London-based Distillery Wins Canadian Whisky of the Year
The Paradigm Spirits Company, a London-based distillery, was recently awarded Whisky of the Year for its 2022 Heritage Collection whisky at the Canadian Whisky Awards. An award ceremony was held on Jan. 18 at the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. Nearly 200 whiskies were tasted blind by ten judges. A website for the Canadian […]
Coors Light Brings Back Chill Train For Super Bowl
A blast from the past will be returning for next weekend’s [February 11, 2024] Super Bowl contest between the San Francisco 49er’s and Kansas City Chiefs as the Coors Light Chill Train will be boarding passengers in their first-ever 100% dedicated Super Bowl advertisement. The lager-carrying locomotive first appeared in 2005, but has been silent […]
More Auto Sports
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2018 Antiques
Buffalo Trace has unveiled the five whiskies that will comprise this year’s Antique Collection [whiskies bottled from rare stocks at the Buffalo Trace Distillery]. The 2018 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection will consist of a 2003 George T. Stagg, bottled at 62.45% alcohol by volume [124.9 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, espresso and tobacco; a 2006 William Larue Weller, a wheated Bourbon bottled at 62.85% alcohol […]
Denied On Notorious, Conor McGregor Brings Out Proper No. Twelve
Having been denied a chance to name his blended Irish whiskey Notorious due to trademark infringement issues from the founder of Carlow Brewing Company, who owns the rights to a European trademark of the same name, mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor re-launched his whiskey under the name Proper No. Twelve. Proper Twelve blended Irish whiskey was created at the Old Bushmills Distillery and derives its name from McGregor’s home […]
Two New Cu Bocan Limited Editions Arrive From Tomatin
Tomatin Distillery has launched a pair of new Cù Bòcan limited edition single malts – a 2003 and 1990 vintage. The 2003 vintage limited edition Cù Bòcan has been bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and has been matured in peated Islay ex-Sherry butts. The 1990 vintage limited edition Cù Bòcan has been bottled at 52.9% alcohol by volume [105.8 proof] and has been matured in peated Islay […]
Evan Williams Has Bourbon Done Right [Not Left]
Evan Williams has unveiled their newest intriguing advertising campaign for “Bourbon Done Right” – in an attempt to convey the quality of the brand…
National Prohibition Repeal Day Is Approaching – Jim Beam Has A Bourbon Ready
National Repeal Day – the day when Prohibition was repealed – is not until December 5, 2018 – but Jim Beam is not waiting around for that day to arrive and has launched their Repeal Batch of Kentucky straight Bourbon that celebrates the 85th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. Jim Beam Repeal Batch Bourbon, like the original Jim Beam Bourbon, is aged for four years, and contains […]
National Geographic Showcases Heineken H41 Wild Lager
National Geographic joined with Heineken to showcase the yeast used in their H41 Wild Lager. National Geographic’s film crews traveled to Patagonia with Argentine biologist Diego Libkind and Heineken’s global master brewer, Willem van Waesberghe to re-create Libkind’s discovery of the yeast that turned out to be the mother of the yeast that’s been used to produce Heineken for 130 years and, subsequently, the H41 Lager. (H for Heineken – […]
The Balvenie Doubles Down On DoubleWood 25
The Balvenie has released a limited edition DoubleWood Aged 25 Years whisky. The Balvenie DoubleWood Aged 25 Years whisky was matured in traditional whisky casks for 25 years and finished three months in Spanish oak ex-Oloroso Sherry casks. The Balvenie DoubleWood Aged 25 Years has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of candied orange, honey and brown sugar. The Balvenie DoubleWood […]
Diageo Releases All 10 Special Release Whiskies
Diageo had already revealed nine of their Special Release whiskies for 2018 and now they have finally added the 10th release a blended whisky from the Inchgower distillery. Cladach [“shoreline” in Gaelic] is a blended malt Scotch whisky which has been created with spirits from the Caol Ila, Clynelish, Lagavulin, Oban, Inchgower and Talisker distilleries.
Aerstone – One If By Land, Two If By Sea
Aerstone is going by both land and sea with their new single malt Scotch whisky available in two expressions – Sea Cask 10 Year Old and Land Cask 10 Year Old. Aerstone Sea Cask 10 Year Old is positioned as a “classic Speyside-style” single malt which has matured in coastal warehouses, giving it a “subtle salty note on the finish”. Meanwhile, Aerstone Land Cask 10 Year Old is described as […]
It’s The First President’s Whiskey, By George!
George Washington was the first president of the USA but he still had time to make whiskey. George Washington’s Straight Rye Premium Whiskey featuring his original recipe – discovered in his distillery ledgers from 1798 and 1799 – contains 60% rye, 35% corn along with 5% malted barley and has been re-created using the original 18th-century methods [grain ground in a re-constructed water-powered gristmill, whiskey fermented in wooden mash tubs […]
The Story Of The Spaniard Being Told By Compass Box
Compass Box is bringing The Story of the Spaniard to light. The Story of the Spaniard contains 48% ex-Sherry cask-aged whisky and 25% ex-red wine cask-aged whisky that has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume – however, future batches will have the types of cask vary from year to year “based on availability and experimentation” – though either Sherry or Sherry-style wine casks, will always be used. The Story […]
Heineken Is The Only Beer For The Formula One Afterparty
If you are drinking Heineken beer, maybe you are at a Formula One afterparty?
Bud Light Has A Royal Affair
Bud Light is unveiling their new advertisements as the 2018 National Football League season gets underway – including “A Royal Affair” (below), in which the king has invited the neighboring nobles over for a party and some subtle subterfuge. Bud Light has also renewed their popular NFL team-specific cans for the 2018 season, updated to include the slogans and logos of the 28 teams. Anheuser-Busch InBev [Bud Light’s corporate overlord] […]
Ncn’ean Has Whisky Spirit
Scotland’s Ncn’ean Whisky Company has launched a new single malt called Botanical Spirit that is said to combine flavors typically found in whisky and gin. Ncn’ean’s Botanical Spirit is distilled twice at Ncn’ean’s whisky distillery, then once more at their gin distillery, where 10 botanicals are added, including such lively additions as coriander, juniper, sorrel, fresh heather grapefruit and wild bog myrtle. Ncn’ean’s Botanical Spirit is the first spirit launched […]
Benromach Releases Whisky For Their 20th Anniversary
The Benromach Distillery is celebrating their 20th anniversary with the release of Benromach Cask No 1 – a limited-edition expression taken from the first cask that was laid down when the distillery reopened after many years of closure – and all profits from the sale of Benromach Cask No 1 will be donated to charitable causes. Benromach Cask No 1 1998 vintage was bottled at The whisky, which was bottled […]
Dos Equis – 12 Fluid Ooouuunnnces!!!
Dos Equis keeps it “interesante” as football season begins…
Recent Comments