World’s Most Valuable Whisky is estimated at £700,000-900,000

  All the appeal of Scotch whisky – the myth, the tradition and the romance – find its ultimate expression in this bottle to be offered at at Bonhams Whisky Sale in Edinburgh on 3 October. Estimated at £700,000-900,000, the extremely rare The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60 year old was bottled in 1986 by … Read more

Extra-matured in bespoke Madeira casks: Glenmorangie Bacalta’s sun-baked story

Inspired by the long, balmy days on the island of Madeira. Glenmorangie releases Bacalta, its eighth Private Edition single malt whisky. Bacalta, Scots Gaelic for baked, is the melodic name of Glenmorangie‘s eighth Private Edition single malt whisky.  The inspiration for this limited edition first glimmered more than 20 years ago with the release of … Read more

The Macallan in Lalique Six Pillars Collection. The final chapter

The Macallan Lalique Peerless Spirit has been matured for 65 years. The Peerless Spirit decanter completes The Macallan in Lalique Six Pillars Collection and pays tribute to the other releases. The Macallan in Lalique can be considered as the ultimate ‘collectable collection’ of single malt whisky. The final chapter in the story of The Macallan … Read more

Macallan ‘M’ 6L decanter Imperiale achieves a new world record price at US $628,000

The Macallan ‘M’ achieves a New World Record price at US $628,000 at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.   The Macallan is one of the world’s most sought after and collectable whiskies, sitting at the top of the auction index for whiskies and holding the current Guinness World Record for the most expensive whisky ever sold at … Read more

Innovative choices for gourmandizing: floating beeroisseur menu

Award-winning beers coveted by true connoisseurs in a new beeroisseur menu. Rarest Samuel Adams Utopias on board Crystal Cruises’ 2013 European cruises. For true aficionados looking for extra-special tastes, Crystal Cruises ultra-luxe line introduced Connoisseur menus, including the new Connoisseur beer menu, with extremely limited, uniquely produced, and perfectly aged stouts, ales, blondes, and other … Read more

2013 World’s Best Whiskies. The title of world’s best single malt whisky has returned to Scotland

Scotland’s Ardbeg Galileo (The Glenmorangie Company), an Ardbeg Distillery spirit, was named the world’s best single malt whisky at The World Whiskies Awards in London. For the 2013 edition of the competition, tasters sampled more than 300 whiskies, but Ardbeg Galileo with its notes of “warm tarmac”, “tar lozenges,” and “fishing nets” won the hearts … Read more