Waterford Distillery has produced its first 10,000 litres of spirit made from a heritage malting barley that has not been available to the industry for 40 years.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has lost a trademark dispute against Japanese retailer Isetan Mitsukoshi over use of the word 'tartan', having claimed that it could function as a GI for whisky.
Bourbon, Scotch, Japanese and rye whiskies went under the digital hammer at Hart Davis Hart recently and “soared” to a total of US$1.7 million.