Bruichladdich Dispatches Octomore 16
Islay-based distillery Bruichladdich has released a quartet of single malts comprising their 16th annual highly peated Octomore series. Bruichladdich Octomore 16.1 uses 100% Scottish mainland Concerto barley, was malted to 101.4 PPM and was matured in first-fill bourbon barrels for five years before being bottled at 59.3% alcohol by volume 118.6 proof] and is said […]
The Balvenie Turns The Big 5-0….Again
The Balvenie has released the second entry in The Fifty Collection, their three-part series of single malts showcasing five decades of The Balvenie contributions. The Balvenie Second Edition Fifty Collection is a blend of whiskies from two casks – a single European oak refill butt, also used for the first edition, and an American oak […]
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John Crabbie Unveils 28-Year-Old
Halewood Artisanal Spirits has released a John Crabbie & Co 28-year-old Speyside single malt Scotch whisky single cask. The John Crabbie 1992 was in a single cask from an unspecified distillery in Speyside’s Glenlivet valley, bottled at 45.5% alcohol by volume [91 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, caramel, chocolate, oak and toffee. Only 260 bottles of John Crabbie 1992 Speyside Single Malt are being made available […]
Cohiba And Faberge Collaborate On Emerald Isle Collection
Cohiba and Faberge have collaborated on The Emerald Isle Collection – a creation that celebrates the ‘seven wonders of Ireland’ and also comes with two bottles of 30-year-old Irish whiskey supplied by The Craft Irish Whiskey Company. The pair of 30-year-old single malt Irish whiskies has been aged in 200-litre ex-bourbon, first-fill American oak casks and finished in a single Pedro Ximénez sherry barrel. For their contribution to the Emerald […]
Dewar’s Introduces Portuguese Smooth
Dewar’s has released Portuguese Smooth – an eight-year-old blend finished in ruby port casks – to coincide with Dewar’s 175th anniversary. Dewar’s Portuguese Smooth is the newest addition to their cask-finished range and is said to contain a wide array of notes such as apricots, cherries, honeydew melon and vanilla. Dewar’s Portuguese Smooth has notes of ripe apricots, honeydew melon, red cherries and blackcurrants drizzled with heather honey, and ‘rich, […]
Onikishi Debuts Blended Whisky
Hong Kong-based Milestone Beverages has released Onikishi [Japanese words ‘Oni’ meaning demon and ‘Kishi’ meaning knight] – a new blended whisky. Onikishi was matured in white oak barrels, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, cedar smoke, honey and vanilla. Onikishi blended whisky is being made available for $65 per bottle, initially in Hong Kong and China, but with a scheduled […]
Samuel Adams Cousin From Boston Meets The Clydesdales
Turns out the iconic Clydesdales are going to show up for this year’s Super Bowl after all – sorta – as Samuel Adams unleashes their “cousin from Boston” to engage with the Budweiser Clydesdales, who have the year off when Anheuser-Busch InBev sidelined them from the Super Bowl’s advertising roster in 2021. In addition to poking fun at Bud’s Clydesdales, Samuel Adams is promoting their Wicked Hazy IPA – in […]
Beam Suntory Moves HQ From Chicago To New York City
Spirit industry behemoth Beam Suntory will be moving their current headquarters in Chicago to a new headquarters in New York City by the middle of 2022. Beam Suntory is the owner of such highly recognizable brands as Maker’s Mark, Courvoisier cognac and, of course, Jim Beam. The new NYC-based HQ will also serve as a joint office with Beam Suntory’s Japan-based parent company, Suntory Holdings, which is based in Tokyo. […]
Ardbeg Introduces 25 Year Old
Islay-based distillery Ardbeg has released their Ardbeg 25 Years Old as part of their core range of single malt whiskies. Ardbeg 25 Years Old was bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of chile pepper, fennel, fudge, lemon sherbet, peppermint and toffee. Ardbeg 25 Years Old is being made available worldwide for $970 per 700ml bottle.
The Macallan Reveals Folio 6
The Macallan has released Folio 6 – the sixth release of their The Macallan Archival Series, which celebrates the Macallan’s early print, press and film advertising campaigns in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The Macallan Folio 6 is a tribute to a campaign from 1984, featuring The Macallan’s chairman at the time, Allan Shiach, performing a sword-dance above a crossed brush and pen. The Macallan Folio 6 is a single […]
Michelob Ultra Puts On Happy Face For Super Bowl
Michelob Ultra will be putting on a happy face for this year’s Super Bowl despite parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev’s decision to bow out an advertisement of their flagship Budweiser brand from the game – the first time in 37 years – and replace it with an Ad Council PSA about the current Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. A-B InBev’s Michelob Ultra will try to lighten the mood a bit with their sports-star-filled, […]
Virginia Black Launched Down Under
Virginia Black Decadent American Whiskey – originally launched by Canadian musical artist, Drake in 2016 – is now available in Australia. Drake’s Virginia Black Decadent American Whiskey is a blend of two-, three- and four-year-old bourbons, possessing a high-rye mash bill and bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof]. Drake’s Virginia Black Decadent American Whiskey is being made available for priced at $60 per bottle.
Anheuser-Busch Benches Budweiser From Super Bowl Advertiser Starting Roster
There will be no Clydesdales this year as beverage giant Anheuser-Busch InBev will not be making any Super Bowl commercials for their flagship Budweiser beer — the first time in 37 years that the brand won’t be participating in the Super Bowl Ad Bowl. The decision follows those of other companies – notably major Super Bowl advertisers Coca-Cola and PepsiCo – to put the kibosh on Super Bowl ads due […]
Macy Promotes His Woody Creek Distillers Whiskey
Actor William H. Macy is promoting Colorado-based Woody Creek Distillers’ new rye whiskey. Macy – an investor in the brand – transforms himself into his musician alter ego, Willie Creeks, to offer his unusual life lessons called “Lifeisms” as brief anecdotes to tout the whiskey. Woody Creek Distillery is located in the actual town of Woody Creek, Colorado.
Arrrrrrrdbeg!….Says Ardbeg’s Newest Limited Edition
Ardbeg has released a limited edition Islay single malt Scotch whisky called Arrrrrrrdbeg! as a pirate-style salute to their retiring distillery manager Mickey Heads – who retired in late 2020 after 13 years at the helm. Arrrrrrrdbeg! is the distillery’s first whisky matured solely in ex-rye casks [the distillery’s first such venture], was bottled at 51.8% alcohol by volume [103.6 proof] and is said to contain notes of banana, pear, […]
Remy Martin Presents Their Mixtape Cognac
Following on a lead by Veuve Clicquot champagne – which released a similar design concept last year – Remy Martin has released limited edition packaging for their cognac that was inspired by the 1980s and 1990s mixtape culture. While the Veuve Clicquot packaging featured standard and glimmering tapes for its design, the Rémy Martin VSOP limited edition design features a gold mixtape to celebrate that era of music culture. The […]
Stirling Distillery Gives Birth To Twins – Sons Of Scotland
Scotland-based Stirling Distillery – founded by the husband and wife team of June and Cameron McCann – has released their very first whiskies, a pair of single cask whiskies dubbed Sons of Scotland, each named after Stirling, Scotland-area distilleries that were operational during the 18th and early 19th century. Stirling Distillery’s Sons of Scotland The Cashly and Sons of Scotland The Arngibbon were both matured in ex-bourbon hogsheads for eight […]
Woodford Reserve Offers Swanky French Baccarat Version
Brown-Forman has released another version of their wildly popular Woodford Reserve bourbon – Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition – a cognac-finished bourbon housed in a fancy French Baccarat crystal decanter [the first American bourbon in a French Baccarat decanter]. The limited edition Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition was aged in hand-selected XO cognac casks at the Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky, bottled at 45.2% alcohol by volume [90.4 proof] and is […]
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