Fireball Whisky Rolls Out Dragnum Classy Collection
There is a new easy-to-gift collection from Fireball Whisky, the world’s #1 shot brand, called the Fireball Dragnum Classy Collection. Included in the collection are crystal shot glasses, dragon egg caviar, and a magnum-sized bottle of Fireball whisky called the Dragnum. The release follows the launch of Fireball Dragnum, a giant champagne unveiled for the […]
Salud Spirits Releases Chichibu Whisky
Dutch distributor Salud Spirits has released a new Chichibu Japanese whisky matured in red wine casks called Ichiro’s Malt & Grain Red Wine Cask for their ‘Spirits of Salud’ label. Salud Spirits’ Chichibu’s Ichiro’s Malt & Grain Red Wine Cask was matured in red wine casks, bottled at 59.8% alcohol by volume [119.6 proof] and […]
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Camus Adds 40-Year-Old To Rarissimes Range
Camus added a 40-Year-Old cognac to its Rarissimes range of cognacs which are limited editions that have come from special vineyards, are of a special vintage or to signify a special event. The Camus 40 cognac is a special vintage containing 40.9% alcohol content [81.8 proof]. Only 991 bottles of the Camus 40 are available for $780 per bottle beginning in June 2014.
Croatians Get Ready For World Cup
The World Cup is nearly here and the Croatians will almost certainly be in the mood to cheer on their favorite players on the national team after beer brand Ozujsko Pivo – the national sponsor of the Croatian national team – released their beer emblazoned with the names of national team members on the cans. A total of 12 players will get their names on the red-and-white national flag-themed cans, […]
13 Guns Comes In Cans
The IPA beer, 13 Guns, has previously only been available in bottles but now you can get your Guns in cans. The heavily hopped beer touts a 5.5% alcohol content along with distinctive pine notes, making it a critical favorite since its original release three years ago. 13 Guns will now be available in cans but they won’t be cheap – coming in at a whopping $6 per can.
Oldest Irish Whiskey Released
Teeling Distillery released both a Gold Reserve 26-Year-Old and Platinum Reserve 30-Year-Old pair of Irish single malts with the 30-Year-Old claimed to be the oldest Irish whiskey recently released. The double-distilled 26-Year-Old first spent time maturing in Bourbon casks before finishing in white Burgundy casks while the 30-Year-Old spent the entire time in a Bourbon cask. The 1000 bottles of the Gold Reserve 26-Year-Old are available for $600 each while […]
The Glenlivet Kymah Going To Frankfurt
If you happen to find yourself at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, any time soon, you may be in luck as The Glenlivet is releasing a single cask whisky called Kymah that has been aged in a single ex-sherry butt for 16 years and emerges with a 60.1% alcohol content [120.2 proof]. The whisky is named after a stream flowing near The Glenlivet Distillery and is a rare edition – […]
The ONE Secures Global Launch
Venturing outside of its British home, blended whisky, The ONE, will become available in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and the United Arab Emirates. The ONE is a blended whisky that is the product of several whiskies from the British Isles but not strictly Scottish whiskies. In addition to the markets previously mentioned, The ONE will also be coming to Spain and Poland in 2014 with the probability of other worldwide […]
Aberfeldy Adds 18-Year-Old For Travelers
If you find yourself traveling the airports of the world, chances are you will find some of the Highland single malt whisky, Aberfeldy – but you will only find it in 12-Year-Old and 21-Year-Old expressions…until now. Exclusive to those frequenting travel retail establishments, Aberfeldy will be offering some 18-Year-Old to go along with the 12 and 21-Year Old expressions. Aberfeldy also displays the Royal Warrant held by John Dewar’s & […]
Four On The Floor Now For Ballantine’s With Addition Of Glentauchers
Ballantine’s uses four whiskies in its 17-Year-Old blended scotch whisky and one of those is the single malt Glentauchers whisky – which Ballantine’s has just released as a limited edition on its own, following the other three [Scapa, Miltonduff and Glenburgie] which were previously released as standalones. Glentauchers originates from the manually operated Glentauchers Distillery in Scotland’s famed Speyside whisky producing region, and typically produces a whisky with berry and […]
Miller Lite Tosses Back A Cool One
Miller recently reverted to their original 1970s-style packaging and design for their Lite beer and then ran a commercial touting their inventive nature whenit comes to Lite beer and subliminal advertising…
Tomatin Shuffles Lineup
The Tomatin Distillery is shuffling its lineup by ditching a pair of 15-Year-Old and 30-Year-Old whiskies from their roster and bringing in a 14-Year-Old plus a vintage 1988 batch release. The first is a 14-Year-Old Port Wood Finish that has spent the first 13 years of its life in Bourbon oak barrels and the final year in Portuguese port pipes that had held Tawny port for the past 30-40 years. […]
It’s In The Bag For Wyld Wood
Cider is the new black these days and jumping on the trend bandwagon will be Wyld Wood Organic Cider as they re-introduce their three-liter [slightly more than ¾-gallon] bag-in-a-box. Wyld Wood cider uses apples only grown in organic orchards and the three-liter bag-in-a-box costs approximately $13. Wyld Wood will be the featured cider at celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Big Feastival at Kingham, Oxfordshire, UK, from August 29-31, 2014.
A Special Edition Of The Famous Grouse To Be Released
The entire main cast assembled for a table read and joining the veterans [Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anythony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker] were newcomers John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow in the new film. Star Wars: Episode VII is being directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, […]
Glenlivet Unleashes Nadurra Oloroso
Glenlivet will be producing its first-ever single malt whisky matured in former sherry casks with their Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso. The Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso has fruity spicy aromas coupled with cinnamon and licorice notes after emerging from first-fill ex-sherry casks from Jerez, Spain. The Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso will be made available to the general public at the Frankfurt [Germany] and Heathrow [London] airports in May 2014.
Limited Loch Gorm Release Announced By Kilchoman
The Kilchoman Distillery has announced they will be allowing a limited release – 17,100 bottles – of Loch Gorm single malt Scotch whisky to escape from their premises. The Loch Gorm liquid was fully matured in fresh Oloroso sherry butts and as such, is the only sherry cask-matured offering from the distillery. Loch Gorm promises peaty, smoky and spicy notes as is typical of both the distillery’s products and sherry-casked […]
Glenmorangie Selects Taghta Image
Glenmorangie Distillery has a new single malt whisky coming out, perhaps you’ve heard of it because that would be easier than pronouncing its name – Taghta. By “new” of course, we mean old in the age sense but new in the whisky-on-the-market sense. Taghta will be a whisky extra-matured in Manzanilla sherry casks and is scheduled to arrive in Autumn 2014.
MillerCoors Signs Up For Three Years With FX
Those of you who are particularly astute in your television watching behavior might be noticing slightly more product placement on FX network shows in the near future. That’s because beer behemoth MillerCoors has signed on the dotted line to a three-year deal with FX networks, making it the official beer brand[s] of the slew of FX networks. FX networks consist of FX, FXX and FXM as well as the FXNow […]
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