Terry Knight can raise a toast to success after releasing a tequila he has painstakingly produced in Golden Bay, near Nelson. His TeKiwi Blue Agave has been a work in progress for 16 years, and Knight is thrilled with the response it received at its launch in Nelson. "It was incredibly positive, no-one else produces it here, so that made it really special," said Knight, who owns eight hectares of blue agave plants in Golden Bay. His Takaka business, Schnapp Dragon, offers a wide range of spirits and liqueurs, including whiskey, gin and an award-winning rum that took out third...

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    In the wide world of whiskey, some will argue that Scotch is king. No matter whether its single malts like Macallan, Glengoyne, Glenfiddich, and Glenfarclas, or blended varieties like Johnnie Walker and Dewars, these refined drinks all need to be treated with the respect they deserve to get the best taste out of them. Neat This simple four-letter word is just that; specifying that you only want your scotch in clean glass (more on this later) with nothing else along for the ride. For many in the scotch world, this is the only way to pull off a...

    Royal Lochnagar distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery based in Lochnagar, Royal Deeside, in the Highland whisky producing area of Scotland.Royal Lochnagar Distillery one of the jewels in the Royal Deeside crown is situated beside her Majesty the Queen’s Scottish Home, Balmoral Castle at Crathie half way between the villages of Ballater and Braemar, which is home to the world famous Highland Gathering and Games. The distillery takes its name from the mountain, Lochnagar, which is a Munro, a mountain over 3000ft high. The Royal name was bestowed upon the distillery following a visit by Queen...

    If it isn’t fermented in Tennessee from mash of at least 51% corn, aged in new charred oak barrels, filtered through maple charcoal and bottled at a minimum of 80 proof, it isn’t Tennessee whiskey. So says a year-old law that resembles almost to the letter the process used to make Jack Daniel’s, the world’s best-known Tennessee whiskey. Now state lawmakers are considering dialing back some of those requirements that they say make it too difficult for craft distilleries to market their spirits as Tennessee whiskey, a distinctive and popular draw in the booming American liquor business. But...