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Tennessee-based Uncle Nearest has purchased a vineyard in France and is expecting to launch a Cognac brand in 2024. The vineyard has been recently been owned by the Martell family.

Robbie Robertson - of "The Band" fame - has leapt from the grave to become the latest to join the celebrity-owned or associated whisky label parade in a collaboration with Vermont-based WhistlePig. Robertson - who died nearly three months ago from prostate cancer - had been working on the...

Japanese brand Fuji whisky is now available in the UK. Fuji is sourced from the Gojemba Distillery [at the base of the iconic Mount Fuji] and has three main whiskies in their core range lineup - Fuji Single Grain [$85/bottle], Fuji Single Malt [$95] and Fuji Single Blended [$80]

Dave Bautista has become the latest celebrity to join the whiskey parade of celebrities attaching their names to brands - in this case, San Antonio-based Devils River Whiskey. Bautista was a professional wrestler [retired in 2019] and gained additional fame in the "Guardians of the Galaxy"...

Buffalo Trace Distillery will open a store in London - their first-ever outside of the USA - in December 2023. The store will be located in the Covent Garden area of London and offer a selection of their brands as well as a pair of "tasting experiences" [Taste of Trace and Tradition and Change]...

Johnnie Walker - owned by spirits behemoth, Diageo, is making their latest blue label concoction - Johnnie Walker Blue Label Xordinaire - available in Singapore [for $400 per bottle]. After its debut in Singapore, Xordinaire will be available later in the year in other airports worldwide...

Jack Daniel's has opened a pop-up in London's Heathrow airport featuring their 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] American single malt whiskey collection which debuted earlier this summer. The JD pop-up is currently scheduled to be open until October 22, 2023.

Islay distillery Lagavulin has released a 15-year-old single malt whisky specifically for this year's Islay Jazz Festival - which has begun and concludes tomorrow - and has spent time in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks as a nod to the Spanish jazz scene.

Titanic Distillers has their distillery up and running in Belfast - the first whiskey production in the city in 88 years.

New York-based Great Jones Distilling celebrates the life of iconic New York-based artist Jean Michael Basquiat with the release of Dinosaur Edition, Skull Edition and Straight Bourbon - all featuring Basquiat artwork on their labels.

Pernod Ricard - owner of Japanese whisky brand, Fuji - will distribute said whisky brand in Europe in a collaboration with the Kirin Japanese brewery, another P-R brand. Fuji is expected to be initially available in 13 European markets.

Irish whiskey behemoth brand Jameson has opened the bank account to become an official sponsor of the EFL [English Football League] through the 2026/27 season. This is Jameson's first-ever sponsorship of the EFL.

Diageo has doubled down in Dublin - opening a pair of bars in the Dublin airport - a cocktails-only bar dubbed Tailors Bar and, for the non-alcohol drinkers, an alcohol-free pop-up bar next to Tailors Bar which features non-alcoholic versions of some of the offerings at the Tailors Bar...

Buffalo Trace is collaborating with DP World Tour [aka European Tour] to sponsor the UK-based BMW PGA Championship, which is due to be held September 12-17, 2023 at Wentworth in Surrey. Buffalo Trace had already sponsored a pair of golf tournaments on the DP World Tour 2023 schedule - the...

Johnnie Walker has created a new blended whisky in their Black Label lineup - Bold Steps - designed specifically to attract the British South Asian community in a collaboration with the Diet Paratha South Asian community platform and with a label designed by British South Asian designer...