Everybody knows Macallen is some of the best single malt whisky out there but now it becomes even better, not because of some new distilling technology but because of the special crystal decanter it will be housed in. Well, it will cost more anyway. A limited edition of the luxury decanters will be made for […]
Joining just about every other whiskey producer in the world, Paddy Irish Whiskey has unveiled its new flavored whiskies entitled Bee Sting and Devil’s Apple [at least in the USA – each country will get its own variant on the name]. The honey-infused Bee Sting and spice appled-up Devil’s Apple will be marketed towards the […]
You may have to go to the UK to get it – but it may be worth the trip for the Girvan Patent Still Single Grain 25-year-old Scotch Whisky. The GPSSG uses the original distillation methodology of the Girvan Patent Still built in 1963 by whisky pioneer Charles Gordon [great grandson of Glenfiddich Distillery builder […]
Until recently, you haven’t been able to get Overeem single malt in sherry cask, port cask or any other kind of cask from Tasmania unless you actually lived Down Under. But, now, if you live in the UK and are lucky – very lucky – you might be able to get your hands wrapped around […]
Flavored whiskies are all the rage with the kids these days and Knob Creek Bourbon – not wanting to be left out in the cold without any loot from the fad – has joined the fray with Knob Creek Smoked Maple. The new flavorful addition is in honor of deceased [2004] founder Booker Noe who, […]
Whisky is becoming more and more fashionable and no more proof is needed of that than the recent auction of a bottle of 27-year-old Springbank Whisky signed and designed by fashion icon Mary Quant going off at auction for $3,811. The whisky was bottled in 1993 to commemorate a charity bike ride near Mount Everest […]
Laphroaig launched their An Cuan Mor – Gaelic for “The Big Ocean” – an Islay single malt Scotch whisky that will only be available in duty free shops around the world. An Cuan Mor is Laphroaig’s third in a series of Scotch whiskies released only to duty free shops – joining QA Cask in April […]
First, try and find 40-year-old whisky – that narrows down the field quite a bit. Good, now try and find 40-year-old whisky from Scotland, anywhere in Scotland. That slices it down a bit more. Now, try and find 40-year-old whisky from Islay. That leaves you with Bunnahabhain’s recently released 40-year-old whisky that was first discovered […]