James Beam Distilling Reveals Old Grand Dad Bonded 7-Year Old
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 Set To Open In Washington State
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’ […]
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Stauning Reveals New Look
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 globally in more than 20 markets, including Germany, the UK and the USA. #Distillery #Whisky […]
Chivas Offers Summer Tours Of Their Scotland Distilleries
Chivas Brothers is offering summer touring visitor experiences at four of their distilleries across Scotland – Island distillery Scapa, Aberlour Distillery in the Highlands, and two Speyside distilleries, The Glenlivet and Strathisla. Chivas Brothers distilleries’ summer experiences are available until October 31, 2025 [aka Halloween] and range in cost from $25 to $1,640, depending on the distillery and options selected. At Strathisla, the ‘Strathisla Maturation Experience’ is being offered, which […]
Glenfarclas Re-Enters GTR Fray
Glenfarclas Distillery has re-entered global travel retail (GTR) fray since taking a hiatus more than five years ago during the Covid pandemic. Glenfarclas has partnered with Scotland-based Ian Macleod Distillers to create a special collection designed for the travel retail market that will include a Glenfarclas 11-year-old ($70 per one-liter bottle) and a Glenfarclas 16-year-old ($110) for a 700ml bottle – both of which were bottled at 46% alcohol by […]
Glenfiddich Brings Out Aston Martin Formula One Themed Whisky
Glenfiddich has released a 65-year-old single malt Scotch whisky – Glenfiddich 1959 – to celebrate their collaboration with the Aston Martin Formula One team. 1959 is the first year Aston Martin competed in Formula One. Glenfiddich 1959 launches ahead of tomorrow’s 2025 British Grand Prix at Silverstone but was initially unveiled last year at the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Glenfiddich 1959 was matured in a rare sherry butt, bottled […]
Maker’s Mark Salutes World Series Champs – Los Angeles Dodgers
Maker’s Mark Bourbon is celebrating the 2024 World Series champions – Los Angeles Dodgers – with a limited edition bourbon called Maker’s Mark Champion Selection x Los Angeles Dodgers. The limited edition Maker’s Mark Champion Selection x Los Angeles Dodgers is part of the distillery’s Private Selection program – which allows individuals, retail and restaurant partners to purchase a barrel – and Maker’s Mark donated the first barrel to the […]
Glenmorangie Named As Official Whisky Of Formula One
Glenmorangie has been named as the official whisky of Formula One as part of a 10-year collaboration between Glenmorangie’s parent company LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) and Formula One beginning in 2025. Formula One and Glenmorangie will celebrate the collaboration this at the 2025 British Grand Prix to be held this Sunday (July 6) at the Silverstone Circuit in Towcester. The collaboration was announced by Hollywood movie star Harrison Ford […]
Richard Hammond Debuts Hawkridge Whisky
Former “Top Gear” and “The Grand Tour” co-host Richard Hammond has finally joined the alcohol-fueled fray with his former tormentors from both those shows with his collaboration with Hawkridge Distillers to produce both a gin and a single malt English whisky, called Ratio Gin and Iron Ridge whisky. Hawkridge Distillery is located in Berkshire, England. Iron Ridge is a single malt whisky matured in ex-bourbon casks and is said to […]
The London Union Debuts Blended Series
The London Distillery Company (TLDC) has released The Golden Union – the second installment in their newly revived English blended malt whisky series. TLDC’s full name – The Golden Union: Release No.1 – A Field in England – combines TLDC’s malt whisky with a single malt from Adnams Distillery in Southwold, was bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to offer notes of lemon, mango and […]
Isle Of Harris Reveals Stronger Hearach
Isle of Harris Distillery has released a stronger The Hearach Croft Strength single malt Scotch whisky [along with a gin], exclusively for three Scottish airports: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. The Isle of Harris Hearach Croft Strength was bottled at 52% alcohol by volume [104 proof] and was made with 100% Scottish barley, matured in ex-bourbon barrels and Oloroso and Fino sherry butts and is said to impart notes of caramel, […]
Stella Artois Debuts The Collection
Stella Artois unveils “The Collection” as they bring back actor Matt Damon and English footballer David Beckham to promote Damon’s “collection” of Stella Artois bottles from all 50 states, minus Wyoming. #Distillery #Whisky #Whiskey #Japanesewhiskey #Japanesewhisky #IrishWhiskey #scotchwhiskey #irishwhisky #Bourbon #scotch #ryewhisky #Whiskyadvocate #whiskymagazine #威士忌 #ウイスキー #위스키 #Singlemalt #cigars #Whiskeycritic #Whiskycritic
Jameson Preps For Women’s 2025 Euros
Major League Soccer sponsor Jameson Irish whiskey has collaborated with UEFA [Union of European Football Associations] to promote the upcoming UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 tournament in Switzerland from July 2-27, 2025. For the promotion, Jameson has created a trio of jerseys highlighting Germany – who won the women’s Euros in 2005 – and both England and Ireland [who did not qualify for this year’s tournament]. The collection can be picked […]
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 Glenfarclas 70 Years Old are being made available for a mind-boggling $26,835 per bottle. #Distillery […]
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 of blackberries, nutmeg and red plums. The Glendronach Aged 21 Years is being made available […]
Teeling Unveils Birthday Whiskey
Dublin-based Irish whiskey producer Teeling has released a limited edition whiskey named Birthday Batch to celebrate their 10th birthday. Teeling Birthday Batch is a blend of some of Teeling’s oldest single malt and pot still whiskies, matured in ex-bourbon casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of butterscotch, caramel and guava. Teeling Birthday Batch is being made available for $115 per bottle […]
Bladnoch Makes Waves Again
Lowland-based Bladnoch – Scotland’s southernmost whisky distillery – is making waves again with the release of The Wave II, the second single malt in their Wave Master Distiller’s Collection. Bladnoch Wave II spent time in Amontillado sherry casks, was bottled at 57% alcohol by volume [114 proof] and is said to offer notes of ginger, pear, pineapple and spice. Bladnoch Wave II is being made available for $170 per bottle. […]
Remus Honors The Babe
Remus has collaborated with the family of iconic Major League Baseball player Babe Ruth to produce Remus Babe Ruth Reserve – a new limited edition bourbon honoring Ruth. Ruth – aka “The Bambino” or “The Sultan of Swat” – was the league’s longtime record-holder of the most home runs [714] until that record was broken by Hank Aaron in 1974. The 2025 edition of Remus Babe Ruth Reserve is a […]
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