As part of USD 400 million investment, Jim Beam’s Boston, Kentucky facility will increase capacity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent, the company announced this month. The expansion is expected to increase capacity at the Booker Noe distillery by 50 percent, while reducing the distillery’s greenhouse gas emissions by the same percentage, through…
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Temperature, humidity and air pressure can affect the production and taste of whisky/whiskey. Now some distillers are using monitoring systems to help get the most from the aging process, according to an article in BBC Future. In parts of the USA, such as Texas, which as extreme summer temperatures, shorter maturation times are required, but…
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Glenfiddich announces the Time Re:ImaginedCollection which consists of three extraordinary single malt whiskies that each capture a moment in time. These whiskies have matured over decades developing a richness and depth of flavour that is rarely encountered. The rarest within this highly sought-after collection is the 50 Year Old; a stunning portrayal of Simultaneous Time, exploring the parallel and complex conditions…
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Ramsbury Brewing & Distilling Company has announced the appointment of Nikolas Fordham, as general manager. Nikolas will oversee the operations of the Ramsbury Brewing & Distilling Company, which produces award-winning Ramsbury Single Estate Gin and Vodka. Single Estate means that the complete process from field to bottle takes place on the Ramsbury Estate in the Wiltshire countryside….
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BACARDÍ® Rum is proud to announce the appointment of Lewis Cooke as UK Brand Ambassador for BACARDÍ Rum today. Lewis joins the BACARDÍ Rum family from Swift -listed as one of the World’s 50 Best Bars since 2017- where he served as Bar Manager in London. Originally from Manchester, Lewis began his career in hospitality 12 years ago where he established himself as one of the top experts in the industry working around the globe at world renowned establishments Black Pearl and Luke Whearty’s Byrdi. Beyond traditional bar experience, Lewis…
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The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Trade Bureau has started to create an official “American Single Malt” designation, reports The Denver Gazette. The rules to qualify as an American Single Malt whiskey are as follows: Made from 100% malted barley Distilled entirely at one distillery Mashed, distilled and matured in the United States of America Matured…
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Malt whisky production is set to resume in its “birth place” in a rural part of north-east Scotland for the first time in 170 years, reports the Press & Journal. Construction has begun on the Cabrach Distillery in Inverharroch, Moray, as the foundation stone was laid last week at the site of a 19th century…
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Scottish Construction News reports that a pre-planning application for the redevelopment of an industrial site has been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council with plans to invest £150 million into building a whisky warehouse. The £150m investment in redeveloping the industrial estate will go towards 40 new bonded warehouse buildings which will accommodate 80,000 sq…
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While like in here in the UK the number of alcohol drinkers drop each year as the latest generations seemed turned-off by spirits and beer, US cannabis laws are allowing pot lounges and here is where growth is happening, according to SevenFiftyDaily. A Gallup poll found that 49 percent of US adults have used cannabis compared…
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A new survey conducted by the Scotch Whisky Association has found that 30 percent of Scotch distillers expect energy costs to double in the next 12 months, with 72 percent expecting shipping costs to go up a further 50 percent. In lieu of this, Scotch whisky distillers have called on the new Prime Minister and…
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