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Lighthouse Art Trail to celebrate Leuchie's 15th anniversary
22 Sep 2025
East Lothian Courier
A sculpture trail of 15 lighthouses will be dotted across the town’s streets, open spaces and parks for locals and visitors to enjoy, making up a “free, fun, family-friendly trail of discovery” over 10 weeks during the summer.
Media & Press
A selection of articles and references from external publications covering the Scotch whisky market and 1901 Group.
Cask investor Whisky 1901 targets Scottish expansion
12 Mar 2024
The Herald
A whisky cask investment company is to relocate over 1,000 whisky casks owned by its 250-plus investors to Fife. The casks will be managed by Whisky 1901 in two bonded facilities in Glenrothes.
Jeremy Hunt extends alcohol duty freeze: ‘We’re backing the Great British pub!’
6 Mar 2024
GB News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has extended the freeze in alcohol duty until next year, which is understood to benefit 38,000 pubs across the UK.
Spring budget: ‘disappointing but predictable’
6 Mar 2024
The Spirits Business
Jeremy Hunt’s alcohol duty freeze has been welcomed by the trade, however many believe more should have been done to support the spirits and hospitality industries.
Ferguson tees up Scotch whisky investment partnership
5 Mar 2024
Golf Business News
Two-time DP World Tour winner Ewen Ferguson has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Scotch whisky cask investment company Whisky 1901.
Raise Your Glasses, Investors: Your Profits Could Follow
14 Feb 2024
CFI
Whisky is emerging as a neat (sorry) alternative investment; 373 percent over 11 years, anyone? Aaron Damiano Sparkes reports.
Whisky 1901 launches bottling service for cask investors looking to exit the market profitably
6 Dec 2023
London Loves Business
When it comes to whisky cask investment, there are several recognised ways for investors to exit the market when the timing is right, including selling the cask to another investor, on the open market or at auction, or, alternatively, bottling the whisky for sale on the retail market or for personal collection or consumption.
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