Glenfarclas Reveals 70-Year-Old
Speyside-based Glenfarclas Distillery has released their most elderly whisky to date – a 70-year-old single malt. Glenfarclas 70 Years Old was matured in a single first-fill sherry cask, bottled at 42.9% alcohol by volume [85.8 proof] and is aid to offer notes of coffee, dark chocolate and peat smoke. Only a mere 262 bottles of […]
The Glendronach Revives 21-Year-Old
The Glendronach has revived their 21-year-old single malt whisky with an ‘elevated’ design change. The newly re-designed The Glendronach Aged 21 Years single malt whisky was matured in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks from Andalucía, Spain, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is still said to offer notes […]
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Lagavulin Claims There Is More Beyond The Smoke
Islay-based Scotch whisky producer Lagavulin has debuted their latest marketing campaign, entitled “Beyond the Smoke”, where the brand attempts to deflect some of their smoky reputation. The promotional spot is accentuated with a voiceover from actor and longtime creative partner Nick Offerman and features a Brooklyn bar, Lagavulin’s distillery on Islay – albeit, re-created as a diorama – and a New York rooftop [perhaps suggesting New Yorkers are the primary […]
Montana’s Lone Mountain Ranch Resort Opens Whiskey And Cigar Den
Montana’s Lone Mountain Ranch Resort – located in Big Sky, Montana, in the southwestern corner of the state near Yellowstone National Park – has launched “The Trapper’s Den”, a restored 1915 cabin that will be employed as a haven for cigar aficionados and whiskey enthusiasts. The Lone Mountain Ranch Resort was founded in 1915 and The Trapper’s Den was originally used as a shelter for the trappers in the area […]
WhiskyCritic Lands In The Elite Eight Of Whisk[e]y Blogs & Websites
WhiskyCritic does not typically pat ourselves on the back – it is bad form and requires an uncomfortable contortion – but it is with a double dosage of pleasure and humility that WC accepts the recent rankings of the top 45 UK whiskey blogs and websites in 2025 [https://bloggers.feedspot.com/uk_whiskey_blogs/]. WC is ranked seventh – that is making the Elite Eight [to employ a Big Dance reference, being only one month […]
Crown Royal Hitches Ride With Country Singer
Crown Royal blended Canadian whisky has collaborated with country music artist Kane Brown to be the official sponsor of Brown’s The High Road Tour, which recently launched in Nashville. Crown Royal hosted Brown’s backstage VIP area, where attendees received exclusive concert merchandise, were offered signature Crown Royal-laden cocktails such as the Crown Royal Ranch Water and the Blackberry Ginger Lemonade, and met Brown before he performed. The Crown Royal Big […]
Midleton Very Rare Celebrates Bicentenary With Newest Release
Midleton Very Rare has released their annual vintage Irish single pot still whiskey to celebrate the Old Midleton Distillery’s bicentenary, which had been open from 1825 to 1975 before production moved to a newer distillery within the same site in County Cork, Ireland. Midleton Very Rare is a blend of Irish single pot still and single grain whiskies using varied distillate styles as the whiskey contains three grain whiskies – […]
The Macallan Adds Folio 8 To Archival Series
The Macallan has released Folio 8 – the latest installment in their Archival Series which is destined exclusively for the global travel retail (GTR) market segment. The Macallan’s Archival Series was launched in 2015 and showcases the brand’s advertising campaigns from the 1980s and 1990s. The Macallan Folio 8 is a nod to a billboard campaign from the 1980s called ‘The Colossus of Nose’ – a play on words referencing […]
Loch Lomond Releases Whiskies To Promote Golf Tournament
Loch Lomond has released a pair of single malt whiskies to honor the upcoming 153rd Open Championship, which is currently scheduled to occur from July 17-20, 2025 at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland while the Women’s Open will take place at Royal Porthcawl from July 30 to August 3, 2025 in Wales. The first release, Loch Lomond Open Special Edition 2025, is a non-age statement single malt […]
The Singleton Triples Down On Dessert Whiskies
The Singleton has released The Singleton Gourmand, a trio of 42-year-old Glen Ord single malt Scotch whiskies inspired by desserts and designed to mimic the flavors of desserts. The first, Notes of Fig & Chocolate Ganache, has enjoyed a second maturation in new and bodega-treated European oak casks combined with heavily-toasted Priorat wine casks, was bottled at 46.8% alcohol by volume [93.6 proof] and is said to impart notes of […]
Sixth And Final Whiskey Added To Midleton Very Rare Silent Collection
Irish Distillers has released 50-year-old Chapter Six, the sixth and final addition to their Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection, which showcases Irish whiskies with age statements from 45-50 years old. Chapter Six Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection collects the final drops of Irish whiskey from the Old Midleton Distillery, which operated from 1825 to 1975, producing Irish single pot still whiskey. Chapter Six Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery […]
Old Dominick Reveals Wheat Whiskey
Wheat whiskey is popular as Memphis, Tennessee-based Old Dominick Distillery joins the fray and has released a seven-year-old single barrel wheat whiskey. Old Dominick Seven-Year-Old Single Barrel Straight Wheat Whiskey The new straight wheat whiskey release was matured in Tennessee white oak barrels, has a mashbill consisting of 83% wheat, 12% corn, and 5% malted barley, was bottled at a whopping 62% alcohol by volume [124 proof] and is said […]
Maker’s Mark Debuts Wheat Whisky
Popular bourbon producer Maker’s Mark has ventured out into a wheat field and released their first wheat whisky – Star Hill Farm – the first wheat whisky from Maker’s Mark in the 70-year history of the company. Star Hill Farm Whisky 2025 uses a pair of mashbills: one comprised of 70% soft red winter wheat and 30% malted barley, and the other comprised of 100% malted soft red winter wheat, […]
The Glasgow Distillery Celebrates Their 10th Anniversary
The Glasgow Distillery has released a 10-year-old single malt whisky in honor of their 10th anniversary since producing their first cask of whisky. Although established in 2012, The Glasgow Distillery produced their first cask in 2015. The Glasgow Distillery 1770 10-year-old is an unpeated single malt whisky matured in a single refill ex-bourbon barrel, bottled at 54% alcohol by volume [108 proof] and is said to impart notes of cinnamon, […]
The Glen Grant Debuts Exploration Series
Speyside-based The Glen Grant has released their Exploration series, albeit, exclusively for global travel retail (GTR) market segment. The Glen Grant Exploration Series highlights James ‘The Major’ Grant’s knack for exploration and experimentation with cask finishes and The Glen Grant Exploration Series promotes packaging that emphasizes The Major’s global travels during the 19th century. The Glen Grant Exploration No. 1 single malt whisky was initially aged in ex-bourbon barrels, finished […]
Westward Whiskey Becomes The Latest Casualty Of The Industry
Portland, Oregon-based American single malt whiskeymaker Westward Whiskey became the latest casualty of the current environment in the spirits industry and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure the business. Originally founded in 2004 as one of only 30 craft distilleries in the USA, Westward Whiskey had made a name for itself in the American single malt whiskey category along with fellow independent American single malt whiskey brands such […]
Flooding Forces Buffalo Trace Distillery To Temporarily Close
Kentucky-based mega-distillery Buffalo Trace was forced to temporarily close this week due to flooding caused by heavy rain throughout the state of Kentucky. Flooding caused by the heavy rainstorms submerged the Buffalo Trace Distillery gift shop as the distillery released a statement announcing that it would be temporarily closing until at least Thursday, April 10, 2025. Owned by the Sazerac Company, Buffalo Trace Distillery produces numerous bourbon products including the […]
Glen Scotia Releases Limited Edition For Campbeltown Festival
Glen Scotia distillery has released their annual limited edition to support the Campbeltown Malts Festival, which takes place from May 19-24, 2025. The Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2025 Edition is a nine-year-old heavily-peated single malt whisky, initially matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels then finished for six months in Spanish Ribera del Duero red wine casks before being bottled at 54.7% alcohol by volume [109.4 proof] and is said to […]
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