Whisky Articles
Ardbeg Reveals Lucky 13-Year-Old
Islay distillery Ardbeg has released a ‘smoky-sweet’ 13-year-old whisky as the inaugural offering in their new Anthology Collection which will feature ‘experimental’ single malts matured in cask types that are new to the distillery. Ardbeg Anthology: The Harpy’s Tale, was aged for 13 years in both ex-bourbon and sweet Sauternes wine casks, bottled at 46% […]
Lochlea Produces Second Crop Of Harvest Edition
Lochlea has released the Harvest Edition Second Crop – the second offering of their seasonal single malt whisky series. Lochlea Harvest Edition Second Crop single malt whisky was aged in a quartet of Tawny and Ruby Port casks, STR (shaved, charred and re-toasted) barriques and first-fill bourbon barrels, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 […]
Buyer Of The Macallan’s The Intrepid Revealed
The winning bidder of last year’s auction of The Macallan’s The Intrepid – the world’s largest bottle of whisky has been revealed as Vietnamese businessman Viet Nguyen Dinh Tuan. Viet bought The Intrepid – a 32-year-old single malt whisky standing at 5 feet 11 inches and holding 311 liters and certified by Guinness World records […]
Benriach Brings Out Another Malting Season Whisky
Speyside distillery Benriach has released another of their Malting Season whiskies – single malts made entirely from barley malted from the distillery’s floor maltings. This will be Benriach’s third such single malt whisky. Benriach claims they are one of only eight distilleries in Scotland engaging in this process. Benriach Malting Season Third Edition single malt […]