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Graeme Wallace – The Scotch Whisky Icon Making Single Malt In Colorado

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The first iteration of this book became Ardbeg: A Peaty Provenance in 2008, and the revised book Heavenly Peated came out in 2017. GW: I always wanted to live in America and took the opportunity to apply to move to the USA back in 2017. I could be a big fish in a small pond by producing scotch style single malt whisky in America.

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Every Johnnie Walker Blue Label Limited Edition – Part 3

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Johnnie Walker Blue Label Limited Editions 2017 In 2017, Blue Label’s global limited edition was produced in collaboration with critically acclaimed British fashion designer, Tom Dixon OBE. The Blue Label city and country editions were reimagined as the ‘Three Cities’ series for 2017. Read part one here and part two here.

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Whisky Review: Ardnahoe Inaugural Release 5 Year Old

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In 2017, Ardnahoe enlisted whisky industry legend Jim McEwan MBE as Master Distiller. After many years partnering with his brother, Fred, at Douglas Laing & Co., Stewart founded Hunter Laing & Co. in 2013 following a division of assets. With experience from Bowmore and Bruichladdich , Ardnahoe whisky is in expert hands.

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Isle of Raasay Distillery Switches Up Leadership

The Whiskey Wash

R&B Distillers was founded in 2014 by Alasdair Day and Bill Dobbie, who quickly established the first legal distillery on the island of Raasay in 2017. The inaugural whisky release from Isle of Raasay Distillery hit the shelves in 2020. The distillery has also produced Isle of Raasay Gin, which went on sale in 2019.

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5 Rare Scotches From The Newly-Reopened Port Ellen Distillery

The Whiskey Wash

So, when news of a multi-million-pound refurbishment was announced in 2017, Port Ellen fans rejoiced. 2017 saw the discontinuation of the series. Perhaps one of the biggest losses during the 1980s Whisky Loch, Port Ellen garnered a dedicated cult following through independent bottlings and Diageo’s Annual Releases.

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Diageo Plans To Demolish & Rebuild Talisker Distillery

The Whiskey Wash

Located on the Isle of Skye, it holds the distinction of being the island’s only working distillery for over 175 years until the opening of Torabhaig in 2017. Talisker Distillery Talisker Distillery, established in 1830 by Hugh and Kenneth MacAskill, is one of Scotland’s most historic whisky distilleries.

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Every Johnnie Walker Blue Label Limited Edition – Part 1

The Whiskey Wash

In 2017, Diageo launched the Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare range, a series of blends celebrating Scotland’s whisky heritage and honoring the company’s closed distilleries. Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare showcases rare whiskies and those from closed distilleries.