Malt whisky

Malt Whisky is produced from 100% malted barley. Malt Whisky is fermented with yeast and distilled batch by batch in massive, traditional copper 'pot stills’. No other grain products or fermentable material is used in the production of this whisky.

Blue roses to be sold in Japan

Not sure when I'd be inclined to give a blue rose.  An amicable breakup, maybe?"TOKYO (AFP) - Think that red roses are predictable? In Japan, gift-givers soon will also have the option of blue roses. The...

On 'Burns Night' Whisky, Poetry and Scotland

I have to thank Andrew Jeffords for bringing this Scottish event to my attention via Which whisky to drink on Burns night? (FT Week-End).  On Friday, January 25th, Burns Night celebrates the poet Robert Burns with readings, songs, libations and food. The theme this year...

Death Now Comes In More Exotic Flavours

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCigarette Manufacturers in their quest to get more of a market share of youth, have now started flavouring their smokes, with alcohol in many popular Flavours, favoured by...

Scotch drinkers toast the dawn of the age-your-own era

"It may be the biggest leap forward for homemade hooch since Appalachian stills and souped-up getaway cars. Only in this case it's all perfectly legal."

Bottle of booze sells for $54,000 at NYC auction

I know it's relative and the numbers don't mean anything when you're wealthy, but I still think a bottle of anything that costs more than two cars is sinful if not entirely stupid. "NEW YORK - A bottle of...

Chile's San Rafael glacier fast disappearing

"SAN RAFAEL GLACIER, Chile (AFP) — Chunks of glacial ice tinkled in whisky glasses as chilled tourists gazed in wonder from their boat at the massive San Rafael glacier and the markers tallying its losing battle...

Venezuela's Chavez on moral crusade

Are Venezuelans as dedicated to the Revolution as Chavez would like? Are they ready to be told how dedicated they must be? What to eat, what to drink, how to live. Many will argue that anything anti-yankee is good, but how many of the free spirits are willing to run to...

Chavez calls time on whisky boom

"Venezuelans are to face a limit on the amount of luxury goods they can import, says President Hugo Chavez. He singled out the high consumption of whisky as an example of the way consumerism was harming society. In 2006, Venezuelans drank 106m bottles of Scotch whisky -...

Chivas Regal launches new luxury whisky

"Tonight saw the sumptuous new Chivas Regal 25 Year Old Scotch whisky launched at a glittering international event at the New York Public Library. Celebrities, VIP guests and media gathered to witness the return of the original Chivas Regal 25 to New York City almost one...

Here comes the 'Great British Cheese Festival'...Some call it 'Glastonbury fo...

The British give the world a number of excellent cheese, even a Frenchman like me can recognize that.  This week-end (September 29 and 30), the best producers get their moment of fame at the Great British Cheese Festival. Some call the Festival 'Glastonbury for the Food...

Single malt, small market- whiskey in Pakistan

" An almost 150-year-old brewery in Pakistan is preparing to bring the Muslim world's first 20-year-old single malt whisky to the market. Murree Brewery, however, can only sell to non-Muslims, who comprise 3 percent of Pakistan's population. The heart of the...

Beer? No, it is non-alcoholic

"Beer? No, it is “non-alcoholic” Yesterday I mentioned that I was surprised to see this can on the shelf of a shopping mall. When I got closer I realised it is not the beer but a “non-alcoholic” drink. I am not sure why they make it. In India alcohol and tombacco ads...

Scotch with a history indeed

" This is Old Smuggler scotch whisky, a whisky with a history. I guess it has some history in our house as well. For past I don't know how many years, it is lying in our home, unopened. If this was in a cask instead...

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