Johnnie Walker announces its next step in the art of blending with the release of Johnnie Walker Platinum Label blended Scotch whisky. Inspired by a Walker family custom to craft exclusive Scotch whisky blends for private gatherings that were never sold, Platinum Label is the most perfectly crafted 18-year-old blended Scotch the company has ever […]
Leading Scotch Whisky Brand LABEL 5, is launching on the 18th of April an amazing campaign: The WorldmiXperience. Broadcasted on Facebook, the WorldmiXperience features 5 fans of LABEL 5 in New York, taking up an incredible mission. The 5 lucky participants (2 Australians, 1 Lebanese and 2 Belgians) are the winners of the #CATCHTHE5 contest […]
Phoenix, Arizona-based photographer Ernie Button accidentally discovered that dried out Scotch leaves a white, chalky, intricate pattern on the bottom of the glass and turned it into a beautiful photo project. By experimenting with different kinds of Scotch residue and shining colored lights on the glasses, he produced a beautiful series of whisky art—named ‘Vanishing […]
The House of Dewar’s has the spirits industry buzzing with the U.S. launch of Dewar’s Highlander Honey—Dewar’s Blended Scotch whiskey infused with natural flavors. This unique innovation is crafted by the infusion of hand-selected Scottish honey along with natural flavors into the original Dewar’s White Label blend, the #1 selling premium Blended Scotch whiskey in the […]
On March 28, Quebec will receive the last bottle of The Balvenie 50 Year Old released in Canada. As one of the most extraordinary whiskies to ever come out of The Balvenie distillery, The Balvenie 50 will be released to Montreal’s Signature SAQ, retailing for $49,400. This bottle is one of only 88 to ever […]
Scottish illustrator Steven Bonner has created a beautiful typeface for Ballantine’s Scotch Whiskey that reflects the tasting notes of the brand’s 12-year-old Scotch. The illustrator has created several illustrated letters, each of which represents one of the main tasting notes found in the whiskey, including cream, oak and pear. For instance, the letter ‘C’, crafted […]
The Scotch whiskey sector has not only survived the global downturn, it has prospered, a recently-published just-drinks/IWSR report has concluded. Dubbing the last decade a “golden period” for Scotch whiskey, the just-drinks/IWSR ‘Global market review of blended and single malt Scotch whiskey – forecasts to 2017’ report finds that, between 2002 and 2011, the global […]