Sat.Jun 22, 2024

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Review: Glengoyne 30 Years Old and Teapot Dram Batch 009

Drinkhacker

I had the chance to visit Glengoyne for the first time this spring. This smaller scale single malt distillery is famously the “slowest” in Scotland, reportedly producing spirit at a third the normal rate of most Scotch distilleries which allows for exceptionally long copper contact in the stills. The distillery campus also straddles the Highland/Lowland divide, giving it the unique distinction of distilling a Highland malt but aging it in the Lowlands of Scotland.

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Record-Breaker, Stephanie Macleod, Wins ‘Master Blender of the Year’ For The Sixth Time

The Whiskey Wash

Stephanie Macleod is the IWC Master Blender of the Year in 2024. Credit: Bacardi Stephanie Macleod, Director of Blending, Scotch Whisky for Bacardi ( John Dewar & Sons ), was recently named ‘Master Blender of the Year’ at the International Whisky Competition (IWC) for the sixth consecutive year. Macleod is also the Malt Master for the Dewar’s single malt portfolio: Aberfeldy , Aultmore, Craigellachie, Royal Brackla, and The Deveron.

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Review: Pentire Coastal Spritz Non-Alcoholic Aperitif

Drinkhacker

Pentire is a UK-based brand of non-alcoholic spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails, and we open our coverage of the brand with this NA amaro, a hearty concoction made from “naturally distilled coastal botanicals carefully blended with Blood Orange, Sea Rosemary and Oakwood.” The idea, as the name of the product suggests, is to evoke the sea… or at least the sea as it exists in England.

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Assam CM inaugurates Diageo’s Tapovan

Spiritz

Diageo India supported the construction of an elder care home named Tapovan in Sonitpur, Assam, in collaboration with BharatCares and Government of Assam. The elder care home was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma. At the event Ashish Parikh, EVP & Chief Operating Officer, Diageo India handed over the completed project to the District Commissioner - Sonitpur in the presence of the Chief Minister of Assam.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Ardnahoe – Inaugural Release

Whisky Boys

It has arrived, the Inaugural Release from Ardnahoe Distillery on Islay.

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Decrease in prices of premium liquor in Karnataka

Spiritz

After budgetary announcement by Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka government has issued a draft notification on 20th June on rationalisation of tax slabs on premium liquor in the state. Rationalisation of tax slabs on premium liquors will lead to decrease in prices of premium liquor in the state. The state government aims to make liquor prices competitive with the neighbouring states and to bring buoyancy to the alcobev sector in Karnataka.

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