November 2022

Whisky Magazine

Celebrating the whiskies of the world

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The Xx Factor
We’re going to start this column with a confession. When I stepped into the role of Whisky Magazine editor, mere weeks ago, I was under the mistaken impression that I was its first female editor. This misapprehension – the belief that, if you went ba
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Editor – Bethany Whymark bethanyw@paragraph.co.uk Deputy editor – Phoebe Calver phoebec@paragraph.co.uk Content executive – Bradley Weir bradleyw@paragraph.co.uk Canada – Blair Phillips Europe – Hans Offringa Japan – Stefan Van Eycken Scotland – Gavi
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Independent Spirit
I’m fascinated by independent players in the industry, both individuals and organisations, and how they are able to not only survive in the ‘sink-or-swim’ environment of the international whisky market but often thrive and innovate – and I mean creat
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A New Collaboration
Global media and marketing business Paragraph has joined forces with a new partner in China for its Whisky Live events. UK-based Paragraph has signed licence agreements with DXCEL & Valentine International Ltd (DVI) to help grow the profile of Whisky
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A Marriage Of Ideas
I like to remind people that bourbon didn’t really become bourbon until the early 1900s. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when bourbon became bourbon as we know it, because little tweaks to regulations and production standards have continued to hap
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The Art Of Accumulation
In trying to make a dent in my pile of past issues of The New Yorker, a Sisyphean task if ever there was one, I found comfort in the snowy cover illustration of the 28 February issue on a late-August day when temperatures reached boiling point. In he
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Extra Blessings In Tennessee
When people think of charcoal filtration and whisky, they usually default to Tennessee. Turn the clock back to the 19th century, and most of the whisky manufactured in North America was charcoal filtered or leached. By 1887, 74 per cent of American w
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Master Of Reinvention
Billy Walker is in a contemplative spirit. One of the whisky industry’s most notable names, his influence across the Scotch landscape can’t be understated. Known for his shrewd, prophetic ability to identify opportunities, alongside his sensory insti
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Family Ties
The Pot Still is an institution. A vast trove of whiskies and dark wood, the Glasgow pub is, perhaps more than any other, the place to connect over a dram. More than 800 bottles adorn the shelves. Conversation flows. New friends bond over unusual rel
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The Generation Game
As the heat of summer took hold in Scotland, the launch of Finn Thomson Whisky was taking place in Perthshire. It’s not often a whisky bottler arrives on the scene with almost 300 years of history and a 50-year-old Glenlivet as a first release, but t
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WINNING Over The Locals
It’s one of the hottest days of the year as I stride over the old cobbles and new pavements of Leith’s famed Shore. Despite my rush, it’s hard not to stop and take in the view. Looking at the glowing beams of sun as they shatter on the final stretch
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The New School
The world-famous Elgin firm of Gordon & MacPhail is known for espousing the traditional values of patience, integrity and loyalty. Its prevailing ethos is exemplified in its hands-on, old-school Victorian distillery, Benromach. Now, however, Gordon &
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Getting Technical
Distillery name: The Cairn Distillery Address: Craggan, Grantown on Spey, Scotland, PH26 3NT Years of operation: May 2022 – present Parent company: Gordon & MacPhail Open to the public: Yes, soon Production team size: 2 people, full time Distillery m
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South-eastern Promise
In the garden of the Về Để Đi Distillery on the outskirts of Hanoi grow pomelos. Akin to grapefruits, they are found in salads, cocktails and decorations across Vietnam and symbolise abundance, prosperity and perfection – three qualities the makers o
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Getting Technical
Distillery name: Về Để Đi Distillery Address: CÔNG TY C PH N XA L 4 – Highway 4 Years of operation: Company distilling since 1997; whisky production slated for Q4 2022 Parent company: Thi Mau Spirits Open to the public: Tours will be open to the publ
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Sustainability in Suomi
“Could you introduce me to the person in charge of the whole lot?” Having travelled to Edinburgh in the late 1990s without much of a plan, Anssi Pyysing asked a taxi driver to transport him to the nearest distillery, Glenkinchie. Already owner of a b
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An Eye For Design
“One of the greatest influences on the world of whisky ever to live” is how Whisky Magazine founder and publisher Damian Riley-Smith describes Charles Chree Doig, yet the name of this whisky colossus is still not nearly as well-known as it should be.
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The Finer Things
“The one thing I can usually be certain of as I meet people from other parts of the world is that what they think they know about Taiwan is almost inevitably not true.” This is the view of Mike Cottingham, founder of Cottingham, the first company in
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Honey, I Shrunk The Distillery
Inspired, or perhaps spurred, by the success of craft distillers, established players across Scotch, Irish, and American whisk(e)y have made innovation and experimentation top priorities. Yet although they have ample means, these distilleries are, ir
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Taster Biographies
As editor of American Whiskey Magazine and deputy editor of Whisky Magazine, Phoebe splits her focus between the US and ‘global’ whisky scenes. She is also co-host of Whisky Live TV and a global whisky taster for this title. A member of the team sinc
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Caskaway
Gregor Hannah’s career in the whisky business began 10 years ago when he set up Hannah Whisky Merchants and its flagship brand Lady of the Glen, using a bank loan for a car to acquire two casks. In 2014, Hannah successfully won support from the Princ
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Raising The Bar For Airport Whisky Promotions
Airport promotions on whisky can get rather samey. There is the straightforward price discount, multi-purchase deals, prize draws, and those gifts-with-purchase offers that I am sure you have all seen on your travels – branded tasting glasses, whisky
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New Travel-retail Exclusives
RADICO KHAITAN ABV: 59% Style: Single malt Price per 50cl bottle: US$200 Bottling type: Distillery Availability: Delhi airport Country of origin: India The new Rampur Trigun single malt is an intriguing release which is set for a wider rollout after

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