Indian single malt is selling in much larger volumes than it was just a few years ago. Estimates from the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) put the category at around 350,000 nine-liter cases in 2023 and 400,000 in 2024, before it reached roughly 500,000 cases in 2025, up about 22% from the previous year.
One of the brands behind that growth is Indri whisky, made by Piccadily Distilleries in the village of Indri in Haryana and launched in 2022. Piccadily, citing IWSR data, describes Indri as the world’s fastest-growing single malt.
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So, with Indri’s rapid rise in mind, here are five things you might not know about the unstoppable Indian single malt whisky brand.
1. Indri’s Sales Grew Nearly Sevenfold in a Single Year
Indri’s sales took off in its second year on sale. In April 2024, Piccadily announced that Indri had sold more than 100,000 cases that year, a 599% increase on the year before, and described it as the fastest-growing single malt brand in the world.
In August 2025, the company reported that Indri sold 170,000 nine-liter cases in calendar year 2024, which works out at 2.04 million 750ml bottles. Of those, 124,000 cases were sold in India and 46,000 were exported. Piccadily also said, citing IWSR data, that Indri outsold The Glenlivet and Glenfiddich in India in 2024 to become the country’s best-selling single malt.
Two days later, The Economic Times reported, again citing IWSR, that Indri had been the world’s fastest-growing single malt for the second year running.
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READ THE STORYFor a brand that is comparatively very new compared to established Indian whisky names like Amrut and Paul John, Indri has seen compounding success in its infancy.
2. Indri Is a Village, and Trini Means “Three”
Indri is a village in Haryana, in northern India, and Piccadily’s distillery there covers a 168-acre site. Skurnik, Indri’s US importer, also notes that the name is linked to indriya, the Sanskrit word for the five senses.
The flagship expression, Trini, means “three” in Sanskrit. It refers to the three types of cask used to mature the whisky, which are ex-bourbon, ex-French red wine and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. Piccadily describes it as India’s first triple-cask single malt, and it’s bottled at 46% ABV with no chill filtration or added color.
Trini also did well with critics early on. Whisky Advocate scored it 94 points and placed it at No. 17 in its Top 20 Whiskies of 2022. Reviewer Jonny McCormick wrote that “Former Amrut master blender Surrinder Kumar demonstrates his unerring sense of balance, pace, and control over the fast-maturing single malt.”
3. Indri Has Won More Than 140 Awards in Four Years
Since it launched in 2022, Indri has won more than 141 awards. In its launch year, the flagship Trini was named Best Indian Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards 2022.
In 2023, the Diwali Collector’s Edition 2023 won Best In Show at the Whiskies of the World Awards. According to Piccadily, the competition judges more than 100 whiskies a year.
A year later, the cask strength Indri Dru was named Whisky of the Year at the 2024 USA Spirits Ratings with 95 points, and it also won Best Indian Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards 2024.
The Diwali Collector’s Edition 2025, finished in Marsala casks, scored 99.1 points to win Best World Whisky at the Las Vegas Global Spirits Awards 2025. It also won Best Special Edition Design at the World Whiskies Awards 2026, the first time an Indian brand has taken that title.
Most recently, at the 2026 International Whisky Competition, Indri took first, second and third place in both the Best Indian Whisky and Best Single Malt Indian Whisky categories. The Diwali Collector’s Edition 2025 scored 93.53 points, Dru scored 90.87 and Agneya scored 89.70.
4. Indri Is Made From Six-Row Barley in a Climate That Swings From Freezing to 50°C
Two-row barley dominates in Scotland, but Indri is made from six-row barley grown in Rajasthan. Master blender Surrinder Kumar told Luxurious Magazine that the distillery sources around 14,000 tonnes of it every year.
In an earlier interview with me, Kumar explained that six-row barley contains more protein and less starch than two-row, and he described the spirit it produces as “more robust, cereal-forward and textural.” He also acknowledged that it brings challenges with extract efficiency.
The distillery is in Karnal, where Kumar says summer temperatures can reach 50°C (122°F) and winters drop to around 0°C (32°F). He explains that these seasonal swings speed up the interaction between the spirit and the oak, so casks have to be watched closely to stop the whisky from becoming over-oaked. Kumar describes Indri’s approach as “stringent cask selection and continuous maturation monitoring.”
Kumar joined Indri as master blender in 2019, after working at Amrut as production manager and master distiller. In his view, “India’s climate is not a challenge but a powerful advantage, delivering depth, richness, and complexity.”
5. Indri Has Already More Than Doubled Its Malt Capacity
Piccadily started out as a sugar producer at Indri in 1994 and added a grain-based distillery there in 2007, according to BioEnergy Times. In November 2024, the company announced an expansion plan worth ₹10 billion. At Indri, the plan included raising malt spirit production from 12,000 to 30,000 liters a day.
The work at Indri was completed in October 2025. In a January 2026 filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange, the company said the expansion had been finished within its estimated cost and timeline. The company is also increasing its barrel storage from 45,000 to 100,000 by March 2027.
By February 2026, Kumar said the warehouses held more than 75,000 barrels. These range from virgin American oak and ex-bourbon casks to French wine, Marsala, Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.
Looking ahead, Kumar says the priority is to “continue building aged stock and exploring innovative wood management through single casks, extended maturations and carefully curated cask finishes.”
Enjoying Indri Indian Whisky
If you want to try Indri, the flagship Trini is a good place to begin. In the US it sells for an average of around $50-$65 a bottle. In the UK, The Whisky Exchange lists it at £43.75. If you’d like to see how Indian single malt compares with Scotch, these bottles show the difference well.
Have you tried Indri yet, and what did you make of it? Let us know in the comments.
Compass Box This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky is a limited-edition blended malt Scotch in which every component is exactly ten years old. The recipe is printed in full: 66.5% Clynelish, 20.2% peated Ardnamurchan and 13.3% unpeated Ardnamurchan, all from first-fill bourbon casks. It is bottled at 50.5% ABV, natural colour and non-chill filtered, in 3,610 individually numbered bottles. The release marks ten years of Compass Box’s Scotch Whisky Transparency campaign and goes on sale on 26 September 2026 via The Whisky Exchange at an RRP of £64 , with international shipping.
The rule in Scotch whisky is simple: the age on the label is the age of the youngest whisky in the bottle. Compass Box has spent a decade arguing that drinkers deserve to know the rest of the story. Its new release sidesteps the question entirely. Every drop in Compass Box This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky is exactly ten years old, so the age statement and the full recipe finally say the same thing.
The London-based whisky maker announced the bottling on 23 September 2026. It is a blended malt built from three single malts, all ten years old and all matured in first-fill bourbon casks, with the precise proportions printed on the label down to the decimal point.
Compass Box This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky: the key facts
- Type: Blended malt Scotch whisky
- Age: 10 years (every component)
- Recipe: 66.5% Clynelish 10 Year Old, 20.2% Ardnamurchan peated 10 Year Old, 13.3% Ardnamurchan unpeated 10 Year Old
- Cask type: First-fill bourbon casks (all three components)
- ABV: 50.5%
- Bottle count: 3,610 individually numbered bottles
- Natural colour / chill filtration: No added colour, non-chill filtered
- Price: £64 RRP
- Release date: 26 September 2026
- Where to buy: compassboxwhisky.com (checkout handled by The Whisky Exchange) and The Whisky Exchange directly
- Whisky makers: Samuel Travers and Michael Stephenson
- Serve: Neat, or over ice (Compass Box’s own suggestion)
Why the name is the point
Under the Scotch Whisky Regulations, a blend’s age statement can only reflect its youngest component. A bottle labelled 10 years old might contain 10, 15 and 20-year-old whiskies, but the producer is not permitted to advertise the older parts in the same way.
Compass Box ran straight into that in 2015. It had printed the component ages and proportions for Flaming Heart and This Is Not a Luxury Whisky, and the Scotch Whisky Association told the company those disclosures did not comply with the rules. The response was the Scotch Whisky Transparency campaign, launched in 2016, which asks for producers to have the freedom to disclose the age and share of every component, without making it an obligation for anyone else.
This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky is the ten-year marker for that campaign, and it is built so that nothing on the label needs a footnote. With every component at the same age, the full recipe and the age statement line up perfectly.
Compass Box CEO Nishat Gupte put it this way: “Every whisky in this bottle is exactly 10 years old. So, we call it what it is. This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky is not a statement about the industry; it’s a statement about us: full transparency, no compromises.”
What goes into the blend: Clynelish and two faces of Ardnamurchan
Clynelish (66.5%) is the backbone. The distillery sits at Brora on Scotland’s north-east Highland coast and is prized by blenders for its waxy texture, a mouthfeel that coats the palate, along with a gentle coastal lift. This is not bought-in mature stock: Compass Box filled Clynelish new make spirit into its own first-fill bourbon wood a decade ago and has matured it ever since. Compass Box describes its contribution as lemon, beeswax, peach and gentle salinity. At two-thirds of the recipe, that waxiness is the whisky’s structure.
Ardnamurchan peated (20.2%) brings the smoke. Ardnamurchan Distillery, owned by independent bottler Adelphi, began distilling in 2014 on the Ardnamurchan peninsula on Scotland’s west coast, the most westerly point of the British mainland. Compass Box’s notes for this component are flinty, mineral peat, toffee and what it calls the distillery’s “signature funk”. A ten-year-old from here is still a relatively new thing, which gives this release an added curiosity value.
Ardnamurchan unpeated (13.3%) adds weight and fruit without extra smoke: funky cereal, white chocolate cookies and apricot, according to Compass Box. Using both styles from the same distillery lets the blenders dial the peat precisely, rather than leaning on a single heavily peated component.
One detail stands out: the smoke is quantified. Blended malts usually describe their peat in words (“a touch of smoke”). Here you know it is exactly 20.2% of the blend.
Compass Box This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky tasting notes
We have not tasted this release yet. The notes below are Compass Box’s own.
Compass Box This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky: official tasting notes
Colour: Light gold Nose: Pink Lady apple, rhubarb crumble, custard, pineapple upside-down cake Palate (texture):Waxy, glossy Palate (flavour): Lemon iced butter biscuits, creamy white chocolate, vanilla panna cotta, soft apricot, nutmeg on sweet oats Finish: Buttery pastry, candied lemon, a hint of charred oak ABV: 50.5% | Cask type: First-fill bourbon | Price: £64
Reading the recipe against the notes, the first-fill bourbon casks explain the custard, vanilla and pastry, while the Clynelish accounts for the waxy, glossy texture. The Ardnamurchan peated share is modest, so expect smoke as a frame around the fruit rather than the headline. Compass Box suggests drinking it neat or over ice; at 50.5% ABV, a few drops of water are also worth trying before you reach for the ice.
Who is Compass Box?
Compass Box was founded in London in 2000 by John Glaser, a former Johnnie Walker marketer, with the aim of making blended Scotch in a more modern, flavour-first way. It does not own a distillery. Instead, it buys new make and matured whisky, selects casks and blends, which is why component disclosure matters so much to its identity.
Its core range includes Hedonism (blended grain), The Peat Monster, Orchard House and Artist’s Blend, alongside limited releases such as Flaming Heart. Since 2022 the company has been part of Bacardi, while continuing to operate from its London blending base.
Price and availability
Compass Box This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky goes on sale on 26 September 2026 at an RRP of £64 for 70cl. You can buy it from the product page on compassboxwhisky.com, where checkout is handled by The Whisky Exchange, or from The Whisky Exchange directly.
The Whisky Exchange ships to a long list of countries outside the UK, including, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, the United States, Australia, Japan and Singapore. Delivery costs and duty vary by country, so check at checkout.
With 3,610 bottles and a price well under the usual level for limited Compass Box releases, we would not expect this to hang around.
Is it worth £64?
For a limited, numbered, 10-year-old blended malt at 50.5% ABV with natural colour and no chill filtration, £64 is a fair price. It is priced in line with Compass Box’s core bottlings, which is unusual for a limited release.
It’s for you if: you like Clynelish’s waxy style, enjoy a measured touch of peat, or want to try ten-year-old Ardnamurchan while it is still rare. It is also a natural bottle for anyone who has followed the transparency debate and wants to own the moment it made its point.
It’s not for you if: you want heavy smoke (look at The Peat Monster) or rich sherry-cask character. This is a bright, bourbon-cask, texture-led whisky.
If you want one, set a reminder for 26 September.
Frequently asked questions
What is Compass Box This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky? It is a limited-edition blended malt Scotch whisky from Compass Box, released in September 2026 to mark ten years of its Scotch Whisky Transparency campaign. Every component is exactly ten years old, so the
Copperworks Releases Single Malt for Craft Malt Month
In celebration of Craft Malt Month (September), an annual celebration bringing the community together to honor the artistry and impact of craft malt, Copperworks Distilling Co. has released Copperworks Craft Malt Month 2026 American Single Malt Whiskey (Single Cask No. 488).
Distilled from Baronesse barley grown at Joseph’s Grainery in Colfax, WA, and malted by LINC Malt in Spokane, the same barley varietal featured in Copperworks’ gold-medal-winning first Farmsmith release, this release marks a first for the distillery. Matured for 5 years and 9 months in a previously used rye whiskey cask, it is the first time Copperworks has released a whiskey matured in a rye cask, bottled at its natural cask strength of 63.2% ABV.
Copperworks is donating $10 for every bottle sold directly to the Craft Maltsters Guild to support their mission of promoting and sustaining craft malting traditions across North America.
Details
Limited single cask release (700ml)
63.2% ABV (126.4 proof)
$89.99 (+ tax and shipping)
$10 from each bottle sold will be donated to the Craft Maltsters Guild.
TO PURCHASE: https://tinyurl.com/craftmaltmonth2026
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About Copperworks Distilling Company
Opened in 2013, Copperworks Distilling Company is an award-winning craft distillery, tasting room, and gift shop located in the high-traffic waterfront tourist district of downtown Seattle. The distillery produces small-batch American Single Malt Whiskey, a series of gins, and vodka, all from malted barley. Copperworks was founded by co-owners/distillers Jason Parker and Micah Nutt — both craft brewers with more than 30 years of experience in the alcohol industry. To learn more about Copperworks, visit https://copperworksdistilling.com.
New Zealand distillery Pōkeno has partnered with licensed collectibles company Syzygy Forge to launch Ringbearer Single Malt Whisky, marking the 25th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
The officially licensed limited edition is bottled at 46% ABV and priced at $109.99 for a 700ml bottle. Alexander Murray & Company will import the whisky exclusively into the United States.
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Announced on September 22, the collaboration connects a New Zealand-made spirit with the country where the films were shot. Syzygy Forge founder Jordan Costner and co-founder Shawn Mason developed the project with Pōkeno co-founder Matt Johns.
“Working with Pōkeno gave us the opportunity to create something that feels genuinely connected to New Zealand,” said Costner. “Ringbearer is more than a licensed whisky. It’s a celebration of the land, the craft, and the place that helped bring Middle-earth to life on the big screen.”
Described by the companies as at least six years old, Ringbearer combines whisky matured in four cask types: first-fill bourbon, virgin American oak, French Muscat and Manuka honey-seasoned casks.
Pōkeno uses 100% malted barley sourced from New Zealand’s South Island family farms, with fermentation lasting approximately 90 hours. The distillery matures its whisky in the local subtropical climate.
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READ THE STORYJohns highlighted the honey-seasoned casks as a point of difference for the expression.
“We have pushed the boundaries with Ringbearer with the use of Manuka honey seasoned casks which is the first time that this has been done,” he said.
Official notes from the brand describe vanilla, white chocolate, Manuka honey and white peach on the nose. The palate is described as offering spice, banana and melon, followed by honey on buttered toast, with lingering honey sweetness and warmth on the finish.
Designed by Syzygy Forge, the release features packaging commemorating the film’s anniversary and is intended for global distribution.
Ringbearer will be available through authorized retailers in select markets and licensed online retail partners where permitted by law. Further purchasing information will be provided through Syzygy Forge.
Pōkeno creates Lord of the Rings single malt
By Miona MadsenNew Zealand’s Pōkeno Distillery has released a single malt whisky to mark the 25th anniversary of the first Lord of the Rings (LOTR) film.
Ringbearer Single Malt Whisky is a collaboration between Pōkeno Distillery and LOTR-licensed spirits collectables creator Syzygy Forge, which was founded by Tolkien collectors and enthusiasts Jordan Costner and Shawn Mason.
The whisky celebrates 25 years since the theatrical debut of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
It is said to reflect the ‘symbiotic relationship’ between Middle-earth and the distinctive landscape where the LOTR films were shot.
Ringbearer features a themed slogan: ‘One whisky to rule them all, one whisky to guide them, one whisky to bring them all in, and in the glass inspire them.’
“Working with Pōkeno gave us the opportunity to create something that feels genuinely connected to New Zealand,” said Costner. “Ringbearer is more than a licensed whisky. It’s a celebration of the land, the craft, and the place that helped bring Middle-earth to life on the big screen.”
Ringbearer is crafted using locally sourced barley from family farms in the South Island. Its liquid has long fermentation cycles lasting up to 90 hours.
The single malt is aged in the local subtropical climate, which reportedly allows it to extract a higher percentage of the angel’s share than in many other whisky-producing regions. This process significantly accelerates whisky maturation.
Aged for approximately six years, the whisky was matured in a combination of first-fill Bourbon (approximately 45%), virgin American oak (35%), and French muscat casks (10%), as well as Manuka honey-seasoned casks from New Zealand (5%-12%).
Matt Johns, co-founder of Pōkeno Distillery, said: “We are very proud to be crafting creative and innovative single malts that are a true reflection of the climate and culture of our wonderful, mystical country.
“We have pushed the boundaries with Ringbearer with the use of Manuka honey-seasoned casks, which is the first time that this has been done.”
Ringbearer opens with aromas of creamy vanilla, white chocolate, Manuka honey, and white peach. On the palate, it offers a ‘Miruvor-like elixir’ with its spices, banana, melon, rich honey, and warm buttered toast.
The global limited release sits at 46% ABV and has an RRP of US$109.99 for a 700ml bottle.
It will be available through authorised retailers in select markets and online through licensed retail partners.
Alexander Murray & Company, in partnership with Syzygy Forge, imports Pōkeno’s The Lord of the Rings Ringbearer Single Malt Whisky into the US.
Mangrove Global distributes Pōkeno in the UK.
In other movie and TV news, actor Matthew Lillard launched Scream-inspired Ghost Face Vodka earlier this year. This was followed by a variant flavoured with blood orange.
In August, Spirits That Rock released the first official Original Saurian Brandy under its Star Trek Spirits brand to celebrate the TV series’ 60th anniversary.
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The global Scotch whisky market is expected to be valued at US$ 42.6 billion in 2026 and is projected to reach US$ 67.5 billion by 2033, expanding at a CAGR of 6.8% between 2026 and 2033. The market is positioned for sustained expansion as Scotch whisky continues to strengthen its presence across established and emerging beverage markets. Growing consumer interest in premium and super-premium spirits, rising disposable incomes, increasing international exposure to Scotch whisky brands, and the continued development of sophisticated drinking occasions are supporting demand. Consumers are increasingly exploring products based on age statements, maturation techniques, cask finishes, provenance, distillery heritage, and limited-edition releases, creating opportunities for producers to capture higher-value consumption. The growing popularity of whisky among younger adult consumers is also contributing to market diversification, particularly as brands introduce contemporary packaging, accessible product ranges, and new consumption formats without abandoning traditional production characteristics.Market growth is further supported by the expansion of international distribution networks, premium hospitality, specialty retail, travel retail, and digital commerce. Whisky tourism and distillery experiences are becoming increasingly important components of brand engagement, allowing producers to connect heritage, craftsmanship, and consumer education with commercial growth. At the same time, manufacturers are focusing on supply-chain efficiency, sustainable production, responsible sourcing, energy management, and packaging optimization to address changing environmental and operational priorities. Growing demand across Asia-Pacific, North America, and other developing markets is encouraging producers to strengthen regional distribution partnerships and tailor product portfolios to local preferences, while regulatory frameworks governing geographical indication, labeling, production standards, and responsible marketing continue to influence the competitive landscape.
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Segmentation Analysis
By Type
The global Scotch whisky market can be segmented by product type, including single malt Scotch whisky, blended Scotch whisky, blended malt Scotch whisky, and single grain Scotch whisky. Among these categories, blended Scotch whisky maintains a strong position because of its broad consumer accessibility, consistent flavor profile, extensive brand availability, and suitability for both traditional and contemporary consumption occasions. Blended products benefit from established global distribution and are commonly used in neat serves, whisky-based cocktails, highballs, and social drinking occasions. Their relatively broad flavor appeal enables brands to serve both established whisky consumers and individuals entering the category for the first time.
Single malt Scotch whisky represents another important and rapidly evolving segment, supported by premiumization and growing consumer interest in provenance and craftsmanship. Single malts offer greater opportunities for differentiation through distillery identity, maturation periods, regional characteristics, cask selection, and specialized finishing techniques. Consumers seeking collectible, distinctive, and higher-value products are increasingly drawn toward limited releases and expressions with detailed production narratives. This trend is encouraging producers to expand premium portfolios and introduce products that emphasize specific cask types, maturation environments, age profiles, and regional heritage.
By Product and Distribution Channel
The market is also differentiated according to product positioning, packaging formats, price tiers, and distribution channels. Premium and super-premium products are benefiting from consumers' willingness to explore higher-quality spirits for special occasions, gifting, home consumption, and collection. Attractive packaging, distinctive bottle designs, detailed labeling, and limited production runs are increasingly being used to communicate product value. Gift packs and special-edition releases are particularly relevant during festive periods and major cultural occasions, while premium whisky experiences are helping brands strengthen relationships with consumers beyond the bottle itself.
On the distribution side, specialty liquor stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets, duty-free outlets, hospitality establishments, and online retail platforms remain important routes to consumers. E-commerce is gaining strategic significance as digital retail enables consumers to access a broader range of expressions, compare product characteristics, discover emerging brands, and purchase specialty releases. Travel retail also remains an important channel for premium Scotch whisky because international travelers frequently encounter exclusive packaging, limited releases, and products designed specifically for duty-free markets.
By Product Positioning and Technology
Scotch whisky products can also be categorized by price positioning, maturation characteristics, age statements, cask types, and production techniques. Innovation within the category increasingly focuses on wood management, cask finishing, maturation experimentation, blending precision, and controlled production processes. Although traditional craftsmanship remains central to Scotch whisky, producers are increasingly applying advanced analytical technologies to monitor maturation, inventory, quality, and production consistency.
Digital technologies are supporting the wider value chain rather than replacing established whisky-making practices. Data analytics can assist producers in forecasting demand, managing inventory, optimizing distribution, and understanding consumer purchasing patterns. Artificial intelligence can support market analysis, supply-chain planning, and personalized marketing, while connected monitoring systems can improve operational visibility across production and storage facilities. These developments are particularly relevant as producers seek to balance long-standing production traditions with modern efficiency requirements.
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Regional Insights
Europe
Europe remains a central region for the global Scotch whisky industry because of its strong historical relationship with whisky consumption, established distribution infrastructure, mature premium spirits culture, and proximity to Scotland's production base. The United Kingdom represents an important market for Scotch whisky, supported by established consumer familiarity, tourism, hospitality, specialty retail, and strong brand recognition. Other European markets provide opportunities for premium and aged expressions, with consumers increasingly interested in provenance, craftsmanship, and curated drinking experiences.
North America
North America represents another significant market, with the United States serving as an important destination for Scotch whisky products. Demand is supported by established whisky culture, premium spirits consumption, cocktail development, specialty retail, and the growth of higher-value expressions. Consumers are increasingly exploring diverse Scotch categories, including single malts and limited releases. Canada also contributes to regional demand through its established spirits market and proximity to major international distribution networks.
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific is emerging as a particularly important growth region for Scotch whisky, supported by rising disposable incomes, expanding urban populations, premiumization, and increasing consumer familiarity with international spirits. Markets such as India, Japan, China, Singapore, and S
Google News（Scotch/Distillery）｜原題：These Undiscovered Indian Single Malts Are Winning Top International Gold and Poised for Takeoff in the States - Men's Journal｜僅標題
There is always something interesting about finding an older Special Release still sitting on a shop shelf. Finding one with a sizeable discount attached to it makes things even better. And right now there are quite a few of them on sale in
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The Whisky Exchange has reduced a selection of older
Diageo Special Releases, with bottles from Talisker, Lagavulin, Mortlach, Royal Lochnagar, Benrinnes and Blair Athol among them. Some are relatively recent, but others take us all the way back to the
Special Releases of 2017.
Diageo releases its Special Releases collection every year, usually bringing together whiskies from several of its distilleries. They tend to be a little different from the bottles you find in the regular range, with unusual cask choices, higher strengths and sometimes much older whisky.
Ahyoung FBC, a liquor distributor, said Wednesday it will introduce Benromach 12 Years Old, the new flagship product from Scottish single malt whisky brand Benromach.
The product was unveiled to global markets this month. Its defining feature is the use of first-fill sherry casks.
First-fill sherry casks are oak barrels that previously held sherry wine and are being used for the first time to mature Scotch whisky. Because the casks have not been used before for Scotch aging, they impart a more pronounced sherry character than refill casks, which have already gone through multiple rounds of maturation.
The whisky is bottled at 46 percent alcohol by volume. It is non-chill filtered — meaning it skips the cold filtration process that removes some compounds from the spirit — and bottled in its natural color, preserving the hue acquired during cask maturation.
Benromach was founded in Forres, Scotland, in 1898. After closing, it was acquired in 1993 by family-owned independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail, which restored the distillery and reopened it in 1998.
"Benromach 12 Years Old is not simply a product with an added age statement — it is a new flagship that brings together the rich fruit and spice of first-fill sherry casks with Benromach's distinctively delicate smoky character, all in one bottle," an Ahyoung FBC official said.
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Google News（Scotch/Distillery）｜原題：Scottish distillery returns to Australia after two-year absence - Inside FMCG
蘇格蘭獨立酒廠 GlenAllachie 由傳奇調酒大師 Billy Walker 在 2017 年收購，以雪莉桶熟成、46% 以上酒精度及無冷凝過濾著稱。該酒廠於澳洲市場停留兩年後，將透過新合作夥伴 The Whisky List 重新上市，10月底首批貨品抵達。Walker 表示此時機完美契合酒廠購入後的 10 週年紀念，Whisky List 預期澳洲威士忌愛好者對雪莉桶風味的強勁需求將助力品牌成長。
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After a two-year hiatus, Scotland’s single malt distillery The GlenAllachie is returning to Australia for the first time through a new national distribution deal.
Led by master distiller Billy Walker, who bought the brand from Pernod Ricard in 2017, The GlenAllachie is considered one of Scotland’s leading independent distilleries. It has gained a reputation for rich, flavour-forward single malts, sherry cask maturation, and a commitment to a minimum of 46 per cent ABV, natural colour and no chill filtration.
Following its previous distribution Down Under through Vanguard Luxury Brands, the brand will now stage a comeback with The Whisky List as its distributor. The GlenAllachie’s international sales manager, Ciara Hepburn, said the two-year absence was necessary to find the right partner before relaunching.
The first shipment of its initial Australian range, including core age-stated, cask-strength, limited-edition, ultra-aged releases and Meikle Tòir, is set to arrive in late October, in time for Christmas. Trade pre-orders and expressions of interest will open ahead of the arrival.
Walker said the relaunch comes at “the right time, the right range and the right ambition”, as the brand looks to commemorate its 10th anniversary since being purchased and converted into a single malt distillery.
“Having the opportunity to reintroduce our whiskies to Australian whisky lovers feels particularly special, and we look ahead to our 10th anniversary in 2027,” he said.
Oliver Maruda, co-founder of The Whisky List, noted strong demand for the return over the past two years.
“Aussies absolutely love a sherry cask whisky; it’s easily one of the most popular styles here and demand for it continues to grow. Higher ABV, natural colour and non-chill filtration are all things Australian whisky drinkers actively look for.”
The Whisky List plans to rebuild the distillery’s presence across independent retail and on-premise channels, supported by its national trade network, direct-to-consumer platform, and whisky festivals and tasting events.
“We want to build it into one of the country’s leading single malt Scotch brands,” Maruda stated.
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The classic whisky weekend was a purist’s affair — mud on the boots, a long lunch, an early night. But the Scottish leisure break has quietly shifted shape. Today’s visitor, particularly the affluent traveller looking to blend a bit of culture with a bit of glamour, increasingly wants their days spent nosing single malts and their evenings dressed up with something altogether more electric. The distillery experience and the casino evening, once entirely separate worlds, now sit rather comfortably on the same itinerary.
Part of what has changed is where the evening entertainment actually happens. Where guests once had to find a bricks-and-mortar gaming room in Edinburgh or Glasgow, many now settle into the lounge of a country hotel and browse the field of casinos not on gamstop — a category of internationally licensed sites that operate outside the UK’s Gamstop scheme, the voluntary programme British players sign up to when they want their access restricted. For the discerning weekender who has not opted into that scheme and simply wants the polish of a proper gaming evening, these sites appeal because they tend to offer generous welcome promotions, a broader spread of table games, and flexible ways to move money, including established e-wallets and cryptocurrency. Knowing how to weigh those features — the promotional terms, the banking options, the reputation of a given operator — has become part of planning the modern glamorous night in.
From Purist Pilgrimage to Polished Weekend
The whisky trail of a generation ago was reverential to the point of austerity. Distilleries were working sites first and visitor attractions a distant second. A tour meant a walk past the mash tuns, a quick word from the stillman, and a dram at the end if you were lucky.
Compare that with what Speyside, Islay and Campbeltown offer now. Glenfiddich, The Macallan and Glenlivet have poured serious money into architecture and hospitality, turning their homes into destinations in their own right. The Macallan’s estate, with its undulating turf roof and cathedral-like tasting rooms, would not look out of place in an art and design magazine. Distillery experiences today come with cask-strength masterclasses, chef-led food pairings and overnight stays in restored farmhouses. The purist still has plenty to savour, but the weekend has grown a second, more indulgent half.
The Evening Half of the Itinerary
Here is where the glamour comes in. After a day of measured sipping, the appetite turns towards something with a bit of theatre. For decades that meant a formal dinner and perhaps a nightcap by the fire. The contemporary version borrows more from the resort playbook — cocktails, live music, and the option of a gaming evening that feels like an occasion rather than an afterthought.
It is the same instinct that drives so much of modern leisure design: making the space itself part of the fun. The trend has spread well beyond Scotland. Consider the game-themed Spanish hotel, complete with retro consoles and an on-site water park — a sign of how far hospitality has gone in weaving entertainment into the very fabric of a stay. The whisky-and-wager weekend follows the same logic, just with a more grown-up, black-tie sensibility. The distillery supplies the substance; the evening supplies the sparkle.
How the Two Worlds Learned to Pair
There is a neat symmetry between tasting whisky and enjoying a gaming evening, and it explains why the pairing works so well. Both reward patience and attention. Both are about savouring a moment rather than rushing it. A well-aged Speyside dram invites you to slow down, to notice the honey and the oak; a well-run table game invites a similar unhurried focus.
The affluent traveller has always understood that a good break is about contrast — the quiet morning followed by the lively night, the contemplative and the celebratory in the same twenty-four hours. Distilleries deliver the former beautifully. The evening’s entertainment delivers the latter. Put them together and the weekend gains a rhythm that a straight tasting tour simply cannot match.
Doing the Evening Justice
The trick to a genuinely memorable whisky-and-wager weekend is treating the evening with the same care as the daytime. That means choosing accommodation with atmosphere — a Highland hotel with a proper bar and comfortable lounges rather than a roadside inn. It means dressing the part. And, for those who intend to enjoy some gaming, it means approaching it as entertainment with a clear budget, in the same measured spirit as a whisky tasting where the point is quality over quantity.
Self-awareness matters here. One writer’s account of a night in a gaming suite captured that neatly, describing how an immersive setting prompted a frank reckoning with just how much time and attention entertainment can quietly absorb. The best evenings are the ones enjoyed with intention — a set amount of time, a set amount to spend, and the discipline to stop while the night still feels good.
A Weekend Built on Contrast
The Scottish leisure break has grown up. It no longer asks visitors to choose between the cerebral pleasures of a distillery and the shimmer of a glamorous night out. The modern itinerary makes room for both — the peat and the polish, the tasting glass and the tuxedo.
That is the real evolution. The whisky weekend used to be a single note, beautifully held. Today it is a chord, and the wager evening is one of the notes that makes it resonate. For the traveller who wants a break with both depth and dazzle, few combinations pour quite so smoothly.
Around the world, distilleries are stepping up their sustainability efforts—and the same is happening here at home.
Bus Whisky is leading the charge and has become the first to earn B Corp certification. That makes the Brabant-based distillery the first whisky producer in the Netherlands authorized to carry the label.
Globally, Bus Whisky now joins a very select group. By their own account, the distillery is only the tenth whisky producer in the world to achieve B Corp certification.
What does B Corp actually mean?
Chances are you’ve come across the B Corp name before. Brands like Tony’s Chocolonely, Dopper, and Patagonia proudly carry the mark. In the whisky world, however, it’s still relatively rare. Among whisky distilleries, Nc’nean is one example that’s B Corp certified.
B Corp certification is awarded by B Lab. To qualify, a company isn’t judged solely on its profits, but also on the impact it has on people, the environment, and society. To secure the certification, Bus Whisky had to be fully transparent across multiple areas.
The assessment considered factors like environmental practices, transparency, employment standards, community engagement, and customer interests. The standout result: the whisky maker scored highly across the board.
From homegrown barley to their own beeswax
It’s no secret that
Bus Whisky puts sustainability at the heart of what it does. The Brabant distillery keeps as much of its production as possible on its own estate. For example, it grows its own barley for whisky and, according to Bus, uses no artificial fertilizers or pesticides. Since 2025, both the distillery and the fields it cultivates have been organically certified.
Whisky making naturally leaves by-products behind. Bus aims to put those to good use as well. Various residual streams from production are given a second life.
According to the distillery, these leftovers end up in food products, non-alcoholic beer, and feed for fish or livestock. Production also runs on sustainable energy. Even the glass has been redesigned with a lower environmental footprint to further cut energy use and improve sustainability.
Founders
Dennis Hurkmans and Ezra Leeger stress that achieving B Corp status isn’t a finish line. For them, it’s a powerful confirmation of the course the distillery has been steering for years.
Bus Whisky is number 10 in the world
Nearly 10,000 companies across more than 90 countries are now B Corp certified. Among whisky producers, however, the label remains rare.
Bus Whisky states it is the tenth whisky producer worldwide to earn the certification. In the Netherlands, the company has set a first: no other
Dutch whisky maker can currently call itself a B Corp.
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FAQ
- What has Bus Whisky achieved?
Bus Whisky has earned B Corp certification and, according to the company, is the first Dutch whisky producer to receive this label.
- How many whisky producers are B Corp certified?
According to Bus Whisky, the Brabant distillery is the 10th whisky producer in the world to receive the certification.
- What is Bus Whisky doing for sustainability?
The distillery grows its own barley, uses no artificial fertilizers or pesticides in cultivation, and works with recycled glass, its own beeswax, sustainable energy, and the reuse of by-products.
Compass Box releases limited-edition super blend of three exceptional single malts, each aged exactly 10 years.
London, UK, 23rd September 2026 — Compass Box, the London-based Scotch whiskymaker known for flavour-first blending and market-leading transparency, today announces the release of This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky: a limited-edition blended malt Scotch whisky, created with three outstanding single malts: Clynelish, Ardnamurchan (Peated) and Ardnamurchan (Unpeated) – each aged 10 years exactly.
Only 3,610 bottles worldwide. No artificial colouring, no chill-filtration, no shortcuts. Just a statement.
Full transparency: a recipe disclosed in full
By law, the age statement on a blended Scotch whisky can only reflect the age of the youngest whisky in the blend. This means a whisky drinker can rarely be certain exactly what’s in their glass, or how old each part of it really is.
“At Compass Box, we have always believed that whisky lovers deserve better. We go further: every component, its age, and its origin, disclosed in full, every time,” says Nishat Gupte, Compass Box CEO.
“Every whisky in this bottle is exactly 10 years old. So, we call it what it is. This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky is not a statement about the industry, it’s a statement about us: full transparency, no compromises. It’s simply the way we believe whisky should be made and shared.”
Three malts, one extraordinary whisky
Each component in this whisky is an exceptional single malt on its own. Clynelish brings its signature waxy, coastal complexity. The two Ardnamurchan expressions – peated and unpeated – add smoke, bass, structure and a wild Highland character that few distilleries can match.
Brought together in ‘This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky’, the three single malts deliver something greater than the sum of their parts: light and glossy, with Pink Lady apple and rhubarb crumble, custard, and pineapple upside-down cake, creamy white chocolate and vanilla panna cotta, soft apricots and dustings of nutmeg.
‘This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky’, by Compass Box Scotch Whiskymakers
ABV: 50.5% | 700ml | 3,610 bottles, all individually numbered | RRP: £64 | available from The Whiskey Exchange from the 26th September
No caramel colouring (i.e. no E150a). No chill-filtration. No shortcuts. Just more flavour.
Tasting notes ‘This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky’
- Colour: Light gold, a beautiful ray of morning sunlight.
- Nose: Pink Lady apple and rhubarb crumble, with custard, and pineapple upside-down cake.
- Palate – texture: Waxy, glossy, transparent.
- Palate – flavour: Lemon iced butter biscuits, creamy white chocolate, vanilla panna cotta, soft apricots, nutmeg on sweet oats, and French fancies.
- Finish: Lush, buttery pastry, with candied lemon and a hint of charred oak.
Recipe ‘This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky’
- 66.5% The Clynelish Distillery | Single Malt Whisky | First-fill Bourbon Barrels | 10 Yrs
- 20.2% The Ardnamurchan Distillery (Peated) | Single Malt Whisky | First-fill Bourbon Barrels | 10 Yrs
- 13.3% The Ardnamurchan Distillery (Unpeated) | Single Malt Whisky | First-fill Bourbon Barrels | 10 Yrs
A decade of transparency
This release marks ten years since Compass Box first began publicly advocating for greater transparency in how Scotch whisky recipes are shared with consumers, a conviction that has helped shape the brand ever since. This whisky is a clear expression of that belief: a whisky that tells you everything.
Google News（Scotch/Distillery）｜原題：Glasgow Distillery launches first 10-year-old peated whisky – with only 550 bottles up for sale - Glasgow Live
蘇格蘭格拉斯哥獨立威士忌酒廠 Glasgow Distillery 推出首支10年泥煤單一麥芽威士忌 Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated，慶祝2016年開始生產泥煤威士忌屆滿十年。全球僅限550瓶，每瓶酒精度54% ABV，採用波本桶熟成，風味帶有細緻篝火煙燻、蜂蜜甜感、熱帶果香及柑橘調性。定價£69（約台幣2,300元），即日起於官網販售，限購1瓶。
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Glasgow Distillery launches first 10-year-old peated whisky – with only 550 bottles up for sale
Just 550 bottles of the milestone Glasgow 1770 release have been created.
One of Glasgow's independent whisky distilleries has reached a new milestone, releasing its first-ever 10-Year-Old Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
The Glasgow Distillery 's new Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated celebrates a decade since the team first began producing peated single malt at the Hillington-based distillery in 2016.
Only 550 bottles of the new whisky have been produced, making it one of the distillery's most limited releases.
Head of sales and marketing, Sebastian Bunford-Jones, stated that the release brings together whisky matured in three ex-Bourbon casks - two refill and one first-fill - which have been married together and bottled at 54% ABV. The decision to mature the whisky solely in ex-Bourbon casks was intentional, allowing the character of the peated spirit and its ten years of maturation to shine through.
He stated: "There's something particularly special about releasing a whisky that represents ten years of what we've been building here in Glasgow.
"When we first began producing our peated spirit in 2016, this whisky was quite literally at the beginning of that journey. Ten years later, peated whisky is now an important part of our annual production.
"Our peated releases are some of our most popular whiskies around the world, so opening these casks and seeing how that spirit has developed after a decade of maturation has been incredibly rewarding.”
He added that the new whisky has notes of "delicate bonfire smoke and honeyed sweetness" as well as tropical fruit and citrus, with a gentle waxy texture and lingering oak spice.
Natural in colour and non-chill filtered, it's priced at £69 and is available to buy now from the Glasgow Distillery website (limited to one bottle per person).
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The Edinburgh attraction broadens its translation guides to cater to a global audience with over 70% of visitors travelling from overseas.
The Scotch Whisky Experience has expanded its tour offerings to 21 languages and invested in enhanced translation guides, positioning the iconic Royal Mile venue as one of the world’s most globally welcoming whisky destinations.
Built around the ethos of “helping the world to fall in love with Scotch whisky”, the venue has steadily expanded its language capabilities from just six languages when it opened in 1988 to 21 today. The attraction has released new dataset insights showing how multilingual storytelling is opening Scottish heritage to an increasingly diverse global audience.
With more than 70% of its guests arriving from outside the UK, the venue caters to visitors from every corner of the world. While long established international markets lead overall attendance, with the United States representing 24% of guests, followed by France at 7%, and Germany and the Netherlands at 4% each, the data shows a strong surge in demand for Czech, Hindi, and both European and Brazilian Portuguese. Vietnamese is the newest language introduced at The Scotch Whisky Experience and has already seen immediate traction among incoming tour groups.
Angela Dineen, Operations Director at The Scotch Whisky Experience, said:
“People do not expect to hear the story of Scotch whisky in their own language, and when they do, it changes the whole visit. Some of the biggest reactions come from our Swedish and Dutch visitors, who tend to have excellent English and simply assume we would not have thought of them.
“Every language we add tells you something about who is coming to Scotland and why. Brazilian Portuguese is a good example because our collection was gathered by Claive Vidiz in Brazil, so there’s a great connection there for anyone coming from Brazil.”
VisitScotland’s 2026 travel trends report highlighted a rise of ‘Scran Seekers’¹, travellers whose primary motivation is discovering local food and drink. By providing full translations across 21 languages, the attraction ensures international visitors can fully immerse themselves in the story of Scotland’s national drink.
Additionally, to support the Deaf community and hard of hearing visitors, the venue partnered with Deaf Action to create British Sign Language (BSL) and American Sign Language (ASL) digital guides, and more recently also added International Sign.
All 21 language options, digital sign language guides, and accessibility features are provided free of charge on handheld devices supplied on site, ensuring every visitor can switch off their personal devices and experience Scotland’s whisky story in their own language.
Learn more about The Scotch Whisky Experience at: The Scotch Whisky Experience
Google News（Scotch/Distillery）｜原題：Compass Box Scotch Whiskymakers Release This Is a 10-Year-Old Whisky - Wine Industry Advisor
（僅標題資訊）蘇格蘭獨立裝瓶商 Compass Box 發售新款威士忌 This Is a 10-Year-Old Whisky。Compass Box 以創意混調和非傳統的威士忌詮釋聞名，此款新品延續其風格。
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The biggest names in single malt scotch whisky, both in terms of sales and recognition, are the usual suspects: the Macallan, Glenfiddich, and the Glenlivet. The last member of this trio, located in the heart of the Speyside region, just made a bold move by releasing an interesting and flavorful new whisky called Provence Edition, which involves a cask finish that is first for this 200-year-old distillery.
The core collection of the Glenlivet consists of a few age-statement expressions (12, 14, and 15-year-old), as well as some NAS whiskies. Then there’s the Beyond Speyside series that launched last year with Jamaica Edition, a whisky that was aged for 12 years and then finished in rum barrels sourced from that Caribbean island nation. This new entry in the series was also aged for 12 years, and then a portion of the whisky was finished in three types of French wine casks (a first for the distillery): Château Sainte Marguerite white wine, Rivesaltes, and Sauternes.
“With the Provence Edition, we wanted to take the Glenlivet somewhere unexpected,” said Kevin Balmforth, master blend for the Glenlivet, in a statement. “By actively monitoring the finishing process and carefully balancing the influence of Château Sainte Marguerite, Rivesaltes, and Sauternes wine casks, we have created a whisky that delivers vibrant orchard fruit, elegant floral notes, and exceptional complexity.”
According to the brand, the Château Sainte Marguerite white-wine casks add bright citrus and elegant floral notes to the palate, the Rivesaltes casks (a sweet, fortified wine) are responsible for nuttiness and warming spice, and the Sauternes casks (a sweet white wine) contribute marmalade and crème brûlée flavors. Overall, white-wine casks are used much less frequently than red-wine casks to finish scotch whisky, mostly because there is a whole lot more aged red wine than white wine. There have been some notable examples in the past, however, from distilleries like Aberfeldy, Tamnavulin, and Tullibardine.
We were able to sample Provence Edition, and it’s a very tasty whisky that has clearly been heavily influenced by this secondary maturation, with notes of summer stone fruit and some tropical fruit playing against citrus, vanilla, baking spice, and caramel flavors. Like most Glenlivet whiskies, it’s bottled at 80 proof—and perhaps it would be a bit better a few degrees stronger, but that’s just speculation. A pop-up called Le Café du Whisky will hit cities around the country to coincide with the release of the new whisky, during which guests will “discover Provence Edition through the sights, sounds, flavors, and energy that define the region.” The Glenlivet 12 Provence Edition is a limited release (SRP $55), but you can find it at liquor stores around the nation now.
Google News（Scotch/Distillery）｜原題：Fruity American whisky, Aberdeenshire Scotch and casks to buy: The best new whiskies - thecaterer.com
英國餐飲媒體精選秋冬新酒款。美國維吉尼亞蒸餾廠推出VDC系列進軍英國市場，果香香料風格售價£32.70起；蘇格蘭獨立裝瓶商Rare Find推出秋季單桶系列，涵蓋Clynelish、Mortlach等酒廠，從£39.10起；Lancaster Spirits首度推出泥煤實驗計畫，20桶63.5度新酒桶裝售£4,200；Little Brown Dog推出艾伯丁郡12年單一麥芽，Glen Garioch蒸餾廠出品，£30.41；Arran蒸餾廠釋出10年泥煤威士忌桶裝，100公升約£10,500。適合餐飲業者更新威士忌酒單。
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Refresh your whisky menu with these latest launches
As the nights draw in, restaurant, bar and pub punters may be increasingly tempted into a dram of warming whisky, so operators have to ensure their selection proves enticing.
While old favourites may be a go-to for whisky connoisseurs, there are still plenty of customers keen on trying the latest expressions that offer a new twist on the single malt.
We have brought together the latest and greatest whisky launches to prompt spend in the colder months.
Find new whisky menu options below.
American producer Virginia Distillery Company has launched its VDC range in the UK, distributed by Maverick Drinks. The whiskies are matured in Virginia’s humid Blue Ridge Mountain climate, developing depth and structure at a comparatively young age. They are then taken through a secondary maturation programme, resulting in a fruit-forward, spice-led house style at 46.5% abv. UK expressions include Port Cask Reserve – sweet, nutty and lightly smoky with bright citrus and red fruit: Cabernet Cask Select – bold and vinous, with dark fruit and oak char; and Cider Cask Finish – vibrant orchard fruit and sweet spice.
Price 700ml bottle, £32.70
Edinburgh-based independent bottler Rare Find has launched its autumn 2026 collection of single cask whiskies. This collection brings together four whiskies where weight is central to their identity: the waxy complexity of Clynelish, the muscular fruit character of Mortlach, the oily robustness of Ben Nevis and the coastal power of Laphroaig. The Rare Find team has used carefully considered cask maturation to enhance texture, amplify character and reveal new layers of complexity within each spirit. This launch follows the introduction of three Glenglassaugh expressions, each showcasing how a different cask finish (Foursquare rum, madeira and ruby port) reveals new dimensions of the same underlying spirit.
Price Clynelish 2017 eight year old (70cl bottle), from £39.10
Lancaster Spirits Co has launched an experimental peated single malt whisky programme, the first time the distillery has ventured into the world of smoky, phenolic spirit. The four-week trial of peated malt sourced from Crisp Maltings produced a series of spirits at varying levels of peat influence starting at 50 PPM. The company has produced 20 200-litre bourbon barrels at 63.5% abv, to be laid down for a minimum of three years before it can be legally considered single malt whisky.
Price 200 litre barrel, £4,200
Independent Scotch whisky producer Little Brown Dog has launched its first core expression whisky, Aberdeenshire Single Malt. The 12-year-old unpeated Highland single malt is distilled at Glen Garioch Distillery, matured in a recipe of 60% first-fill bourbon barrels and 40% Oloroso and PX sherry casks. It is bottled at 46% abv, with a natural colour and non-chill filtered, with notes of tinned peaches, apricot Danish pastry and bramble jelly, with a marmalade, pain d’épice and fresh roast coffee finish.
Price 70cl bottle, £30.41
Isle of Arran Distillers has released a selection of 10-year-old peated Arran single malt casks. The casks were filled in 2016 with spirit distilled from 20 PPM Scottish barley. Each cask has been re-gauged this year and contains approximately 92-105 regauged litres of alcohol, in line with expectations after 10 years of maturation.
Price 100 litre cask, £10,500
Google News（Scotch/Distillery）｜原題：Compass Box marks a decade of Scotch whisky transparency with new 10 Year Old release - The Whisky Wire
倫敦威士忌廠 Compass Box 推出限量版 This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky（50.5% ABV），為其十年來倡導威士忌配方透明化的承諾做出標記。這款調和威士忌由三款 10 年陳威士忌組成：Clynelish（66.5%）、Ardnamurchan 泥煤版（20.2%）及 Ardnamurchan 非泥煤版（13.3%），所有成分的年份與比例完全公開。Compass Box 長期與蘇格蘭威士忌協會對立，主張調和威士忌應有權揭露每款成分的確切年份，而非僅標示最年輕成分的年份。限量 3,610 瓶，9 月 26 日起於 The Whisky Exchange 販售，零售價 £64.00（約 NT$2,300）。
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Compass Box has announced the launch of a new limited-edition release, marking ten years since the London-based Scotch whisky maker first began publicly advocating for greater transparency in how Scotch whisky recipes are shared with consumers.
Compass Box – This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky (50.5% ABV) is a blended Scotch whisky, comprising three 10 year old single malts: Clynelish (66.5% – first-fill Bourbon casks), Ardnamurchan peated (20.2% – first-fill Bourbon casks) and Ardnamurchan unpeated (13.3% – first-fill Bourbon casks).
By law, the age statement on a blended Scotch whisky can only reflect the age of the youngest whisky in the blend. This means whisky drinkers can rarely be certain exactly what is in their glass or how old each component is.
Compass Box has long advocated for greater transparency in Scotch whisky and has historically disclosed the different component whiskies used to create its blends. The company believes that if a blend contains 10-, 15- and 20-year-old whiskies, the producer should be able to disclose all of this information as part of the recipe.
This practice went against industry regulations. In 2015, the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) challenged Compass Box over the age disclosures for Flaming Heart and This Is Not a Luxury Whisky, informing the company that they did not comply with the rules. This led Compass Box to launch its Scotch Whisky Transparency campaign in 2016, arguing that producers should have the freedom – but not the obligation – to disclose the ages and proportions of every component.
Brought together in This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky, the three single malts deliver something greater than the sum of their parts. Each component is an exceptional single malt in its own right. Clynelish brings its signature waxy, coastal complexity, while the two Ardnamurchan expressions – peated and unpeated – add smoke, depth, structure and a wild Highland character that few distilleries can match.
Compass Box – This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky, is described as light and glossy, delivering notes of Pink Lady apple and rhubarb crumble, custard and pineapple upside-down cake, creamy white chocolate and vanilla panna cotta, soft apricots and dustings of nutmeg.
Commenting on the launch, Nishat Gupte, Compass Box CEO, said: “At Compass Box, we have always believed that whisky lovers deserve better. We go further: every component, its age and its origin are disclosed in full, every time. Every whisky in this bottle is exactly 10 years old. So, we call it what it is. This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky is not a statement about the industry; it’s a statement about us: full transparency, no compromises. It’s simply the way we believe whisky should be made and shared.”
Limited to 3,610 individually numbered bottles, Compass Box – This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky, will be available from September 26th via The Whisky Exchange, for a RRP of £64.00.
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Google News（Whisky 綜合）｜原題：Museum partners with Black Mountain distillery for a taste of local history - thevalleyecho.com
Swannanoa Valley博物館與Oak & Grist蒸餾廠合作舉辦「The Highlands in the Valley: Whiskey History and Tasting」活動，邀請北卡羅來納州立大學阿什維爾分校歷史教授Daniel S. Pierce分享阿帕拉契山區的威士忌釀造文化與非法釀酒歷史。90分鐘活動包括歷史講座及品酒體驗，票價40美元（一般票）、30美元（博物館會員票），包含Oak & Grist兩款核心威士忌與兩款特殊版本各1盎司品飲。該活動旨在展現蘇格蘭－阿帕拉契融合傳統對當地經濟與文化的深遠影響。
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Museum partners with Black Mountain distillery for a taste of local history
‘The Highlands in the Valley: Whiskey History and Tasting at Oak & Grist’ offers Insight into Appalachian tradition
Fred McCormick
The Valley Echo
September 23, 2026
For many, the stereotypes assigned to the Scots Irish settlers and their descendants in the Appalachian Mountains prevail well into the 21st century. While the image of a drunken moonshiner persists, it is a caricature that paints an incomplete picture of a craft and culture that came to the region in the early 1700s.
The real history of the distilling and distributing spirits locally is lengthy and nuanced, and will be the subject of “The Highlands in the Valley: Whiskey History and Tasting at Oak & Grist,” beginning at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24. The event, a partnership between the Black Mountain distillery and the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center, will feature guest speaker, Dr. Daniel S. Pierce, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina-Asheville.
Tickets for the 90-minute historical presentation and whiskey tasting are $40 for general admission, $30 for SVM members, and available at swannanoavalleymuseum.org. The price includes quarter-ounce pours of two of Oak & Grist’s core whiskeys and two from special release bottles.
The discussion will be led by Pierce, a self-described “professional hillbilly” and longtime Swannanoa Valley resident. The graduate of Western Carolina University, with a master’s degree in history from the University of Alabama and Ph.D. of History from the University of Tennessee has taught classes in Appalachian and Southern History, the Civil War, Writing and History and Environmental History. His research focuses on the histories of the Great Smoky Mountains, Southern Appalachian region, moonshining, and NASCAR.
Partnering with Oak & Grist as a venue for the event is a “natural fit,” according to SVM interim Assistant Director Paul Cato.
“Part of our community outreach is working with local businesses to present programming that highlights the history of the Valley, in a way that reflects what those businesses are doing,” Cato said. “So we’re excited to partner with Oak & Grist for this unique event.”
Established in 2015, the distillery represents a new generation, informed by the traditions of Scotland and inspired by those of Appalachia, of spirits made from scratch. Oak & Grist brews, ferments, distills and ages whiskey made from local grains.
The modern setting will host an informative presentation on the craft, which many in the mountains relied upon for revenue to support their families, pay bills and sometimes save to establish legal businesses. The practice of bootlegging, which involved the transportation of illegal spirits, inspired generations throughout the 20th century to equip automobiles with sufficient horsepower to outrun authorities, leading to a culture that heavily influenced the incorporation of NASCAR in 1948.
“Dr. Pierce, as an expert in distilling, moonshine and NASCAR, and how the histories of those things come together, was kind enough to agree to come and speak,” Cato said. “It will be fun and educational, but we’re really leaning into the fun.”
The event is designed to make local history accessible to a wider audience while strengthening relationships with Swannanoa Valley businesses, he added.
“We are always looking for ways to meet people where the live and give them opportunities to connect with local history,” Cato said. “SVM relies on the support of the community and we’re always looking for community partners.”
Google News（Whisky 綜合）｜原題：Andrew O’Hagan · Omelettes and Whisky: Anita Brookner’s Edge - London Review of Books
（僅標題資訊）英國文學評論家 Andrew O'Hagan 在《倫敦書評》撰文探討英國作家 Anita Brookner 的創作世界。文章以傳記研究與小說分析為切入點，討論 Brookner 如何透過細微的家居細節與心理描寫，塑造那些孤獨、渴望愛情的女性角色。O'Hagan 強調 Brookner 在英國文學中的獨特地位，她的文字風格優雅精準，擅長捕捉女性情感的微妙差異。文中提及 Brookner 小說《Brief Lives》中的角色 Julia Wilberforce 主要依靠歐姆蛋與威士忌度日，展現了作者對日常生活細節的敏銳觀察。
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The notion that novelists don’t invent might be recent, yet George Eliot got tired of people pointing to the ‘original’ of Mr Casaubon, who was sometimes said to be Robert William Mackay, a rather pedantic associate of hers at the Westminster Review, or Dr Brabant, a pretentious family man of 62 who had wooed her decades earlier. Others said he was Mark Pattison, the rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, who was busy suffocating the young woman to whom he was married. The Pattisons corresponded warmly with Eliot and never admitted to the likeness. When a friend asked her directly whom she had drawn on for her desiccated, middle-aged scholar, Eliot, as her biographer Gordon Haight writes, ‘with a humorous solemnity … pointed to her own heart’.
A good biographer can quote the friends, visit the archives, animate the themes, lift the lid on the family romance and cross-examine the demons. But if the subject is a novelist, it is the manufacturing of the self that really matters. We hope the biographer will discover illicit correspondences and unknown sources, identifying patterns and materials that might explain what the novelist does and how she does it. In popular biography, we are well used to the ticker-tape parade of encomia, the dance of praise and awards, the flutter of newspaper cuttings and reviews, but the best literary biographers have a vision of their own that lights up the writer’s mind as well as her period. In such cases, it’s as if the subject is powered into coherence by a single source, the biographer’s imagination. Such perfect sublimation is hard to find. ‘Our social personality is created by the thoughts of other people,’ Proust wrote, and that is a crucial secret for the serious biographer, who wants to deliver a portrait of the whole life, inside and out – something the subject may have spent a lifetime scheming to avoid.
Before this biography, the name ‘Brookner’ probably brought to mind a succession of solitary women pining for love while waiting for death, an image that critics were quick to attach to the author of these women. Yet in Hermione Lee’s book we enter the life and work of someone else, a woman who was ‘dandyish, witty, controlled’, and who often sought in the shade what other writers may seek in the sunny uplands of a social group. ‘She is the inventor of those lonely women, not their alter ego,’ Lee writes, and yet, over the course of 24 novels and 87 years, Anita Brookner achieved many dislocations of selfhood, and may have become more and more like the people she dreamed into life. It’s a novelist’s fate, not so much that their characters are like them but that they become their characters. ‘Brookner’ was a thing to live up to, even for Anita Brookner, a formal elegance, a field of intelligence, which conditioned both her life and her art. Her affinity, as Lee tells us, was not with her Polish heritage but with France, and we feel it in her sentences, in the pleasure she affords in the patterns of discretion and the inner life of a culture. Brookner became so good at writing her own sentences that it hardly matters when one of her novels doesn’t entirely work, as many of them don’t. She continues to be in charge of her style, filled with the longing that all stylists have for a perfection beyond perfection, for a life that can’t be lived and a past that can’t be reached, while she tots up the fictions that keep us going.
In Incidents in the Rue Laugier (1995), Maud Gonthier, according to her daughter Maffy, had ‘elected to be a stranger’. Maud didn’t achieve the life she wanted in France and married an evasive Englishman, a kind and unsexy man who was always destined to do the right thing because he couldn’t do the essential thing, which was to make Maud love him. Maffy will never understand, but her mother married the wrong man, and all her life was unable to think of herself as an honourable person, not because she cheated on her husband, but because the man she really loved, a rake called David Tyler, did not love her back, and so she failed in exactly the same way as the man she settled for. These are the subtleties Brookner deals in, painful, tender and life-shaping, and at her best she choreographs them with the power of implication that we admire in Henry James. It is the essence of Brookner to show the kinds of discernment, the sort of noticing, that can cause life to be both wonderful and agonising at the same time. ‘On the way to Bryanston Square,’ we are told in Falling Slowly (1998), ‘she had picked up a bunch of anemones, as an adjunct to the asparagus quiche she had bought earlier.’ (Nobody else in British fiction would have used the word ‘adjunct’ in that way.) Brookner’s women, especially, know a thing or two about the effort to make life nicer than it might have been, and so we have Ruth, in Brookner’s first novel, A Start in Life (1981), wandering round Harrods buying leeks. It’s good that it’s Harrods, and good that she’s called Ruth, and good that she thinks her life has been destroyed by literature, but the real achievement lies in Brookner’s sense of the minuteness of living. In the midst of all this shopping and longing and putting emotional things off, Brookner’s characters begin to see who they are or, even worse, who they might never be. There’s often a carry-over from one generation to the next, as when Edith, in Hotel du Lac (1984), notices that ‘my mother’s fantasies, which remained unchanged all her life, taught me about reality.’
Some of Brookner’s fiction bulges with the art historian’s need to expatiate on form and philosophy, but it is in domestic detail that she best expresses her genius. In this way, she’s a cousin of Elizabeth Bowen, Rosamond Lehmann and Elizabeth Taylor, female writers who observe things that male writers almost never do, such as the surprisingly different valency of some emotions – the way a woman might feel, say, about a dead ex-husband as opposed to a dead father. Or a woman’s sense of whether she is wearing well, and whether it’s wise to wear brown in the autumn and navy in the spring. With Brookner, there’s also a modernist edge, which allows her stranded people to voice their moods and their frustrations by repetition, almost by rote. In Brief Lives (1990), Julia Wilberforce, an actress who lives chiefly on omelettes and whisky, is ‘a stickler for amusement, although she had absolutely no sense of humour: she wanted to be amused all the time.’ Brookner’s people have unnecessary habits of concealment, which fan out to become domestic routines and ways of living. Julia has a ‘habit of placing her underclothes on a chair in her bedroom and covering them with a square of silk reserved for this purpose’. Her friend Fay, who used to be a singer on the wireless, is almost dutifully wistful, behaving as if everyday disappointments were really the point of life, to be solved with a cup of tea and an aspirin. But we detect in Fay some of the loneliness that Brookner often spoke about in interviews: ‘There is a murky area in women which deepens once old alliances are invaded by a man.’ And later Fay says: ‘I was astonished at my own sadness. It was a sadness devoid of envy, or, if envy there was, it was only momentary. What I felt was my own vulnerability, which had done me such disservice in the past.’
It often occurs to me while reading Brookner’s novels that the thing most needed by her unhappy heroines is a novel by Anita Brookner. If only they had something relatable and preoccupying, the day might brighten. Fay in Brief Lives, who is having an affair with her frenemy’s husband, takes herself off for a disastrous week in Saint Paul de Vence, where she is bored, hot and bitten by mosquitoes. She is terribly lonely, of course, and (spiritually speaking) not so very unlike Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, up to her neck in sand and unfulfilled by all the men. What she needs to make her holiday nice is a procession of gin and tonics and a comprehending novel
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Google News（Whisky 綜合）｜原題：Wheels, Watches and Whiskey returns to Lake Walk to benefit OnRamp - KBTX News 3
美國德州布萊恩市舉辦第五屆「Wheels, Watches and Whiskey」慈善活動，9月26日於Stella Hotel登場。活動展示高級跑車（Aston Martin、Bentley、McLaren、Ferrari等）、名牌手錶（Bulova、Accutron、Tudor）及威士忌品牌（Garrison Brothers、Cooper's、Penelope、Unreined Whiskey等）。新增爪娃機遊戲、與Bulova手錶品牌合作的手繪車展示，以及藝術家Sean Starr現場作畫。所有收益支持OnRamp協會為需要幫助的家庭提供交通運輸解決方案，該組織自2017年成立以來已捐贈約280輛車。
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Wheels, Watches and Whiskey returns to Lake Walk to benefit OnRamp
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Wheels, Watches and Whiskey, presented by The Gentleman Racer, returns to the Stella Hotel in Lake Walk on Sept. 26, benefiting OnRamp.
The event runs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Vehicle and vendor move-in begins at 4 p.m.
The event is in its fifth year at the Stella Hotel, according to creator Michael. This year’s feature vehicle is Aston Martin.
New additions this year
Organizers replaced the silent auction with a claw game, where attendees can buy tickets for a chance to win prizes from a “bag pole.” The event will also include a raffle with David Gardner’s Jewelers.
Vehicles on display will include Bentleys, McLarens, Ferraris, off-road vehicles in an Overland section, Porsches and a section dedicated to Shelby American featuring cars from the Carroll Shelby era.
Live painting and watch collaboration
A hand-painted vehicle created as part of a project with watch brand Bulova will be featured at the event. Bulova will vend from a van in front of the event and display Shelby vehicles as part of its collaboration with Shelby.
Artist Sean Starr, who painted the vehicle without stencils, will live paint a vehicle at the event.
OnRamp’s mission
All proceeds from the event will support OnRamp’s initiatives to provide transportation solutions in the Brazos Valley. OnRamp will have a vehicle on display representing the type of vehicles the organization donates to local families in need.
OnRamp was founded in the Brazos Valley in 2017. The organization gifts reliable vehicles to local hardworking families in need to help them progress toward self-sufficiency. OnRamp has given away about 280 vehicles in the Brazos Valley since it started, giving away about one vehicle per week. Clients are nominated by other charities, churches, schools and health care providers in the Brazos Valley.
Watches and whiskey
Watch brands at the event include Accutron, appearing for the first time with its new Accutron Astronaut, and Tudor, represented by David Gardner’s Jewelers. Guests will also have the opportunity to shop and bid on luxury watches.
Whiskey brands include Garrison Brothers, Cooper’s, Penelope, Unreined Whiskey and more. The event will include live music.
You can puchase tickets for Wheels, Watches and Whiskey here.
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Kiroli Foundation hosts whiskey, spirits tasting to benefit Celtic Festival
Downtown West Monroe event features tastings, live music, and Dolly Parton-themed celebration
WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Kiroli Foundation and Choice Brands announced it will host a Whiskey and Spirits Tasting fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 25, to support the 2026 Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival.
The event runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in downtown West Monroe alongside Ouachita Live, a free outdoor concert in Alley Park.
Attendees can sample a curated selection of premium spirits provided by Choice Brands, including Buffalo Trace, Wheatley, Sazerac Rye, and Devil’s River.
Tickets cost $25 per person and are open to guests 21 and older with a valid ID.
Community members can buy tickets in advance through the West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce or purchase them on-site the night of the event.
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