James Beam Distilling has released their annual Old Grand-Dad seven-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, bonded according to 1897’s Bottled-in-Bond Act which requires whiskey to be produced from a single distillation season in a single distillery, aged for at least four years, and bottled at a minimum of 50% ABV. James Beam Distilling’s Old Grand Dad […]
El Sid – a bar inspired by Sid Vicious, bassist for the UK punk rock pioneering band The Sex Pistols – is set to open on August 9, 2025, in Everett, Washington, a northern suburb of Seattle. Vicious died of a heroin overdose in 1979. El Sid will offer coffee by day and ‘punk rock-inspired’ […]
A new whisky is in town, Slanj – founded by brothers Brian and Craig Halley along with their friend Stuart Montgomerie – is a new blended Scotch whisky brand. The name comes from the Scottish word for toast ‘slàinte’, which means ‘health’ (pronounced Slanj-a-va in English). Additionally, independent blender and bottler Douglas Laing & Co. […]
If Colonel E.H. Taylor – aka, the “father of modern bourbon” – would have made his personal bourbon, then Buffalo Trace has released what they think is the closest modern interpretation of what that would be – the limited edition Colonel E.H. Taylor Distiller’s Council Series. Buffalo Trace Distillery created the limited edition bourbon using […]
Celebrating their eighth anniversary, Tennessee-based Uncle Nearest has debuted their limited edition 2025 Master Blend Edition of Tennessee whiskey and – for the first time in the distillery’s history – the anniversary edition will be available outside of the distillery. Bottled at 55.5% alcohol by volume for a whopping 111 proof, 2025 Uncle Nearest Master […]
Falkland Whisky has released The Falkland Collection Speyside Single Malt their first-ever single malt – which was distilled in an undisclosed Speyside distillery. The Falkland Collection Speyside Single Malt was matured in refill Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, […]
UK-based spirits behemoth Diageo has signed a multi-year deal with USA-based Live Nation Entertainment to become the official spirits partner of 16 live music events and festivals across the UK, including Download, Wireless, Reading and Leeds, Latitude, Wilderness and Parklife. Some of the Diageo brand experiences to be found at festivals this summer include the […]
Denmark-based distillery Stauning has revealed a new look for their core R.Y.E. and Høst whiskies to celebrate the distillery’s 20th anniversary. The new packaging design combines Scandinavian-themed elements along with an updated brand symbol reflects the story of the brand’s nine founders. Beginning in late summer 2025, the new Stauning Whisky is expected to launch […]
