The Dalmore has released a 35 year old single malt Scotch whisky in a Baccarat crystal decanter. The Dalmore 35 is a collection of whiskies emanating from three wood profiles which include a distillery run bourbon barrel, a matusalem sherry butt and a port colheita pipe. Only 5000 bottles of The Dalmore 35 will be […]
Johnnie Walker Blue is getting prepared for the winter season with the limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label Winter Edition – the whisky is not new, only the packaging is – depicting the Johnnie Walker Man set against a backdrop of a star-lit sky. Only 940 of these limited Johnnie Walker Blue Label Winter Edition […]
anCnoc has added Rùdhan to it’s Peaty Collection of single malt whiskies that will become available in a few weeks. The whisky’s name refers to the final stage of the peat harvesting process, in which the peat is stacked for several weeks to dry out ahead of burning to create the smokiness. anCnoc’s Rùdhan will […]
Chivas Brothers has officially issued Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union of the Crowns – a blend of single malt and grain Scotch whiskies aged for a minimum of 32 years – with all aged whiskies having been selected from Scottish distilleries such as Braeval, Glen Keith, Longmorn and Tormore in addition to closed distilleries […]
The SS Wallachia sunk in 1895 after colliding with a Norwegian steamship in a dense fog in the Firth of Clyde. This somewhat unremarkable occurrence is made somewhat intriguing when it was discovered that a portion of the ship’s cargo of beer, gin and whisky was still intact. Divers exploring the shipwreck in 1980 were […]
The holiday season is always one of the best times of the year around WhiskyCritic if not for the sole reason that it means the advent of the various whisky-themed calendars that pop up at this time of the year as well as special whisky collections – such as those by Drinks by the Dram. […]
Tomatin is introducing a trio of travel whiskies – whiskies only available at duty-free retail establishments around the world. The trio are an 8-Year-Old, a 15-Year-Old and a 40-Year-Old – joining the 12-Year-Old already available at such locations. The Tomatin 8-Year-Old has been matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by […]
Chivas Regal has partnered with venerable Italian design firm Pininfarina to produce a stylish re-design of its Chivas regal 18-Year-Old blended Scotch whisky. Just in time for the upcoming holiday gift-giving season, Pininfarina designed a supple, curvy gift tin which highlights the bottle and gives it a distinct aerodynamic look reminiscent of its more famous […]