
English whisky market soars to £1 billion
The market for English whisky is experiencing significant growth, with projections indicating an 189% increase from 2019 to 2024, reaching a value of £1bn this year.
Read more...The market for English whisky is experiencing significant growth, with projections indicating an 189% increase from 2019 to 2024, reaching a value of £1bn this year.
Read more...The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) is urging the next government to reverse the damage caused by Jeremy Hunt’s 10% increase in spirits excise duty. Newly published figures from HMRC reveal that the Treasury has lost more than £100m since the tax hike last August.
Read more...To celebrate its 5th anniversary, Cask Trade aims to raise £10,000 for The Drinks Trust by selling bottles of cask-strength whisky. The company has bottled 200 bottles from two barrels of 2015 single-malt Scotch whisky from The Speyside Distillery.
Read more...Family-owned distiller William Grant & Sons has launched a brand-new premium Scotch whisky brand to market.
Read more...The production of single malt Scotch whisky is underway at The Orkney Distillery, marking a new era for the business, best known for its award-winning range of Kirkjuvagr gins.
Read more...Rosebank Distillery, known as the ‘King of the Lowlands’, is set to re-open its doors to the public in June after a three-decade hiatus.
Read more...Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard and maker of global Scotch whisky brands including The Glenlivet and Aberlour, has unveiled a new, long-term programme to preserve some of Scotland’s iconic rivers and waterways.
Read more...In a landmark moment for Scotch whisky, Port Ellen Distillery, on the island of Islay, reopened today after a 40-year hiatus.
Read more...The market may be crowded, but a wave of smaller Scotch distilleries are delivering a ‘new golden era’, says Jason Millar.
Read more...InchDairnie Distillery, producers of RyeLaw Fife Single Grain Scotch Whisky have signed a three-year distribution agreement with Disaronno International UK.
Read more...With India now slaking over half the globe’s thirst for whisky, Andrew Catchpole asks winemaker-turned-leading distiller Michael d’Souza for the inside track.
Read more...A duty cut to Scotch Whisky and other spirits would generate an extra £1.6bn over five years for public services, a new report has found.
Read more...Bladnoch, Scotland’s southernmost distillery, has partnered with leading wine and spirits distributor Enotria & Coe to accelerate growth of the single malt whisky brand across the UK.
Read more...Jo Gilbert catches up with Stef Holt on her new role as the first curator of world whisky for Mangrove Global.
Read more...The Scotch Whisky industry contributes more than £7bn to the UK economy, a report has found.
Read more...The value of fine and rare single malt Scotch whisky has softened despite rising global demand from investors and enthusiasts, according to a new report by corporate finance boutique Noble & Co.
Read more...Following the launch of the Cask Whisky Association (CWA), a board of members committed to upholding best practices in cask whisky ownership and sale, the MD of a leading whisky investment company has called on the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) to back the development.
Read more...The brand-new Cask Whisky Association (CWA) has been launched with the aim of protecting the overall reputation of Scotch whisky, while creating a ‘safe environment’ for whisky enthusiasts and customers to buy and sell casks.
Read more...Scotch whisky has managed to maintain its momentum on the export market following a record-breaking year in 2022, with the first six months of 2023 bringing home over £2.5bn.
Read more...In its World Whisky Report, online retailer Master of Malt has revealed the top five countries in growth for whisky, and Nordic countries are well-represented, namely Finland, Denmark, and Sweden.
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