Four Walls Invites You To Hang With Them
Four Walls Irish American Whiskey is inviting people to “hang” in a new online video promotional campaign featuring the Four Walls founding trio of Rob McElhenney [who changed his name to Rob Mac in June 2025], Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton – and who are all stars of the long-running comedy TV show “It’s Always […]
The Dalmore Adds To Cask Curation Series
The Dalmore has released The Red Wine Cask Edition as the third entry in their Cask Curation Series. The Dalmore Red Wine Cask Edition is a collaboration with Château Mont-Redon of Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Rhone wine region in France. Château Mont-Redon’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape red wines are typically blends of Grenache Noir (57%), with Syrah (33%), Mourvèdre […]
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The Famous Grouse Turns To The Dark Side
The Famous Grouse has gone to the “dark side” in promoting their new Smoky Black peated single malt Scotch whisky. In the television advertisement designed to take advantage of the upcoming newest movie in the “Star Wars” franchise, a grouse bird takes a midnight stroll in the mountains and when a full moon is revealed, the grouse is transformed into a “darker and smokier feathered version”. The Famous Grouse’ Smoky […]
Buffalo Trace Reveals Newest Bourbon In Old Charter Oak Series
Buffalo Trace has released Old Charter Oak Canadian Oak – the third bourbon in their Old Charter Oak series. Buffalo Trace Old Charter Oak Canadian Oak was matured for 10 years in Canadian oak barrels, then bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, pepper and vanilla. Buffalo Trace Old Charter Oak Canadian Oak is being made available for $70 per bottle.
Yorkshire Distillery Debuts Filey Bay Single Malt
The Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has released their Filey Bay single malt. Spirit of Yorkshire’s Filey Bay spent only three years maturing before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, honey and vanilla. Only 6000 bottles of Spirit of Yorkshire’s Filey Bay single malt are being made available for $65 per 700ml bottle in the UK.
Matthew McConaughey And Wild Turkey Talk Turkey
Just weeks ahead of Thanksgiving, Wild Turkey Bourbon brand has instituted their “Talk Turkey” interview series with actor Matthew McConaughey [who has been the brand’s creative director since 2016]. The series intends to interview “ground-breakers, trailblazers and way-makers” such as surfer Maya Gabeira, author Dan Buettner, travel start-up Unyok and culinary business, Trap Kitchen. Additionally, McConaughey will also narrate “The Spirit of Conviction”, a series of long-form documentaries on each […]
Midleton Goes To The Singles Bar For Very Rare 2019
Midleton has released their Very Rare 2019 – an Irish Whiskey blend of single pot still and single grain Irish whiskies. Midleton Very Rare 2019 has spent somewhere between 13-34 years maturing in lightly charred ex-Bourbon American oak barrels before being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, coffee and pear. Midleton Very Rare 2019 is being made available worldwide for […]
Budweiser/Sergio Ramos – It’s Good To Be The King
Budweiser teamed up with Spanish soccer star Sergio Ramos – the current captain of both Real Madrid and the Spanish men’s national team – and showed off their latest commercial featuring Ramos and his many tattoos [of a lion, rose and a crown — but, oddly enough, not of a bottle of Budweiser] For a limited time, special edition bottles of Budweiser will link to content in which the 33-year-old […]
Halewood Brings Bourbon To The UK
UK-based Halewood Distillery has released their American Eagle Bourbon. Halewood American Eagle Bourbon was created from a mash bill composed of 84% corn, aged four years in American oak barrels before being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of orange, pepper and vanilla. Halewood American Eagle Bourbon is being made available for $30 per 700ml bottle.
William Grant Experiments With Kininvie Series
William Grant has released their Kininvie Works series – a triple-distilled single malt, a single grain and a blended whisky. William Grant’s Kininvie KVSM001 is a triple-distilled single malt aged for five years in ex-Bourbon casks, bottled at 47% alcohol by volume [94 proof] and said to contain notes of pear. William Grant’s Kininvie KVSG002 is a three-year-old single grain whisky [with malted rye] aged in virgin American oak casks, […]
Bruichladdich Brings Out The Octomore 10’s
Islay Distillery Bruichladdich has released the Octomore 10’s – a series of four heavily peated single malts. Bruichladdich Octomore 10.1 was distilled from Scottish barley harvested in 2013, then matured in ex-American oak barrels for five years and bottled at 59.8% alcohol by volume [119.6 proof]. Bruichladdich Octomore 10.2 has been matured in both first-fill ex-American oak casks and third-fill French oak casks which previously held Sauternes wine, was bottled […]
Lakes Produces The One Signature Blend
The Lakes Distillery has released a blended whisky they are calling The One Signature Blend. The Lakes’ The One Signature Blend features single malt from The Lakes Distillery along with Scotch grain and malt whiskies from the Highlands, Speyside and Islay. The Lakes’ The One Signature Blend was matured in a combination of first-fill sherry casks, re-fill sherry casks, Bourbon casks and red wine casks. The Lakes’ The One Signature […]
Highland Park Introduces 21-Year-Old
Highland Park has released a 21 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky. Highland Park 21 Year Old was aged in both first-fill sherry-seasoned European oak casks and first-fill sherry-seasoned American oak casks along with five refill casks before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of ginger, mango and vanilla. Highland Park 21 Year Old is being made available for $285 per […]
Glenfiddich Gets A Jump On New Year’s Eve With Grand Cru Launch
It’s only October but Speyside distiller Glenfiddich is not wasting any time, they are already preparing for the New Year’s Eve with their release of Glenfiddich Grand Cru – a single malt finished for four months in French cuvee [denoting a special blend] oak casks. Glenfiddich Grand Cru is a 23-year-old single malt, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, vanilla […]
Jack Daniel’s Presents Apple Whiskey Liqueur
Jack Daniel’s has released Tennessee Apple – an apple-flavored whiskey liqueur. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple is made from Jack Daniel’s matured in new American oak barrels, bottled at 35% alcohol by volume [70 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple [duh] along with caramel and toffee. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple is recommended neat [chilled] or in cocktails. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple is being made available in four sizes […]
WhiskyCritic Review – Aberlour 14
WhiskyCritic took some time out of the busy schedule to test a couple samples of Aberlour 14-Year-Old – a Highland malt Scotch whisky of some repute. Upon WC’s first taste, it was noted that Aberlour 14 was decent – not without its charm – but mostly unspectacular. However, upon further tastings, WC found that Aberlour 14 began to “grow on us” – as the saying goes – and seemed to […]
USA Hits Scotch Whisky With 25% Tariffs
The USA government has announced that they would impose a 25% import tariff on European Union [EU] goods – including Scotch whisky, liqueurs, cordials and wine – as part of an ongoing dispute with the World Trade Organization regarding subsidies for aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. The USA has said that the tariffs will come into effect on October 18, 2019. A trade association analysis has determined that USA tariffs […]
Yuengling & Hershey Create Chocolate Porter Just In Time For Halloween
Pennsylvania-based brewer D.G.. Yuengling & Son has teamed up with another Pennsylvania-based company – the renowned chocolatier Hershey – to produce a Chocolate Porter draft beer that will launch in mid-October, just in time for Halloween. Alas, the Yuengling-Hershey Chocolate Porter initially will only be available in Washington D.C. and 11 mostly eastern states in the USA. Yuengling only creates less than six million barrels of beer per year and […]
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