Tomatin Upgrades Packaging
Highland-based Tomatin distillery is debuting new packaging for their core range of single malt whiskies – highlighting Tomatin’s ‘first-class’ wood policy. The new packaging features a wood-grain theme with natural tree rings [such as those found in oak and other trees] along with each single malt whisky receiving its own unique color – dark indigo, […]
The Dalmore Debuts Distillery Experience
Highland-based The Dalmore is aiming to reinvigorate the distillery guest experience by creating a re-imagined home – The Dalmore’s reimagined is located on Cromarty Firth in Scotland’s eastern Highlands and will be open to guests beginning in late April 2026. The Dalmore guest experience will offer a unique experience to each guest which can include […]
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Brora Introduces Trio Of Triptych Single Malts
Former Highland distillery Brora has released a trio of single malts called the Brora Tryptych Collection. But how can that be, you ask, when the distillery ceased operating in 1983? Well, because spirits giant Diageo purchased the distillery and embarked on a three-year restoration project – and the Brora Tryptych Collection will be the first single malts to bear fruit from that project. The Brora Tryptych trio are the creations […]
WC Tunes Up And Tastes Three Chord Bourbon
You may remember Neil Giraldo from such hit songs as “Love is a Battlefield”, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and “Hell is for Children”…wait a minute, you are now saying…those are Pat Benatar hit songs! And they are from the 1980s! And they do not have anything to do with bourbon! Well, to paraphrase Captain Tenneal from “MXC” – “wrong!” They have something to do with bourbon. Specifically, Giraldo […]
Dewar’s Becomes Official Blended Scotch Whisky Of The U.S. Open
Dewar’s will become the official blended Scotch whisky of the US Open Championship golf tournament – beginning with this year’s 121st version of the U.S. Open Championship, which is currently scheduled to be held from June 14-20, 2021 at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California. In honor of the honor, Dewar’s will be releasing a limited edition 19-year-old blended Scotch whisky. The Dewar’s limited edition 19-year-old blended Scotch […]
Jura Introduces Rum Cask Finish Whisky
Jura has released Jura Rum Cask Finish single malt whisky as part of their Jura Cask Editions series. Jura Rum Cask Finish was matured in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof], finished in Caribbean rum casks and is said to contain notes of apricots, coconut, guava and vanilla. Jura Rum Cask Finish is being made available for $60 per one-litre bottle.
GlenAllachie Reveals White Heather
Speyside distillery GlenAllachie has released a reborn White Heather – a blended Scotch whisky brand from decades ago. The reborn version of GlenAllachie White Heather is a 21-year-old small batch blend of single grains and single malts from the Highlands, Islay and Speyside. The aforementioned whiskies spent 18 years in first-fill American barrels, sherry butts and second-fill barrels and hogsheads, then was matured for three more years in a selection […]
Highland Park Reveals 50-Year-Old You Probably Can’t Buy
But WC is going to tell you about it anyway because – technically – there are a few hundred bottles available for purchase and who are we to say you don’t have $28,000 in your bank account to spend on fancy-schmancy whisky? [If you can get it]. The original Highland Park 50-Year-Old single malt was re-matured for 12 years in first-fill sherry-seasoned casks and bottled at 43.8% alcohol by volume […]
Method And Madness Unveils Mulberry Wood Irish Whiskey
Method and Madness [owned by Jameson/Pernod-Ricard] has released their Method and Madness Mulberry Wood Irish whiskey. Method and Madness Mulberry Wood is a limited edition single pot still Irish whiskey that was first matured in a combination of first-fill and refill American oak barrels before being finished in virgin white mulberry wood from Hungary, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, […]
Laphroaig Adds 10-Year-Old Oloroso Sherry Oak Finish Single Malt
Islay distillery Laphroaig will be releasing their 10 Years Old Sherry Oak Finish single malt whisky. Laphroaig 10 Years Old Sherry Oak Finish was matured in refill Oloroso sherry and American oak ex-bourbon casks, finished for 12 to 18 months in European oak Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes of bacon, manuka honey, maple syrup, seaweed, smoke and salt. […]
Loch Lomond Tees Off With A Pair Of Single Malts
Loch Lomond has created a pair of single malt Scotch whiskies to commemorate men’s professional golf’s 149th British Open Championship scheduled to be held on July 15-18, 2021, at The Royal St George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, England, after being postponed last year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Loch Lomond is an official sponsor of the Open and has created the Open Course Collection Royal St George’s 2021 and […]
Bruichladdich Introduces 10-Year-Old For Micro Provenance Series
Islay distillery [owned by Rémy Cointreau] Bruichladdich has released a 10-Year-Old single cask for their Micro Provenance series. The Bruichladdich 10-Year-Old was matured for the entire time in second-fill former Syrah wine barrels and was bottled at 59.5% alcohol by volume [119 proof]. Only 288 bottles of Bruichladdich Micro Provenance Cask 1898 are being made available exclusively in Singapore and Malaysia for $170 per 700ml bottle.
Blood Oath Makes Pact Number Seven
Luxco has released their Blood Oath Pact 7 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Blood Oath Pact 7 is a blend of three Kentucky straight bourbon whiskies – a 14-year-old, eight-year-old and an eight-year-old finished in Sauternes casks [Sauternes is a sweet white wine from a town in the Bordeaux region of France] – and is said to contain notes of apricots, caramel, honey and peaches. Only 3700 bottles of Blood Oath […]
Stella Artois Introduces Stella Mutual
Stella Artois their Stella Mutual. [Disclaimer: It is not real.] Stella Mutual is an attempt at a financial advertisement parody as they tout “maximizing interest in a cooking class” and “long term-bonds involving cuddling”. The promotion is also an attempted tie-in with upcoming national tax day of April 15. An associated contest offers a cash prize and a year’s worth of beer (aka, refreshing stock option), a tandem bicycle, and […]
Guinness Says Slainte For St. Patrick’s Day In 2021
Guinness says “Slainte!” to the world for St. Patrick’s Day but also says to be safe next week and “We will march again” after the Covid-19 pandemic eases with the passing months in 2021. The 2021 ad is in support of Guinness’ #AToastTo promotional campaign.
Isle Of Raasay Honors Scottish Makar With Malt
The Isle of Raasay distillery has released a single cask malt whisky in honor of Scottish national poet [makar] Jackie Kay, who will leave her position as the national poet after holding it since 2016. The Isle of Raasay distillery’s Makar’s Malt whisky was bottled at 53.2% alcohol by volume [106.4 proof] and features a poem [“Here’s Tae Ye!”] by Kay on the label. Only 375 bottles of The Isle […]
Redbreast Has A Limited Edition 10-Year-Old For St. Patrick’s Day
Redbreast joins the St. Patrick’s Day fray by releasing a limited edition 10-Year-Old single pot still Irish whiskey. The Redbreast 10-Year-Old emerges from both American oak ex-Bourbon barrels and oloroso Sherry-seasoned butts from Spain, was bottled at cask strength 59.1% alcohol by volume [118.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of honeycomb, marzipan and tropical fruit. Redbreast 10-Year-Old is being made available for $120 per bottle – albeit exclusively […]
Grace O’ Malley Reveals Whiskey For St. Patrick’s Day
Grace O’Malley – named after a 16th century Irish pirate queen – has unveiled their Blended Irish Whiskey just in time for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations next Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Grace O’Malley is a blend of triple and double-distilled malt and grain whiskies aged between three and 10 years old, matured in different barrels including French oak, American oak, Bourbon and rum casks and said to contain notes of […]
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