Label 5 Unveils Gold Heritage
Label 5 has revealed their Gold Heritage blended Scotch whisky, a 40% alcohol content [80 proof] costing $40 per bottle and featuring notes of spice, wood and vanilla…
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Macallan Rare Cask Whisky Video Discussion
Paul Ross, CEO and President of Edrington Americas, discusses Macallan Rare Cask and all things Macallan…
Glen Grant 50-Year-Old Released
Glen Grant’s 50-Year-Old Speyside single malt Scotch whisky has officially been released. Originally casked in October 1963, the whisky was bottled last year and was launched earlier this year but limited to Beijing, Hong Kong, Seul, Singapore and Taipei. Only 150 bottles will be made available globally – at the bargain price of $5650 per […]
Whiskey Cheapest In New Mexico, Costliest In Alaska
According to an admittedly unscientific study [see link below] of state-by-state liquor pricing, using a 750ml bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey as the baseline, the state of New Mexico was deemed to have the least expensive price for whiskey in the United States of America while much farther to the north, Alaska had the country’s […]
Aye Matey, Remy Martin Resurrects The Black Pearl
Legendary cognac house Remy Martin has resurrected the Black Pearl – not the pirate ship from the popular “Pirates of the Caribbean” film series – but rather, the crystal decanters used to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Louis XIII cognac. The decanters are styled to resemble the flask originally used by house founder Paul-Emile […]
New Teeling Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Yes, you read that correctly – there is a new single malt Irish whiskey [with an “e”] from Teeling. Okay, technically, it’s a blend of aged [up to 23 years] malt whiskey that has spent time maturing in five wine casks – sherry, port, Madeira, white Burgundy and Cabernet Sauvignon. The result is an Irish […]
Chivas Regal Extra Emerges
A new blended Scotch whisky has emerged from Chivas dubbed Chivas Regal Extra – a product of rare whiskies in the Chivas stock and whiskies matured in Oloroso sherry casks – and carrying a 40% alcohol content [80 proof]. Chivas regal Extra will be available in global travel retail outlets beginning in March 2015.
The First Annual WhiskyCritic CiderFest Results
The results of the first annual WhiskyCritic CiderFest are in and although there was a clear winner, the competition was still feisty for which cider would be crowned as the WC cider champion for 2014. These seven ciders were selected at random from our local WC cider-selling establishment and, therefore, were limited to the stock […]