Cotswolds Veers Hard To Port
English whiskymaker Cotswolds Distillery has released Wychwood Harvest – a limited edition single malt aged in both Port wine and bourbon casks as the fourth addition to their English Harvest series – the whisky is named after the Wychwood Forest in England. Cotswolds Wychwood Harvest was matured in both Port wine and ex-bourbon casks, bottled […]
Chichibu Unleashes Glow-In-The-Dark Whisky
Just in time for Halloween, Japanese whisky distillery Chichibu has unveiled a glow-in-the-dark whisky – Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The 2025 London Edition – albeit in the UK only. Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The London Edition 2025 is a blend of 10 casks of Chichibu single malt whisky [including two casks of heavily peated whisky], bottled at […]
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Bardstown Bourbon Finishes In The Red
Bardstown Bourbon has collaborated with The Prisoner Wine Company in California to ultimately release Bardstown Bourbon – The Prisoner, finished in The Prisoner’s red wine barrels. The Bardstown Bourbon Company & The Prisoner Wine Company Collaboration has nine-year-old Tennessee bourbon finished for 18 months in French oak red wine barrels, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to contain notes of blackberries, honey and vanilla. The […]
The Last Drop Bottles 1977 Dumbarton
The Last Drop Distillers have bottled up some Dumbarton 1977 Single Grain Scotch Whisky – only their third single grain whisky in the past 11 years. The Last Drop’s Dumbarton 1977 had matured for more than 40 years and was bottled at 48.4% alcohol by volume [96.8 proof]. The original Dumbarton distillery was closed in 2002 and the last remaining trace of the distillery – a 100-foot tall red tower […]
Mindy Kaling Sends You A Personal Message With Your Johnnie Walker Scotch
Mindy Kaling is sending you a personal message on the bottle of that Johnnie Walker Blue Label you just bought for yourself or as a gift for someone else this holiday season. Kaling [aka Vera Mindy Chokalingam] noted for her role as Kelly Kapoor in “The Office”, and more recently, Molly Patel in the feature film “Late Night”, has contributed eight personal messages which you can have engraved on Johnnie […]
Maker’s Mark Reveals Private Select
Maker’s Mark has released a cask strength whiskey as part of their Private Select series. Maker’s Mark Cask Strength Private Select originated from a single fully matured barrel of Maker’s Mark infused with 10 specially treated oak staves – staves include baked American pure, seared French oak, roasted French mocha and toasted French spice. Maker’s Mark Cask Strength Private Select was bottled at 54.1% alcohol by volume [108.2 proof] and […]
The Perfect Fifth Debuts Four Scotch Whiskies
Miami-based bottler, The Perfect Fifth has released four Scotch whiskies – a Highland Park 1987, single grain whisky Cambus 1976, a 25-year-old Springbank 1993 and a 27-year-old Glen Scotia 1992. The Perfect Fifth Highland Park 1987 was bottled at 47.1% alcohol by volume [94.1 proof] and is said to contain notes of licorice, smoke and sugar. Only 185 bottles of The Perfect Fifth Highland Park 1987 have been released and […]
The GlenDronach Gets Peaty For The Holidays
The GlenDronach gets all peaty on you for the holiday season with the release of The GlenDronach Traditionally Peated – honoring the traditional method of drying malted barely over burning peat. The GlenDronach Traditionally Peated was matured in Pedro Ximénez, Oloroso sherry and port casks, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes of cloves, molasses and, of course, coal-smoked barley. The GlenDronach Traditionally […]
The Glenrothes Unveils 19-year-Old
The Glenrothes has released their 19-Year-Old Exclusive Single Cask Edition. The Glenrothes 19-Year-Old Exclusive Single Cask Edition was matured in a bourbon-seasoned American oak cask, bottled at 54.4% alcohol by volume [108.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of cherries and spice. Only 274 bottles of The Glenrothes 19-Year-Old Exclusive Single Cask are being made available at Heathrow Airport in London and other World Duty Free stores for $245 […]
Eden Mill Offers A Single Malt You Can Buy
Meanwhile, Eden Mill has a new single malt that you actually can purchase -their Eden Mill St. Andrews 2019 single malt whisky. Eden Mill St Andrews 2019 single malt whisky was aged in a combination of Oloroso sherry hogheads, Pedro Ximenez sherry hogsheads and American bourbon barrels and bottled at 46.5% alcohol by volume [91 proof]. Only 3000 – that is better than three – bottles of Eden Mill St […]
The Dalmore Shows You Pictures Of Their 60-Year-Old
The Dalmore is showing you pictures of their 60-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky because you will never own it and it is highly unlikely you will even taste it due to the fact that there are only three decanters being made available. For three generations, The Dalmore was run by the Mackenzie family – it was the Mackenzies who created the iconic stag symbol. The Dalmore 60 Year Old was […]
Powerscourt Introduces Fercullen 18-Year-Old Irish Whiskey
Powerscourt Distillery has released Fercullen 18 Year Old Irish whiskey. Fercullen 18 Year Old has been aged in bourbon barrels, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of almonds, caramel and vanilla. Fercullen 18 Year Old is being made available for $155 per bottle.
Glengoyne Adds To Their Teapot Dram Series
Highland distillery Glengoyne has released an addition to their Teapot Dram Series – a sherry cask-aged single malt whisky they cheekily refer to as Glengoyne Teapot Dram No. 007. Glengoyne Teapot Dram No. 007 has been matured in 10 first-fill European oak Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 59.9% alcohol by volume [119.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of apples, cinnamon and sugar. Only 3,993 bottles of Glengoyne Teapot […]
Jura Doubles Down With 1988 And 1989 Whisky Release
Jura has released a pair of single malt Scotch whiskies from 1988 and 1989. Jura Rare Vintage 1989 has been matured in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, was bottled at 53.5% alcohol by volume [107 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, pear and vanilla. Jura Rare Vintage 1988 was aged in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels for the first 26 years of its life before spending time […]
The Amber Light Releases In The UK
The Amber Light – a documentary about the culture behind Scotch whisky has opened in the UK this weekend. The documentary from director Adam Park [“The Dark Room” and “Abasezi: The Nightdancers”] is the story of whisky’s culture and not its familiar business accolades as one of the world’s most popular spirits. Park collaborates with writer and whisky expert Dave Broom to explore Scotland, where the “liquid gold” originated and […]
The Macallan Millennium Decanter Up For Grabs At Bonhams Auction
The 50-year-old Macallan Millennium Decanter 50-year-old is being put up for auction at Bonhams next month. The Macallan Millennium Decanter was distilled in January 1949, encased in a Caithness glass decanter and was one of only 900 decanters released. The Macallan Millennium Decanter is expected to go for between $29,000-$32,000. Joining the Macallan Millennium Decanter on the auction block will be several other rarities, including a bottle of Hanyu Ichiro’s […]
Big Peat Offers A 33-Year-Old
Douglas Laing has has released their oldest Big Peat whisky to date – Big Peat 33 Years Old Limited Edition. Big Peat 33 Years Old Limited Edition is a blend of single malt whiskies from Islay aged for 33 years in oak casks formerly containing cognac and sherry, bottled at 47.2% alcohol by volume [94.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of – what else? – peat. Big Peat […]
The Balvenie Opens Final Chapter Of Compendium Series
Speyside distillery The Balvenie has released the final chapter of their DCS Compendium Series – featuring five whiskies aged from 16 to 56 years. The 56-year-old whisky was aged in a European oak Oloroso sherry hogshead, bottled at 42.1% alcohol by volume [84.2 proof] and is priced at a whopping $41,270 per bottle. The 45-year-old whisky is bottled at 51.3% alcohol by volume [102.6 proof], is said to contain notes […]
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