Lochlea Plans To Stick Around With Permanent Lineup
UK-based independent distillery Lochlea has released Single Estate Range – their first-ever permanent whisky lineup – consisting of Orchard & Oak, Dark Briar and Smoke Without Fire. All three whiskies are made from 100% barley grown on Lochlea Farm, and matured and blended onsite at the distillery. Lochlea Orchard & Oak was matured in a […]
Suntory CEO Submits Resignation
Takeshi Niinami, the CEO of Japan-based spirits behemoth Suntory, has resigned after a police investigation revealed his alleged role in illegal supplements, reportedly specifically in conjunction with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. Although Niinami had resigned on September 1, 2025, the police investigation had begun nearly two weeks earlier and reportedly revolved around Niinami’s […]
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Jameson Reveals Stout-Finished Whiskey
Jameson Irish Whiskey has released Jameson Crested Finished in Black Ball Metric Stout Barrels. Jameson Crested Finished in Black Ball Metric Stout Barrels was initially matured in sherry casks before being finished for four months in the Black Ball Metric Stout barrels, then being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of chocolate, coffee and spice. Less than 10,000 bottles of Jameson Crested […]
Crown Royal Releases Full Version Of If You Want Me To Stay
Crown Royal released the full version of the re-imagined Sly and The Family Stone classic “If You want Me To Stay” featuring Ari Lennox and Anthony Ramos doing the honors. Crown Royal has partnered with the Main Street Alliance—a nonprofit organization committed to supporting small businesses in the United States—to raise money and help live music venues that have become cultural landmarks.
Lavagulin Gets Jazz-y For 2020
Lavagulin is not allowing the undeniably crappy year of 2020 escape without at least a sliver of good news as they have released a limited edition 22-year-old single malt Scotch whisky called Lagavulin Jazz 2020 – celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the Islay Jazz Festival [which will be held in an online format on 3 October 3, 2020]. The 2020 Islay Jazz Festival will feature musical performances, some features of […]
Bud Light Touts Beer And Okra
Bud Light is touting okra as a complementary side to their beer while promoting an initiative to bring together local communities to help Black-owned restaurants. The first of the Bud Light promotions centers around Cleveland’s Beckham’s B & M Bar B Que – a family-owned Southern restaurant – with Bud Light also partnering with food app directory EatOkra in the process.
Hudson Unveils New Whiskey, Renames Others
New York City-based Hudson has released a new straight rye whiskey – Back Room Deal – and renamed others in their lineup. Hudson Back Room Deal is made from a mashbill containing 95% rye and 5% malted barley, finished in American oak barrels that were used to mature peated Scotch whisky, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of vanilla, apricot, black pepper, […]
The Glenturret Reveals Four New Whiskies
The Glenturret – which claims to be Scotland’s oldest working distillery – has released four new whiskies: Triple Wood, 10-year-old Peat Smoked, a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old [along with two limited edition whiskies, a 25-year-old and 30-year-old]. The Glenturret Triple Wood was aged in three casks: American, Sherry and Bourbon, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, ginger and vanilla. It […]
Yuengling Goes West With MolsonCoors
MolsonCoors has announced a 50/50 partnership deal with D.G. Yuengling & Son – the oldest existing brewery in the USA – which would bring Yuengling products to 25 mostly Western states where they are currently unavailable. Pennsylvania-based Yuengling was founded in 1829, and will continue their normal production process under the new deal while Molson Coors will handle the distribution. The introductory rollout to the Western states won’t happen until […]
Octomore Rolls Out Octomore 11s
Islay distiller Octomore is set to release the Octomore 11s – three single malt Scotch whiskies. Octomore 11.1 was matured five years in first-fill ex-American whiskey casks from Jim Beam, Heaven Hill and Jack Daniel’s and bottled at 59.4% alcohol by volume [118.8 proof]. Octomore 11.2 was matured [for a total of five years] in two separate casks: 25% aged in Pauillac ex-wine casks, while the remaining 75% was aged […]
Character Of Islay Unveils Array Of Single Casks
Uk-based bottler, Character of Islay Whisky Company, has released their Wave & Wind Collection – an array of single casks featuring Islay distilleries such as Ardberg, Bowmore and Laphroaig. The limited edition single cask bottlings are comprised of a 15-year-old Ardbeg ($405), a 15-year-old Laphroaig ($340), a seven-year-old Port Charlotte ($195), a 35-year-old Port Ellen ($5,115), three Bowmore bottlings; a 16-year-old ($340), an 18-year-old ($375), and a 22-year-old ($615) as […]
Rainier Unleashes The Call Of The Rewild
The time has come. The “Barbeerian” has issued his call for all wild Rainiers to assemble…
BenRiach Introduces Seven New Single Malts
Speyside distiller BenRiach is releasing four new single malt whiskies ranging from 10-year-olds to a 30-year-old. The Original Ten is bottled at 43% alcohol by volume (86 proof) while Smoky Ten is bottled at 46% alcohol by volume (92 proof). The 12-year-old bottlings are called The Twelve and The Smoky Twelve, both of which are bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. Three other single malts being released are […]
Buffalo Trace Adds Five Whiskies To Antique Collection
Buffalo Trace has added five whiskies to their Antique Collection – all five are limited edition releases bottled from rare stocks. The five whiskies add to the Collection are: A George T Stagg bottled at 65.2% alcohol by volume [130.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of smoked oak and vanilla. A 2020 William Larue Weller wheated Bourbon, bottled at 67.25% alcohol by volume [134.5 proof] and is said […]
Rebel Yell Introduces Cognac-Finished Bourbon
Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon, from Lux Row Distillers, has released their new Rebel Yell Cognac Cask Finish – bourbon finished in cognac casks. Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon Cognac Cask Finish began as wheated bourbon aged four years before spending six months finishing in cognac casks, then was bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, ginger and raisins. Only 6000 […]
Crown Royal Enlists Sly And The Family Stone For Live Music Saving Message
Using Sly and the Family Stone as the messenger, Diageo-owned Crown Royal is making a plea to keep independent live music venues [including bars and clubs] from disappearing. Crown Royal partnered with US record labels Dreamville and Republic Records, to employ their singers Ari Lennox and Anthony Ramos, to record a cover of the Sly and the Family Stone classic, “If You Want Me to Stay”. The track is available […]
Teeling Bolsters Renaissance Series With 18-Year-Old
Dublin-based Irish whiskey distiller, Teeling, has added a second single malt to their Renaissance Series celebrating Dublin and Irish whiskey – an 18-year-old single malt. The Teeling 18-Year-Old Renaissance single malt Irish whiskey was matured in ex-Bourbon barrels, finished in ex-Australian Shiraz wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of sour cherry and spice. Only 9,000 bottles of Teeling 18-Year-Old Renaissance […]
Jura Jumps Ahead In The Calendar With Winter Edition Whisky
Jura has moved on from summer – skated past autumn – and dove right into winter with the release of their Jura Winter Edition – the second entry in their Cask Editions range [the Cask Editions whiskies highlight the “connection between the land and the spirit”]. The Jura Winter Edition was matured in American white oak ex-Bourbon barrels, finished in aged Spanish sherry casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume […]
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