IT HAS been more than 70 years in the making and was laid down in a small Scottish distillery the year before the outbreak of the Second World War.
But yesterday, amidst the splendour of Edinburgh Castle, the contents of that single cask saw the light of day for the first time at the launch of [...]

First and foremost, thank you to all of you who supported and attended this tour, it was a complete sell out in all venues and we were very relieved when the last ticket was sold. We have been overwhelmed with the positive feedback we have received, and we are delighted that everyone enjoyed themselves. Thank [...]

Fancy a dram in Australia, or know someone in Australia who likes whisky?
Why not look at our new Australian webstore at: www.whiskygalore.com.au
Since arriving in Canterbury NZ in 1993 we have been importing whiskies, the finest range possible, and since 2003 selling from our Whisky Galore retail shop and website.
Over this time we have had [...]

April has arrived and we have some seriously interesting new whiskies from our range of independent bottlers.
In amongst the new Adelphi, Signatory, Duncan Taylor and Douglas Laing bottlings, we are glad to see the return of Berry Brother’s and Rudd to our shelves.
For a full list of our new whiskies in PDF format, please click [...]

We recently purchased several boxes of whisky from a gentleman who had built up a small collection of from between the mid 80’s to the mid 90’s. We found a receipt from 1994 in one of the Glenmorangie 10 bottles and this receipt has given us an interesting insight in to the prices of whisky [...]

Distillery waste will be converted into gas to help make Islay self-sufficient in green energy.
Energy from whisky? Lovers of the amber spirit may think it sounds like the environment movement’s worst-ever idea but the Scottish island of Islay is pioneering a system that uses whisky to create green energy.
A Scottish distillery is to launch a [...]

In a blind taste test organized as part of Scotland’s Burn’s Night festivities a Taiwanese Whisky shocked everyone by coming out as the clear winner over its Scottish and English rivals.
The contest took place in a hostelry north of Edinburgh and when the results were announced author and whisky connoisseur Charles MacLean exclaimed, “Oh my [...]

Three cases of perfectly preserved MacKinlay’s Rare Old Whisky and two cases of brandy are amongst dozens of new objects discovered by an international team working to conserve Sir Ernest Shackleton’s only Antarctic hut.
The discoveries were made during the current short Antarctic summer.
The objects were found while removing ice from under Shackleton’s hut at Cape [...]

This is Bruce MacMillan from Sydney with Stewart Laing of Douglas Laing and Co. in the Whsky Galore shop.
Bruce is a real fan and has now come down for two DramFests and gets his whisky sent over. Also Bruce is a member of “The Whisky Guild” and we are proud to have him as one [...]

Born in 1975 in Dundee, Scotland, James moved in his early childhood to the prolific whisky region of Speyside. Although too young at the time to understand what whisky and distilling was all about, this was to prove the beginning of a great journey into the world of Scotch.
James progressed through schooling in the remote [...]