Our latest award winning whisky
IWSC Awards 2024 We are thrilled to have received 6 awards at the recent prestigious International Wine and Spirits Awards. The spirits judging committee panel consists of experts and influencers from every sector of the drinks trade, from buyers, importers and distributors to the specialists making and serving the drinks. Read what the experts say […]
Putting the Gold in Goldfinch
Putting the Gold in Goldfinch As we reflect on the past year, we are incredibly grateful for the love shown for our fantastic single malt whiskies. We were lucky enough to be presented some amazing awards: Luxury Masters Gold Medal – Ultra Premium Category: Paloma Caol Ila Luxury Masters Gold Medal – Super Premium Category: […]
2023 in Review
2023 in Review What a year it has been! We have received some fantastic reviews of our single malt whiskies this year and we wanted to share these with you. Thank you to everyone who reviewed our bottlings and captured the dedication and craftsmanship we put into each of our whiskies. Whisky Saga Kilnsman Ardmore […]
Elements of Whisky Podcast
Elements of Whisky We’re thrilled to announce that we were featured on a fantastic podcast hosted by Max at Elements of Whisky, all the way from the Netherlands! We had the pleasure of being showcased on the show where they delved into the heart and soul of our brand Paloma. We shared insights, stories, and […]
Norwegian Food & Whisky Tasting
Norwegian Food & Whisky Tastting Our good friend Eric from Cadus recently held a food tasting event in Norway. The evening showcased a journey through five intricate courses, expertly paired with each bottling from our Goldfinch Wine Series. Course 1: Our Sweet German White Wine finish was the perfect complement to the first dish – […]
Whisky Tasting with Italian Enthusiasts
Whisky Tasting with Italian Enthusiasts At the start of October we had a brilliant time hosting a customer tasting at The Cameron House on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. It was such a pleasure to show our Italian visitors the beauty of Loch Lomond from the stunning setting of The Great Scots Bar where […]
Luxury Masters Awards 2023
Luxury Masters Awards 2023 The results of this year’s Luxury Masters Awards have been announced, and Goldfinch has won GOLD! GOLD – Single Malt – Ultra Premium GOLD – Single Malt – Super Premium SILVER – Single Malt – Super Premium We are delighted with the results of this year’s awards. The Luxury Masters Awards […]
A Weekend in The Netherlands!
A Weekend in The Netherlands! We were delighted to attend the Whisky Tasting Festival in Bilthoven in The Netherlands. What a fantastic day showcasing our brands to everyone who came and visited our stall. It was held in the Werkspoorkathedraal in Utrecht on Saturday 16th September, a fantastic old industrial unit, and the perfect space […]
Spirit of Alba Festival 2023
The Spirit of Alba Festival 2023 This year we attended the Spirit of Alba festival in Kirkintilloch! It was a fantastic day out and we thoroughly enjoyed chatting to like minded whisky enthusiasts. It was great to see our Goldfinch Whisky being enjoyed by everyone there. The Linkwood from our Bodega Series was the favourite of […]
Perfect Pairings
Perfect Pairings Our friends, Eric from Cadus and Christian from Herr og Fru (Mr and Mrs) Bistro/restaurant in Norway, created and hosted a bespoke food pairing event to complement our Goldfinch Wine series. A fantastic 22 people showed up, eager to taste our single malt whisky. Christian (left) and Eric (right) The wine series consists […]
The Perfection of Paloma
The Perfection of Paloma Creating a new single malt whisky is of course about the liquid first but the brand should tell the story and allow you to connect visually to what you are about to taste. We care about the environment and because of this have used fully recyclable elements in every part of […]
Why the Goldfinch?
Why the Goldfinch? The European Goldfinch. Commonly identified by the vibrant splash of red on its head yellow wing patch. The bird makes its summer home in the highlands of Scotland and migrates to the south of Spain for winter, settling close to the sherry bodegas. The whisky industry heavily relies on the sherry houses […]
Burns Night
Burns Night We are proud to be Scottish which is why we celebrate Burns Night. Annually on January 25th, Burns Night is held to celebrate the life and work of Robert Burns – the great Scottish poet from the 1700s also known as ‘Rabbie’. He is one of the most famous and celebrated Scotsman to […]
Burns Night
The Goldfinch – Bodega Series has launched. Drawing from 25 years industry experience, we hand select each distillery, cask and maturation period to create a unique expression for the enjoyment of discerning enthusiasts. Our latest collection features single cask bottlings from Speyside and Highland distillers using ex-Oloroso and Amontillado casks aged between 10 and 14 […]
What an Amazing Year We’ve Had
What a Year We’ve Had! Time to reflect on some of our best moments of this year and we couldn’t have done it without the support from our partner retailers, suppliers and customers. We launched five brand new single cask collections, The Kilnsman, Bodega Series, Bisou Brandy, The Goldfinch – Wine Series, and our award-winning Paloma series. […]
Scottish Whisky Awards 2022
Scottish Whisky Awards 2022 Gold Medalist in the Single Cask 13 Years and Over category. It has a nice ring to it! This year we attended the Scottish Whisky Awards on the evening of St Andrews Day. These awards aim to acknowledge the best Scotch whisky on the market by recognising the teams who endlessly […]
The Goldfinch – Bodega Series has launched.
The Goldfinch — Bodega Series has launch Drawing from 25 years industry experience, we hand select each distillery, cask and maturation period to create a unique expression for the enjoyment of discerning enthusiasts. Our latest collection features single cask bottlings from Speyside and Highland distillers using ex-Oloroso and Amontillado casks aged between 10 and 14 […]
What is an independent whisky bottler?
What is an independent whisky bottler? Variety, as they say, is the spice of life. It’s also a major contributor to whisky’s universal appeal. From woody west coast bottles to smooth single malts, each dram of whisky you taste is laced with a wealth of flavours, textures and stories which carry you from one delicious […]
One of the Oldest Distilleries in Scotland and Home to Release Number 5 in our Mey Selections Rare Cask Series.
One of the Oldest Distilleries in Scotland and Home to Release Number 5 in our Mey Selections Rare Cask Series. One of the Oldest Distilleries in Scotland and Home to Release Number 5 in our Mey Selections Rare Cask Series. Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Highlands in picturesque Pitlochry which sits […]
Scotland’s Northernmost Single Malt Distillery, Home of our Mey Selections Release 4
Scotland’s Northernmost Single Malt Distillery, Home of our Mey Selections Release 4 Scotland’s Northernmost Single Malt Distillery, Home of our Mey Selections Release 4 You will find this world class distillery towering over the Orcadian town of Kirkwall, where it has stood strong against the island’s harsh weather for over 200 years. Founded in 1798 by David […]
Clynelish Distillery, Home To Our Mey Selection Release Number 3
Clynelish Distillery, Home To Our Mey Selection Release Number 3 Nestled in the landscape of the stunning coastal village of Brora sits Clynelish, Sutherland’s only remaining, fully-functioning distillery and home of our Mey Selections Release Number 3. Clynelish distillery has gone through many changes in its lifetime with the present day distillery being built in […]
Direct to Consumer Trading Post Brexit
Direct to Consumer Trading Post Brexit A problem needing solved.. I have been working in e-commerce for many years. Having designed, developed and owned an online shop in the early 2000’s selling Chang Beer online. More recently helping to create the hugely successful e-commerce platform for The Macallan and Highland Park. I now run a […]
Teaninich Distillery, Home of our Mey Selections Release 2
Teaninich Distillery, Home of our Mey Selections Release 2 A 30 minute drive, north of Inverness, will lead you to the small village of Alness home to Dalmore Distillery, and the lesser known Teaninich Distillery. Meaning the “House on the Moor” Teaninich is one of the oldest and largest in the Diageo owned group of […]
A Partnership With Award Winning Gente de Mezcal
A Partnership With Award Winning Gente de Mezcal Gente de Mezcal (‘Mezcal People’) is a small, independent, Mezcal-producing company founded in 2015 by Hardey Martínez and Juan Carlos Muñoz Flores. The founders are passionate about small-batch production, local sustainability, the promotion of Mexican Mezcal culture and the work of the Maestro Mezcaleros at the heart of it. […]
Rare Spirits – Mezcal and Whisky
Rare Spirits – Mezcal and Whisky The goldfinch represents prosperity, optimism and variety – values close to our heart and fundamental to our business. We love single malt whisky and the care put into creating this iconic spirit. Sometimes in life you meet people and in an instant know that they share your values. Although […]
Mexico City
Mexico City A newly opened beautiful salon designed to offer you a luxurious experience while you learn and relax. The team there are focussed on whisky tastings of fine and rare single cask releases. They now have our Mey Selections Glen Ord release available and are soon to have our Macallan 1993 arriving soon. If […]
Goldfinch flies into Gleneagles
Goldfinch flies into Gleneagles. We are excited to announce that The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, one of Scotland’s top hotels now stocks not only our 26 year old Macallan release but our Mey Selections, Glen Ord also. The team there have been incredibly supportive and immediately understood that we offer beautifully crafted bottles and that every release from Goldfinch […]
A taste of luxury – Herald on Sunday
A taste of luxury – Herald on Sunday Our recently launched Mey Selections single malt whisky is featured in the Herald on Sunday and we received a fantastic review. As written by Andy Clark. “There are a lot of them about – people who are experts on whisky, and take every single opportunity to let […]
How to realise the value from your whisky collection
How to realise the value from your whisky collection Billed as the “The Ultimate Whisky Collection”, Sotheby’s are set to auction off the most valuable single owner collection ever. With 467 bottles and 9 casks it has an estimated value of £4 million. However, the auction could achieve a lot more. It shows a real […]
Goldfinch Whisky as seen in…
Goldfinch Whisky as seen in… Goldfinch Whisky has soared in its first three weeks. Not only do we supply whisky to the monarchy, we have created a whisky that benefits a charity and supports a fragile economy, and we’ve produced a great looking and fantastic tasting whisky. It’s not just us that think so, we’re […]
Sharing ‘our’ dram with the future King
Sharing ‘our’ dram with the future King Thanks to Diageo, our designers, photographer and our extremely patient and supportive bottlers, we were able to finish and deliver a beautiful first release. Not only that, but being able to pour and share our dram with HRH, The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay was certainly something to […]
The Highlands, Royalty, Charity and a single cask of Scotch Whisky
The Highlands, Royalty, Charity and a single cask of Scotch Whisky My daughter has been asking why my wife and I have been working so hard over the last few months. I’ve explained that nothing in life comes easy but if you love what you do, then creating something yourself, although hard, will be the […]
Visionary story telling
Visionary story telling As a team who loves working with talented and inspiring people, we asked if Wes, from Wes Kingston Photography, would come on a ride with us to help document our story. Wes Kingston is a photographer who specialises in people and their environments. Born in Cape Town in 1976, he moved to Belfast […]
A Royal Collaboration
A Royal Collaboration Mey Selections was founded in 2005 by HRH, The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, to foster closer connections between farmers, fine food and drink producers and customers in the far north of Scotland. The Mey Selections range generates revenue for a charity that supports this fragile economy by supporting local businesses and […]