You can breath, now. Diageo has finally officially announced their 2025 Special Releases, dubbed "Horizons Unbound," and for those of you itching to get your hands on them, the usual suspects in UK specialty retail have them for sale. I know we've all been losing sleep over this! Let's face it, the Special Releases have …
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2025 Industry News Update
For reasons explained here, I've been a little out of the loop when it comes to industry news. An extensive perusal of Spirits Business showed me that I haven't missed a whole, whole lot. There haven't been a ton of new openings or plans or brand revamps as there have been in recent years. Overall, …
Later 2024 industry update
It's been awhile since I published anything, so plenty has happened around the whisky industry since my last update. I'm not even going to make an effort to be comprehensive in my coverage, rather I'll stick with a handful of news items that have stood out for me. First off, it's always exciting when a …
Late spring/early summer industry roundup
Lots of exciting things from Islay. Of course the island recently celebrated Feis Ile, the annual whisky and music festival, and the occasion of many sought-after special bottlings. Just in time for this year's festival, the island's newest distillery--Ardnahoe, near Port Askaig--released its inaugural bottling. The distillery is owned by indie bottler Hunter Laing, and …
Diageo Special Releases 2024
Diageo doesn’t officially announce their annual special releases until the Fall, however, people seem to have gotten pretty good at getting a line on what’s coming down the pike. Last year Whisky Notes posted a preview of the releases in the Spring which proved to be perfectly accurate. Several weeks ago, he did the same …
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