Boogie Chillen Bourbon Debuts
Fret no more, Boogie Chillen Bourbon has made its official debut from John Lee Hooker Legacy Spirits and the estate of the legendary blues icon who died in 2001. Boogie Chillen Bourbon, the Strings of Legacy: Kentucky Bourbon Collection features a quartet of eight-year, single-barrel, cask-strength bourbons – each representing a meaningful portion of Hooker’s […]
Ballantine’s Lives In The Moment
Ballantine’s is living in The Moment – with the release of a 40-year-old blended Scotch whisky as the third entry in their 40 Year Old Masterclass Collection celebrating master blenders. Ballantine’s The Moment features a single malt from Miltonduff Distillery as the centerpiece of the new blend and is said to impart notes of coconut, […]
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Teeling Introduces 18-Year-Old Single Malt To Their Renaissance Series
Dublin-based Irish whiskey-maker Teeling has released an 18-Year-Old single malt that they are adding to their Renaissance Series – a series which has included whiskies finished in ex-Australian Shiraz wine casks and Madeira casks. The Teeling 18-year-old single malt is the third whiskey to join the fray and was aged initially in ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in ex-Muscat dessert wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] […]
Benriach Enters Smoke Season With Single Malt
Speyside distiller Benriach has released their Smoke Season single malt whisky – a heavily peated “smoky” whisky that gets its name from the “season” when whiskies are most smoked with peat. Benriach’s Smoke Season has been matured in both charred and toasted American virgin oak and first-fill bourbon barrels, uses Highland peat from the mainland, is bottled at 52.8% alcohol by volume [105.6 proof] and is said to contain notes […]
Bowmore Adds A Pair Of Single Malts To Their Timeless Series
Islay-based Bowmore has added a pair of single malt whiskies to their Timeless Series – a 27-year-old single malt and a 31-year-old [which will only be available in travel retail venues]. The Bowmore 27-year-old single malt was matured in both sherry and ex-bourbon casks for 15 years, then another 12 years in first-fill Oloroso butts before being bottled at cask strength 52.7% alcohol by volume (105.4 proof) and is said […]
WC Review – Glenmorangie Sauternes Cask Finish
WhiskyCritic recently had an occasion to try Glenmorangie Sauternes Cask Finish Single Malt Scotch – part of one of Glenmorangie’s core ranges, in this case, Nectar d’Or. Glenmorangie Sauternes Cask Finish has been matured in ex-bourbon American oak barrels for 10 years before being finished for two years in casks formerly containing Sauternes sweet wine from France. Sauternes wine comes from grapes affected by so-called “noble rot” – which gives […]
Midleton Very Rare 2021 Introduced
The annual [the 38th] release of Midleton Very Rare Irish whiskey has been introduced as Midleton Very Rare 2021. Midleton Very Rare 2021 is an Irish whiskey blend of single pot still and single grain Irish whiskies aged between 15 and 36 years, matured in lightly charred ex-bourbon American oak barrels, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and said to contain notes of kiwi, lime and vanilla. Midleton […]
Lakes Distillery Sweetens Pot With The One Moscatel
Not quite in time for Valentine’s Day but Lakes Distillery has released The One Moscatel – a blended whisky finished in hand-picked Moscatel dessert wine casks from southern Spain. Lakes Distillery’s The One Moscatel was blended using Scotch grain and malt whiskies from the Highlands, Speyside and Islay, bottled at 46.6% alcohol by volume [93.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, honey, jasmine and vanilla. Lakes Distillery’s […]
Starward Comes Out With Left Field
Australia-based Starward has come out of left field and released Left-Field – a whisky aged in multiple red wine barrels. Starward Left-Field whisky was matured in 100% French oak red wine barrels from the Australian Barossa Valley and Yarra Valley regions – those wine barrels had previously held Shiraz, Cabernet and Pinot Noir, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of apples, tropical […]
Black Bowmore DB5 1964 Auctioned Off
A bottle of the Black Bowmore DB5 1964 was auctioned off today for an estimated $200,000. The Black Bowmore DB5 1964 – a collaboration between Islay distillery Bowmore and luxury car maker Aston Martin – is a nod to the Aston Martin DB5 model released in 1963, but made its on-screen debut in the 1964 film “Goldfinger” as Sean Connery’s – playing superspy 007 James Bond – vehicle of choice […]
Suzie’s V. Anheuser-Busch InBev in Super Bowl Battle
David – aka, Suzie’s Organic Hard Seltzer – takes on Goliath [Anheuser-Busch InBev] in an organic hard seltzer battle over an advertising spot for tomorrow’s Super Bowl football game. Suzie’s Brewery Company based in Pendleton, Oregon, this week sued Anheuser-Busch for false advertising and filed a motion for a temporary restraining order that would keep it from airing ads that Suzie’s claims are false. Specifically at issue are Anheuser-Busch claims […]
West Cork Debuts Stout-Laced Whiskey
Ireland’s West Cork Distillers have released a blended Irish whiskey finished in casks that previously held Blacks of Kinsale Stout. West Cork Distillers’ Stout Cask Irish Whiskey was made with a 75:25 blend of grain and malt Irish whiskies, then was finished for six months in the Blacks of Kinsale’s stout barrels and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, coffee, raisins and vanilla. Only 9,400 bottles of West […]
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. […]
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