There’s one question Diageo’s whisky team has been asked for years — why can’t we have more Mortlach single malt bottlings? The Dufftown distillery has… Read More
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Diageo To Put Muscle & Millions Into Mortlach Single Malts
December 2, 2013 – Ask any member of Diageo’s Scotch whisky team which distillery whisky lovers beg them to most to make available as a… Read More
Episode 453: November 23, 2013
Gavin Hewitt is stepping down next month after ten years as the chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, balancing the needs of member whisky… Read More
This Week’s New Releases
November 22, 2013 – There have been announcements of several new whisky releases this week that will be arriving in various markets soon, in addition… Read More
Episode 452: November 16, 2013
Matthew Crow, Ph.D. of Diageo is one of Scotch Whisky’s up-and-coming blenders. Working under Jim Beveridge, Ph.D., he helped create Johnnie Walker Double Black and worked… Read More
Episode 448: October 19, 2013
The most secure jobs in the whisky business may be the coppersmiths at Forsyth’s of Rothes in Scotland, since almost all of the major distillery… Read More
Johnnie Walker Completes Explorers’ Club Series, Brings Gold Label Reserve to US
October 18, 2013 – Johnnie Walker has released the third and final edition in its Explorers Club series of travel retail expressions, with The Royal… Read More
Johnnie Walker Platinum Label Arrives in U.S.
August 19, 2013 – After months of being a “forbidden fruit” to American whisky lovers, Johnnie Walker Platinum Label is being released in the U.S.… Read More
Episode 438: August 18, 2013
Utah’s High West Distillery & Saloon crams a craft distillery and high-end restaurant into two historic buildings in the ski resort’s downtown area. James Dumas,… Read More
U.S. Sales Help Push Diageo to 8% Gain in 2013 Profits
July 31, 2013 – Diageo, the world’s largest whisky producer, reported an 8% increase in profits for the 2012 fiscal year ending June 30. Overall… Read More
Diageo Teams Up With Dunhill for Blue Label Collection
June 24, 2013 – Diageo will release a special Alfred Dunhill Johnnie Walker Blue Label collection for the travel retail market in the brand’s latest… Read More
The Macallan Anniversary Malt Sells for $27K at McTear’s
May 24, 2013 – A bottle of The Macallan Anniversary Malt from 1983 led the bidding at this week’s McTear’s auction of rare whiskies in… Read More

