Ballantine’s New Zero Gravity Whisky Glass
Once Ardbeg figures out how to get their whisky to not taste like rubbery smoke, Ballantine’s has a glass for them to put their space whisky in – the new zero gravity whisky glass…
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The Real Fireball – Firenado At Jim Beam Factory In Kentucky
A real life fireball struck the Jim Beam factory in Kentucky when archived footage was released on The Weather Channel last week of a 2003 lightning strike on a retention pond at the factory that then ignited the bourbon-laden water and whipped it up into a brief “firenado” that then caused a fire in the […]
Glenfiddich Becomes Barrel Buddies With Somerset Cider Brandy
Glenfiddich has teamed with the Somerset Cider Brandy company in a deal which will allow Glenfiddich to use Somerset’s barrels to mature their whisky over the course of the next year. Specifically, Somerset will supply 18 cider brandy barrels to Glenfiddich – enough to produce 1800 gallons of whisky [good for 18,000 bottles of whisky] […]
Ardbeg Space Whisky Goes Up In Smoke
Ardbeg sent a sample of whisky into orbit on the International Space Station to determine the effect of micro-gravity on both the aroma and taste of whisky and after returning to Earth, the results are now in – and it is not good – unless you like smoke. Like, a lot of smoke. Ardbeg found […]
Laphroaig Unveils Anniversary Single Malt Whisky
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opening of their Islay distillery, Laphroaig has released a 16-year-old single malt Scotch whisky. The Laphroaig 16-Year-Old Anniversary Edition, bottled at 48.4% alcohol content [96.8 proof], is said to begin with citrus and vanilla notes before transitioning into pepper and fruit tastes and finishing with sea salt and […]
Dewar’s Releases Last Of Scotland’s Great Malts – The Deveron
Dewar’s has released the final of five single malts in their Scotland’s Last Great Malts collection with the release of The Deveron – a single malt Scotch whisky from the Macduff distillery near Aberdeen – and named after the nearby River Deveron. The Deveron is the fifth and last release of this collection and will […]
Andes Beer Has Casting Call
An Argentine-based casting agency placed a fake casting call in an ad for Andes beer in a supposed effort to give the everyday Joes of Mendoza, Argentina, a chance with the ladies at the various bars and dance clubs…
Fireball Whiskey Cheesecake Shots
Labor Day weekend is merely hours away – it might already be here for you for all we know – and holiday weekends are when the Fireball whiskey amateurs usually emerge from the woodwork. Fireball is not premium whiskey, of course, but if you are going to be inundated with promotional material about it, why […]