Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Gordon & MacPhail - An independent bottler and distiller of Scotch Whisky By Wikineon
Gordon & MacPhail are one of the best known independent whisky bottlers. Gordon & MacPhail has been bottling single malt whiskies for over 115 years, and now bottles over 350 different expressions from around 70 distilleries.
The Private Collection is a range of single malt whiskies personally selected by the Directors of Gordon & MacPhail. Each is of exceptional age and rarity, and of outstanding character and quality. The collection is small and any new additions are eagerly anticipated.
Gordon & MacPhail's retail shop is located on South Street in Elgin. The shop is split into four sections. The Deli, The Wines and Spirits Department, The Grocery Department, and The Whisky Room, which has one of the largest collections of whisky in the world.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Highland Park Distillery Information & History - By Luusama
Highland Park distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery based in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is the most northerly whisky distillery in Scotland, half a mile farther north than that at Scapa distillery. Blackwood distillery in Shetland presently produces only gin and vodka.
Highland Park has performed well at international spirit ratings competitions. Its 25 year single malt scotch, for example, received double gold medals at the 2007 and 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
The distillery was founded in 1798, presumably by Magnus Eunson. The name of this whisky does not refer to the area of Scotland known as The Highlands, from which Orkney is excluded, but rather to the fact that the distillery was founded on an area called 'High Park' distinguished from a lower area nearby.
Highland Park is one of the few distilleries to malt its own barley, using locally cut peat from Hobbister Moor. The peat is then mixed with heather before being used as fuel. The malt is peated to a level of 20 parts per million phenol and then mixed with unpeated malt produced on the Scottish mainland.
In 1984, Highland Park was the only whisky ever to have scored a rating of 100% by the regular tasting team of The Scotsman, a national newspaper of Scotland. Whisky reviewer and expert Michael Jackson has called it "The greatest all-rounder in the world of malt whisky."
Highland Park is available in various proprietary bottlings by year, as well as a special bottling known as Cappella, available only at the distillery. In addition, several independent bottlings of Highland Park are produced. Highland Park is also one of the ingredients of The Famous Grouse blend.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Bladnoch Distillery - Scotch Whisky in South West Scotland By Luusama
Bladnoch Distillery is a Single malt Scotch whisky distillery in south west Scotland. It is one of six remaining Lowland distilleries, and is located at Bladnoch, near Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway.
The distillery was founded by John and Thomas McClelland in 1817. By 1845 twenty workers, exclusive of tradesmen, were employed in converting 16,000 bushels of barley per annum into spirit. In 1878 the distillery was enlarged and modernised, presumably to cope with rising production.
During the 1890s "misfortunes" which are not specified struck the distilling industry; these could have been the reduction nation-wide in the production of barley, a possible rise in excise duty and the growth of the various temperance movements. The other distilleries in Galloway were forced to close but Bladnoch survived.
Between 1911 and 1937 it was owned by Wm Dunville & Co. Ltd, an Irish company, and on the outbreak of World War II whisky production ceased, but malt continued to be produced until 1949 when the distillery closed until 1957.
Upon re-opening under new ownership whisky production began again and continued under a number of different owners until 1983 when Bell's took over and initiated a programme of modernisation and computerisation.
In 1987 the United Distillers Group took over Bell's and continued the modernisation as a result of which the weekly production rose to over 8,000 imperial gallons (36,000 L), more than eight times the output in 1887.
The distillery was bought by Irishmen Raymond and Colin Armstrong in 1995 and reopened for production in late 2000. The first 8-year-old product produced by this new team became available in 2009.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
SKYY Vodka Information & Neon Sign
SKYY Vodka is produced by the Campari America division of Campari Group of Milan, Italy, formerly SKYY Spirits LLC.
SKYY Vodka is 40% ABV or 80 proof; SKYY 90 Vodka is a 90 proof high-priced brand aimed at martini drinkers, as well as flavored SKYY being 70 proof.
Its creator, Maurice Kanbar, claims the vodka is nearly congener-free due to its distillation process. The bottle is a cobalt blue with a plastic label.
In 2008, SKYY expanded the SKYY Vodka line with five new flavors, referred to as SKYY Infusions.
Actual production and bottling of the product was outsourced to Frank-Lin Distillers Products in San Jose, California. Bulk ethanol is delivered in railroad tank cars to Frank-Lin's railroad siding near the San Jose rail yards.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Dewar's Whisky By John Dewar & Neon Sign By Luusama
The Dewar's whisky brand was created by John Dewar, Sr. in 1846.
Under the control of his two sons, John A. Dewar Jr. and Thomas "Tommy" Dewar, the brand expanded to become a global market by 1896.
Tommy became famous as the author of a travel journal, Ramble Round the Globe, which documented his travels while publicizing the Dewar name. Dewar's eventually expanded their product by constructing the Aberfeldy Distillery in 1896.
Dewar’s is a storied distiller of blended Scotch whiskies of varying ages since 1846. Other Dewar’s releases are the splendid double aged “12” which is just a step above the “White Label”. Above the 12 year old “12” is the Dewar’s 18 year old label and Dewar’s Signature is the highest quality variety in the Dewar’s canon.
The “White Label” variety debuted in 1898 and consisted of 10 malts but since then it has grown.
The company joined Distillers Company in 1925. Distillers was acquired by Guinness in 1986, and Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to form Diageo in 1997.
Finally, Diageo sold Dewar's to Bacardi in 1998.
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