The Origins Of Whisky According To The BBC
In case you did not already know, the BBC tells you about the origins of whisky…
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A Whisky Tumbler For The Man’s Man – A Chunk Of Barrel
Why waste all that time drinking your fancy whisky from a fancy crystal glass tumbler when you can be a man’s man and rink your fancy whisky from a hunk of wood like real men would if they couldn’t afford their fancy glass tumblers? That is what Oka wants you to think as they debut […]
GlenDronach Unveils Its First-Ever Peated Whisky
As the saying goes, there is a first time for everything, and for Speyside distillery GlenDronach, that means peated Scotch whisky. GlenDronach’s Peated is one of a trio of whiskies the distillery has trotted out this week along with a 19-Year-Old Madeira cask strength single malt and a cask strength labeled Batch 5. GlenDronach Peated […]
Ballantine’s Gets Hard Fired Up
Ballantine’s has introduced Hard Fired – a blended Scotch whiskey whose aging barrels have undergone an extra charring process. Ballantine’s has the American oak barrels used for its Hard Fired whiskey charred twice for an unspecified amount of time, producing a whiskey that will then be bottled at 40% alcohol content [80 proof] while accentuating […]
Ragtime Rye Makes Its Appearance
Ragtime Rye, a three-year-old rye whiskey from New York Distilling Company, has been released for the holiday gift-giving season. Ragtime Rye was aged in American oak barrels and has a mash bill of 72% rye, 16% corn and 12% malted barley and is bottled at 45.2% alcohol content [90.4 proof]. Ragtime Rye is available for […]
Diageo Issues Three Rare Scotch Whisky Releases
Diageo has released three rare Scotch whiskies from its vaults but good luck getting any one of them as there are only 858 total bottles available among the three of them – Port Ellen, Craganmore and Royal Lochnagar – all of which are single cask releases. Only 210 bottles of Port Ellen 33 Years Old […]
The New Whisky Advent Calendars Are Here! The New Whisky Advent Calendars Are Here!
Nothing wants to make you channel your inner Steve Martin from “The Jerk” more than when the new whisky advent calendars – as opposed to phone books – are here. Such is the glorious occasion as Masters of Malt may have saved your holiday merry-making abilities with the official arrival of all – there are […]
George Brett Gives Crown Royal To World Series Champs
George Brett, longtime player, coach and executive with the Kansas City Royals organization of Major League Baseball, bestowed bags of Crown Royal XR upon members of World Series-winning Royals. Brett had the words “Kansas City World Champs 2015” embroidered on each of the signature velvet bags containing the $130 Canadian blended whiskey. Kansas City defeated […]