Whisky

A sustainable Scottish distillery has secured £2.6 million from HSBC UK to support the building of its new visitor centre, creating around 30 new jobs in the Angus area.

Ardgowan Distillery has announced plans for a new bespoke centre for Blackwoods gin at their Inverkip site following a loan of up to £5 million from UK drinks specialists Distil plc. An initial tranche of £3 million has been approved by shareholders of the London-listed firm, with the po

Plans for a new distillery and visitor centre in Benbecula have secured up to £1.99 million from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Scotch Whisky distiller Edrington has posted a profit before tax of £178.4 million - a drop of 21% from the previous year. For the year ended 31 March 2021, the Glasgow-based firm's core revenue stood at £576.2m, down 15% from 2020 while the company's core contribution of £196.5m w

Wolfcraig Distillery has signed a new land deal with Ambassador Group which will see the development of a new £15 million Scotch Whisky distillery and visitor centre at the Craigforth Campus in Stirling.

Holyrood Distillery, Edinburgh’s first single malt distillery in almost a century, has partnered with Whisky Auctioneer to offer three “extra special” whisky casks up for charity auction.

The Ardgowan Distillery has today launched Shipwright – the second in its Clydebuilt series of limited-edition whiskies. The premium dram – which retails at £49.99 via the distillery’s online shop – is a blend of single malts from Speyside and Highland distilleries whol

Bladnoch Distillery, one of Scotland’s oldest single malt whisky distilleries, is targeting international growth after securing a £10 million loan from HSBC UK. The distillery, based in Wigtown, Galloway, will use the asset-based lending facility to support its overall growth strategy, w

Premium spirits company Beam Suntory is to invest £6 million into a restoration of Glen Garioch’s distillery in Oldmeldrum.

The United States has announced it is temporarily suspending all tariffs on direct exports from the UK.

The Glencadam Distillery in Brechin has seen pre-tax profits soar to £17.5 million in 2020 despite the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to accounts filed by the distillery's owner Angus Dundee Distillers, the pre-tax profits rose from the £12.4m recorded

Elixir Distillers has been granted planning permission to build its much anticipated new distillery in Islay.

The world's largest bottle of single malt whisky was sold at an online Christmas auction on Sunday for £15,000. The 105.3-litre bottle of 14-year-old Tomintoul is nearly 1.5m (4.9ft) tall, weighs more than 180kg (396lbs) and would serve up about 5,250 drams.

Over 3,900 bottles of primarily single malt Scotch, with an estimated hammer price of £7m - £8m will be sold by online whisky auction specialists Whisky Auctioneer next year.