WhiskyCritic does not typically pat ourselves on the back – it is bad form and requires an uncomfortable contortion – but it is with a double dosage of pleasure and humility that WC accepts the recent rankings of the top 45 UK whiskey blogs and websites in 2025 [https://bloggers.feedspot.com/uk_whiskey_blogs/]. WC is ranked seventh – that […]
Martell has revealed their special cognac for the Chinese Lunar New Year – the Year of the Dragon – which arrives on February 10, 2024. Specifically, Martell is dubbing it L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon. L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon has been blended […]
The Glasgow Distillery has released a trio of single malt whiskies finished in Cognac, Tokaji and Innis & Gunn Golden Beer casks for their small-batch series. The Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled Cognac Cask Finish was matured a minimum of five years, initially in ex-bourbon casks for nearly three of those years before being finished for […]
Speyside whisky producer Glen Moray has released Twisted Vine – a single malt whisky matured in Cognac casks – as an an addition to Glen Moray’s range of whiskies matured in ex-cognac casks. Glen Moray Twisted Vine was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to offer notes of coffee, nuts, […]
Courvoisier has released a new cognac – Courvisier Mizunara – finished in Japanese mizunara casks. Courvisier Mizunara Cognac was made using Grand Champagne – a cru from the Cognac region – and aged in French oak barrels before being finished mizunara casks. Only 500 bottles of Courvisier Mizunara are being offered at $2,000 per bottle.
The Bonhams auction house will be offering their inaugural spirits sale at Bonhams Paris location at 4 Rue de la Paix in Paris on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Bonhams’ 189-lot sale will feature several rare whiskies most “notably from Italian collections….such as rare bottles from [Silvano] Samaroli, one of the last Italian whisky trading companies,…including […]
Hennessy cognac has released a new decanter designed by architect Daniel Libeskind for one of the rarest bottlings in their collection, Richard Hennessy, named after the founder of the brand. The Richard Hennessy Cognac is made with some of the rarest eaux-de-vie from Hennessy’s reserves, aged between 40 to 50 years and up to 150 […]
Martell Cognac continues their collaboration with American musical artist Janelle Monáe with a promotional video entitled “The Unexpected Effect”, directed by filmmaker Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah. The promo highlights the impact of Black culture on American hospitality, and features Martell’s Blue Swift bottling, made of VSOP Cognac and finished in Kentucky Bourbon casks. Additionally, Martell is offering […]