by Editor | Feb 7, 2024 | Drinks, News
New Zealand’s Scapegrace Distilling Co. is celebrating another international win at the World Whiskey Awards held overnight in London. The brand’s Ephemeral whiskey has won gold in the New Zealand Single Cask Category. Scapegrace Co-Founder Mark Neal says it’s a...
by Editor | Jan 25, 2024 | Drinks, Opinion
When a rare bottle of Scotch whisky sold for US$2.7 million in November 2023, I was stunned, but I wasn’t surprised.The whiskey market has been booming for some time.Bourbon brands like Pappy Van Winkle from Buffalo Trace distillery are selling for astronomical prices...
by Editor | Aug 16, 2023 | News
New Zealand’s Scapegrace Distilling Co is celebrating a major win at the 2023 Global Spirit Whisky Masters. The prestigious competition was held in London overnight with Scapegrace’s Single Malt Fortitude V Whisky awarded the Master Medal, the highest honour at the...
by Editor | May 3, 2023 | News
The judging of the 5th NZ Spirits Awards has begun in Auckland today and the trends are clear. While gin is still the predominant entry there has been a significant increase in the number of dark, aged spirits from New Zealand distillers. “There’s been about a 20...
