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2009 looks to be a year of contrast in fortune for the Scotch whisky industry. On a plus note, the single malts are the success story , with all but one of the top ten growing in value. Glenmorangie still leads the pack with Macallan and Highland Park coming 2nd/3rd respectively.
Unfortunately it's a different story for the blends with all of this category's top five, declining in sales value.
Bruichladdich have launched a new "super-peated" whisky. Octomore 2 is the second in a limited edition series. It's peating level is certified at 140pmm, which the distillery claims makes it "the most highly peated whisky ever". It is a 6 year old expression which has been matured in classic Bourbon casks and bottled at cask strenght (62.5% abv). Only 15,000 bottles are available worldwide.
Bruichladdich has also produced Islay's first Organic single malt.The whisky, made from barley grown at Culbair Farm in Invernesshire is being billed as the "ultimate single" because it uses grain from a single farm, harvest and variety. The 2003 Culbair Farm is bottled at 46%abv, no colouring and unchillfiltered. This is a limited release of 15,000 bottles.
Ardbeg has launched a whisky named Corryvreckan, after Europe's largest whirlpool located near Islay. (I actually had the "pleasure" of experiencing the whirlpool while whale watching earlier this summer!). The whisky is non-chill filtered and bottled at 57.1%abv. and is described as heady, intense and powerful. (and not nearly as scary as the whirlpool!)
Distillery bosses aim to cut carbon emission using algae Perthshires Glenturret Distillery - home of The Famous Grouse Experience -will use the hitech system to turn production fumes into bio diesel. The algae strips carbon dioxide from emissions and converts it into oil and protein, which will provide the business with some of its heating oil A rare whisky will be sold to super rich air passengers at duty free shops £10,000 a bottle. Just 12 bottles of the 58 year old single malt were released by Dalmore distillery near Inverness The tipple - launching at Heathrow - must be specially ordered and collected from an airport. Dalmore's David Robertson said it will allow them to reach "elite investors" |
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| This article was published on Friday 09 October, 2009. | ||
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