Whisky

Luxury Scotch whisky Chivas Regal has announced Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc as its global brand ambassador in a multiyear partnership, highlighting the brand’s growing influence in modern sports culture. Throughout the collaboration, Chivas Regal and Charles will encourage fans to forge

Scottish law firm MFMac is championing Scottish Whisky as a key sponsor of the Fife Whisky Festival 2025. MFMac has sponsored the festival since its inception in 2018 and the continuation of the partnership reinforces its commitment to Scotland's world-renowned whisky industry.

Diageo's Cameronbridge Distillery, a major producer of grain whisky, Gordon's, Tanqueray, and Smirnoff, is set to embark on a multi-million-pound decarbonisation project to electrify its operations and drastically reduce its carbon emissions by more than 90%. Facilitated by SP Energy Networks (SPEN)

Scotch whisky exports reached £5.4 billion in 2024, representing 1.4 billion 70cl bottles – or 44 bottles every second, according to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). The figures, released today, show a decrease of 3.7% on 2023 exports by value. The SWA has called on the UK and Scotti

Loch Lomond Group has secured planning permission and started construction on a new distillery and visitor centre in Luss, Dumbartonshire, with completion anticipated for summer 2025. 

Set to revolutionise the private whisky bottling world, Edinburgh-based Scottish Edge 2024 champions Tailored Spirits Co has secured £100k funding at Scotland's biggest business funding competition and now launches its first-ever series of whiskies under the brand name The Experimental Series.

Angus Dundee Distillers, producers of Tomintoul and Glencadam single malt whiskies, saw turnover fall by nearly £20 million last year, according to their annual accounts. Pre-tax profits also decreased by 43%, dropping from £31m in 2023 to £17.6m to the end of June 2024. Turnover f

Diageo whisky brands Johnnie Walker and Royal Lochnagar are among the recipients of five Royal Warrants granted for the supply of spirits and wines to the Royal Household. Johnnie Walker's connection to the monarchy dates back to 1934, when King George V issued them their first warrant. This new war

The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) and Single Cask Nation (SCN), is on track to achieve a £1 million EBITDA for FY24, representing a significant improvement on the previous year, according to its latest trading update. This success is attributed

Linn House, the "undiscovered home of whisky" nestled on the banks of the River Isla in Speyside, is set to open its doors for a unique food and whisky experience in celebration of Burns Night from 23 to 25 January 2025. Through the magic of open-flame fire dining, Ecuadorian chef and co-founder at

The burgeoning market for rare whisky has experienced a significant downturn, with auction prices plummeting in the past year, according to a report by Edinburgh-based investment bank Noble & Co. The report records that the value of bottles sold for over £1,000 has fallen by 40%, with sale

National Museums Scotland has commissioned a furniture maker from Dundee who has collaborate with coppersmiths from East Lothian to create a drinks tray from whisky by-products for the museum’s Scottish History and Archaeology collection. Draff Studio, a sustainable bespoke fabrication furnitu

Scottish distiller Eden Mill has sold out its Pedro Ximénez single cask release in just 24 hours.

Ferguson Whisky Limited has secured a new £450,000 funding package from Virgin Money with backing from UK Export Finance (UKEF), to support the purchase of whisky stock, enabling it to expand operations and meet growing international demand. Founded in 2021, the Glasgow-based company is dedica

Glasgow-based specialist supplier of paper-based packaging to the spirits industry McLaren Packaging has won the Innovation in Packaging category at the Spirits Business Awards 2024 with what has been lauded as a "game-changing" design. The award judges said: "What stood out most about McLaren was i