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Elderly 50-Year-Old Caol Ila Released
Gordon & MacPhail has released a 50-Year-Old single malt whisky from Caol Ila Distillery along with a 64-Year-Old fromt The Glenlivet Distillery as part of their Private Collection series. The Caol Ila expression is the most elderly available from that distillery. The Gordon & MacPhail 1968 Caol Ila was aged in a refill Sherry hogshead, […]
Happy St. Andrew’s Day From Eden Mill
Eden Mill celebrated St. Andrew’s Day – the national day of Scotland observed on November 30 – with the release of a special limited edition St. Andrew’s single malt whisky. Eden Mill 2018 St. Andrew’s has been matured in Oloroso sherry hogsheads, ex-Bourbon first-fill American oak barrels and former Pedro Ximénez sherry octave barrels, bottled […]
Old School Cutty Sark Sold To French Spirits Company
Old-school bargain blended Scotch whisky Cutty Sark has been sold by owners Edrington to French spirit company, La Martiniquaise-Bardinet. Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky was launched in 1923 and Edrington’s association with Cutty Sark originates in the 1930s. The completion of the transfer to La Martiniquaise-Bardinet is expected within a month. As part of the deal, […]
Cask 88 Reveals Quarter Cask Series
Cask 88 has released their quarter cask series featuring whisky from Bunnahabhain, Highland Park, Caol Ila and Bladnoch. Cask 88 Bladnoch is the oldest whisky in the series at 27 years. Cask 88 Bladnoch was matured in an ex-sherry hogshead before being finished in an ex-sherry quarter cask for nine months and then bottled at […]
Kavalan Reveals Distillery Select
Taiwan-based Kavalan has announced the release of Distillery Select single malt whisky. Kavalan Distillery Select has been aged in refill casks, then bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] for the USA market and 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] for the European market and is said to contain notes of fruit and toffee. […]
Spirit Of Yorkshire Comes Fourth
The Spirit of Yorkshire has released the fourth in the “maturing malts” series called Distillery Projects 004. Distillery Projects 004 has been aged in casks of first-fill Bourbon, re-conditioned wine and sherry before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. It is said to contain notes of apple, crème brûlée and honey roasted […]
Glengoyne Reveals Batch 006 In Teapot Dram Series
Obviously, everybody will be waiting for the next product in the series, but for now, everybody will have to be satisfied with Batch 006 in Glengoyne’s Teapot Dram series of the Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Glengoyne Teapot Dram Batch No. 006 has been aged in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at a cask-strength 59.5% […]