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LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton says it will make an $89.5 million investment in its Scotch whisky distilleries to meet the growing worldwide demand for single malt premium brands.
The luxury goods company says it will spend the money to boost its Glenmorangie and Ardbeg brands. Meanwhile, LVMH will sell off its Glen Moray operation which makes whisky for blends.
The investment will go towards increasing production capacity and boosting warehouse space at its Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain; additional warehouse facilities at Ardbeg on Islay; and for upgrades to visitor centers at both locations.
Glenmorangie will also relocate its headquarters to Edinburgh.
(Sorta creepy photo borrowed from evilloop.com)
The title of this post is a bit misleading, as Unibroue never actually went anywhere. But for the last couple of years, their presence was on the wane in Ontario. Their products were being delisted from retail outlets, and while Blanche de Chambly was still a popular draught choice at [...]
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton says it will make an $89.5 million investment in its Scotch whisky distilleries to meet the growing worldwide demand for single malt premium brands.
The luxury goods company says it will spend the money to boost its Glenmorangie and Ardbeg brands. Meanwhile, LVMH will sell off its Glen Moray operation which makes whisky for blends.
The investment will go towards increasing production capacity and boosting warehouse space at its Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain; additional warehouse facilities at Ardbeg on Islay; and for upgrades to visitor centers at both locations.
Glenmorangie will also relocate its headquarters to Edinburgh. read more »

If the summer heat is getting to you and you are really thirsty, New York's Heartland Brewery has the answer.
The brewpub chain's new Beer Goddess pilsner is a 3 liter glass made for Heartland by Rastal of Germany. Heartland says it is the largest glass of beer commercially available. I'm not going to argue the point since the glass will hold more than eight 12-ounce bottles of beer. read more »
I'm not sure whether it's more akin to cats and dogs living together, as Bill Murray ranted in Ghostbusters, or to Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse sharing screen time in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, but beer and wine are coming together in new, unexpected ways.
I used to think I was not a barley wine man. They were too syrupy and sweet.
I have discovered American Barley Wines. (BJCP guidelines) I have discovered that not all barley wines are bad.
I want to brew a barley wine and maybe enter it into next year's National Homebrew Competition. The beer should age for at least six months, so that means I have to bottle by October 1. Now it's time to research and find a good recipe. I have a dozen or so recipe books, and there are over a hundred barleywine recipes. I need to study and learn what makes the best beer, or, more importantly, learn what makes an award winning beer. Those are often not the same things. read more »
Schlitz, the beer that made Milwaukee famous -- to borrow from an ad campaign -- is selling out in its hometown with its comeback formula, retailers said.

Well, it's the beginning of July, which is American Beer Month. Every year I try and drink only American beer for the whole month. It never works. I always end up drinking an import and my fellow beer connoisseur Ryan was tempted by an Elizabethan treat this evening. Perhaps as the brothers of Beer Advocate have suggested, we can all enjoy a beer from a small brewery, in the proper glassware and the right environment. It seems Ryan has done just this tonight in his cellar. read more »