Sazerac Brings Out The Cognac
Sazerac Company has released a trio of small batch Sazerac de Forge & Fils Cognac – XO, Grande Champagne Vintage 2000 and a 50-year-old Cognac. Sazerac’s Cognac is linked to the legacy of the 1782 domaine founded by Bernard Sazerac de Forge which originally shipped cognac to America and help create the Sazerac cocktail in […]
Elijah Craig Releases Scent Of Bourbon
The holiday gift-giving season has arrived and Kentucky-based Elijah Craig is at the forefront with their release of Elijah Craig Char No. 3 – a cologne inspired by Elijah Craig bourbon. Elijah Craig Char No. 3 was created in a collaboration with Paris-based Crafting Beauty, a beauty products and fragrance producer. Elijah Craig Char No. […]
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Stauning Introduces Vermouth To Their Rye Whisky
Denmark-based [and part-Diageo-owned] Stauning distillery has released El Clásico – a rye whisky matured in vermouth casks. El Clasico was initially aged for three years in virgin American oak casks, then spent another year maturing in Spanish vermouth casks before being bottled at 45.7% alcohol by volume [91.4 proof] and – perhaps, not surprisingly – is said to contain notes of bitter botanicals. El Clasico is recommended alone – as […]
Jim Beam Has A Pair Of HighBalls For You
Kentucky-based Jim Beam has released a pair of Highballs – Jim Beam Classic Highball and Jim Beam Ginger Highball – in an effort to sway beer drinkers toward their bourbon brand. Both Jim Beam Classic Highball and Jim Beam Ginger Highball cocktails are canned at 5% alcohol by volume [10 proof] with the Jim Beam Classic Highball combining Jim Beam Bourbon, seltzer with a hint of citrus while the Jim […]
Singleton Sets Aside A Few Bottles Of 54-Year-Old
The Singleton has released a 54-year-old single malt as part of their Paragon of Time Collection. The Singleton 54-Year-Old was matured in a European oak cask, finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry-seasoned cask, bottled at 44.1% alcohol by volume [88.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of burnt raisins, dried figs and parsley. Only 235 bottles of The Singleton 54-Year-Old are being made available for a mere $40,000 per 700ml […]
Midleton Very Rare Opens Second Chapter With 46-Year-Old
Irish Whiskey maker Midleton has released Midleton Very Rare Chapter Two – a 46-Year-Old whiskey – as the second part of their Silent Distillery Collection. Midleton Very Rare Chapter Two is a 46-year-old single pot still Irish whiskey matured both bourbon and sherry casks for more than 20 years, then married and re-casked into refill bourbon casks, then re-casked into port pipes before finally finishing in a refill bourbon cask. […]
Bushmills Offers Pair Of Cask-Finished Whiskies
Cuervo-owned, Northern Ireland-based Bushmills has released a pair of blended Irish whiskies for their Original Cask Finished series – Caribbean Rum Cask Finish and American Oak Cask Finish. The Bushmills Caribbean Rum Cask Finish was finished in Caribbean rum casks, then blended with Bushmills’ single grain whiskey, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of brown sugar, pineapple and toffee. The Bushmills American […]
Usher And Remy Martin Team Up
Grammy Award-winning musical artist Usher has “teamed up” with cognac maker Remy Martin to promote Remy Martin’s cognac with a short film. The film depicts the historical context of cognac’s role with music beginning in the 1920s and going through present day, featuring various popular musical styles such as blues, hip-hop, swing dancing and break dancing. Rémy Martin was the official sponsor of Usher’s after-parties across Canada and Europe and […]
Glenmorangie Introduces Sonoma Chardonnay-Finished Whisky
Popular Highland distillery, Glenmorangie, has collaborated with Sonoma-Cutrer winery in Sonoma, California, to produce Glenmorangie Sonoma-Cutrer Reserve, a single malt whisky finished in chardonnay casks. In 2005, Glenmorangie took a 10-year-old single malt and finished it for 15 years in chardonnay casks from Sonoma-Cutrer, the liquid was then bottled at 55.7% alcohol by volume [111.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, cocoa powder, mandarin, pears and vanilla. […]
Becle Buys Out Proper No. Twelve
Mexican spirits company Becle has purchased the remaining 51% stake in Eire Born Spirits (EBS) – the company founded by mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor’s Proper No. Twelve Irish whiskey – in a deal reported to be worth a total of $600 million. Becle has owned a 49% stake in EBS since May 2020. According to a press release, McGregor will ‘retain an interest’ in the brand and will […]
Bud Light Brings The Cheliamos
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Bud Light brings the four flavors – Original, Extra Lime, Mango and Fuego – of Chelada alive with a television promo… Bud Light Chelada "Cheliamos" :30 from Sarofsky. Beautifully made. on Vimeo.
Loch Lomond Introduces 45-Year-Old
Loch Lomond Distillery has released a 45-year-old single malt whisky as their first of a planned three-part release in their Remarkable Stills Series, celebrating the distillery’s straight neck pot stills [those stills provide for a greater separation of flavors]. Loch Lomond 45 Years Old single malt whisky was initially matured in American oak casks, finished for 12 months in a first-fill Oloroso sherry cask, bottled at 42.2% alcohol by volume […]
Stella Artois Debuts Aluminum Bottles
Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned Stella Artois intends to introduce aluminum bottles – with some of the proceeds going toward the James Beard Foundation’s Open For Good program [which helps restaurants struggling to stay open during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic]. The new bottle is bright green with a distinct red Stella Artois logo – giving it a resemblance to both Heineken’s aluminum and glass bottles – which feature the color green along with […]
Jameson Rolls Out Second Beer Barrel-Finished Whiskey
Jameson has released Jameson Crested Irish whiskey which has been finished in Devil’s Ladder Belgian Tripel beer barrels – their second effort in beer barrel-finished whiskey after last year’s Jameson Crested effort was finished in stout barrels. Jameson Crested Finished in Devil’s Ladder Belgian Tripel Barrels was matured for four months and is claimed to have resulted in notes of brown sugar, cloves and vanilla. Only 6,000 bottles of Jameson […]
Buffalo Trace Summons Baijiu-Style Spirit
Kentucky-based bourbon-maker Buffalo Trace has summoned up a baijiu-style spirit as part of their Experimental Collection. Baijiu spirit is similar to bourbon, but uses sorghum and peas instead as their fermented grains. The Buffalo Trace baijiu-stule spirit was made using the traditional baijiu ingredients of sorghum and peas, then was aged for 11 years in three separate American oak casks – uncharred, charred and toasted white oak – before being […]
Oxford Artisan Introduces Inaugural Rye
Organic grain-to-glass whiskymaker Oxford Artisan Distillery has released their initial offering – the imaginatively-named Oxford Rye Whisky Batch #1. Oxford Rye Whisky Batch #1 was made using a grain ratio of 90% maslin (a mix of 70% rye and 20% wheat from populations grown together in the same field) and 10% heritage malted barley, matured in virgin American oak casks for more than three years, bottled at 46.3% alcohol by […]
Glasgow Offers Coopers’ Cask Scotch
Glasgow Distillery has released their Coopers’ Cask Scotch whisky as an exclusive – the first from the distillery. The Glasgow Distillery Coopers’ Cask takes unpeated spirit from an ex-Port cask filled by the Glasgow Distillery in 2015, then further matures it in a cask of half heavily charred virgin oak staves from USA-based Kelvin Cooperage and half ex-Glasgow 1770 Single Malt cask staves from The Glasgow Distillery. The Glasgow Distillery […]
Lakes Distillery Reveals Red Wine Casked Entry In Their Whiskymaker’s Reserve Series
Lakes Distillery has released the fourth whisky in their limited edition Whiskymaker’s Reserve series – matured in both red wine and sherry casks. The Lakes Distillery Sherry and Red Wine Whiskymaker’s Reserve Series single malt whisky was matured in both Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks [using Spanish, American and French oak] along with red wine barrels, bottled at 52% alcohol by volume [104 proof] and producing notes said to […]
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