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Scotch Whisky Given GI Status In Brazil, Hopes For £25 Million Industry Boost

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The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) says that this development will allow Scottish distillers to better access the growing South American market and expand the customer base for scotch whisky. This is fundamental to ensure that millions of Brazilians can have confidence in the quality and history of what they’re buying.

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Isle of Raasay Distillery Switches Up Leadership

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The distillery has also produced Isle of Raasay Gin, which went on sale in 2019. 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.

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Four best books that can help you to boost your knowledge of liquor

The Liquor Thing

The World Atlas of Wine is one of the most popular books of wine, with the most recent 8th edition published in October 2019. Whisky: Technology, Production, and Marketing This book explains the science and technology of producing whiskey, combined with information from industry experts.

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How Islay Became A Whisky Powerhouse

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According to the Scotch Whisky Industry Review 2022 , in 2019 the distilleries on the island attracted over 205,000 visitors combined. Islay Today Today, Islay is synonymous with peated whiskies, and the island relies heavily on whisky sales and tourism to boost its economy.

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Scotch Whisky Legends: Bowmore 1966 Samaroli Bouquet

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The current auction record for a Bowmore 1966 Samaroli Bouquet is £72,600 achieved at Sotheby’s in 2019. As such, when Emmanuel Dron – author of Collecting Scotch Whisky and owner of the Auld Alliance bar in Singapore – opened a bottle of Bowmore 1966 Samaroli Bouquet in 2017, it was certainly a newsworthy event.

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Dewar’s Is The Best Blended Scotch Whisky According To The International Whisky Competition 2024

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The ‘Double Double’ range is a collection of blended scotch produced by John Dewar & Sons using a unique four-stage aging process pioneered by Master Blender, Stephanie Macleod, in 2019. All of the single malt scotch whiskies are blended together (married) and laid back down in a neutral (exhausted) oak cask.

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Scotch Whisky Legends: Aberfeldy 1975 25 Year Old Cadenhead Bond Reserve

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The Aberfeldy 1975 25 Year Old Cadenhead Bond Reserve Welcome back to another installment of Scotch Whiskey Legends. This week, we are taking a look at a rather underrated Highland distillery: Aberfeldy. The bottle in question is a true rarity from independent bottler, Cadenhead.