Chivas Touts Tour
Chivas Brothers, along with Midleton Very Rare are hosting a five-day Grand Whisk(e)y Tour, which takes 10 guests via private jet to Ireland and Scotland [with accommodations] from October 6-10, 2025. The Grand Whisk(e)y Tour takes the guests to three distilleries that produce Royal Salute, Chivas Regal, The Glenlivet, and Midleton Very Rare. The tour […]
Uncle Nearest Enters Receivership
Just a few years ago, Tennessee-based Nearest Green Distillery was enjoying some of the best times as their Uncle Nearest brands were some of the hottest on the market. But this week, a federal judge has ordered a receivership for Nearest Green Distillery after the business defaulted on more than $100 million in loans. Farm […]
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Loch Lomond Pulls Three Wood Out Of The Bag
Loch Lomond has released their Three Wood Matured 25-Year-Old – a single malt Scotch whisky named in honor of Scottish professional golfer Colin Montgomerie and his shot – with a three wood – that helped win the 1997 Ryder Cup. Montgomerie turned professional in 1987 and racked up 53 tournament victories worldwide. Loch Lomond Three Wood Matured 25-Year-Old was initially aged in refill American oak casks, then first-fill Limousin oak […]
Teeling Introduces 12-Year-Old Cognac-Casked Irish Whiskey
Teeling has released Teeling Whiskey Explorers Edition – a cognac-casked Irish whiskey made with a blend of 12-year-old malt and grain Irish whiskies. Teeling Explorers Edition initially aged for 12-years, then malt and grain whiskeys were blended together and spent their final maturation days in ex-cognac casks before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of apples, coconut and honey. Only 6000 […]
Orphan Barrel Forager’s Keep Originates From Pittyvaich Distillery
The latest in the Orphan Barrel series [launched in 2014] is Forager’s Keep – a 26-year-old single malt Scotch whisky originating from the former Pittyvaich Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland, which closed in 1993 after a brief 18-year life span. Forager’s Keep was bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, orange and vanilla.
The GlenAllachie Has Some Woodies
The GlenAllachie has released a trio of single malts for their first-ever Wood Finish Series – an eight-year-old Koval Rye Quarter Cask Wood Finish, 10-year-old Port Wood Finish, and 12-year-old Pedro Ximénez Sherry Wood Finish. The GlenAllachie Koval Rye Quarter Cask Wood Finish was matured in American oak barrels, then additionally in organic rye quarter casks from Chicago’s Koval Distillery and is said to contain notes of cloves and spice. […]
The Glenfiddich Goes 30-For-50
The Glenfiddich is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their distillery’s visitor center in Dufftown, Scotland, by releasing a 30-Year-Old single cask single malt whisky for their Rare Collection. The Glenfiddich Rare Collection Cask No. 20050 was aged in an American oak hogshead, bottled at 57.6% alcohol by volume [115.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, coffee and vanilla. Only 200 bottles of The Glenfiddich Rare Collection Cask […]
Fire Burns 45,000 Barrels Of Bourbon At Jim Beam Warehouse
A fire – believed to have been caused by lightning – has burned a reported 45,000 barrels of bourbon at two Jim Beam warehouses in Kentucky. Fire officials reportedly made the decision to allow the fire to burn through the warehouses to avoid water contamination.
Talisker Introduces 41-Year-Old
Talisker has released a 41-Year-Old single malt whisky as the second whisky in their sherry cask-featuring Bodega Series. The Talisker Bodega Series 41-Year-Old was finished in six manzanilla sherry casks that previously held La Goya, a sherry aged in casks more than a century old, then bottled at 50.7% alcohol by volume [101.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of orange peel, sandalwood, and smoky raw sugar. Only 2,000 […]
Michelob Gives You Some Beer With Your Lime And Cactus
Would you like some beer with your lime peels and prickly pear cactus? Michelob Ultra Infusions is a low-calorie [95] light beer [five grams of carbohydrates] flavored with lime peels and prickly pear cactus and Michelob has launched an ad campaign featuring three-time Olympic Gold Medalist beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings. Michelob Ultra is also expected to introduce a Pomegranate & Agave flavor to the Infusions lineup.
Johnnie Walker Reveals Origin Series
Johnnie Walker has released the Johnnie Walker Black Label Origin Series – a limited edition series of 12-year-old single malt whiskies highlighting four regions – Highlands, Islay, Lowlands and Speyside – Scotch production. Three of the four whiskies (Highlands, Islay and Speyside) are blended malts, made using only malt whisky. Johnnie Walker Black Label Highlands Origin is made from whiskies from Clynelish and Teaninich and is said to contain notes […]
Anheuser-Busch Never Apologizes For Ritas
Anheuser-Busch has gone to bat for women after receiving negative comments directed at their Lime-A-Rita [and other flavors] margarita-flavored malt beverage product. Calling the campaign #NeverApologize, the campaign responds to negative comments made about the “Rita” products online and makes an effort to discount the labeling terms used to describe women in connection with the “Rita” products. Anheuser-Busch is hosting the Ritas Summer Nail Art Sweepstakes, giving a year of […]
BenRiach Goes 24-For-16 In Their Cask Bottling Series
BenRiach has released 24 single cask whiskies to comprise Batch 16 of their Cask Bottling Series. Of those 24, Batch 16 features 16 unpeated and eight peated whiskies. BenRiach Batch 16 will have 12 casks being made available in Europe while the remaining 12 will be made available in Asia, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Prices for the 24 whiskies will span $70 to $755 per bottle. BenRiach Batch 16 […]
Wemyss Brings Pair Of Blooming Flaming Highland Blends
Wemyss Malts has added a pair of Highland whisky blends to their extensive portfolio – christening them Blooming Gorse and Flaming Feast. Blooming Gorse is a combination of two Highland single malts matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels and first-fill ex-Bourbon hogsheads, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of floral and malt. Flaming Feast is a combination of 15 casks from two distilleries […]
It’s A Bunnahabhain-Deanston Garage Sale!
It is a veritable plethora of whisky released by South Africa-based Distell – most of it Bunnahabhain and Deanston whiskies. The whiskies released are: · Bunnahabhain (2007) Port Finish: $115 · Bunnahabhain (2007) French Brandy Finish: $115 · Bunnahabhain (1988) Vintage Marsala Finish: $570 · Deanston (2002) Organic Oloroso: $125 · Deanston (2006) Fino Finish: $80 · Deanston (1997) Palo Cortado Finish: $190 · Tobermory (1999) Marsala Finish: $165 · […]
Balcones Teams Up With That Boutique-y Whisky Company For Single Casks
Texas-based Balcones has collaborated with UK-based That Boutique-y Whisky Company to produce four single cask American whiskey offspring. Balcones/TBWC Two Year Old Batch One is a two-year-old single malt finished in a Balcones brimstone cask, bottled at 51.1% alcohol by volume [102.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of smoky bacon, hickory, mesquite and camp fires. Only 300 bottles are being made available for $90 per bottle. Balcones/TBWC Three […]
Slipknot Joins The Whiskey Party
Musical artist Slipknot joins the parade of musical artists getting their own whiskey with Slipknot No. 9 Iowa Whiskey, in collaboration with Cedar Ridge Distillery. Slipknot No. 9 Iowa Whiskey is made with a mashbill of 56% corn, 36% rye and 9% malted barley, bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to contain notes of sugar and spice. Slipknot No. 9 Reserve Iowa Whiskey is also […]
Catoctin Creek “Adroit”ly Reveals Dia de los Muertos Whiskey
Virginia-based Catoctin Distilling has shacked up with Adroit Theory Brewing Company to produce some Dia de los Muertos malt whiskey offspring. Adroit Theory contributed their Día de los Muertos Russian Imperial Stout, which was then aged and distilled by Catoctin Creek for “4.666” years in Minnesota white oak barrels, was promptly bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, chocolate and, of […]
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