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TL;DR Christie's is auctioning a 50-year Silicon Valley cellar, offering the rare whisky auction market a live case study in how single-owner provenance, documentation discipline,
TL;DR New research auditing 400+ UK venues finds non-alcoholic spirits are widely stocked but poorly displayed. Fewer than one in three venues give them meaningful back-bar prominence.
TL;DR Kilchoman's 2026 Maury Cask Matured is a full-term Roussillon wine cask expression at 46% ABV. The oxidative wood complements rather than overwhelms 50 ppm
TL;DR A 2,300-year-old beer from a Zhou dynasty tomb near the Great Wall validates aged spirit preservation science and hands Chinese whisky producers a cultural narrative
TL;DR Old Pulteney has released a 10-year-old single malt to mark its 200th anniversary in 2026. Owned by Inver House Distillers under ThaiBev, the Highland distillery was
TL;DR Kingsbarns' Dunvegan is a 10-year, first-fill sherry butt single cask Scotch bottled at cask strength. Rich, complex, and limited in outturn, it marks a maturation
TL;DR Titanic Distillers in Belfast received a royal visit during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann launch week, while the Drinks Business Awards 2026 winners were announced. Both events