Becks Launches Haig Club
English footballer-turned-whisky investor David Beckham has officially launched his single grain Scotch whisky Haig Club…
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Second Cu Bocan In Cask Series Released
Tomatin Distillery has released the second of their three Cu Bocan single malt Scotch whiskies using different cask types. The first Cu Bocan release used a sherry cask and the most recent release is Cu Bocan from a virgin oak cask. The lightly peated single malt combined with the virgin oak cask imbues the resulting […]
Tomatin Goes Full Cask Strength
Tomatin has added a cask strength edition to its Highland single malt Scotch whisky lineup. Tomatin Cask Strength Edition was matured in former Bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks before being bottled at 57.5% alcohol content [115 proof] to produce spice and sweet notes. 15,000 bottles of Tomatin Cask Strength Edition have been released worldwide – […]
Steak And Whisky Opens in LA
A new restaurant called, simply, Steak and Whisky, has opened in the beach community of Hermosa Beach near Los Angeles [see link below]. The 50-seat restaurant features a large whisky collection – though primarily focusing on Japanese whiskies – as well as many signature steaks such as porterhouse, rib-eye and Wagyu. Customers can rent whisky […]
Smart Whisky Set To Challenge Consumers
Johnnie Walker has created the first so-called “smart whisky”, a whisky embossed with electronic stickers which will respond to smartphones and allow the manufacturer to send targeted communications [i.e. ads] to the consumer’s smartphone. Diageo, the spirits giant behind Johnnie Walker will debut the new technology on their Johnnie Walker Blue Label whisky.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label To Bring Out Cities Collection
Johnnie Walker Blue Label is following up their popular skyline Collection of 2013 with a Cities Collection that will feature recognizable landmarks of various cities on their labels as designed by artist Jeff Nishinaka. The first city to get the treatment will be Dubai. A limited bottling of 1500 bottles of the Dubai Edition of […]
Annandale Distillery Puts Its First Cask On The Block For $1.54 Million
The newly reborn Annandale Distillery in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, has put their first cask of whisky – which was filled on November 15 last year – up for sale for a whopping $1.54 million. Cask No.1 is dubbed “Man o’ Words” in reference to the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who has strong heritage in the whisky […]
The Macallan Reveals 1824 Master Series
The Macallan has released a pair of blended whiskies to its 1824 Master Series – Macallan Reflexion and Macallan No. 6 – both encased in Lalique crystal decanters. The Macallan Reflexion emerges from first fill sherry-seasoned oak casks and later matures in hogshead casks before being bottled at 43% alcohol content [86 proof] and emitting […]