM today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=515Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:21:53 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=516IT IS known as the whisky Olympics, where forearms are strengthened by hoisting drams and throats lubricated by liberal doses of the "water of life".http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=516Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:24:06 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=517CONTROVERSIAL plans for a giant wind farm straddling the hills between two iconic whisky-making glens on the edge of the Cairngorm National Park have been rejected.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=517Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:02:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=513A RUSSIAN film crew is in the Capital this weekend to film a TV series that will reach up to 60 million viewers.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=513Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:03:30 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=514DIAGEO workers have demanded its chief executive meet them to explain why the company is axing two of its plants.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=514Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:04:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=512A PAIR of whisky enthusiasts are hoping to attract 400 outdoor tipplers for the second annual Whisky Picnic.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=512Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:54:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=511A curse, a mystical seer and a fortune that came to pass 200 years later is the inspiration behind the newest edition to the award-winning Isle of Jura range,Jura Prophecy - a heavily peated single malt that harks back to the whisky that was brewing on the mysterious island centuries ago.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=511Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:04:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=510FOR £10,000 you could buy a nearly new car or a deposit on a small city flat. But now if you're feeling particularly flush that sum of money can also get you a bottle of whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=510Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:36:26 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=509IT HAS helped put the reek in Auld Reekie for more than 100 years.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=509Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=507SPEYSIDE'S smallest distillery has revealed the first bottling of its ten-year-old Single Malt Scotch Whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=507Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:20:45 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=506THE Scotch Whisky Experience is reaching out to enthusiasts all over the world with the launch of an online store.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=506Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:49:17 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=504DIAGEO bosses have been told they must leave a "positive legacy" in the communities affected by the closure of the drink's giants sites.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=504Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:24:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=505DIAGEO bosses have been told they must leave a "positive legacy" in the communities affected by the closure of the drink's giants sites.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=505Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:24:22 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=503DIAGEO bosses were told today they must leave a "positive legacy" in the communities affected by the closure of the drink's giants sites.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=503Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:49:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=502THE Scotch Whisky Association last night launched a scathing attack on the SNP policy to tackle Scotland's drink problem, claiming it will harm the national drink at home and abroad.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=502Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:17:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=501A RARE bottle of malt whisky was among the items discovered during a hunt for antiques at a shopping centre in the Capital.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=501Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:01:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=500THE Prince of Wales snubbed an attempt by Alex Salmond to join the campaign to stop Diageo breaking its 200-year historic link with Kilmarnock, The Scotsman has learned.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=500Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:56:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=498IT'S the stuff of whisky lovers' dreams - although it may prove rather difficult to market.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=498Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:05:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=499DRINKS giant Diageo is to press ahead with plans to shed hundreds of jobs after rejecting an alternative plan submitted by Scottish ministers as "unworkable".http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=499Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:11:53 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=496THE first Whisky Galore Festival is to be launched next week on Barra to mark 60 years since the launch of the famous film.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=496Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:27:35 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=497THERE was bad news for the Scottish whisky industry today when Diageo announced that it had rejected a Scottish Government-backed proposal to counter their factory closure plans.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=497Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:34:52 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=492DIAGEO is at the centre of a political row in America after it was revealed it is to receive $2 billion of taxpayers' money to relocate a rum distillery.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=492Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:35:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=493DRINKS giant Pernod Ricard, which owns Chivas Brothers in the UK, yesterday toasted a 21 per cent leap in annual profits, helped by strong whisky sales in India, Latin America and France.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=493Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:38:55 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=494DIAGEO appeared to be in line for a major injection of public funds last night after John Swinney revealed the closure of its Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock would cost the local economy £15.5 million each year. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=494Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:41:56 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=495HUNDREDS of Johnnie Walker staff were awaiting the final say on their job future last night, after the last-gasp attempt to save the plants in Glasgow and Kilmarnock was handed to parent company Diageo.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=495Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:46:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=490THE Scottish Government's decision to release the Lockerbie bomber will harm sales in Scotland's biggest export market, the chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association has warned.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=490Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:53:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=489With the Scotch Whisky industry soured recently by a shower of negative headlines, it's always pleasant to come across a positive story about our national spirit.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=489Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:12:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=487DRINKS giant Diageo yesterday publicly questioned the Scottish Government's attempts to influence its decisions with the offer of public money.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=487Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:59:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=488UNION leaders have heaped further pressure on drinks giant Diageo with claims that 450,000 messages protesting against its closure plans had been sent to company shareholders.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=488Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:01:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=486DRINKS firm Diageo today announced a £2.02 billion profit - at the same time as campaigners headed to London in a bid to save 900 Scottish whisky jobs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=486Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:24:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=483SCOTTISH politicians are being urged to steer clear of corporate hospitality invitations from Diageo for this weekend's Johnnie Walker golf championship at Gleneagles.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=483Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:54:22 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=484WHISKY lovers will be able to bid for a rare collection of about 3,000 bottles when it goes under the hammer later this year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=484Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:59:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=485JOHN Swinney was last night handed another business model aimed at saving the hundreds of whisky jobs threatened by Diageo's plans to axe its Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=485Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:03:30 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=480WHISKY fans have voted for their favourite variety during a tasting session in the Capital.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=480Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:34:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=481DRINKS giant Diageo will report on Thursday that it has been hit by the economic downturn, especially in Russia.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=481Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:41:22 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=482SCOTTISH politicians are being urged to steer clear of corporate hospitality invitations from Diageo for this weekend's Johnnie Walker golf championship at Gleneagles.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=482Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:43:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=478A KEY report into the future of hundreds of under-threat Johnnie Walker whisky jobs is deeply flawed and has failed to address the importance of the industry to the economy of an Ayrshire town, campaigners have claimed.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=478Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:20:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=479DIAGEO has warned that any government alternative to its decision to axe 700 jobs and close the Kilmarnock bottling hall could force the company to move 30 per cent of its spirits bottling overseas and prompt job losses elsewhere in the company.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=479Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:23:07 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=476HOPES of keeping Johnnie Walker jobs in Kilmarnock suffered a new blow last night as a rescue plan conceded it would cost Diageo tens of millions of pounds to reverse its proposals - and that it would still lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=476Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:28:40 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=474A SUMMIT will today scrutinise plans by whisky giant Diageo to cut 900 jobs in Scotland.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=474Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:41:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=473THE release of a new Limited Edition Single Malt has been thrown into chaos by the disappearance of its cover star, a peacock called Albert who lives at the Isle of Arran Distillery.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=473Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:44:18 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=469A RARE single malt whisky from a little-known distillery could fetch more than £10,000 when it goes up for auction next week.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=469Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:39:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=470UNIONS, politicians and Diageo staff met for a summit yesterday in a fresh bid to save 900 jobs at the drinks giant ahead of a crucial few days that could decide the future of the historic Johnnie Walker plant in Kilmarnock.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=470Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:45:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=471ONE of the certainties in the month of August is the month of "mists and mellow fruitfulness" will bring with it the news that the maltsters have imported some barley.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=471Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:24:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=472KEN Grier, the director of malts at Edrington, has revealed that Macallan is now the second biggest selling single malt in America as it aims to establish itself as Scotland's most luxurious Scotch whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=472Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:33:56 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=467LOVERS of Scotland's national drink have helped sell out an event described as the "Whisky Fringe".http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=467Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:10:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=468A SUMMIT aimed at saving up to 900 whisky industry jobs will take place today.Campaigners will meet in Glasgow to map out the next stage of the campaign to save the jobs at Diageo.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=468Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:13:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=465BUILDING work has begun on a new whisky bottling plant in the Lothians.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=465Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:59:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=466A series of exciting whisky experiences are set to take place throughout Scotland in early September, culminating in Whisky Live Glasgow on Saturday 12th September.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=466Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:06:36 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=464A WHISKY distilled more than 80 years ago has become the most expensive spirit of its type to be sold at auction, it was confirmed today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=464Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:35:48 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=462RELATIONS between the Scottish Government and the country's whisky industry were last night described as being at "an all time low" after another major distiller announced plans to shed up to 100 jobs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=462Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:20:19 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=461AUCHENTOSHAN: 12-year-old, single malt whisky, founded in 1823 and located at Dalmuir, close to the Erskine Bridge over the Clyde. It's classed as a Lowland malt and is lighter-bodied in style with a feminine grace, making it a perfect after-dinner dram.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=461Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:15:48 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=459AT A staggering £357 a nip, it is one for connoisseurs of only the finest single malt whiskies.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=459Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:13:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=460FIRST Minister Alex Salmond is facing a growing backlash from business leaders over his high-profile attempt to persuade Diageo not to axe 900 jobs in Kilmarnock and Glasgow.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=460Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:16:22 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=455ONE minute you're sitting in a dingy bus stop in the city centre, watching the bus tracker's slow countdown and inhaling exhaust fumes by the lungful.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=455Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:41:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=457FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was yesterday warned by a leading business figure that the campaign to save 900 Diageo jobs could discourage overseas firms from investing in Scotland.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=457Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:43:22 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=454THE First Minister has laid down new battle lines in the fight with drinks giant Diageo by claiming the entire population is against its restructuring plans.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=454Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:48:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=451FIRST Minister Alex Salmond said today he would not rule out the use of taxpayers' cash as part of a package to help save some of the 900 jobs set to be axed by drinks giant Diageo.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=451Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:25:53 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=452ROBUST growth in Taiwan and South Africa contributed to another rise in sales and profits at Burn Stewart Distillers.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=452Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:29:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=453PUBLIC money could be used to save hundreds of jobs being axed in Scotland by drinks giant Diageo, despite its multi-billion-pound balance sheet, First Minister Alex Salmond has said.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=453Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:36:22 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=447ALEX Salmond is to meet Diageo boss Paul Walsh today for talks on the future of the closure-threatened Johnnie Walker plant in Kilmarnock.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=447Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:52:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=449IT COULD be said that Gordon Motion is a man who likes a drop of the hard stuff.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=449Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:01:13 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=450FIRST Minister Alex Salmond will meet the chief executive of drinks giant Diageo today to discuss its proposals to axe 900 whisky jobs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=450Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:04:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=439WHISKY maker Glenmorangie more than doubled its annual profits for the second year running, boosted by one-off gains on the disposal of its Broxburn headquarters and the sale of a distillery.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=439Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:42:30 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=442LAST month, a decision by the Italian supreme court drew to a close a whisky dispute that had been running long enough to mature a bottle of finest single malt.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=442Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:52:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=444FOR many in Scotland, the Year of Homecoming is not just a chance to welcome those who have returned, but to see through fresh eyes what is distinct about Scottish heritage.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=444Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:57:55 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=434THE First Minister is to join a demonstration against plans to axe 900 whisky jobs, it was announced today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=434Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:41:14 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=435SPIRITS group Ian Macleod Distillers has announced a 51 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to £1.5 million, boosted by investment in developing markets such as India and China.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=435Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:47:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=436ALLOWING the Johnnie Walker whisky factory to leave Kilmarnock would be like letting the ravens leave the Tower of London, MPs were told last night.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=436Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:49:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=433WHISKY giant Diageo's plans to axe 900 jobs are "wrong" and "very damaging to the Scottish economy", finance secretary John Swinney said last night.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=433Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:56:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=426PETER Grant Gordon, chairman of William Grant andamp; Sons, will next week unveil the Glenfiddich 50 Year Old, which will be priced at more than £5,000 a bottle.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=426Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:04:22 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=427IT IS almost inconceivable that when John Ramsay, the man behind some of the world's best known single malt whiskies, first entered the trade the category was still relatively uncommon. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=427Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:09:06 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=428MY FRIEND Dave recalls in 2008 on a business trip to Düsseldorf chatting to the hotel barman and mentioning that he hailed from Kilmarnock. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=428Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:12:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=429DRINKS giant Diageo is certainly pulling out all the stops in a bid to woo the Scottish media, politicians, its customers and employees as it tries to calm the backlash over its planned closure of the Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=429Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:16:19 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=430A CROSS-party summit will be held next month as part of the fight to save hundreds of jobs at the closure-threatened Diageo plants in Kilmarnock and Glasgow.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=430Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:25:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=431THE finance secretary has warned Diageo that the "social consequences" of its plans to shed hundreds of jobs are "not acceptable" to the people of Scotland.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=431Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:29:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=432SCOTTISH Enterprise is poised to take on outside help as part of efforts to save hundreds of whisky industry jobs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=432Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:31:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=425PLANS that could see the Johnnie Walker plant in Kilmarnock turned into a tourist attraction have been branded an "insult" by political leaders.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=425Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:02:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=421THE House of Commons will next week debate plans to shed hundreds of jobs at Johnnie Walker whisky plants.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=421Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:54:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=422DRINKS giant Diageo last night said it was "convinced" its plan to close the Johnnie Walker bottling plant was best for the long-term future of the brand.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=422Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:57:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=423DRINKS giant Diageo last night said it was "convinced" its plan to close the Johnnie Walker bottling plant was best for the long-term future of the brand.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=423Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:49:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=419A NEW factory could be built on the outskirts of Kilmarnock to encourage drinks firm Diageo to retain its links with the Ayrshire town.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=419Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:48:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=420THE First Minister has been accused of turning his back on Scottish workers after he cancelled a crisis meeting over the loss of 900 Johnnie Walker jobs to appear on a political chat show.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=420Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:55:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=416DIAGEO'S plan to end Johnnie Walker's historic links with Kilmarnock could be the beginning of a process that will destroy the Scotch whisky industry, MPs have warned.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=416Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:47:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=412OUTSIDE Diageo's vast Kilmarnock blending and bottling hall, a small crowd of staff wept and hugged each other as news filtered through that production of Johnnie Walker whisky would cease at the plant.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=412Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:18:39 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=413DRINKS giant Diageo has been threatened with strike action by union leaders as the campaign is stepped up to stop job losses.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=413Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:23:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=415IT HAS been a tough year for whisky. But this week when privately-owned Scottish whisky company Edrington revealed its annual results, both chief executive Ian Curle and chairman Sir Ian Good felt relaxed enough to go on holiday.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=415Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:26:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=411DRINKS giant Diageo has come under mounting criticism over its shock move to close its iconic Johnnie Walker whisky plant in Ayrshire.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=411Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:11:36 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=409SCOTTISH ministers were accused yesterday of "taking their eye off the ball" over the expected closure of the Johnnie Walker plant whisky plant with the loss of 700 jobs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=409Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:01:21 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=410JUSTICE secretary Kenny MacAskill has hit back at claims that the Scottish Government's plans for minimum alcohol prices would damage the drinks industry.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=410Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:06:27 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=407SCOTTISH Government plans to impose a minimum price on alcohol will have a "serious impact" on 40,000 jobs in the drinks industry, the head of Scotland's largest privately owned whisky company has warned.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=407Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:32:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=408JOHNNIE Walker whisky bottle labels will have to change after parent company Diageo announced an overhaul that will see the closure of its last operation in the brand's home town of Kilmarnock.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=408Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:36:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=405DRINKS group Diageo is to shed around 500 Scottish jobs as part of an overhaul which will see the closure of an historic distillery.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=405Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:56:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=406THE Famous Grouse Experience has invested half a million pounds to create a brand new interactive 3-D show using pioneering new technology to take visitors into the world of The Famous Grouse.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=406Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:13:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=399OLD Pulteney single malt whisky has announced the launch of its oldest and most exclusive super-premium whisky ... a very rare 30 year old.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=399Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=400THE Famous Grouse, Scottish Rugby’s longest-standing sponsor, has announced today that it is extending its partnership.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=400Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:19:19 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=402It is without doubt the holy grail of Scotch whisky - the first-ever written reference to whisky distilling in Scotland.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=402Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:20:52 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=398READER, A WORD OF ADVICE. IF Charlie Maclean ever invites you round to his house to taste whisky, you should put everything else in your life on hold.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=398Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:15:36 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=396JUDGES in Italy's supreme court have stopped an Italian businessman from selling fake Scottish whiskies following a decades-long legal dispute.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=396Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:54:07 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=397THE Scottish whisky industry is set for a boost with the announcement that proposals are being drawn up for the development of a new distillery on a country estate a few miles from St Andrews.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=397Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:57:26 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=394THE Scotch Whisky Experience has hosted its first private dinner in the room containing the world's largest collection of whiskies.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=394Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:06:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=389WATCH out for a menacing-looking Ardbeg "beastie mobile" on the streets of Edinburgh and Glasgow this weekend. Anyone approaching this dark green parked-up VW will be in for a Father's Day palate challenge.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=389Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:20:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=390A WHISKY magazine has handed its top accolade to an Edinburgh bar.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=390Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:22:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=392Charles MacLean's Whiskypedia: A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky is Published in hardback by Birlinn, priced £16.99.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=392Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:29:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=393A RARE antique whisky miniature has fetched £1,500 at auction - the equivalent of £750 per nip.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=393Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:31:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=387A SCOTCH whisky distiller yesterday claimed a victory in the battle to protect its flagship brand in China.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=387Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:50:50 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=388IT IS not the first image that springs to mind when you mention Liam Gallagher and Whiski.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=388Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:56:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=386A PIONEERING new advertising campaign has been launched by an Edinburgh design company.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=386Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:25:06 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=385A WHISKY magazine has handed its top accolade to a city bar.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=385Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:23:18 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=384A SCOTCH whisky distiller yesterday claimed a victory in the battle to protect its flagship brand in China.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=384Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:59:51 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=380SCOTLAND has earned a world class reputation in fields as diverse as the arts, business and sport.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=380Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:25:21 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=383INVER House Distillers - which makes the Balblair and Old Pulteney single malts - yesterday official opened a new bottling plant at the company's headquarters in Airdrie.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=383Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:55:36 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=381A DISTILLERY has been forced to halt production after an island community was left without its lifeline ferry.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=381Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:50:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=376Scottish whisky companies today pledged to cut their use of fossil fuels by 80% over the next 40 years, under the first industry-wide environmental strategy.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=376Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:40:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=378Diageo has announced that its Talisker Single Malt will take a central role at its planned events for The Gathering. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=378Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:36:39 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=375The Famous Grouse picked up the title of ‘Best Scottish Brand for Past 50 years” at this year’s Marketing Society Scotland’s 2009 Star Awards.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=375Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:46:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=374Arran Distillery is gearing up for the launch of its 14-year-old single malt with new packaging.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=374Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:30:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=372THE new chief executive of Whyte andamp; Mackay has revealed that the Scotch firm has secured a significant slice of the world's largest whisky market in less than five months.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=372Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:46:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=373THE company that effectively launched single malt whisky with the first advertising campaign celebrates 40 years as a tourist attraction in its own right.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=373Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:58:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=370A limited edition bottle of Kilchoman Distillery’s first ever single malt has fetched £5,400 at auction. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=370Thu, 28 May 2009 16:27:13 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=371He must be one of the most dedicated Scotch whisky supporters - and one of its fittest.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=371Thu, 28 May 2009 17:09:31 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=369Ian Macleod Distillers is to launch a limited edition Springbank 40 Years Old from its award-winning Chieftain’s Single Malt Whisky collection.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=369Wed, 27 May 2009 13:55:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=368Glengoyne distillery has released luxury single malt whisky aimed at the upper echelons of the Scotch whisky market. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=368Tue, 26 May 2009 14:36:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=366Scotch whisky distiller Jura has employed the services of one of the world's top barmen to launch a limited edition whisky collection inspired by The Paps of Jura - a trio of Scottish mountains so-called for their similarity to female breasts.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=366Sat, 23 May 2009 16:49:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=365THE Balvenie single malt has received multiple honours, including three gold medals, at the prestigious 2009 International Review of Spirits.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=365Thu, 21 May 2009 10:35:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=364AN INCREASE in the price of whisky almost doubled annual profits last year for distiller Inver House, new accounts reveal.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=364Tue, 19 May 2009 12:35:55 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=363DISTILLERIES and breweries will be exempt from laws targeting alcohol displays in shops, the Scottish Government said today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=363Tue, 19 May 2009 12:33:17 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=362DISTILLER William Grant andamp; Sons has followed its switch of marketing director last week with the appointment of a new director.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=362Tue, 19 May 2009 12:29:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=361THERE IS MORE than a whiff of whisky in the air as the Whisky Month series of events continues. This weekend, the west coast's distillers are being feted at Inveraray Castle as the Duke of Argyll plays host to Spirit of the West.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=361Tue, 19 May 2009 12:27:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=360I would like to respond to the alarming misrepresentation of Diageo's sponsorship of "The Gathering" (your report, 14 May).http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=360Fri, 15 May 2009 17:49:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=359THE centrepiece event of Scotland's Homecoming celebrations is under fire after being forced to ban whisky products from its food and drink showcase.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=359Thu, 14 May 2009 11:37:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=382INVER House Distillers - which makes the Balblair and Old Pulteney single malts - yesterday official opened a new bottling plant at the company's headquarters in Airdrie.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=382Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:53:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=354Diageo, which also makes Guinness and vodka brand Smirnoff, earlier this year announced a restructuring programme, which is set to deliver £100 million in cost savings by next year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=354Fri, 08 May 2009 08:48:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=355The value of Scotch whisky exports reached a record high of £3.06 billion this year, according to figures published today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=355Fri, 08 May 2009 11:43:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=356NOT a brick has been laid to build the first distillery on the island where Whisky Galore! was filmed - but connoisseurs have already signed up to reserve the entire batch of its first-year casks.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=356Fri, 08 May 2009 17:18:30 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=351THE Glenlivet Nàdurra, the 16 Year Old non-chill filtered whisky from The Glenlivet, has been selected as the best 13 to 20 Year Old Single Malt Whisky at the annual Spirit of Speyside Festival for the second year running.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=351Thu, 07 May 2009 11:48:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=353WHISKY Month is a series of 32 events running across Scotland throughout May as part of Homecoming.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=353Thu, 07 May 2009 12:08:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=350Iconic Scottish band Capercaillie are set to headline the musical climax of this year’s Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=350Wed, 06 May 2009 10:05:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=352AS THE boat passes spouting whales and lazy basking sharks and rounds the coastline into Talisker bay, the sun bounces off the distinctive white buildings of Skye's only distillery in one of the most iconic images of Scotch whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=352Thu, 07 May 2009 12:04:38 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=343WHISKY Month is a series of 32 events running across Scotland throughout May as part of Homecoming.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=343Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:19:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=342THIS Friday sees the beginning of whisky month. Four weeks of festivals and events centred on our most famous export.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=342Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:18:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=341THE announcement of a 2 per cent rise in whisky duty in yesterday's Budget prompted an angry reaction from the industry and the SNP.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=341Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:17:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=339TRADITIONALISTS may not like it, but it's a case of young whisky galore.Distilleries are bringing out a new range of youthful malts in a bid to attract a younger generation of drinkers.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=339Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:14:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=340THE Scotch whisky industry must face up to the reality that it will not escape the effects of the global economic downturn and will have to exploit new opportunities, a leading industry analyst will warn this week.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=340Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:15:50 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=338SPIRITS giant Pernod Ricard, the second-biggest Scotch whisky maker, yesterday unveiled a slump in sales in its third quarter, but forecast an improvement in Q4.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=338Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:13:35 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=337MARK Reynier, the former London wine merchant who bought Bruichladdich back to life in 2001, has grown profits more than 40% at the Islay distillery as he plans to introduce an organic malt later this year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=337Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:12:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=336THE Chinese authorities are expected to take action against imitation Scotch whisky by the end of year following talks with Alex Salmond in China yesterday.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=336Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:11:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=335FIRST Minister Alex Salmond said today he was confident "rapid progress" could be made in ensuring greater protection for Scotch whisky in China.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=335Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:10:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=333ALEX Salmond is to demand that Scotch whisky's unique status is protected from unfair competition from bootleg foreign spirits when he embarks on a week-long visit to China today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=333Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:07:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=334SAINT George's Distillery, the company behind the first whisky to be made in England for more than a century, will this week start exporting to overseas markets in a bid to compete with Scotch malts in bars around the world.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=334Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:08:51 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=332SCOTCH whisky's global appeal has led to an unprecedented surge in the value of its 'whisky route' as new figures reveal more than one million tourists visited distilleries last year, spending more than £25m in the process.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=332Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:06:14 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=331WITH its distinctly fruity nose, it was regarded as the finest of all Lowland malts.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=331Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:04:56 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=330CELEBRATIONS will no doubt be continuing this weekend at BenRiach after the Elgin distillery was named as an "icon of whisky" by Whisky Magazine.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=330Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:01:57 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=329THE Scotch Whisky Association will this week call on the European Union to step up the pressure on South Korea to lower its punitive 20% import tariffs in a groundbreaking free trade agreement that will help unlock the fifth largest whisky market in the world.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=329Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:01:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=328MOST couples maintain they could not work alongside each other - but husband and wife team Alex and Jane Nicol say that setting up a business has brought them closer together. "I think that if we hadn't started working together, then we may be divorced by now," laughs Alex, leaning back in his chair in the converted stables that they use as an office at Spencerfield Farm, near Inverkeithing.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=328Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:52:27 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=326SCOTCH whisky remains an iconic brand in the global food and drink market.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=326Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:50:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=325VIJAY Mallya, the Indian drinks tycoon, says he is confident that Diageo will go ahead with its acquisition of up to 14.9% of his United Spirits Group and that a preliminary transaction could be unveiled as early as next week.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=325Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:49:13 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=324A WHISKY distillery is to use its waste products to produce green energy.A £65 million bioenergy plant is being built at Diageo Scotland's Cameronbridge Distillery in Fife.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=324Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:48:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=322WHISKY prices will rise again when VAT returns to 17.5 per cent next January, a government minister revealed last night.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=322Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:43:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=323SCOTTISH whisky may have to be distilled from French barley in the future as a result of EU laws banning at least 22 pesticides from fields across Europe, it has been claimed.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=323Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:44:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=321ONE of Scotland's oldest distilleries is defying the economic downturn by today starting work on a £250,000 development of its "sleeping giant" malt whisky brand.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=321Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:41:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=320LUXURY whisky producer Chivas Brothers is this month relaunching Scapa, the Oracadian single malt it bought in 2005, as it continues to shift its focus to the premium end of the UK market.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=320Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:40:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=319WHEN the SS Politician ran aground off Eriskay in 1941, she was carrying a cargo of 260,000 bottles of whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=319Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:39:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=318TEN city bars are planning to use a whisky tourism initiative to survive the financial downturnhttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=318Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:37:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=317ALISTAIR Darling, the Chancellor, has been forced into a dramatic U-turn on whisky excise duty less than 48 hours after a tax rise in his Pre-Budget Report provoked a storm of protest.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=317Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:36:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=316A TAX hike billed as the biggest "smash and grab" raid on Scotland's distilleries in more than three decades has put Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, on a collision course with the whisky industry.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=316Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:33:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=315CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling today rejected claims of a "smash and grab" raid on Scotland's whisky industry.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=315Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:30:51 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=314THE sights, sounds and smells of Scotland's historic whisky distilleries will form part of a £2 million revamp of one of Edinburgh's best known tourist attractions.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=314Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:28:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=313SCOTLAND'S whisky industry is well-placed to weather the recession, according to a leading figure in the sector. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=313Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:26:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=312GLENFIDDICH maker William Grant andamp; Sons is cheering a 7 per cent rise in annual pre-tax profits to £83.6 million after reaping the benefit from investment in its core brands.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=312Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:25:27 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=311DOUBLE-digit growth at premium whisky brands Glenlivet and Chivas Regal has boosted Pernod Ricard's first-quarter sales.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=311Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:19:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=310GLENFIDDICH, Macallan and Glenmorangie are among the big names that have prospered as single malt Scotch whiskies enjoyed a boom in sales.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=310Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:17:51 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=309ONLY 350 bottles of the rare Balblair Highland Single Malt are to go on sale. Priced at £1,250 each, the vintage whisky was distilled in 1965 at the distillery on the shores of the Dornoch Firth, near Tain. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=309Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:16:48 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=307GAVIN Hewitt, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, has flown to India this weekend to host an event designed to strengthen the ties between India and the whisky industry, writes William Lyons.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=307Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:10:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=308MORRISON Bowmore distillers, best known for its eponymous Islay malt, is making a move into the tourism sector to tap the growing number of overseas visitors coming to sample Scotch whisky's heritage.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=308Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:15:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=306DISTILLER Burn Stewart has doubled its profits after refocusing on its core products and ditching own-label deals with supermarkets.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=306Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:09:22 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=305A RARE bottle of 100-year-old whisky found hidden behind a wall in an American house could fetch up to £5000 when it goes under the hammer at auction in the Capital.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=305Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:07:25 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=304HE has devoted 36 years of his life to putting together the world's largest stock of whiskies.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=304Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:06:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=303LA MARTINIQUAISE, the French spirits firm, is to significantly expand its operations in Scotland after acquiring a Scotch whisky distillery and revealing plans to build another.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=303Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:05:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=302GORDON andamp; MacPhail, the Elgin-based malt whisky bottler and merchant, has won the top award at a prestigious event celebrating business excellence in the Highlands and Islands.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=302Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:03:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=301THE maker of France's first single malt whisky could be facing legal action for labelling its dram Scottish.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=301Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:01:48 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=300AS ITS name suggests, the Red River has a bloody past. But in future it will help whisky flow from a remote part of Scotland.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=300Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:00:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=299AGENTS have been appointed to find a leading drinks company a new home in the Capital.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=299Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:59:17 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=298MARK Reynier, the former London wine merchant who bought Bruichladdich back to life in 2001, has revealed that he has received four offers for the Islay distiller in the past year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=298Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:58:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=297SCOTLAND'S whisky industry received a significant boost yesterday when it was given official legal protection in China.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=297Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:56:27 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=296A SOUTH African consortium headed by whisky veteran Billy Walker is close to signing a £15m deal for one of Scotland's oldest distilleries.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=296Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:55:21 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=295WASTE products from whisky could soon be powering drinks giant Diageo's largest distillery.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=295Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:54:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=294GLENMORANGIE has become the latest whisky maker to show immunity from the economic slowdown, revealing its profits more than doubled in 2007.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=294Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:49:27 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=293PERNOD Ricard refused to rule out selling non-core Scotch whisky assets yesterday as part of a 1 billion (£788 million) disposal programme to cut its near-12bn debt mountain.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=293Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:48:23 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=291THE management team responsible for rejuvenating the Tullibardine whisky distillery is in discussions with Swiss bankers in a move that may lead to a sale of the Perthshire-based firm.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=291Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:39:36 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=292"COME, let me know what it is that makes a Scotchman happy," author and diarist James Boswell famously said as he ordered a glass of whisky during his 18th-century tour of the Hebrides.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=292Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:46:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=290FROZEN whisky has been developed by a leading brand for Scotch lovers hoping to cool down over the summer.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=290Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:37:56 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=417DRINKS giant Diageo will consider alternatives to shutting its Johnnie Walker bottling plant, Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy said today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=417Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:40:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=289ANOTHER row has emerged over how to categorise Scotch whisky after one distiller claimed he was being prevented from developing new energy-efficient ideas.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=289Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:35:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=288TWO Japanese whiskies have been voted the best in the world.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=288Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:33:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=287HE IS the outspoken whisky tycoon who has ruffled more than a few feathers since snapping up one of Scotland's biggest firms last year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=287Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:25:14 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=286A CANADIAN whisky firm has been refused a trademark for a new product because the Scotch Whisky Association objected to the use of the word "Glen" in the title.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=286Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:23:30 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=285SINGLE malt whisky faces a "doomsday scenario" with the creation of a new classification that will confuse the consumer and dumb down the category, experts warned last night.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=285Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:22:07 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=284IT'S A dangerous combination of the mob, money and single malt.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=284Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:19:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=283CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling today defended his Budget against complaints that Scotland's whisky industry would be hard hit by the steep rise in duty.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=283Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:18:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=282SCIENTISTS yesterday unveiled the latest weapon in the battle to clean up polluted ground-water at contaminated land sites - whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=282Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:16:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=281VORSPRUNG durch single malt mit wasser. A Bavarian company has built Germany's first malt whisky distillery.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=281Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:13:50 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=280A RUSSIAN consortium is believed to be in talks to buy one of Scotland's oldest distilleries.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=280Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:12:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=279WHISKY aficionados have long insisted that a dash of water is vital to enhance the taste of a single malt.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=279Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:10:41 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=278PAUL Miles, the new managing director of connoisseurs club the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), has set ambitious targets to double the 26,000-strong membership in "two to three years".http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=278Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:09:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=277SCOTLAND'S first major whisky distillery in more than three decades was given the go-ahead yesterday.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=277Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:07:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=276IMITATIONS of Scotch whisky which describe themselves as Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Campbeltown or Islay, are to be made illegal, it emerged yesterday.The steps to protect the industry against counterfeiting are being put in place by the Westminster government.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=276Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:59:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=275A MILESTONE was passed in the year by Johnnie Walker, the world's best-selling Scotch whisky, which broke through the 15 million-case barrier.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=275Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:25:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=274WHISKY lovers are to be given the chance to follow in the footsteps of 19th-century smugglers who ferried the product of illicit Speyside stills to the big towns and ports.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=274Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:23:56 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=273SCOTLAND's whisky industry could become the source of eco-friendly biofuels for cars, with motorists powering their engines from the by-products of distilling.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=273Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:22:56 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=272IT IS the dram which warms the outside as well as the inside.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=272Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:21:06 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=271WHISKY purists look away now. I have just sampled what is possibly the last word in limited edition whisky - on sale at £1,000 a measure - and I confess now that I rarely touch Scotland's national drink.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=271Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:19:45 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=270INDIAN drinks magnate Vijay Mallya has vowed to pursue further Scotch whisky companies, as he announced details of United Spirits' £595 million acquisition of Whyte andamp; Mackay.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=270Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:15:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=269THEY include some of the most magical names in the pantheon of the finest Scottish malts: Bruichladdich, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Isle of Jura and Talisker.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=269Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:13:36 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=268WILLIAM Grant andamp; Sons, the family-owned distiller and one of Scotland's biggest private companies, is to build a malt distillery in Ayrshire to meet booming demand from emerging markets.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=268Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:12:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=267A MAN named after his father's favourite whisky has travelled 4,000 miles to see the distillery that makes it.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=267Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:10:45 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=266FREEDOM an' whisky gang thegither, wrote Robert Burns. Now a whisky distiller on Islay is declaring a modern-day fight for Scottish 'whisky independence' by reopening a distillery that closed almost 80 years ago.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=266Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:06:07 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=265SCOTLAND's £2 billion-a-year whisky industry was given another boost yesterday when the global drinks behemoth Diageo unveiled plans for the country's first new single-malt distillery for more than a decade and the creation of 200 jobs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=265Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:04:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=264EUROPEAN leaders are being asked to enshrine the Gaelic term for Scottish whisky in law, it emerged last night.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=264Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:59:14 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=263SUPERMARKET single malts have beaten top-brand distilleries in a taste test by one of the world's leading whisky guides.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=263Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:57:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=262CONNOISSEURS of the water of life may need a stiff drink: the prestigious title of the world's best whisky has been won by a blend.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=262Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:53:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=261PLANS are in motion for the first whisky distillery in the Borders. A consortium of former drinks industry heads said last night that they are negotiating with Scottish Borders Council to draw up a feasibility study for three potential sites.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=261Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:51:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=260INVER House Distillers, the Airdrie-based producer of whisky brands including Old Pulteney and Knockdhu, Heather Cream liqueur and Coldstream London Gin, has been bought for a "high eight-figure sum" by International Beverage Holdings (InterBev), the international arm of Thai Beverages.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=260Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:44:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=259THE role of James Anderson, the Scot who advised George Washington to get into the distilling business and helped America's first president become the country's biggest producer of whiskey, was recognised yesterday as a replica of their operation was opened by Prince Andrew.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=259Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:42:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=258EUROPEAN Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has thrown his weight behind the Scotch Whisky Association's (SWA) campaign to halt "unfair" tariffs imposed by India, following a damning report by the EU which found India in "blatant violation" of WTO rules.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=258Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:40:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=257A LEADING Scottish distiller has been toasting success after it won a clutch of awards for its whisky range in a prestigious competition.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=257Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:39:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=256GORDON andamp; MacPhail, the Elgin-based whisky distiller and distributor, expects to boost turnover by about 10 per cent on the back of strong initial sales for what it claims to be the first certified organic Scotch whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=256Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:17:10 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=255A WHISKY-making technique last used by "moonshiners" in the Highlands two centuries ago is to be revived at one of Scotland's leading distilleries.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=255Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:15:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=254THE Scotch whisky industry has won a landmark legal victory in the battle to protect its product from being "cloned" by Indian drinks manufacturers.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=254Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:14:14 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=253GLENMORANGIE, the Scotch whisky company, has come in for further criticism over its production of what a drinks analyst described as own-label "filth".http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=253Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:09:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=252ONE of Scotland's top whisky experts has stunned the industry by claiming the taste of single malt has nothing to do with its place of origin, and foreign drams can be as good as Scottish ones.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=252Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:05:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=251A FORMER RAF station is set to become a whisky distillery under ambitious plans which would revitalise Scotland's most northerly island.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=251Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:03:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=250ONE of India's most prominent businessmen, and a leading joint venture partner of Scottish andamp; Newcastle, has stepped up his attack on the Scotch Whisky Association, claiming at the weekend: "We are no longer a British colony."http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=250Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:02:35 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=249A UNIQUE collaboration of some of Scotland's finest whisky distilleries has produced a one-off blend using more than 150 bottles of single malts from 26 Speyside distilleries.The blend is being bottled for this year's Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=249Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:01:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=248TWO centuries of tradition have been broken at the world's most northerly Scotch whisky distillery with a decision not to replace the resident ginger tom at the end of his nine lives.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=248Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:59:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=247A SCOTTISH whisky distillery is preparing to produce the world's strongest dram.Islay's Bruichladdich distillery will tomorrow aim to recreate history by reviving the tradition of a quadruple-distilled single malt.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=247Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:56:57 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=246NEW laws to define Scotch whisky categories correctly could be introduced as early as spring 2007, the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) announced yesterday.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=246Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:54:26 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=244WHISKY Galore author Sir Compton Mackenzie has been accused of painting a false picture of life in the Western Isles to bolster his own reputation as a founder of the SNP.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=244Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:50:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=245FOR five centuries, whisky has been inextricably linked with the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, but an English businessman is planning to open his own distillery - in Norfolk.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=245Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:52:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=243THE Scotch whisky industry could be hit with a £30 million tax bill after losing a court battle with the Inland Revenue.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=243Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:46:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=242DRAMBUIE, Scotland's iconic whisky liqueur, is about to embark on a major strategic comeback campaign to rebuild its global brand reputation after over a decade in retreat.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=242Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:44:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=241A WHISKY produced at a distillery in Orkney has been named the best spirit in the world by a leading drinks magazine in the United States.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=241Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:42:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=240A DISTILLERY in Pakistan is canvassing suggestions for a name for the Islamic country's first 18-year-old single malt whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=240Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:40:41 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=239THE FIRST new distillery on Islay for 124 years will open next month, to complete an 800-year cycle that returns whisky-making to its historical roots in Scotland.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=239Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:36:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=238WHISKY lovers will have the rare opportunity to sample the first drops of a freshly distilled single malt in Leith tomorrow.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=238Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:34:39 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=237SIR COMPTON Mackenzie’s rascally islanders of Whisky Galore were in reality desperate criminals and terrorists, according to newly released official documents.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=237Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:33:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=236THE last bottle of the world’s oldest single malt whisky was heading for foreign shores today after it was put up for sale.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=236Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:31:46 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=235SCOTLAND’S whisky industry could find out later this month whether it will be hit with an additional £30 million tax bill, when a controversial case with the Inland Revenue renews at the Court of Appeal in London.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=235Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:30:30 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=234CHIVAS Brothers, the French-owned whisky group, is closing two of its Scottish sites as part of a major cost-cutting exercise that could see almost 100 jobs axed.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=234Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:18:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=233FIGURES released yesterday show that China is developing a taste for Scotch whisky.Export figures from the Scotch Whisky Association reveal that in the first half of this year more Scotch was exported to China than in the whole of 2003, with export value growing more than 170 per cent to £9.7 million.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=233Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:15:46 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=232A WHISKY family has received £105 million after selling its famous brand to a leading French company.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=232Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:13:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=231IT WAS a Scot, James Anderson, who persuaded George Washington, the first president of the United States, to distill whisky on his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=231Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:12:56 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=230IF MIXING it with ice or drowning it in coke wasn’t bad enough, a new whisky is set to hit the shelves next week which threatens to turn traditionalists the colour of the new tipple - bright pink.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=230Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:08:55 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=229A DISPUTE over the word "glen" has caused a transatlantic rift between a tiny Nova Scotia distillery and the Scotch whisky industry.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=229Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:07:31 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=228INDIA launched its latest assault on the lucrative tastebuds of Britain yesterday when a Bangalore distillery unveiled its own brand of single malt in the heartland of whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=228Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:03:40 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=227A RARE bottle of 50-year-old malt whisky has been bought for £5,000 by a mystery collector.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=227Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:01:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=226IT WAS a curious encounter in an exclusive wine and spirit merchants that linked the Scottish whisky industry to the notorious gangsters of Prohibition America.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=226Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:54:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=224ARTIST Stéfanie Bourne discovered a French connection when she moved to Dufftown to take up a post at the Glenfiddich Distillery which sounded as if it had a link to her home town of Rennes.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=224Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:48:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=223ONE of the world’s largest whisky-tasting events will come to Scotland this year after successful fairs in Tokyo, Paris and London.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=223Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:45:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=222VODKA is as synonymous with Russia as the hammer and sickle, but now the national drink has encountered stiff competition from Scotland’s favourite tipple.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=222Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:44:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=221GLENMORANGIE chief executive Paul Neep can afford to enjoy the finest malts his distillery makes.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=221Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:42:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=220BLACKWOOD Distillers has been given the go-ahead to build the first distillery on the Shetland Islands - the last remaining region of Scotland without one.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=220Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:40:55 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=219IAN Macleod Distillers raised a glass to a huge profit rise today after revealing annual earnings had gone up by 50 per cent.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=219Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:39:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=218IT WAS to be the first new distillery on Islay since 1883 and should have opened its doors this week amid great fanfare at the height of the island’s annual whisky festival.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=218Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:31:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=217GLENMORANGIE, the West Lothian-based malt whisky producer, today cheered a ten per cent surge in full-year profits but warned a number of factors could hamper growth in the months ahead.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=217Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:27:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=216WILLIAM Grant andamp; Sons, the family-owned whisky distiller, has won a record 22 medals and seven seals of approval at the International Spirits Challenge, one of the world’s leading spirit competitions.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=216Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:25:41 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=215WHYTE andamp; Mackay has been told to change its advertising after a whisky connoisseur took the drinks group to task.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=215Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:24:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=214IT IS regarded as one of the finest collections of antique whisky in the world. The centrepiece of Macallan’s whisky museum in Craigellachie, on Speyside, which has been valued in excess of £500,000, draws whisky enthusiasts from around the world.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=214Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:21:48 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=213IT’S as Scottish as haggis and Robert Burns.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=213Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:15:31 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=212TO anyone who enjoys a dram or two, Speyside is something of a whisky wonderland. You could, if you were fond of particularly bad puns, even describe it as a Malt Disney experience, but without small people dressed up as large mice, of course.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=212Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:13:39 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=211AMBITIOUS plans to transform an Edinburgh tourist attraction have been ditched after objections from one of the city’s top restaurateurs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=211Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:12:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=210EXPORTS of Scotch whisky rose four per cent to £2.4 billion last year, according to the latest industry figures.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=210Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:09:45 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=209INDIA will join the first family of whisky this summer when a Bangalore distillery starts to export its own brand of single malt to the British market.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=209Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:08:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=208CHIVAS Brothers, the Scotch whisky division of Pernod Ricard, is preparing a global marketing blitz in support of The Glenlivet later this year as it seeks to close the gap on the world’s top selling single malt, Glenfiddich.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=208Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:06:26 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=207THE Scotch whisky industry has rejected Gordon Brown’s offer of £3 million to help implement the controversial anti-fraud tax stamps.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=207Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:04:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=206SCOTLAND’S whisky distillers were nursing a multi-million pound Budget hangover this morning after Gordon Brown pressed ahead with unpopular proposals for tax stamps aimed at combating spirits fraud.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=206Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:02:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=205DIAGEO, the drinks giant, has withdrawn its controversial Cardhu pure malt from the market, ending one of the fiercest disputes in the Scottish whisky industry’s recent history.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=205Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:09:26 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=204CRIME LORDS in China and Eastern Europe are preparing to make millions of pounds from selling duty-free whisky in the UK after cracking a new security system designed to prove the tax has been paid.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=204Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:07:13 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=203GLENMORANGIE, the West Lothian-based malt whisky producer, today toasted a pair of awards after being named distiller of the year, while its Ardbeg Distillery on Islay was named best whisky visitor attraction.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=203Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:01:39 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=202HISTORY records that Agnes, daughter of Cú-maige, Baron of Ulster, arrived on Islay eight centuries ago, a fine woman, accompanied by a physician named MacBeth and his recipe for the water of life.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=202Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:54:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=201WHYTE and Mackay finance director Scott McCroskie has been unveiled as one of three senior managers to be leaving the whisky giant, after he jumped ship to join drinks distributor Maxxium.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=201Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:51:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=200A DEVICE designed to crack down on the sale of counterfeit whisky in pubs and restaurants was unveiled today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=200Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:49:21 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=199THE Islay malt whisky distillery Bowmore has beaten fellow drinks giants Scottish and Newcastle and Schweppes to be named as one of Britain’s greenest operations.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=199Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:46:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=198SCOTCH whisky has its global rivals in Japan, Canada and America. But now the threat is a little closer to home with news that the Welsh have produced their first whisky in more than a century.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=198Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:45:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=197IAN BANKIER, the former Burn Stewart chief executive, is planning to set up a chain of whisky shops.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=197Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:43:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=196A PRESS release announcing that Scotch whisky’s birthplace was "back in production" caught my eye recently.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=196Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:41:39 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=195HIS alter ego’s signature aperitif may have been a vodka martini - shaken not stirred - but in real, life it appears the James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery prefers a dram of whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=195Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:38:39 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=193SIR Sean Connery has for the first time agreed to promote his country’s most famous export - Scotch whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=193Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:32:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=194THE Treasury came under pressure yesterday to prove its assertion that the spirits industry was losing £600 million a year through fraud.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=194Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:34:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=192WHISKY distiller Chivas Brothers has confirmed the appointment of Christian Porta as chairman and chief executive.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=192Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:31:08 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=184THE SCOTCH Malt Whisky Society has been forced to accept a buy-out by Glenmorangie because it cannot raise enough capital for its own survival and has difficulties in sourcing malt whisky for its members, The Scotsman has learned.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=184Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:08:17 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=153THE SCOTCH Malt Whisky Society has been forced to accept a buy-out by Glenmorangie because it cannot raise enough capital for its own survival and has difficulties in sourcing malt whisky for its members, The Scotsman has learned.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=153Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:08:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=154IT WAS a combination that fuelled Winston Churchill in his darkest wartime hours, and for Scotland and Cuba they are undoubtedly their finest single exports.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=154Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:09:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=155GOVERNMENT proposals to introduce tax stamps on bottles of whisky were undermined yesterday after official figures revealed that prosecutions for excise fraud in Scotland were almost non-existent.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=155Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:10:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=156IT would be "grossly irresponsible" to Scotland’s whisky makers if the Government failed to tackle the industry’s £600 million fraud problem, Scottish Secretary Alistair Darling has told MPs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=156Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:11:39 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=186IT would be "grossly irresponsible" to Scotland’s whisky makers if the Government failed to tackle the industry’s £600 million fraud problem, Scottish Secretary Alistair Darling has told MPs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=186Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:10:14 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=157SCOTLAND’S whisky makers welcomed a cut in Indian import duties, but warned tariffs still remained at "exorbitant" levels.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=157Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:14:35 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=158THE Scotch Whisky Association is sending a delegation to India later this week to lobby government officials over "excessive" taxes imposed on Scotch.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=158Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:16:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=159SCOTLAND’S whisky-makers are to lobby Indian government officials later this week over "excessive" taxes imposed on Scotch.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=159Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:16:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=160SCOTLAND’S distillers were looking forward to increased trade in Scandinavia yesterday as the abolition of alcohol import restrictions in Denmark, Sweden and Finland came into effect.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=160Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:17:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=191WHYTE andamp; Mackay, the privately-owned whisky distiller formerly known as Kyndal, has reaped the benefits of a push into England and Wales following a jump in sales for the four months to the end of August.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=191Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:19:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=161 NINE years ago the Speyside village of Craigellachie provided the setting for the historic amalgamation of two of Scotland’s proudest regiments, the Gordon Highlanders and the Queen’s Own Highlanders, when they joined forces in a poignant and colourful ceremony on the Telford Bridge, spanning the River Spey, to form the new Highlanders Regiment.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=161Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:18:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=162THE Scotch whisky industry reacted with dismay last night to proposals by Gordon Brown which could cost nearly £300 million a year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=162Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:20:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=190THE Scotch whisky industry reacted with dismay last night to proposals by Gordon Brown which could cost nearly £300 million a year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=190Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:16:57 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=163THE end of the six-week whisky war also brought to a close one of the fiercest public relations battles fought in Scotland in recent times. Scottish media relations adviser Jack Irvine can expect at least one bottle of Glenfiddich to be dispatched to his Glasgow office to celebrate the festive season.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=163Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:22:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=164SCOTCH whisky giant Whyte andamp; Mackay has secured a deal to distribute Absolut Vodka in India. The contract, awarded by Sweden’s Vandamp;S Absolut Spirits, will see the drink rolled out from duty free outlets into the Indian domestic market from next year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=164Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:26:10 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=165AN UNEASY calm has settled over the whisky industry. Yesterday, it was announced that an agreement had been reached in the dispute over Cardhu "pure malt".http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=165Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:27:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=166TRADITION dictates that when the council of the Scotch Whisky Association dines on the eve of a meeting, a topic is chosen for discussion that is of relevant concern to the industry. As the SWA gathered in the Long Room of Edinburgh’s New Club last night, they talked about the retirement of Hugh Morison, its long-standing chief executive.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=166Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:28:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=167INDEPENDENT distillers across Scotland are considering legal action in both Britain and Europe against industry giant Diageo in a dramatic escalation of the Cardhu malt whisky row.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=167Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:29:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=168SNP leader John Swinney today urged a Holyrood committee of MSPs to mount an inquiry into the Scotch whisky industry, amid a marketing row.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=168Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:30:23 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=187SNP leader John Swinney today urged a Holyrood committee of MSPs to mount an inquiry into the Scotch whisky industry, amid a marketing row.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=187Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:13:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=188SNP leader John Swinney today urged a Holyrood committee of MSPs to mount an inquiry into the Scotch whisky industry, amid a marketing row.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=188Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:13:31 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=189INDEPENDENT distillers across Scotland are considering legal action in both Britain and Europe against industry giant Diageo in a dramatic escalation of the Cardhu malt whisky row.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=189Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:15:03 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=169SCOTLAND might have beaten Japan in the early stages of the Rugby World Cup but may have to concede defeat in something a bit closer to home: whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=169Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:31:23 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=170THE row engulfing the Scotch whisky industry has intensified even further, after it emerged that the European Commission is set to investigate Diageo’s decision to turn its Cardhu single malt into a blend of five different malts.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=170Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:32:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=171WHISKY from a distillery once mothballed will go on sale later this year as part of a plan to create a new tourist attraction in rural Perthshire.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=171Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:34:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=182WHISKY from a distillery once mothballed will go on sale later this year as part of a plan to create a new tourist attraction in rural Perthshire.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=182Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:01:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=183THE row engulfing the Scotch whisky industry has intensified even further, after it emerged that the European Commission is set to investigate Diageo’s decision to turn its Cardhu single malt into a blend of five different malts.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=183Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:03:55 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=181THE Scotch whisky industry has said it will not be bullied into submission by Diageo over a solution to the Cardhu pure-malt single-malt affair.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=181Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:59:18 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=172THE Scotch whisky industry has said it will not be bullied into submission by Diageo over a solution to the Cardhu pure-malt single-malt affair.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=172Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:35:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=173WHEN Diageo sits down next week with members of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) to defend its decision to brand Cardhu as a "pure" rather than "single" malt, it will find itself completely isolated.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=173Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:36:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=174GLENMORANGIE continued its march on the growing malt whisky market yesterday after reporting an 8 per cent increase in half-year profits on the back of growth of 10 per cent in its flagship brand.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=174Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:38:04 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=180GLENMORANGIE continued its march on the growing malt whisky market yesterday after reporting an 8 per cent increase in half-year profits on the back of growth of 10 per cent in its flagship brand.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=180Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:57:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=175GLENMORANGIE, the West Lothian-based whisky distiller, today toasted an eight per cent rise in first-half profits and said it looked forward to a cheery performance at Christmas.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=175Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:38:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=129THE Scotch whisky industry last night united against Diageo over its decision to relaunch Cardhu as a "pure malt".http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=129Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:25:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=130IT HAS been Scotland’s number one indigenous export since Friar John Cor first appeared in the Exchequer Rolls with eight bolls of malt in 1494. But now the £2 billion whisky industry is not only exporting the water of life but also the means and materials to make it.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=130Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:26:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=131WHYTE andamp; Mackay, the privately-owned whisky distiller formerly known as Kyndal, has reaped the benefits of a push into England and Wales following a jump in sales for the four months to the end of August.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=131Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:27:53 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=132AN OFFER from Diageo to make key changes to the packaging of its controversial Cardhu pure malt is not expected to sway a group of rival distillers appointing a legal team to press ahead with a claim against the spirits giant.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=132Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:29:31 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=133DIAGEO, the drinks giant, launched an offensive yesterday to rebuff accusations that it was forced to blend its single malt brand Cardhu because it had misjudged stock levels.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=133Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:30:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=134TULLIBARDINE, one of Scotland’s oldest distilleries, will re-open for business at the end of the month almost ten years after it was closed down.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=134Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:31:50 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=135SENIOR Westminster MPs are trying to end the dispute over plans to change the make-up of one of Scotland’s top malt whiskies.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=135Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:32:50 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=136THE Scotch Whisky Association has been thrown into chaos over an unprecedented split between Diageo, Scotland’s largest whisky producer, and the rest of the industry.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=136Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:34:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=137ALLIED Domecq denied last night that it was on the verge of quitting the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) in protest against the inaction over Diageo’s decision to turn its Cardhu single malt Scotch whisky into a vatted malt. A spokesman for Allied said there was "no truth in the rumour whatsoever", but added that Allied are "extremely concerned about this issue and the reputation of single malt".http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=137Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:34:58 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=138MORRISON Bowmore, the whisky distiller, has fallen into the red because of costs associated with a distribution venture in Uruguay.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=138Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:35:43 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=139SCOTLAND’S fastest whisky bottling plant, capable of producing 600 bottles every minute, has been officially opened by the Edrington Group.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=139Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:36:35 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=140SCOTLAND’S fastest whisky bottling plant, which can produce 600 bottles every minute, was opened yesterday by First Minister Jack McConnell. Edrington, the whisky group which produces The Famous Grouse, The Macallan and Highland Park, has invested £3 million in a state-of-the-art, high-speed bottling plant at its Glasgow premises.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=140Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:37:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=142PRESSURE is building on Sweden to cuts its tax on Scotch whisky after being warned by the European Union that its regulations on importing alcohol violate market rules.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=142Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:39:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=143THREE entrepreneurs are about to embark on a mission to dispel the stuffy pipe and slippers image of Scottish whisky in the hope of opening up the spirit to a whole new generation of drinkers.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=143Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:43:31 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=144THE team behind the redevelopment of the Tullibardine Distillery in Perthshire today said the first new spirit will be produced by the end of this year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=144Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:44:48 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=145DENMARK has given a major boost to the whisky industry by almost halving its duty on Scotch, making it cheaper to buy a bottle in Copenhagen than it is in Edinburgh.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=145Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:46:06 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=146WHISKY group Whyte andamp; Mackay revealed yesterday that it is to close its Edinburgh bottling plant with the loss of more than 200 jobs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=146Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:50:50 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=147A LEITH whisky factory is to close with the loss of up to 220 jobs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=147Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:51:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=148THE Scotch whisky industry claims to have taken a significant step in realising its tourism potential with the appointment yesterday of Chris Conway as the first Scotch Whisky tourism development manager.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=148Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:52:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=149SCOTCH Whisky has proved its resilience in the face of severe economic difficulties with the value of exports rising a credible 2.3 per cent in the first six months of the year.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=149Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:54:05 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=150SCOTCH whisky is continuing to grow in the world export market, despite international economic troubles exacerbated by the Sars virus, according to new industry figures released today.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=150Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:55:57 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=151THE 700-strong workforce at whisky group Whyte and Mackay will this week learn their fate two months after the company said it was to cut more than 200 staff.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=151Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:57:17 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=152THOUSANDS of litres of fake Scotch whisky made in South Africa are to be destroyed following a successful application yesterday to the Cape Town High Court by the Scotch Whisky Association.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=152Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:02:38 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=106AS we drive up the long, bumpy road to the house which skirts the beach at Cadboll, we can see something moving out at sea. We stop and watch as a dark shape tosses and sprays below us. "It’s a dolphin!" cry the children. Our first sighting of a bottle-nosed dolphin in the Moray Firth.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=106Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:32:44 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=107"I’LL have a 17.26 and . . . a kedgeree, please," says the polite gentleman with the neatly-trimmed white beard.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=107Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:34:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=108SCOTLAND The Brand, GlobalScot, Friends of Scotland ... there is no shortage of people selling Scotland. In the end, however, it always seems to boil down to whisky, tartan, golf, crumbly shortbread and even more crumbly buildings. To jaundiced Scots, these are clichés. To the tourism industry, these are our iconic strengths.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=108Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:35:38 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=109PLANS are being drawn up to put the world’s largest, most expensive collection of Scotch whisky on sale to the rich and famous - in China.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=109Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:38:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=110SHOPPERS in Edinburgh are Britain’s biggest connoisseurs of whisky, according to a survey by supermarket Somerfield.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=110Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:39:12 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=111A MYSTERY Scottish celebrity lost out yesterday after a rare bottle of whisky more than tripled its estimated price when it was sold at auction as part of an effort to raise cash for a children’s charity.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=111Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:40:14 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=112IT BEGAN when a dozen friends clubbed together to buy a cask of fine malt whisky 20 years ago.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=112Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:41:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=113A DISTILLERY in the Lothians is to launch a major investigation into a black mould which has been blamed on the vapours given off by maturing whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=113Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:44:10 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=114BURN STEWART, the whisky firm that has merged into CL World Brands Ltd, has beefed up its management team by promoting finance director Steve Campbell to the new post of managing director.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=114Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:45:46 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=115WHISKY may be Scotland’s national drink, but the ancient spirit could soon be joined by a rival tipple - if one MSP has his way.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=115Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:46:35 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=116FAMOUS Grouse manufacturer Highland Distillers is in talks with potential distributors in India, a market with massive potential which is steadily opening up to Scotch whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=116Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:47:49 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=117THE exodus of senior management from whisky maker Whyte and Mackay continued last week, with the departure of director Robert Ellis. A spokesman for the company said: "I can confirm that Robert Ellis is leaving Whyte and Mackay as general manager, procurement. This was entirely his own decision and he is currently working out a notice period."http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=117Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:48:39 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=118IT was a hot festival Saturday. Faced with the choice of a family camping trip in a tranquil Perthshire river valley or a visit to the annual Whisky Fringe at the City Chambers, whisky buffs among you will be pleased to hear I chose the latter over an afternoon of grappling with canvas, tent pegs and factor 35.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=118Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:49:50 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=119THE supplier of malt whisky to the Scottish Parliament’s gift shop has been appointed following blind taste tests by MSPs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=119Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:50:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=120VIVIAN Imerman, the 50 per cent stakeholder and chief executive of Whyte and Mackay, was last night facing the prospect of becoming the whisky giant’s sole investor, as West LB signalled it did not intend to hold on to its 40 per cent share.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=120Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:52:17 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=121BLACKWOOD Distillers, Scotland’s newest whisky company, has extended its share offer after failing to raise the £1.5 million it wanted to help build a new distillery on Shetland.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=121Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:04:26 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=122VIVIAN Imerman, chief executive of whisky distiller Whyte and Mackay, was last night facing the prospect of buying out German bank WestLB’s 30% stake after sources indicated it was keen to offload the company.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=122Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:05:42 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=123BLACKWOOD Distillers, Scotland’s newest whisky company, has extended its share offer after failing to raise the £1.5m it wanted to help build a new distillery on Shetland.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=123Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:07:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=124JOHN Dewar andamp; Sons, the Perthshire-based whisky distiller owned by Bacardi, has seen a 10 per cent drop in revenue due to a fall in sales in Venezuela, Spain and France.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=124Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:08:07 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=125WHISKY distiller Glenfiddich is to provide backing for the premiere of a new Scottish movie at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=125Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:08:48 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=126WHEN Brian Megson, the ousted chief executive of Kyndal, sat down with his fellow directors to toast their successful management buyout, he could scarcely have dreamt that 18 months later he would be out of a job.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=126Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:10:41 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=127TROUBLED whisky group Kyndal ditched its obscure corporate moniker yesterday as it confirmed that 200 Scottish jobs were set to be axed through a shake-up of its bottling operations.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=127Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:11:51 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=128WHISKY group Kyndal is widely expected to announce a swingeing round of Scottish job cuts today as the debt-ridden firm reveals the outcome of its long-awaited restructuring review.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=128Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:23:46 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=82WHISKY drinkers were raising a glass last night after new figures revealed the price of a dram has fallen to its lowest level for two years.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=82Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:44:31 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=83BLACKWOOD Distillers has passed a major milestone in raising the necessary finance for its plans to build Shetland’s first whisky distillery by signing a deal to distribute its new Shetland white spirits range with whisky giants Gordon and Macphail - a contract potentially worth £350,000.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=83Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:45:47 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=84WILLIAM Grant andamp; Sons is inviting pitches for its £2.5m Glenfiddich whisky creative account just 19 months after appointing McCann-Erickson to the job.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=84Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:52:20 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=85CHIVAS Brothers, the Scotch whisky business owned by Pernod Ricard, has won two trophies and three gold medals at this year’s International Wine andamp; Spirit Competition (IWSC).http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=85Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:54:01 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=86THE Macallan distillery on Speyside has become the first Scotch whisky manufacturer to open an office in China as part of a major drive to boost sales in the Far East and the Pacific.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=86Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:55:13 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=87EDRINGTON Group, the Scottish whisky group, has opened an office in China - the first Scotch maker to do so.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=87Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:56:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=88SCOTLAND’S oldest distillery, Glenturret, will this week unveil a special limited edition bottling which is attracting worldwide interest from Scotch whisky connoisseurs.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=88Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:57:50 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=89BLACKWOOD Distillers, which is planning to build Shetland’s first whisky distillery, has signed a major deal to supply more than 45,000 cases of its new range of white spirits to the US.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=89Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:00:38 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=90A SECRETIVE review of Kyndal, the whisky maker behind Whyte andamp; Mackay and Isle of Jura single malt, will result in the closure of at least one of its two bottling plants in Grangemouth and Leith, The Scotsman can reveal.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=90Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:02:07 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=91IAN BUXTON loves telling stories - particularly ones about rum and whisky - and wants more people to experience brands like Bacardi and Dewar’s.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=91Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:03:33 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=92WHISKY distiller Glenfiddich is to sponsor this weekend’s Centenary of Flight Air Show in East Lothian as part of a marketing drive behind its new Caoran Reserve malt.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=92Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:04:19 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=93THE Scotch whisky industry will receive a major boost today as eight Eastern European countries lift import tariffs on the national drink.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=93Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:05:35 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=94THE whisky sector is bracing itself for the outcome of Kyndal’s three-month review that could have implications for the own-brand business.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=94Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:06:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=95STAFF at whisky group Kyndal are bracing themselves for widespread cutbacks after acting chief executive and chairman Vivian Imerman gave broad hints that headcount would be significantly reduced.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=95Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:10:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=96EDRINGTON Group, owner of the Famous Grouse whisky, will post record results this week but warn of challenging times ahead as global economic uncertainties take their toll.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=96Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:11:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=97IT HAS been used for centuries to revive the spirits, enliven any evening and fend off the cold. Now our national drink is to be used to lure more tourists.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=97Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:15:52 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=98SMALL investors are to get the chance to own part of Shetland’s first ever whisky distillery.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=98Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:17:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=99GLENMORANGIE has signed up to Payroll Giving as a boost to good causes and the community.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=99Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:18:02 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=100AN AUSTRIAN distiller has unveiled his own brand of whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=100Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:19:51 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=101HAIR stylists have been among the unlikely contributors to a 10% rise in sales of two Scotch whisky brands.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=101Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:21:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=102INVESTORS are being offered the chance to buy shares in Scotland’s most northerly distillery, in Shetland, which is due to begin production next spring.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=102Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:22:24 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=103EXPORTS of single malt whisky have grown by an astonishing 46 per cent in value for the first two months of the year, according to the latest government figures.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=103Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:23:38 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=104WORKERS at Glengoyne’s distillery, in Stirlingshire, have a lot to be thankful for.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=104Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:25:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=105EXPORTS of single-malt whisky jumped by 46 per cent in value over the first two months of the year, according to new Government figures.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=105Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:25:54 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=59ABERLOUR, the single malt Scotch owned by Chivas Brothers, has opened a virtual distillery to give whisky lovers the chance to run their own distillery over the internet.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=59Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:53:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=60JUST in case any one idly assumes Patrick Ricard is some cartoon Frenchman of shoulder-shrugging grumpiness, the Pernod Ricard in-house company video shows a shot of the open-necked beaming chairman surrounded by pretty girls whooping it up at an open air staff party. "And Patrick was there until two o’clock !" rejoices a female partygoer on screen. Who can blame him?http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=60Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:54:52 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=61THREE directors in whisky company Glenmorangie yesterday exercised share options worth nearly £160,000, pocketing about £32,000 after selling most of the shares on the open market.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=61Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:59:56 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=63THE Scotch Whisky Association has appointed Gavin Hewitt, currently the UK’s ambassador to Belgium, as its new chief executive.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=63Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:03:55 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=64A LIMITED edition malt whisky was yesterday bottled to commemorate the first British woman to climb Mount Everest.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=64Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:05:32 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=65WHISKY drinkers are being swindled out of £4m a year by licensees who substitute cheap spirits for genuine Scottish malts or blends.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=65Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:07:11 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=66THE influence of whisky in Scots literature is to be celebrated in a city writing festival.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=66Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:09:34 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=67DRINKS producer Ian Macleod aims to secure a place in the world’s top 10 malt whisky brands by doubling production at its recently acquired Glengoyne distillery.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=67Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:10:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=68THE prospect of sitting down to a five-course gourmet dinner at the Savoy without any accompanying wine did not fill me with joy. Especially once I’d seen Anton Edelmann’s menu, which was full of wonderful ingredients such as Scottish langoustines, lobster and scallops. The very idea of tucking into a main course of duck without a glass of gutsy red seemed very strange.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=68Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:14:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=75EXPORTS of Scotch whisky totalled almost £2.3 billion in 2002 as the industry enjoyed its third-best annual performance ever, according to new figures.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=75Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:27:29 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=69 IF YOU are a young drinker in Spain or Italy, whisky is still seen as a fashionable sophisticated choice of spirit.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=69Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:16:26 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=70EDRINGTON, the whisky distiller, has scored an unlikely success with rocketing sales of its Cutty Sark brand in Turkey.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=70Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:19:37 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=71IT WAS very much a mixed case for the drinks sector. While the whisky industry poured itself a large dram on the Chancellor’s announcement that duty was to be frozen for the sixth year in a row, brewers and wine merchants baulked at rises, arguing it would fuel cross-Channel trade in duty-free alcohol.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=71Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:21:14 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=72IF you enjoy savouring your single malts from a fragile stemmed champagne flute (as a friend does) or from a china teacup (my great aunt’s preference), no whisky police will stop you. If you prefer to pop a thicker malt in the freezer, then drink it in the bath, steam rising while the fruitier elements emerge as it warms up, so be it. The rule book for appreciating whisky is wide open, but a few guidelines will enable you to make an informed choice .http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=72Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:23:15 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=73IT MAY be our number one national drink, but there is no one way to enjoy whisky. It’s such a popular ingredient that you can enjoy it without drinking a drop.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=73Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:24:28 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=74EXPORTS of Scotch whisky have broken the £2 billion barrier for the tenth successive year according to new figures released yesterday.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=74Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:26:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=76PERNOD Ricard, the French drinks giant that owns whisky maker Chivas Brothers, will listen to offers for any of the four Highland distilleries that it mothballed last autumn.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=76Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:28:46 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=77A WHISKY shop in the Capital has been named the industry’s favourite retailer.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=77Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:30:00 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=78CONSUMERS have been warned to avoid buying suspiciously cheap bottles of what appears to be Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=78Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:30:48 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=79CHINA’S poor trade links with Scotland are to be improved under a plan to sell more golf and whisky to the fast-growth country.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=79Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:33:30 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=80IN THE cold far north of Europe.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=80Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:35:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=81WHYTE and Mackay is claiming its largest ever share of the Scottish take-home market for blended whisky.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=81Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:35:53 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=55THE Scotch Whisky Association has called for the Treasury to cut spirits duty by four per cent in this year’s Budget to boost industry revenue .http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=55Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:13:59 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=54THE whisky industry needs to focus its thinking.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=54Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:09:21 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=56WHEN Edinburgh whisky agent Andrew Usher decided to mix his drinks 150 years ago, he couldn’t have known how successful his "cocktail" would become - or how controversial.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=56Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:47:09 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=53WHEN Edinburgh whisky agent Andrew Usher decided to mix his drinks 150 years ago, he couldn’t have known how successful his "cocktail" would become - or how controversial.Scotch is now the biggest-selling spirit from any one country in the world, but more than 90 per cent are blends of malt and grain whiskies, a process started by Usher in 1853. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=53Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:04:23 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=52THE voice of Scotland’s whisky industry for more than 60 years has launched a hunt for a new chief executive.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=52Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:02:13 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=57THE voice of Scotland’s whisky industry for more than 60 years has launched a hunt for a new chief executive.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=57Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:48:52 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=51If anyone could do with a bit of rest and recreation at this time of year, it must be Scotland’s whisky-makers. http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=51Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:00:36 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=50THE announcement of a 2 per cent rise in whisky duty in yesterday's Budget prompted an angry reaction from the industry and the SNP.http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=50Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:36:16 GMThttp://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=141NO-ONE can accuse Peter Smith of lacking fighting spirit. "Everyone talks about the whisky industry being fuddy-duddy and not going anywhere, but we as a company are not like that. We have made changes that we think will benefit everyone in the end, and if other people don’t like it, tough. What’s important is that our customers do."http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=141Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:38:45 GMT