1926 Macallan whisky sells for record-breaking £1.5 million
Breaking the world record for a bottle of wine or spirits sold at auction...
Breaking the world record for a bottle of wine or spirits sold at auction...
It can detect subtle differences between whiskies...
Lab tests reveal 21 out of 55 'rare' Scotch whiskies to be fakes...
Single bottle of single malt Scotch sells for £1.2m, says auction house...
Learn about whisky's different styles and how it's made...
At least 19 distilleries mapped...
Leap in number of rare whiskies at auction...
Let’s get one thing straight from the outset: if you’re looking to top up your tan with a little winter sun, this probably isn’t the place for you. But if, on the other hand, you want to escape the modern world to an island positively teeming with wildlife, whisky and good hospitality, Islay should hit the spot as perfectly as one of its pungently peated single malts.
A 64-year-old single malt Scotch has become the world’s first six-figure whisky, with two bottles selling for £100,000 each.
Annabel Meikle is a sensory whisky creator for Glenmorangie. As well as travelling the world to educate consumers about whisky, she is also a member of Glenmorangie's whisky creation team that develops new products. Interview by Stuart Peskett