Name of Islay’s new 11th distillery revealed – and it is an easy one
Just over six months after breaking ground, and after much speculation, Elixir Distillers has confirmed that their new Islay distillery will be called …
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Lochaber
From whisky to biofuel
Three Scottish companies have joined forces to accelerate the launch of a potentially world-beating biofuel technology
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Ukraine crisis may hit Argyll’s whisky and salmon exports
Finance minister Kate Forbes has urged all Scottish exporters to stop trading with Russia, which bought 42 million bottles of Scotch whisky last year
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Plans for Islay’s 12th distillery lodged
The ili distillery near Port Charlotte aims to be carbon neutral, and create 23 new jobs
Oban
Plans lodged for carbon neutral distillery on Islay
The distillery is brainchild of islanders Scott McLellan and Bertram Nesselrode.
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Going, going….gone
Before the auction, the reserves estimated for Bowmore Onyx was between £100,000 to £189,000 – it eventually went under the hammer for £400,000
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Gov gives Islay whisky project £2.6M to fuel a greener future
A ‘green’ whisky project to replace fuel oil with hydrogen at an Islay distillery has been awarded £2.65 million by the UK Government
Districts
Dram fine support for air ambulance island lifeline
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance is raising a toast to two of the most respected names in the world of whisky after receiving a £20,000+ donation to support its crucial lifeline to the country’s islands
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US tariff led to 20 per cent drop in whisky exports in 2020
The US tariff on single malt Scotch led to almost 20 per cent fall in Scotland’s whisky exports last year – the equivalent of two million litres of pure alcohol – the latest Scottish Government figures have revealed
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Harris Distillery wins again in all Hebridean final of Scottish Gin Awards
The Isle of Harris Distillery has won three awards at the Scottish Gin Awards, including the top title of Scottish Gin Distillery of the Year – for the second time