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Danish whiskymaker Stauning is still experiencing supply chain issues and that is good news for consumers of their whisky as Stauning will allow consumers to design their own labels. For a limited time only - presumably until Stauning can solve their supply chain issues - consumers will be...

Irish whiskey-maker Writers' Tears has signed on to be the title sponsor of an Irish street art festival, Waterford Walls, which will occur August 11-20, 2023 in Munster, Ireland. This year, the festival will feature 26 international artists.

James Cosmo ["Game of Thrones"] becomes the latest celebrity to create a whisky with his Storyman blended Scotch whisky in a collaboration with Scotland-based Annandale distillery. Storyman blends both of Annandale's single malts to create the new blended whisky.

Luxco - a subsidiary of MGP Ingredients - has purchased Penelope Bourbon [distilled in Indiana, bottled in Kentucky, named after the founder'd daughter] - for $105 million

Glenmorangie has opened a barber shop pop-up at several airports around the world. The pop-ups feature a barber-style chair where you can receive a whisky tasting along with a "self-care experience". The pop-ups are found at airports in Edinburgh, Istanbul, London, Madrid and Paris.

In judiciary news this month, Jack Daniel's lost a case and won a case. JD lost to a pair of Scottish comedians who named their show Jack and Victor [which JD's lawyers thought was too close to their Gentleman Jack persona]. The UK court did not think so and issued a ruling in favor of the two...

New York-based designer Jonathan Adler has collaborated with Speyside Scotch-maker The Glenlivet to create a limited edition "Game Night" kit consisting of a crystal decanter, Eden porcelain coasters, leopard-design lacquer card sets, a collection of Adler's tips and recipes and, of course, a...

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Kirker gifted USA President Joe Biden with some 25-year-old Irish whisky - six bottles of special edition blended whiskey - during his recent visit there last month. The whiskies were given to Biden as a 25-year-old celebration of the Good Friday agreement which helped end the conflict in...

Australian whisky brand Morris will be bringing their Signature and Muscat Barrel whiskies to the UK market - with the Signature whisky going for around $65 per bottle and the Muscat Barrel whisky going for $90 per bottle [if you are in the UK]

Wild Turkey [owned by the Campari Group] will be opening their second distillery in Kentucky to join the already-existing distillery in Lawrenceburg. The new, second distillery is expected to break ground in October 2023 with a currently scheduled completion date of July 2025.

Residents [or visitors] of the UK may have felt they were missing out on a staple of middle America with access to the ubiquitous Jack-and-Coke [Jack Daniels + Coca-Cola] limited to either non-existent or black market opportunities. Well, they fret no more with the announcement of the official...

Spirits behemoth Diageo named a new Chief Executive - which would not normally be big news but, in this case is because the person in question is Debra Crews - the first-ever woman to be in the chief executive role. Prior to her appointment - which becomes official on July 1, 2023 - Crews was...

Scotland-based Duncan Taylor has collaborated with English golfer Nick Faldo to produce a quartet of Black Bull whisky blends - in 18, 30, 50 and 55-year-old statements - with all whiskies originating from Duncan Taylor's whisky collection. The 55 contains malts from Lochside Distillery [closed...

If you are a cyclist, you may be happy to know that Scottish whiskymaker InchDairnie has collaborated with luxury bicycle maker LeBlanq - with InchDairnie offering its whisky at LeBlanq's "joyriding" weekend jaunts to such loactions as Scotland, Spain, France, Norway, Ireland and South Africa.

International spirits behemoth Pernod Ricard has bought a majority stake in American-produced Skrewball - a peanut butter-flavored whiskey created in 2018 - as flavored whiskies are a growing market segment [which can be a good thing or not-so-good ting, depending on your perspective]

Famous footballer David Beckham has divorced from Haig Club in summer 2023 so that he may pursue his own branded spirit. Beckham - a former player for England and current owner of the Miami MLS franchise - has been the face of Diageo-owned Haig Club since 2014.

50% of Grupo Estevez - a Spanish producer of sherry casks in Jerez, Spain - so they can have ongoing access [obviously] to casks from the area's famous sherry-producing region. The Macallan itself, is owned by the Edrington Group while Grupo Estevez is perhaps best known for producing the...

Jack Daniel's has collaborated with Indian brand motorcycles to create 177 limited edition motorcycles. Specifically, the motorcycles will be referred to as the 2023 Jack Daniel's Limited Edition Indian Chief Bobber Dark Horse and will be available for a mere $24, 499 per motorcycle at Indian...

The Famous Grouse was the third-fastest growing spirit brand on Instagram in 2022 [according to a study by marketing company YesMore]. The Scotch whisky was only behind rum brands Bacardi and Captain Morgan in Instagram popularity - generating a 48% increase of their followers to 7,423.