Ewen MacKintosh

Master Blender Billy Leighton’s recent decision to step aside from day to day work at Irish Distillers gave his longtime apprentice the dream job of… Read More

The 128-year-old family-owned independent bottler stunned the whisky world this week with news that it will stop sourcing new make spirit from other distillers starting… Read More

Gordon & MacPhail, the 128-year-old family-owned bottler and distiller, has shaken the whisky world with its announcement that it will stop sourcing new make spirit… Read More

The United States is the largest market for Irish Whiskey worldwide, but until now, one of Ireland’s legendary whiskeys had never released a special edition… Read More

December 2, 2015 – David Urquhart, widely credited with helping his family’s Gordon & MacPhail spirits business achieve worldwide prominence, has died at the age… Read More

May 18, 2015 – It’s been 17 years since Gordon & MacPhail reopened Benromach Distillery in Speyside, and the distillery is now releasing a new… Read More

November 24, 2014 – Gordon & MacPhail-owned Benromach is releasing two new single malts finished in French Oak wine casks. The Hermitage Wood Finish (shown… Read More

June 24, 2014 – Gordon & MacPhail Managing Director Michael Urquhart has announced his plans to retire in September, and for the first time in… Read More

Jim Cryle “retired” this year as Master Distiller at The Glenlivet, but somehow he seems just as busy as ever after 40 years of making… Read More