Craigellachie DistilleryDistillery News
Month: November 2019
A look at The Dalmore Distillery
The Dalmore distillery was founded in 1839 by Alexander Matheson. He had a colourful history and used the money he’d made from illegally buying and selling opium in Asia, to kick start The Dalmore. Clan Mackenzie, one of the greatest Scottish clans, owned The Dalmore for the best part of a century, helping cement the …
UK Brewery Northern Monk Launches High Altitude Beer Costing £1,000
Named after the summit of the UK’s highest peak where it was made, Northern Monk believes its new beer, Ben Nevis, is the highest altitude brew in British history. The 11% ABV Barrel Aged Imperial Stout is made from ingredients foraged from the mountain itself by four of the brewery’s staff, including blaeberries (also known …
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Bottle of Macallan 1926 sold for £1.5million
On 24th October this year, a world record for the costliest bottle of wine or spirit was broken at Sotheby’s auction in London. A bottle of 60-year-old Macallan’s single malt that was originally distilled in 1926 fetched a whopping £1.5million ($1.9million). The predicted price of the bottle was a ‘mere’ £350,000 – £450,000, however the …
