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 […]
Kilchoman Sweetens The Peat With Maury
Islay-based Kilchoman distillery has sweetened the peat with the first-ever debut of their limited edition single malt whisky matured in French ex-sweet fortified wine casks. Maury is a sweet fortified wine made from Grenache Noir grapes from the Roussillon region of southern France. The red wine grape variety is known for resulting in aromas of […]
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Bimber Rolls Out London-Themed Single Malt Collection
London-based Bimber Distillery has released their Spirit of the Underground – a collection of single malts celebrating the famed underground passenger railway system in the city – with each bottle in the new collection featuring four stations [Baker Street, Kings Street St. Pancras, Oxford Circus and Waterloo] on the 270-station London Underground network. Bimber’s four London Underground whiskies have been selected from ex-bourbon casks at full cask strength, fermented for […]
The Last Drop Drops 50-Year-Old Blended Whisky
Sazerac-owned The Last Drop Distillers has released The Last Drop 50 Year Old Signature Blended Scotch Whisky – their first-ever blend. The Last Drop 50 Year Old Signature Blended Scotch Whisky is the result of single malt and grain whiskies matured in both bourbon and sherry casks and said to produce notes of flowers, licorice, oak and toffee. Only a mere 500 bottles are being made available worldwide for $4,620 […]
Aber Falls Introduces First Single Malt Whisky
Wales-based Aber Falls Distillery, owned by Halewood Artisanal Spirits, has released their inaugural single malt whisky. The Aber Falls Single Malt Inaugural Release copper pot still-distilled whisky was created with 100% Welsh malted barley and rock-filtered water from the nearby Aber Falls waterfall, matured in a variety of casks which include American and European oak, Spanish sherry and orange wine casks, then bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] […]
Angel’s Envy Adds Madeira-Finished Entry To Their Bourbon Portfolio
Angel’s Envy has lined up a nice Father’s Day gift for dear old dad – the release of Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Madeira casks – as an addition to their Cellar Collection series. Intelligent [and wealthy] sons have a month (Father’s Day is on June 20) to begin saving money to purchase Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Madeira casks which was finished for […]
The Naked Grouse Becomes The Naked Malt
Blended malt whisky brand The Naked Grouse [owned by Edrington] has changed their name to The Naked Malt – but this time, the blended recipe remains the same. The bottle also touts new 100% recyclable packaging embossed with a barrel design as a nod toward The Naked Malt spending six months in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks. The name change and re-design follow a recipe change in 2017 when the then-Naked […]
Redbreast Introduces Dream Cask Oloroso Sherry Edition
Redbreast has released a limited – extremely limited – Irish whiskey called Redbreast Dream Cask Oloroso Sherry Edition. Redbreast Dream Cask Oloroso Sherry Edition combines four whiskies and matures them for a minimum of 29 years in ex-bourbon, sherry and ruby port-seasoned casks before casting the lot into a single Oloroso sherry butt for 15 additional months, then bottling the resulting liquid at 51.2% alcohol by volume [102.4 proof], which […]
Dingle Debuts Distillery First Single Malt
Dingle Distillery has released their first single malt Irish whiskey. Dingle Single Malt Irish Whiskey is a seven-year-old whiskey that was matured in PX sherry and bourbon first-fill casks, bottled at 43.6% alcohol by volume [87.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of apples, caramel, mint and raisins. Approximately 50,000 bottles Dingle Single Malt Irish whiskey are being made available for $65 per 700ml bottle.
Lavagulin Offer”man”s Father’s Day Guinness Cask-Finished Limited Edition Whisky
Islay distillery Lavagulin continues their popular collaboration with “Parks and Recreation” actor Nick Offerman with the launch of the new Lagavulin Offerman Edition: Guinness Cask Finish. Lavagulin has been working with Offerman for seven years but the new limited-edition whisky was aged for 11 years before being finished for four months in former Guinness beer casks from Ireland’s Open Gate Brewery, which is said to produce notes of caramel, coffee, […]
Ardgowan Rights Ship With Shipwright Blended Whisky
With their new distillery construction temporarily sidelined first, by political machinations, then by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Ardgowan has filled in the void by launching a new blended whisky, called Shipwright, as the second offering of their Clydebuilt series. Shipwright is a blend of single malts sourced from both Speyside and Highland distilleries, matured in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said […]
Stauning Introduces Vermouth To Their Rye Whisky
Denmark-based [and part-Diageo-owned] Stauning distillery has released El Clásico – a rye whisky matured in vermouth casks. El Clasico was initially aged for three years in virgin American oak casks, then spent another year maturing in Spanish vermouth casks before being bottled at 45.7% alcohol by volume [91.4 proof] and – perhaps, not surprisingly – is said to contain notes of bitter botanicals. El Clasico is recommended alone – as […]
Jim Beam Has A Pair Of HighBalls For You
Kentucky-based Jim Beam has released a pair of Highballs – Jim Beam Classic Highball and Jim Beam Ginger Highball – in an effort to sway beer drinkers toward their bourbon brand. Both Jim Beam Classic Highball and Jim Beam Ginger Highball cocktails are canned at 5% alcohol by volume [10 proof] with the Jim Beam Classic Highball combining Jim Beam Bourbon, seltzer with a hint of citrus while the Jim […]
Singleton Sets Aside A Few Bottles Of 54-Year-Old
The Singleton has released a 54-year-old single malt as part of their Paragon of Time Collection. The Singleton 54-Year-Old was matured in a European oak cask, finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry-seasoned cask, bottled at 44.1% alcohol by volume [88.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of burnt raisins, dried figs and parsley. Only 235 bottles of The Singleton 54-Year-Old are being made available for a mere $40,000 per 700ml […]
Midleton Very Rare Opens Second Chapter With 46-Year-Old
Irish Whiskey maker Midleton has released Midleton Very Rare Chapter Two – a 46-Year-Old whiskey – as the second part of their Silent Distillery Collection. Midleton Very Rare Chapter Two is a 46-year-old single pot still Irish whiskey matured both bourbon and sherry casks for more than 20 years, then married and re-casked into refill bourbon casks, then re-casked into port pipes before finally finishing in a refill bourbon cask. […]
Bushmills Offers Pair Of Cask-Finished Whiskies
Cuervo-owned, Northern Ireland-based Bushmills has released a pair of blended Irish whiskies for their Original Cask Finished series – Caribbean Rum Cask Finish and American Oak Cask Finish. The Bushmills Caribbean Rum Cask Finish was finished in Caribbean rum casks, then blended with Bushmills’ single grain whiskey, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of brown sugar, pineapple and toffee. The Bushmills American […]
Usher And Remy Martin Team Up
Grammy Award-winning musical artist Usher has “teamed up” with cognac maker Remy Martin to promote Remy Martin’s cognac with a short film. The film depicts the historical context of cognac’s role with music beginning in the 1920s and going through present day, featuring various popular musical styles such as blues, hip-hop, swing dancing and break dancing. Rémy Martin was the official sponsor of Usher’s after-parties across Canada and Europe and […]
Glenmorangie Introduces Sonoma Chardonnay-Finished Whisky
Popular Highland distillery, Glenmorangie, has collaborated with Sonoma-Cutrer winery in Sonoma, California, to produce Glenmorangie Sonoma-Cutrer Reserve, a single malt whisky finished in chardonnay casks. In 2005, Glenmorangie took a 10-year-old single malt and finished it for 15 years in chardonnay casks from Sonoma-Cutrer, the liquid was then bottled at 55.7% alcohol by volume [111.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, cocoa powder, mandarin, pears and vanilla. […]
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