Whiskey News

London luxury department store Selfridges has officially launched a new bar and relocated, redesigned wine shop with more space than ever before.

By REMA RAHMAN Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. - At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch.

Stones Fest NYC Sponsored by Jameson rocked a sold out crowd last night at Bowery Ballroom .

The Japanese have long been committed whisky drinkers, and until recently that meant holing up in a small, dark den designed for serious drinking.

New Jersey authorities are investigating 29 establishments for serving customers cheaper booze as a substitute for top-shelf liquor, including one that allegedly offered rubbing alcohol and food coloring as scotch.

On the hunt for cheap booze - or worse - investigators fanned out around the state ordering drinks at restaurants and bars.

Endurance junkies have Ironmans, fried Oreo connoisseurs have the Iowa State Fair, and those of us who just plain like to drink have the Manhattan Cocktail Classic Gala, a black-tie event whose sole purpose is to sip, swill, and savor as many of the 25,000 cocktails being doled out as possible.

The Edrington Group has launched its latest limited-edition bottling of The Macallan.

"The Angel's Share," from legendary director Ken Loach, presents an engagingly off-kilter new film about wasted talent and what happens when we are given a second chance in life.

To showcase its Evan Williams Bourbon brand, Heaven Hill Distilleries, a premier-level sponsor of Bassmaster events, has taken on the title sponsorship of the seventh Bassmaster Elite Series competition of the 2013 season.

LIWF 2013 - UK: Wine can capitalise on low-calorie opportunity Wine producers should concentrate on flagging up the category's low-calorie credentials, instead of looking at lowering abvs, a Mintel analyst has argued.

Berry Bros & Rudd has lined up the launch of a travel retail-exclusive extension of its The Glenrothes Scotch whisky brand.

PendletonA Whisky, the official spirit of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the presenting sponsor of the All American ProRodeo Series, announced today the launch of its Legendary Cowboy program, a platform designed to honor and encourage professional rodeo cowboys currently competing in both a rough stock event and a timed event at ... (more)

Rory Donovan has known fellow Peach Street Distillers co-founders Bill Graham and Dave Thibodeau since they were making beer in Graham's kitchen and starting up Ska Brewing.

Mintel analyst Chris Wisson tells BeverageDaily.com that a 2012 slump in Scotch whisky exports to France is 'quite surprising' but insists the category's global future remains bright.

Scrolling through all the programme's of the 2013 Islay Festival I get the impression that this years festival will be bigger than ever before, so if you have plans to come to the festival but haven't booked yet I suggest not to wait until the last minute.

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At just under 3000 feet in elevation, Ben Rinnes is not Scotland 's highest peak; it is, however, the tallest freestanding mountain in Moray, Banffshire, east of Inverness and Elgin.

Tullis Russell 's SBS cartonboard range Trucard has been selected by single malt whisky specialist Morrison Bowmore for all of its leading brands.

We met with Fred Noe, Seventh Generation Master Distiller and great grandson of Jim Beam, in Chicago recently, as he shopped his Signature Craft 12-Year at Chicago's WhiskyFest .