New UK-based White Peak Distillery has released their newest single malt whisky entitled Wire Works Whisky Small Batch. Wire Works Whisky Small Batch is a lightly peated single malt emanating from maturing in ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 46.2% alcohol by volume [92.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of fruit, nutmeg and vanilla. Only […]
Newly resurgent Lowland distillery Bladnoch has released a 30-year-old single malt whisky aged in both Oloroso sherry and Moscatel casks. Bladnoch 30-Year-Old was bottled at 45.5% alcohol by volume [91 proof] and is said to contain notes of almond, apricot, black pepper, nutmeg and orange. Only a scant 950 bottles of Bladnoch 30-Year-Old are being […]
Johnnie Walker has collaborated with Air-Ink and released six limited edition Black Label series whiskies featuring an ink made from air pollution in six cities around the world – Mexico City, New Delhi, Warsaw, Bangkok, Istanbul and Madrid. Johnnie Walker Air-Ink Black Label Blended Scotch Whisky featured label artists include: Alek Morawski, [Warsaw]; Okuda San […]
The Macallan has released a trio of limited edition single malt whiskies to make up what they are referring to as their M Collection – designed to celebrate their self-identified ‘six pillars’ [natural color, mastery, small spirit stills, estate, oak casks, and sherry seasoning]. The first three whiskies released as part of The Macallan M […]
Tasmania’s Lawrenny Estate Distillery has released a single malt whisky entitled Descension, which was finished in Boal Madeira wine casks. Lawrenny Descension was created using Tasmanian barley, water from the upper River Derwent, then was matured in both ex-Port and ex-bourbon casks before being finished in Boal Madeira casks and bottled at 46.6% alcohol by […]
The Macallan has released the availability of their Tales of The Macallan Volume I single malt whisky to include select global travel retail venues which – depending on the status of your bank account -can either be a good thing or a bad thing. The Macallan’s Tales of The Macallan Volume I, The Laird of […]
Speyside distillery The Glenlivet has revisited their 21- and 25-year-old single malt whiskies with new double and triple cask finishes, respectively, to create the Sample Room Collection. The Glenlivet 21 Year Old single malt has been triple finished in first-fill Oloroso sherry, Troncais oak cognac and Colheita Port casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume […]
The Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has released Filey Bay Peated Finish Batch #2 – the second batch of their peat-finished whiskies. Filey Bay Peated Finish Batch #2 was initially matured in an ex-bourbon cask before being finished in peated casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of […]