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Budget is the worst blow to whisky for 33 years, claims SNP

ALISTAIR Darling was last night accused of slapping the biggest tax on whisky in a generation after he defended the rise as helping to fight poverty.
The SNP published figures showing that the extra 59p on a bottle was the largest since 1975, accusing the Chancellor of abandoning moves to equalise duty on spirits, wine and beer.
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Budget Price Hike Will Damage Whisky Industry, Warn Bosses

THE whisky industry was reeling last night after the first hike in duty for a decade - and the biggest since 1991.

Chancellor Alistair Darling imposed a nine per cent rise, or 59p per bottle.

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'No reason' for whisky duty rise

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has said there is "no good reason" for a rise in duty, ahead of Chancellor Alistair Darling's first budget. ... [more]

Waste from Whisky Cleans Contaminated

In its homeland, a dram of Scotch whisky is sometimes treated as an almost magical elixir, capable of healing wounds and soothing hearts.

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Whisky galore! An English malt, please

On the edge of the Norfolk Fens, one man's dream is becominga delicious reality. As the clamour for fine spirits grows around the world, James Nelstrop is preparing to give Scotland's finest distilleries a run for their money. By Cahal Milmo and Jerome Taylor

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Labour's secret whisky duty talks

LABOUR MPs have conducted secret talks with the Westminster government in an attempt to prevent whisky being targeted in the Budget, The Scotsman can reveal.
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Dram of whisky to be 'water of life' forcontaminated land

It is one of Scotland's biggest exports and its name translates as the "water of life".
Now an Aberdeen innovation, using a by-product of whisky production, will help clean up contaminated industrial land across the UK and probably the world.
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Cheers! Your petrol tank could soon be smelling like a distillery

SCOTLAND's whisky industry could become the source of eco-friendly biofuels for cars, with motorists powering their engines from the by-products of distilling.

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New look for famous Scotch dram

One of Scotland's best-known malt whiskies has been given a makeover to try to increase worldwide sales. ... [more]

Whisky plan set to raise the roof

More than £500,000 is being invested to replace two pagoda roofs at the Highland Park distillery in Orkney. ... [more]

Bacardi 'to expand whisky brand'

Drinks maker Bacardi is set to invest more than £120m in Scotland to increase production of its Dewar's Scotch whisky brand, according to a report. ... [more]

Diageo recruits KPMG big guns in fight against Indian whisky taxes

DIAGEO, the world's largest spirits business, has hired consultants from KPMG to fight the Indian government in a continuing row over its punitive tax regime.

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Whisky galore but none to drink

The first whisky distillery to be built in England for over 100 years opens its doors to visitors next month but none of them will be able to taste a drop.

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Runrig to toast gig with special whisky.

Celtic rock band Runrig will toast their sell-out concert near Loch Ness next month with their own special commemorative malt whisky.

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Mumbai slaps 200% tax on Scotch whisky

A NEW war broke out over India's punitive tax regime last night as it emerged that the country's largest city has imposed a 200% tax on Scotch whisky.

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Whisky Shop deal with Woollen Mill unravels.

IAN Bankier, the former chief executive of Burn Stewart Distillers, has pulled out of a deal with the Edinburgh Woollen Mill to take concessions for his Whisky Shop retail chain.

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It's whisky galore as Diageo plans new distillery

A £40 MILLION plan to build Scotland's first major distillery for three decades was unveiled yesterday. ... [more]

It's whisky galore as CalMac adds extra sailings

EXTRA ferry sailings between Islay and the mainland are to be introduced as a result of a record demand for whisky across the globe. ... [more]

Investment plans for whisky firm

A leading whisky firm has revealed plans for a £4.75m expansion at two of its bottling plants ... [more]

Scots agency nips in to raise profile of Welsh whisky

CELTIC cousins have united to promote a whisky made in Wales. Newhaven, the Edinburgh advertising and communications agency, has been hired to raise the profile of the portfolio of brands owned by the Penderyn Distillery. ... [more]

Plan for new Lewis whisky

THE Western Isles' first distillery in 200 years could be given the go-ahead. ... [more]

Whisky galore no more! Islay fuel shortage leaves distilleries over a barrel

IN A bizarre twist on the story of Whisky Galore, the islanders of Islay have found themselves facing a shortage of the "water of life". ... [more]

Peat Smoke Added to Benromach Family

Gordon & MacPhail, proprietors of Benromach distillery has launched, Benromach Peat Smoke Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Using pure spring water from the nearby Romach Hills and heavily peated Scottish barley, Benromach Peat Smoke is crafted by just two men at Speyside’s smallest working distillery. ... [more]

Invergordon will be biggest distillery as Mallya targets Indian drinkers

VIJAY Mallya, the Indian drinks tycoon who last week snapped up Whyte & Mackay for £595m, plans to turn his Invergordon distillery into the biggest whisky plant in Scotland to satisfy booming demand on the subcontinent. ... [more]

£26m 'thank you' to whisky staff

Employees of whisky giant Whyte & Mackay are to share a £26m bonus after their outgoing chief executive offered to pay it out of his own pocket. ... [more]

Organic whisky wins top Scottish award

WHYTE & Mackay may have gone east to India in a near £600 million deal, but the whisky industry has a new cause to celebrate with the news that a Speyside organic whisky has come out on top at the annual Scottish Food and Drinks Excellence Awards. The awards, now in their sixth year, are jointly sponsored by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland and Scottish Food and Drink in association with Scottish Enterprise. ... [more]

Whisky with iced green tea?

China has become one of the top ten consumers of Scotch whisky for the first time. ... [more]

Billionaire 'to seal whisky deal'

An Indian billionaire is set to complete a deal to buy the Scottish whisky distiller Whyte & Mackay. ... [more]

Green distillery a dram fine idea

AN ENTREPRENEUR behind a Highlands-based whisky bottling group is branching out into spirits production with an ambitious plan to build Scotland's first carbon-neutral distillery.
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Scotch whisky tops world spirits brands

WHISKY, and Scotland itself, have held on to their respective No 1spots in an annual survey of the world's top spirit brands. ... [more]

Organisers delighted as whisky festival is branded a great success

A Four-day festival which has given visitors to Scotland's famous whisky country the chance to indulge in their favourite tipple came to a close last night. ... [more]

Exclusive Travel Retail Range

Our Travel Retail Range is exclusively available here in our online Shop or at travel retail shops throughout the world. ... [more]

Talisker is World's Best Single Malt Whisky, say Experts

The famous single malt whisky distilled on the remote island of Skye emerged as overall winner in the World Whiskies Awards, who announced their results after three rounds of blind tasting by independent whisky experts. ... [more]

Plans for new distillery in Norway

A distillery in Grimstad on Norway’s south coast plans to start producing whisky this year, with the first bottles ready for sale around 2010. ... [more]

Malt distilling returns to Girvan.

William Grant & Sons is investing in a new distillery in a move that will see the return of malt distilling to its operations on the southwest coast of Scotland. ... [more]

Highland park voted top distiller

Orkney-based Highland Park has clinched the coveted title of distiller of the year at an international awards ceremony. ... [more]

Whisky galore as sales hit record

The amount of scotch whisky sold abroad rose to record levels last year as more than one billion bottles were exported. ... [more]

Website Launched

Our new website was launched in April 2007. ... [more]

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