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Miona Madsen
Jun 115 min read
The History of Rosebank Distillery
After 30 years of silence, the stills of Rosebank distillery in Falkirk ran for the first time in July 2023.
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Miona Madsen
May 127 min read
How Many Times Has A Cask Been Used Until It Reaches The Scottish Whisky Industry?
Since 2019, the Scottish whisky industry has allowed the maturation in new types of casks. But how many times have the casks been used?
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Miona Madsen
Apr 225 min read
Whiskies For Film Fanatics
Whisky has been featured in multiple films, but which whiskies have actually been released to commemorate movies?
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Miona Madsen
Feb 86 min read
'Even a Lady Could Learn To Like Soft Whiskey'
Dive into how the whisky industry has perceived women and how the marketing of whisky has targeted them.
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Miona Madsen
Nov 26, 20234 min read
Stirling Distillery - Bringing The Craft of Whisky Making Back To Stirling
A new distillery has brought whisky distilling back to Stirling after 171 years.
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Miona Madsen
Oct 27, 20237 min read
The Lost Whisky Distilleries of Islay
How many whisky distilleries have there been in the isle of Islay? Would you be able to name at least five of them?
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Miona Madsen
Oct 16, 20233 min read
Campbeltown - Were There 30 Distilleries?
Were there really 30 distilleries in Campbeltown? Or is it just a myth?
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Miona Madsen
Aug 19, 20227 min read
George Smith - The Whisky Pioneer With Determination & A Pair of Pistols
The story of a man who changed the Scottish whisky industry forever.
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Miona Madsen
Aug 2, 20225 min read
Grants & The Goblets of Whisky - The Grant Whisky Families of Scotland
Find out what is the difference between Glen Grant, Grant's Blend, William Grant & Sons, and George & John Grant.
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Miona Madsen
Apr 26, 20226 min read
5 Distillery Disasters
Whisky lovers know about the drunken cows of Banff, but many distilleries have faced disasters like bombings and fires.
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Miona Madsen
Mar 11, 20226 min read
12 Haunted Distilleries of Scotland
British castles are not the only ones haunted by spirits. Scottish distilleries are also rumoured to have their own spirits roaming around.
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Miona Madsen
Dec 24, 20215 min read
The Rise and Fall of Whisky: From the Golden Era to the 1920s Slump
From popular gentleman's drink to almost lost pleasure. 45 distilleries were lost in time between the World Wars.
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Miona Madsen
Dec 22, 202110 min read
All 19 Scottish Whisky Distilleries That Closed in The 1980s
Around 30% of working distilleries stopped production completely or were mothballed at the beginning of the 1980s.
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