Two ultra-aged Japanese whiskies, including the oldest Karuizawa ever released, are set to be auctioned in Hong Kong later this month. Auction house Bonhams said the sale will feature a one-of-a-kind Yamazaki 50-Year-Old created exclusively for Club Natsume in Japan, as well as a Karuizawa 52-Year-Old from 1960 known as “Treasure Ship”. The live auction…
The new UK Town of Culture prize will see one town with a population size of fewer than 20,000 people given the title and a funding boost of £3million. Pitlochry has launched a bid to become the UK’s first-ever Town of Culture(Image: Clare McMicking / CraicN Communications.) Pitlochry has announced its bid to become the…
Last month, Whisky Hammer launched a new operational hub in Hong Kong. Daniel Milne, co-founder of the Aberdeenshire-based whisky auctioneer, tells Joyce Yip that the expansion into the city rides on its reduced spirits tax and a growing number of Asian buyers. In March, Aberdeenshire-based online whisky auctioneer Whisky Hammer expanded its Asia footprint with…
A Scottish MP has urged prime minister Sir Keir Starmer to protect and stress the importance of Scotch whisky in his negotiations with China this week. Jamie Stone has written a letter to Starmer following news that the visitor centre at Clynelish Distillery is to close Following last week’s announcement that Diageo is planning to…
品牌的核心價值「Different by Nature」並非一句標語，而是一種精神：源於 Orkney 的自然節奏與獨立性。從全新包裝的 12、15、18 年威士忌到與米芝蓮三星主廚 Björn Frantzén 合作的珍稀版本，Highland Park 正以新姿態詮釋「Different by Nature」，讓世界再次感受 Orkney 的風與靈魂。 Highland Park 56 年 GQ Hong Kong: 你會如何向從未品嚐過的人形容 Highland Park 的特色？Highland Park 是一款帶有優雅甜味的威士忌，層次細膩且平衡。你總能在酒液中感受到柔和的果香與複雜結構。我們真正的 DNA，是尾韻裡那股花香般的石楠氣息，隨之而來的是蜂蜜的甜味與一絲煙燻香。這些元素交織在一起，正是 Highland Park 的靈魂所在。 GQ Hong Kong: 為甚麼 Orkney 的環境對威士忌的風味如此重要？主要有兩個原因。首先，我們的泥煤是由 Orkney 的強風所塑造，與蘇格蘭其他地區截然不同。島上沒有樹木或灌木，只有遍地的石楠，因此泥煤燃燒時會散發出獨特的蜂蜜甜香與花香。其次，Orkney 的氣候極為穩定，一年平均氣溫約攝氏 6 至 7 度，不冷不熱，是威士忌熟成的理想環境。這樣的低溫使熟成過程更緩慢、更富層次。不過若從靈魂層面看，我常說 Highland Park 最重要的元素之一就是 Orkney 島上的人。正是與我們並肩工作的這些人，創造了我們的威士忌，而他們所投入的熱情，只有 Orkney 人才擁有。 Highland Park…
Kowloon Spirits has debuted two whiskies, and new technology developed by the company means they took less than two months to make. Joyce Yip reports. Far from a whisky’s oft poetic founding story detailing its pristine water source, small copper stills and ambitious forefathers, Hong Kong-based Kowloon Spirits – which produces a gin and two…