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. […]
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 […]
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% […]
GlenAllachie has released their Single Cask Editions – eight whiskies designed specifically for the UK market – ranging in age from 10 to 29 years old. The eight whiskies are: •1989 cask, Sherry butt, 60.1% alcohol by volume [120.2 proof], ($384) •1989 cask, hogshead, 54.7% alcohol by volume [109.4 proof], ($352) •1990 cask, Bourbon barrel, […]
The Macallan asks you to “make the call” [presumably for their whisky and not to the hospital] in their inaugural global advertising campaign, but they will make you wait until the final five seconds of the video before you will figure out what the preceding 85 seconds were on about. “Make the Call” will appear […]
Glenmorangie has collaborated with Maine-based surfboard makers, Grain, to produce surfboards using barrel staves from Glenmorangie. The Glenmorangie + Grain Beyond The Cask surfboards are made using Glenmorangie barrel staves (12-14 per board). The leftover scotch is baked out of the staves, which are then carefully bent and re-shaped, then cut, and clamped and glued […]
Highland Park has issued a no-age-statement single malt Scotch whisky called Viking Tribe – available only on Amazon in the UK. Highland Park Viking Tribe has been matured in refill casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain peaty-edged notes of citrus, pepper and vanilla. Highland Park Viking Tribe […]
In case you do not remember much of the year of 1965, Bowmore has brought back a portion of it with their recent addition to their Vaults Series – Bowmore 1965. Bowmore 1965 has been matured in sherry oak casks. Of course, you will have to pay for it through the nose as there are […]