Whisky

Whyte & Mackay, the whisky giant behind brands like Dalmore, Tamnavulin, and Jura, has reported a surge in pre-tax profits to £96 million in its latest accounts. Turnover also jumped to £370 million for the year ended 31 December 2023, up from £321m the previous year.

Several of Scotland's business and sector organisations have called on the UK government to reduce the tax burden on Scotland's national drink ahead of the 30 October Budget. The Scottish Chambers of Commerce, UK Hospitality Scotland, Scotland Food and Drink, the Institute of Directors, and the Scot

Mossburn Distillers & Blenders Ltd has released a limited edition bottling of 12 year old Mossburn Speyside blended malt finished in Calvados casks from the renowned Domaine Dupont, a family producer with a history dating back to 1887.

Distillers should give more consideration to repurposing old buildings instead of building brand-new distilleries in order to tackle the climate crisis, an architecture firm has said.

Sotheby’s and Chivas Brothers, maker of The Glenlivet and Aberlour, have entered a long-term partnership to bring highly aged, one-off creations to auction. Each individual lot will feature a never-before-released Scotch whisky from the Chivas Brothers portfolio.

William Grant & Sons, the family-owned distiller behind Glenfiddich and Hendrick's Gin, has announced a significant increase in both profits and revenue for the year ending 31 December 2023. After-tax profits surged to £444 million, up from £331.3m in 2022, while revenue climbed to &

William Grant & Sons is set to acquire The Famous Grouse and Naked Malt from Edrington, pending regulatory approval, for an undisclosed sum. This move will expand William Grant & Sons' scotch portfolio, which already boasts Grant’s, Monkey Shoulder, Glenfiddich, and The Balvenie.

Diageo has released a first-of-its-kind 90% paper-based bottle trial for Johnnie Walker Black Label exclusively at Johnnie Walker Princes Street’s 1820 bar in Edinburgh.

Loch Lomond Distillers has announced plans to expand its historic Glen Scotia distillery after posting a pre-tax profit of £12.4 million for the 15 months ending 31 December 2023. This represents a significant increase compared to the pro-rated profit of £5.5m in 2022. Turnover also rose

Robertson Construction Northern has begun work on a £3.5 million warehouse for Gordon & MacPhail at its Benromach distillery in Forres. The new warehouse follows the construction of two other warehouses in 2019 for the family-owned firm which has been bottling single malt whiskies since 18

Scotch Whisky exports have faced a significant decline in the first half of 2024, with an 18% year-on-year, according to figured released by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). Data for H1 2024 shows that the value of Scotch Whisky exports declined when compared with the first half of 2023 - a year

A £5.9m project to create a new whisky distillery within the former derelict mill at Castletown in Caithness has secured a £250,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Dunnet Bay Distillers Limited (DBDL) is leading the project, which will create 13 jobs. The project

Chivas Brothers, Pernod Ricard's Scotch whisky arm, has posted its 2024 full year results revealing a decline in net sales of -1.6%, but a strong rebound in the second half. The results reflect stabilisation against a record prior year, with a -6% dip in H1 offset by +5% growth in H2. Favourable pri

A Caithness-based distiller will transform a historic grain mill into a whisky distillery having acquired the site supported by a £2 million funding package from HSBC UK. Situated at the west end of Dunnet Bay, the Castletown Mill is a large, traditional stone-built water-powered grain mill, w

The Single Cask – home to a warehouse in Glenrothes of over 3000 casks – has collaborated with drinks and hospitality charity The Drinks Trust to release an "Ultra Rare" single cask whisky from Teaninich Distillery.