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 […]
Woodford Reserve Unveils American Single Malt
Woodford Reserve has released their new 12-year-old American single malt (ASM) as part of the their limited Distillery Series. This is one of the first releases after the December 2024 change in regulations, allowing brands to use new or used barrels in maturation, contrary to the previously accepted bourbon rules. Accordingly, Woodford Reserve 12-Year=Old American […]
More Auto Sports
Tattersall Releases Justin Sutherland Single Malt Blend
Tattersall Distillery has released Justin Sutherland Signature Series – a single malt whiskey blend – as the initial whiskey in their Signature Series. Sutherland is a former winner of “Iron Chef America”, competed in the 16th season of Bravo’s “Top Chef” show and is a managing partner of Madison Restaurant Group. The Justin Sutherland Signature Series whiskey is a blend of three straight and single malt whiskies aged for more […]
Glenfiddich Gets Possessive About “Our” Whisky
Glenfiddich is no longer interested in sharing their 12-year-old, 15-year-old and small batch 18-year-old single malt whiskies – giving each new names such as Our Original Twelve and Our Solera Fifteen [the 18-year-old has yet to be named]. Glenfiddich Our Original Twelve is matured in Oloroso sherry and Bourbon casks and is available for $50 per bottle. Glenfiddich Our Solera Fifteen combines whiskies aged in sherry, Bourbon and new oak […]
Glen Scotia Gets Rummy
To celebrate last month’s festival, Campbeltown distillery Glen Scotia has released a rum-cask finished single malt, called, appropriately enough, Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2019 Limited Edition Rum Cask Finish,. The Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2019 Limited Edition Rum Cask Finish is a 16-Year-Old that was bottled at cask strength 51.3% alcohol by volume [102.6 proof] before being finished in a rum cask and is said to contain notes […]
Happy Father’s Day – The GlenDronach 10-Year-Old Port Wood Released
Fathers around the world will be much happier on Father’s Day now that they know The GlenDronach has released their 10-Year-Old Port Wood. The GlenDronach Port Wood was aged in both Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks, followed by a second maturation in Port pipes from the Douro Valley in Portugal. The GlenDronach Port Wood has been bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain […]
Black Series Launches With XOP Single Cask
Douglas Laing has released their XOP Black Series Springbank Vintage 1994 as the first whisky in their Black Series. The XOP Black Series Springbank Vintage 1994 is from a single cask and was aged in an ex-Sherry hogshead and has been bottled at 47.7% alcohol by volume [95.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of chocolate, fruit and “subtle” smoke. Only 148 bottles of the XOP Black Series 1994 […]
Bardstown Brandishes Bourbon Blend
Bardstown has released their Discovery Series #1 Bourbon – a blend of four bourbons aged between five and 13 years. Bardstown Bourbon Discovery Series #1 combines four bourbons with the five-year-old said to deliver notes of fruit, a 10-year-old bringing notes of spice, tobacco from an 11-year-old and leather from the 13-year-old. Bardstown Bourbon Discovery Series #1 is being made available in California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee for $130 […]
Kronenbourg Is Sending Eric Cantona To Space
Kronenbourg has employed former professional footballer Eric Cantona [Manchester United] to announce that he is going to space to prove that Kronenbourg is ‘Le Taste Supreme’ in the entire universe. Behind the scenes training videos of Cantona prepping him for his trip to space will be shown on Kronenbourg’s website (www.k1664.co.uk ) as well as across social channels before the his scheduled lift-off on July 5, 2019.
E3 2019: Miller Lite Produces The Cantroller
Miller Lite is producing the “Cantroller” for video game enthusiasts who also like to drink beer. Comedian Eric Andre will help launch Miller Lite’s “Cantroller” – which will be exclusively available on June 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, coinciding with the E3 [Electronic Entertainment Expo] 2019, the nation’s largest gaming conference. Participants can play against Eric for the chance to win a Miller Lite “Cantroller” with the competition will be […]
Laphroaig Collaborates With Picturehouse Cinema
Laphroaig has collaborated with UK-based cinema chain, Picturehouse, to offer samples of the single malt at select screenings as part of their “Opinions Welcome” advertising campaign. Laphroaig advertisements will run at Picturehouse venues before feature-length films, followed by a launch film and an opportunity for consumers to try Laphroaig and compare their opinions. Picturehouse Cinemas has 27 venues across the UK and is owned by Cineworld, the world’s second-largest cinema […]
Compass Box Introduces Circle Blend
Compass Box has released a new whisky blend called The Circle – a blend of Scotch malt whiskies. The Circle was matured in ex-Bourbon barrels and includes whiskies from Tamdhu [Speyside], Brora [Highlands and aged in refill Sherry butts], a single malt from Orkney [aged in re-charred hogsheads], and a Highland malt blend [finished in French oak casks]. The Circle is bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and […]
Crown Royal Gets All Fancy With French Cask Finished Whisky
Crown Royal is getting all fancy-pants with the addition of a French Oak Cask Finished whisky to their Noble Collection. Crown Royal French Oak Cask Finished was finished in French oak barrels sourced from the Vosges region in France, then bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, fruit and vanilla. Crown Royal Noble Collection French Oak Cask Finished is the fourth […]
Copperworks Introduces Amaro Cask-Finished Whiskey
Seattle-based Letterpress Distilling has collaborated with Copperworks to produce amaro cask-finished American Single Malt Whiskey. Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey was matured in an American Oak barrel then rested in the amaro [a bittersweet grape brandy-based liqueur] cask for more than seven months before being bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] . Copperworks also released an Amaro Cask Finished gin alongside the whiskey. Only 290 bottles of Copperworks […]
The Macallan Reveals Estate Whisky Next Month
The Macallan will be releasing The Macallan Estate Whisky – a single malt made from barley grown on the Speyside’s distillery’s 485-acre Easter Elchies estate. The Macallan Estate has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, spice and wood spice. The Macallan Estate is being made available for $245 per bottle beginning in July 2019.
Camus Unveils Dordogne Cognac
Camus has released Camus Saint-Aulaye Special Finish Cognac – made from grapes grown in the Saint-Aulaye area of France and one of the last villages in the Dordogne region that retains its Cognac appellation. Wines from Saint-Aulaye area grapes are distilled in 2,500-liter pot stills, resulting in eaux-de-vie that are then poured into fine grain oak casks from the nearby forest of La Double and aged in the towers of […]
Corn Syrup Brewhaha Continues Between Anheuser-Busch And MillerCoors
Back in March 2019, MillerCoors sued Anheuser-Busch InBev, asserting that A-B’s Bud Light commercials making “light” of the corn syrup involved in the process of making Miller Lite and Coors Lite intentionally misled consumers into believing that Coors Light and Miller Lite actually contain corn syrup when, in fact, the ingredient is used only in the brewing process and is not present in the final beverage. (while also failing to […]
Whyte & Mackay Introduces Whisky Light
Whyte & Mackay will be releasing Light – a new low-alcohol “spirit drink” designed to appeal to has been created to appeal to “younger, lighter consumers”. Whyte & Mackay Light is bottled at a mere 21.5% alcohol by volume [43 proof]. Whyte & Mackay Light is being made available for $15 per 700ml bottle in will launch in the UK beginning in June 2019.
Recent Comments