Chris Pratt Use Fireball For Acting Lessons
Actor Chris Pratt recently took a break from a GQ modeling session to down some Fireball whiskey and dole out some acting advice in the process…
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2015 Women’s World Cup WhiskyCritic Drinking Game
The 2015 Women’s World Cup is officially underway and now all you need to go along with the expanded tournament is a Bud Light Lime….no, just joking….an official WhiskyCritic drinking game. Whether or not you mean to savor or slug your whisky [we are not judging you and your whisky-drinking preferences], you still need a […]
Deutsch Family Finds Redemption
New York-based Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits has officially bought Redemption Whiskey – which is distilled in Indiana and bottled in Kentucky. Deutsch, previously primarily a wine brand owner – whose most notable brand in yellow tail from Australia – purchases a Redemption portfolio which consists of Redemption Straight Rye Whiskey, Redemption High Rye Bourbon, […]
Brown-Forman And Teeling Make Moves As Irish Whiskey Explosion Underway
Not waiting around for the market to soften, both Brown-Forman and Teeling have made moves involving actual and potential Irish whiskey distilleries in Ireland. Brown-Forman – whose bourbon/whiskey brands include Jack Daniel’s and Woodford Reserve – have formally purchased Slane Castle Whiskey Limited with the intent of opening a distillery near Dublin. Meanwhile, Teeling has […]
GlenDronach Brings Out Eight-Year-Old The Hielan
Scottish distillery GlenDronach has brought out an eight-year-old Highland single malt Scotch whisky dubbed The Hielan [Scottish version of “Highland”]. Matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, the whisky is said to have notes of butterscotch, raisins and spice. GlenDronach’s The Hielan single malt Scotch whisky is bottled at 46% alcohol content [92 proof].
Bordeaux Casks Hit The Green Spot
For the first time ever, Green Pot Single Pot still Irish Whiskey will be finished in Bordeaux casks. Originally aged in three different casks – consisting of former Oloroso sherry, former bourbon and new bourbon – Green Pot is finished out in the former Bordeaux wine casks for a period ranging between one and two […]
Ardmore Has Two More
Ardmore has released two more whiskies specifically for the travel retail market – The Ardmore Tradition and The Ardmore Triple Wood. The Ardmore Tradition is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky matured in American oak casks and then also aged in 19th-century quarter casks to produce a peated whisky with spice and vanilla notes. The […]
Cask Strength Scallywag Wades Ashore
Speyside malts were blended and what has emerged is a Cask Strength Scallywag. The 53.6% alcohol content [107.2 proof] used Macallan, Mortlach and Glenrothes malts [among others] for its creation and the result is a whisky with mocha, orange and vanilla notes. Only 1000 cases of Scallywag will be made available globally beginning June 1, […]