The Macallan Unveils New Limited Edition Single Malt
As part of the celebrations for the Macallan bicentennial, a limited edition single malt has been launched. The new spirit is dubbed A Night on Earth in Jerez de la Frontera. The Scotch whisky marks the brand’s third release under the A Night on Earth Series and concludes the brand’s 200th anniversary celebrations. The Macallan […]
Tamdhu Adds Fourth To Cigar Malt Series
Speyside distillery Tamdhu has released Cigar Malt IV – the fourth addition to their Cigar Malt single malt batch series. Tamdhu Cigar Malt IV was matured in both Oloroso sherry casks and first-fill European oak sherry casks, bottled at 53.8% alcohol by volume [107.6 proof] and is said to offer notes of crème brûlée, ginger […]
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New Whisky For Young Affluent Russians Tired Of Vodka
Russian vodka used to be the gold standard for high end spirits but many Russians now view vodka as an old-school drink – and not in the good, retro-cool way. So, with the emerging popularity of all things whisky-related, it perhaps comes as no surprise that there is a new gold standard – The Gild whisky – which has been released for the Russian market. Although The Gild is aimed […]
The Powers That Be
Irish whisky Powers has released a new single pot still expression called Powers Signature Release. The new release – the second single pot still release from Powers since 2011 – has been matured in American bourbon barrels along with some whisky matured in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks to produce its signature black pepper, honey and vanilla notes. Powers also debuted a new recipe for its Powers Gold whisky – upping […]
Everybody’s Best Friend Is Whisky/Whiskey
The new numbers are out from the number crunchers and they are essentially saying the same thing as they have been saying for the last couple years – whiskey/whisky has become everybody’s best liquor friend these days, replacing the vodka boom of last decade. All the largest distillers have reported whopping increases in their whisky/whiskey sales with flavored whiskies reporting the largest increases while Irish whiskies, led by Jameson, are […]
Distillery Gives Birth To Glengassaugh 30-Year-Old
The Portsoy Distillery in Scotland produced its first whisky since being taken over by BenRiach Distillery in March – a 30-year-old Glengassaugh single malt – that promises a first wave full of fruit [peach, mango, banana are most often mentioned] followed by a finishing wave of toffee, ginger and oak spiciness. The new 30-year-old Glenngassaugh single malt brings 89.6 proof [44.8% alcohol] to the table and will be released to […]
Guinness Outs The Red Harvest Stout
Summer is not over but Guinness is getting a jump on autumn with the upcoming release of their Red Harvest Stout seasonal beer. The non-pumpkin flavored beer features a deep red hue and is said to fondle caramel and toffee aromas before emerging in a barley, sweet malty taste. The each four-pack of the 14.9-ounce cans [4.1% alcohol each] comes with a story of the Celtic tradition of the Samhain […]
Lobster Meets Maple Whisky Halfway
Labor Day Weekend is rapidly approaching – it may already have arrived for some of you – and that means you may be put under pressure to come up with some quirky recipe that deviates from the norm of BBQ burgers, hot dogs, potato salad and whatnot [it’s that whatnot that always gets you]. If you have access to Cabin Fever Maple Whisky and your pockets are deep enough to […]
2 Gingers Adds Nine States
If you live in the upper Midwest portion of the United States of America, then you probably already had access to 2 Gingers whiskey – but only if you lived in the right cities in the 10 states where it was available before June. But now nine more states were added to the 2 Gingers distribution list – thanks to the new whiskey label being owned by Beam – and […]
Jameson Goes On Holiday
Jameson is already a well-known Irish whiskey brand but it is about to be even more well-known in at least eight cities around the world after the company unveiled their City Editions this month that feature labels for eight worldwide cities – Amsterdam, Bangkok, Dublin, London, Moscow, Paris, Singapore and Sydney. These limited edition Jameson City Editions will highlight each city in a postage stamp-like format with Amsterdam’s becoming the […]
From Moonshine To Single Malt
Finding moonshine in the state of Nebraska – or roughly the 900-mile radius thereabouts – is rarely a problem, finding single malt whiskies, however – that is more problematic. Mostly because Nebraska happens to be located amidst cornfields in the USA and not in Speyside in Scotland. But Nebraskans are nothing if not resilient and after two year of aging in American oak barrels, Cut Spike Distillery has produced their […]
Bees Or Bears – It’s All About The Honey
Actor Phil Morris in his Jackie Chiles character [a parody of famed O.J. Simpson lawyer, Johnnie Cochran] is representing the bees in a fake lawsuit brought against the bears for wasting honey by eating it when it should be saved to go into Jim Beam Honey whiskey…
Wild Turkey’s Mistake Produces WTF!
Whether or not you choose to believe it, it makes for a good story around the whiskey-drinking table. As Wild Turkey master distiller Eddie Russell tells it, the WT distillery crew “mistakenly” combined rare 22% four-year-old rye with 78% six-year-old bourbon and the resulting newborn was a 91 proof [45.5% alcohol] small batch bourbon-rye whiskey that he named “Forgiven” [after what he supposedly says he told the crew after the […]
Herman’s Bourbon
If you are either from Texas, have been to Texas or have heard about Texas from your friends, it is likely that you know about the premier whiskey from that state, Balcones. However, as Texas is quite a large state – by American state standards – there is bound to be another premium brown spirit that would come along if only to avoid having to say or type Waco [where […]
Remy Martin Douses GQ Men of the Year In 2013
Remy Martin Cognac is the iconic so it makes perfect sense for Remy Martin to be the official spirits sponsor of the GQ magazine Men Of The Year contest for 2013. As official spirits sponsor of the fashionable manly contest [won last year by Channing Tatum in the USA, like you didn’t know] it means Remy Martin is the main spirit being served at the award ceremony and also gives […]
…And In This Corner – Angel’s Envy
Imagine if you will, that old decision-making scenario popularized in “Animal House” where an angel pops up on one shoulder and the devil pops up on the other and each provides the pros and cons as to the current decision that must be made. Well, when it comes to the new Angel’s Envy bourbon, the name says it all – the angel has already sided with the decision that is […]
Go West, Young Man, For Marionberry Whiskey
There are all sorts of flavors of whiskey popping up these days so, Marionberry Whiskey? Why not? This newest flavor of whiskey comes from Eastside Distillery in Portland, Oregon, flirts with your nostrils in the expected fruity aromatic wily ways [but with a touch of spicy citrus] and while you would not expect it to pack the punch of a Woodford Reserve, you would be right, it doesn’t. Marionberry Whiskey […]
Mumford Whiskey In The Barrel
What is going on here!? First there was Selena Gomez taking a shot of Jack and now here is Mumford and Sons – the popular bluegrass, alt-folk or whatever you want to call them [just don’t call them rock-and-roll, Alice Cooper says real rock-and-rollers can’t be vegans and have to eat steak] musicians jumping on the whiskey train. The Mumfords, rather than subtly sponsor a particular brand by admitting they […]
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