Insights: Why the super-premium and ultra-rare bottles spirits market is heating up

A growing demand for super-premium and ultra-rare bottles of whisky and Cognac has created a fiercely competitive market for the very best spirits. Why is it happening now?

Premium Grouse whisky expression gets a makeover as Smoky Black

The Black Grouse Scotch whisky is being relaunched as The Famous Grouse Smoky Black.

Scotch whisky wins legal recognition in 17 African nations

Scotch whisky producers are celebrating after the drink was given geographical indication protection by 17 African countries.

Sparkling wine continues to fizz with on-trade sales up by more than half in a year

Sparkling wine is the star performer in the drinks trade with the value of on-trade sales up by more than half in the year to July 7, according to Nielsen figures in the third quarter market report from the Wine & Spirit Trade Association.

Peated 1989 single malt joins Old Pulteney Scotch range

Single malt brand Old Pulteney has added a new peated whisky to its range.

Buffalo Trace outlines on-trade support programme

Tomatin releases 35-year-old Antiquary blend

Scotland's Tomatin distillery has released a 35-year-old blended whisky under its premium brand The Antiquary.

Wemyss adds extra-peaty Kiln Embers blend to range

Independent whisky bottler Wemyss Malts is launching an extra-peaty blended whisky.

Glenfiddich delves into the archives to remake its original single malt

Glenfiddich is to launch a modern re-creation of the original whisky that it produced to kick-start the single malt whisky market in 1963.

Buffalo Trace lines-up 2015 Antique Collection whiskey range release

The UK is to receive a small allocation of the 2015 Antique Collection whiskeys from Kentucky distiller Buffalo Trace.

Ardbeg reveals results of mission to mature spirit in space

Cult Islay malt whisky distillery Ardbeg says the results of an experiment to spend its spirit into space could have far-reaching implications for the industry.

Bacardi unveils trio of The Deveron single malts

Bacardi has released three single malt whiskies from the MacDuff distillery on Speyside under the name of The Deveron.

European Court says minimum unit pricing may be illegal

Gordon & MacPhail unveils 75-year-old whisky with a £20,000 price ticket

Whisky supplier and retailer Gordon & MacPhail has launched what it believes to be the world's "most exclusive" single malt Scotch whisky.

£25m recycling plant will improve glass quality for Scotch whisky makers

A new £25 million glass recycling facility in North Lanarkshire could give a boost to Scotch whisky makers.

Whisky broker says investment market is booming with auction sales up 35% in first half of 2015

A record number of bottles of rare Scotch whisky were sold at auction in the first half of 2015 according to figures from analyst and broker Rare Whisky 101.

£2m plan to open malt whisky distillery in the heart of Edinburgh

A former master blender at Macallan is behind plans to open the first single malt whisky distillery in Edinburgh for 90 years.

Champagne provides some fizz for Pernod Ricard as annual sales nudge ahead by 2%

Champagne and Irish whiskey were among the main drivers of global growth for Pernod Ricard in 2014/15, though the spirits giant turned in only a modest overall sales increase of 2%. The company described the performance as "solid".

Brown-Forman sales take 2% hit in Q1 on back of currency woes

Jack Daniel's producer Brown-Forman reported a 2% decline in net sales to US$900 million (£581.2 million) in the first quarter, to July 31, after being hit by currency exchange fluctuations.

Cotswolds Distillery invites whisky fans on maturation journey with new-make spirit pack

The Cotswolds Distillery has released a three-bottle pack of new make spirit.