Bruichladdich Set To Host Rock’ndaal At Feis Ile 2026
Islay-based Bruichladdich Distillery is set to host the annual Fèis Ìle 2026 festival – which will also include Rock’ndaal – a day of entertainment, locally-sourced food, live music and, of course whisky, in the distillery’s courtyard on May 24, 2026. This year’s Fèis Ìle 2026 and Rock’ndaal will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of the […]
Compass Box Employs Karen Gillan As Muse
Compass Box has employed Scotland-born actress Karen Gillan [“Jumanji”] as the muse for the 2026 limited edition release of their blended grain whisky dubbed Hedonism. Gillan – who was born in Inverness – is also known for roles in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” feature film franchise as well as “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: […]
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Dalmore Puts Rare Whiskies Up For Auction
Highland-based distillery The Dalmore is putting their six-strong rare single malt collection – The Dalmore Decades No. 6 Collection – up for auction. The Dalmore Decades No. 6 Collection begins from 1951 – the last whisky created under the tutelage of the Mackenzie family, who owned the distillery for over a century – and ends in 2000. The Dalmore Decades 1951 Royal Heritage is a single malt matured in twin […]
Beam Suntory Offers Toki Highball Contest
Spirits behemoth BeamSuntory is promoting a social media contest called “Next Stop: Tokyo” and #SuntoryTime – which will offer a $30,000 five-day trip for two to the city in 2022 [if leisure travel is safe to do so next year]. The contest also features the Toki Highball, a three-ingredient cocktail (Suntory Toki blended Japanese whisky, soda water, grapefruit peel) that originated in Tokyo pubs during the 1950s. To enter the […]
Oxford Rye Whiskey Batch #3 Released
The Oxford Artisan Distillery has released their Oxford Rye Whisky Batch #3. Oxford Rye Whisky Batch #3 was aged 17 months in American oak casks before being matured for an additional 19 months in Portuguese Moscatel wine casks, bottled at cask strength [51.2% alcohol by volume – 102.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, lychee and pear. Oxford Rye Whisky Batch #3 was composed from organic heritage […]
Matthew McConaughey Gives Wild Turkey 101 Tutorial
Actor [“Dallas Buyers Club”] and professional sports franchise owner [Austin FC] Matthew McConaughey continues his collaboration with Kentucky-based bourbon producer Wild Turkey in their new “Trust Your Spirit” promotion. McConaughey promotes Wild Turkey’s 101 canned drink while touting the accomplishments of master distiller Jimmy Russell, and his success since launching Wild Turkey in 1954.
BrewDog Makes Beer For Everyone
Scotland-based brewery, BrewDog, makes beer for everyone – laughing hipsters, clichéd father-son moments, tall people, browsers, close talkers, fake listeners, curious people, friendly people, happy couples, unhappy couples, shoplifters, vegetarians, vegetarians that lie, bad swimmers, guys who almost certainly own a snake, window sill abusers, people who believe in aliens from other planets – and even those who don’t [with a cat drinking milk subbing in for a woman drinking […]
Prima And Ultima Add Eight More Whiskies In Second Release
Spirits behemoth Diageo has released the second offering in their Prima & Ultima series featuring eight cask strength singe malt whiskies that are either the first or last of their kind, from the Talisker, Mortlach, The Singleton and [newly restored] Brora distilleries. Diageo’s second release in the Prima & Ultima series includes a rare Lagavulin single malt, a Brora single malt extracted from the last of the distillery’s casks in […]
Benriach Introduces Malting Season Whisky
Benriach has released Malting Season – a single malt originating from the barley malted at its floor maltings. Benriach Malting Season has been double-cask-matured in both bourbon and virgin oak barrels, bottled at 48.7% alcohol by volume [97.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of honey, pear and vanilla. Only 6,672 bottles Benriach Malting Season are being made available in the USA beginning in October 2021 for $140 per […]
Catoctin Creek Sends Rabble Rouser To The UK
Virginia-based Catoctin Creek Distillery is sending their “unruly and vivacious” Rabble Rouser rye whiskey across the pond for a UK release. Catoctin Creek Rabble Rouser single barrel rye whiskey was aged for four years in Minnesota white oak barrels, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, cherries, pepper and toasted marshmallows. Catoctin Creek Rabble Rouser single barrel rye whiskey is being […]
Dewar’s Introduces Sustainable Metal Boxes
Dewar’s blended Scotch whiskies have introduced sustainable metal boxes as packaging for their 12-year-old and 18-year-old whiskies. Dewar’s – owned by Bacardi – selected metal as their sustainable packaging choice due to the material’s economical production cost, low carbon footprint and high recyclability rate. Dewar’s Blended Scotch Whisky Aged 12 Years is said to contain notes of citrus and vanilla while Dewar’s Blended Scotch Whisky Aged 18 Years is said […]
Seven Glenlivet Whiskies Bottled By Gordon & MacPhail
UK-based bottler Gordon & MacPhail has bottled seven whiskies from The Glenlivet Distillery as part of their Private Collection and Connoisseurs Choice series. The Private Collection releases include a 1975 whisky aged in refill sherry hogshead, a 1976 whisky matured in refill American hogshead, a 1976 whisky aged in first-fill sherry hogshead, and a 1980 whisky aged in refill American hogshead. The 1975 Glenlivet whisky is said to contain notes […]
Laphroaig Brings Out Cask Strength Duo
Laphroaig has released a pair of cask strength single malt whiskies – Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength and 25 Year Old Cask Strength – as part of their batch 13. Laphroaig 10-Year-Old Cask Strength was matured in ex-bourbon casks, bottled at 57.9% alcohol by volume [115.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of honey, peat and sea salt. Laphroaig 10-Year-Old Cask Strength is being made available for $105 […]
Brothers Bond Brings Bourbon To More States
Brothers Bond Bourbon – named after Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, stars of CW’s teen drama, “The Vampire Diaries”, which ran for eight seasons and ended in 2017 – has expanded availability into 17 U.S. states. Brothers Bond Bourbon has aged four years in virgin American oak casks, and is a four-grain, high-rye Bourbon comprised of 65% corn, 22% rye and an undisclosed percentage of wheat and barley, was bottled […]
Suntory Reformulates Yamazaki 25
Suntory has re-formulatedtheir Yamazaki 25-year-old single malt whisky by sharing the aging process among three types of oak casks – American, Spanish and Japanese mizunara – as they have already done with their 12-year-old and 18-year-old Yamazaki whiskies. Suntory Yamazaki 25 Single Malt Whisky has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and the re-formulation has been said to provide notes of ginger, persimmon and and Satsuma orange. […]
WhistlePig Produces RoadStock And Limavady
Vermont-based WhistlePig has been busy in 2021 – not only do they have their new limited-edition RoadStock Rye Whiskey ready to roll, but they also have a new collaboration with Limavady, to revive the old Irish whiskey stalwart brand. WhistlePig RoadStock Rye is the end result of a cross-country journey where barrels of whiskey were sent – via an 18-wheeler rig – to California for finishing before returning home to […]
Sazerac’s Sheep Dog Peanut Butter Whiskey Liqueur Crosses The Pond
Sazerac-owned brand Sheep Dog is sending their peanut butter-flavored liqueur across the pond to the UK. Sheep Dog Peanut Butter Whiskey Liqueur was bottled at 35% alcohol by volume [70 proof] and is said to contain notes of butterscotch, caramel, coffee, peanut butter [duh] and vanilla. Sheep Dog Peanut Butter Liqueur is recommended [by Sazerac] as an ice cold shot, as part of an espresso martini or mixed with hard […]
Loch Lomond Collabs With Golfer Lee Westwood For Single Malt Whisky
Loch Lomond has collaborated with English golfer Lee Westwood to release Lee Westwood Single Cask 1st Edition – a 25 year-old single malt [the same number of years as the number of wins Westwood has had on the European Tour]. Loch Lomond Lee Westwood Single Cask 1st Edition was matured in a refill American oak cask, bottled at 55.3% alcohol by volume [110.6 proof] and is said to contain notes […]
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