Fledgling Finnish distillery, Kyrö Distillery, has revealed their first offering – a malt rye whisky. Based in Isokyro, Finland, the distillery is located in a former dairy facility used to produce Finnish cheese, and was was founded by Miika Lipiäinen, Mikko Koskinen, Kalle Valkonen, Miko Heinilä and Jouni Ritola, while they were enjoying some American […]
Lavagulin is not allowing the undeniably crappy year of 2020 escape without at least a sliver of good news as they have released a limited edition 22-year-old single malt Scotch whisky called Lagavulin Jazz 2020 – celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the Islay Jazz Festival [which will be held in an online format on 3 […]
The Glenturret – which claims to be Scotland’s oldest working distillery – has released four new whiskies: Triple Wood, 10-year-old Peat Smoked, a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old [along with two limited edition whiskies, a 25-year-old and 30-year-old]. The Glenturret Triple Wood was aged in three casks: American, Sherry and Bourbon, bottled at 43% alcohol by […]
Islay distiller Octomore is set to release the Octomore 11s – three single malt Scotch whiskies. Octomore 11.1 was matured five years in first-fill ex-American whiskey casks from Jim Beam, Heaven Hill and Jack Daniel’s and bottled at 59.4% alcohol by volume [118.8 proof]. Octomore 11.2 was matured [for a total of five years] in […]
Uk-based bottler, Character of Islay Whisky Company, has released their Wave & Wind Collection – an array of single casks featuring Islay distilleries such as Ardberg, Bowmore and Laphroaig. The limited edition single cask bottlings are comprised of a 15-year-old Ardbeg ($405), a 15-year-old Laphroaig ($340), a seven-year-old Port Charlotte ($195), a 35-year-old Port Ellen […]
Speyside distiller BenRiach is releasing four new single malt whiskies ranging from 10-year-olds to a 30-year-old. The Original Ten is bottled at 43% alcohol by volume (86 proof) while Smoky Ten is bottled at 46% alcohol by volume (92 proof). The 12-year-old bottlings are called The Twelve and The Smoky Twelve, both of which are […]
Jura has moved on from summer – skated past autumn – and dove right into winter with the release of their Jura Winter Edition – the second entry in their Cask Editions range [the Cask Editions whiskies highlight the “connection between the land and the spirit”]. The Jura Winter Edition was matured in American white […]
UK-based bottler Gordon & MacPhail will release a 1972 Speyside whisky from Coleburn Distillery – the first of four commemorative whiskies to be released celebrating the bottler’s 125th anniversary. Coleburn Distillery was founded in 1897 and produced whisky until it closed in 1985. The Coleburn 1972 was matured in a re-fill sherry puncheon, bottled at […]