Four Roses Smelling Start Of Spring
After their recent purchase from Kirin, Gallo-owned Kentucky Bourbon Four Roses is smelling the roses for the start of spring with a newly invigorated promotional campaign entitled Meet Me With Four Roses. The promotional campaign’s title is based on the bourbon’s origin story which has bourbon founder Paul Jones Jr. wooing a Southern belle, who […]
Elijah Craig Debuts 15-Year-Old
Elijah Craig is welcoming a new family member with the release of a high-ABV – 54% [108 proof] – 15-year-old bourbon to join their family of bourbons. The 54% ABV commemorates the day – May 4 – in 1964 when the USA officially recognized bourbon as a unique product of the country. Elijah Craig 15-Year-Old […]
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The Lakes Brings Out The Cakes Whisky
The Lakes Distillery has released Le Goûter – a single malt whisky inspired by a Parisian cake shop and being included as part of their Whiskymaker’s Editions series. The Lakes Distillery’s Le Goûter is said to contain notes of citrus, jasmine, pear and freshly baked madeleines. The Lakes Distillery’s Le Gouter is being made available as an exclusive at Harvey Nichols luxury retail stores in the UK as well as […]
Writers’ Tears Reveals Their Cask Strength
Carlow, Ireland-based Walsh Whiskey Distillery has released Writers’ Tears Cask Strength Irish whiskey. Writers’ Tears Cask Strength blends a single pot still with a single malt – both of which are triple distilled and matured in bourbon barrels – which is then bottled at 54.2% alcohol by volume [108.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of berries, ginger and, of course, the tears of writers. Only 6,000 bottles of […]
Dewar’s Tees Off With 19-Year-Old Blend For U.S. Open
As part of their multi-year collaboration with the US Golf Association (USGA) to become the official blended Scotch whisky of the US Open Championship golf tournament – beginning with this year’s tournament – Dewar’s has released a 19-year-old blended whiskey to commemorate the occasion, the Champions Edition. Dewar’s Champions Edition is a blend of double-aged grain and single malt whiskies that was finished in former bourbon casks and is said […]
Booker’s Bourbon Bolsters Offerings With Tagalong Batch
Booker’s Bourbon has released a new batch of bourbon – Booker’s Tagalong Batch – and before you get too excited, no, it is not a reference to the Girl Scout cookie. Rather, it is a reference to how brand founder Booker Noe learned to make bourbon by ‘tagging along’ with his grandfather, Jim Beam, to observe production. Booker’s Tagalong Batch was aged for six years and five months, bottled at […]
Biggar And Leith Unveils Double-Edged Axe
New York-based importers, Biggar and Leith, have released a pair of blended whiskies from their inaugural Gladstone Axe Malt Whisky brand – The Gladstone Axe: American Oak and The Gladstone Axe: The Black Axe. The Gladstone Axe: The American Oak is aged and finished in American oak bourbon barrels, contains whiskies blended from 14 Highland and Islay malt distilleries and is bottled at 41% alcohol by volume [82 proof]. Meanwhile, […]
Funky Buddha Holds Inaugural Manatee Derby Today
Florida-based Funky Buddha Brewery is hosting the inaugural Manatee Derby to celebrate World Oceans Day (June 8) and raise funds for the Save The Manatee Club [as well as promote their Funky Buddha hard seltzer, of course]. The Manatee Derby will raise funds for Save The Manatee Club – the first $30,000 donation will be from Funky Buddha – and, from June 4 through June 30, 2021, Funky Buddha will […]
Jim Beam Debuts Orangy Goodness
Jim Beam has released Jim Beam Orange – an orange liqueur infused with Kentucky straight bourbon. Jim Beam Orange has been bottled at 37.5% alcohol by volume [75 proof] and is suggested as a Highball cocktail addition – one part Jim Beam Orange to three parts soda water. Jim Beam Orange is being made available for $16 per 750ml bottle.
Hennessy Offers Father’s Day Gift Idea
Father’s Day is just peeking around the corner – Sunday, June 20 – and Hennessy has a gift idea for you to give to dear old dad. Their celebratory gift set includes a bottle of Hennessy XO and two limited edition, tumbler glasses, designed by Baccarat, with the shape of the glass intended to accentuate the aromas of Hennessy XO. Hennessy XO was created more than 250 years ago by […]
Laphroaig Introduces 2021 Cairdeas Single Malt Whisky
Islay distillery Laphroaig has released their 2021 Cáirdeas edition single malt whisky. Laphroaig 2021 Cairdeas has been matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and quarter casks before being finished in European oak hogsheads containing PX sherry, bottled at 58.9% alcohol by volume [117.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of bacon, cinnamon, manuka honey and toffee. The Laphroaig 2021 Càirdeas edition is being made available on Laphroaig.com for $100 […]
Maker’s Mark Collaborates With Black Bourbon Society For Limited Edition Bourbon
The Black Bourbon Society has collaborated with Maker’s Mark Bourbon to produce a limited edition bourbon, BBS Maker’s Mark Private Selection: Recipe 2. BBS’s Maker’s Mark Private Selection: Recipe 2 is being made available for $70 per 750ml bottle in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky and New York and will be made available in California, North Carolina and Washington D.C. in the autumn.
Amass Introduces Trio Of Hard Seltzers
Los Angeles-based Amass Hard Seltzers has released a trio of new botanical-infused seltzers – Faerie Fizz, Sun Sign and Surfer Rosso. Each Amass hard seltzer is distilled with organic sugar cane and carries the standard 5% alcohol by volume [10 proof] with Surfer Rosso touting has flavors of citrus, ginger, hibiscus and turmeric, Faerie Fizz having basil, cardamom, jasmine, raspberry and rose and Sun Sign with oak, orange and vanilla. […]
Glenfarclas Celebrates Triple Digit Anniversary With Whisky
Speyside distiller, Glenfarclas, will celebrate 185 years in existence with the release of their new Glenfarclas 185th Anniversary Edition single malt Scotch whisky. Glenfarclas 185th Anniversary Edition has been double distilled in copper pot stills, then matured in both Spanish sherry oak casks and non-Spanish sherry oak casks before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. Only 6,000 bottles of Glenfarclas 185th Anniversary Edition are being made available […]
Morrison Unveils Trio Of Whiskies
Newly formed Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers [the artists formerly known as Morrison and Mackay, prior to 2020] have revealed a trio of new whiskies – an Islay single malt Scotch [Mac-Talla Strata], a blended malt [Old Perth] and a single malt [Carn Mor]. Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers’ Mac-Talla Strata is a Islay-bred 15-year-old single malt said to contain notes of peat, smoke and winter spices. Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers’ The […]
GlenAllachie Turns Nine Casks Into 30-Year-Old Single Malt Whisky
Speyside distillery The GlenAllachie has released The GlenAllachie 30-Year-Old Cask Strength Batch 1 – the blended result of nine casks. The GlenAllachie 30-Year-Old Cask Strength Batch 1 is a blend of nine casks formerly holding both 1989 and 1990 whiskies matured in ex-Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks, as well as chinquapin virgin oak casks, which was then bottled at 48.9% alcohol by volume [97.8 proof] and is said to […]
High Noon Offers Hard Seltzer And Sunny Days
E. & J. Gallo-owned High Noon is offering sunny days with their newest promotional campaign for the hard seltzer product launched in 2019. The promotion specifically features/targets attractive millennials at a backyard BBQ, marina and pool party – including Derek, their smartphone-resistant friend. Last year – despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic – hard seltzer accounted for $4.1 billion in drink-at-home sales, more than doubling 2019’s numerals.
Heaven’s Door Collaborates With Redbreast To Produce Master Blenders’ Edition
Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door has collaborated with Ireland’s Redbreast to produce The Master Blenders’ Edition. The Master Blenders’ Edition is Heaven’s Door 10-year-old Bourbon finished for 15 months in Redbreast’s 12-year-old Irish whiskey casks, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to contain musically tasty notes of coconut, honey, marzipan, raisin and walnut. The Master Blenders’ Edition is being made available to purchase online for $100 […]
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