ASC Acquires Single Cask Nation Whisky Distillery
The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) has expanded its portfolio for whisky distilleries with the recent acquisition of Single Cask Nation. A US-based independent bottler, the distillery becomes the second company operated by ASC which also owns the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS). SMWS is a membership whisky investment club. The distillery produces limited edition whiskies […]
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Eight Is Enough For Hennessy…For Now
The Hennessy house of cognac has launched Hennessy 8 – honoring the eight generations of master blenders in their house. Hennessy·8 is named after the eight eau-de-vie it contains and illustrates the successive generations of Hennessy master blenders. Each carafe of Hennessy·8 is hand-crafted and individually numbered – only 250 bottles are available and the price is on application only.
Glen Moray Launches A Spicy Sherry Classic
Glen Moray will have a classic whisky for you next month – Glen Moray Classic Sherry Cask Finish – a Speyside single malt whisky that adds some spice to the familiar, lighter butterscotch and lemongrass notes of the whisky. Glen Moray Classic Sherry Cask Finish has first matured American oak casks before moving to Oloroso sherry casks for at least eight more months of maturation. Glen Moray Classic Sherry Cask […]
Suntory Release Toki Blended Whisky
Suntory has released a new blended whisky they are calling Suntory Whisky Toki. Suntory Whisky Toki is a blend of whiskies from a trio of Japanese distilleries – Hakushu Distillery, Yamazaki Distillery and Chita Distillery. Specifically, the blend mixes Yamazaki’s malts with Hakushu’s American white oak cask malt whisky and Chita’s heavy-type grain whisky. The result is a blended whisky that boasts peach, custard and spice notes. Suntory Whisky Toki […]
Jameson Unleashes Torrent Of Whiskies Upon World
Jameson just went crazy with their Irish Whiskey collection. Well, perhaps “crazy” is a tad overly dramatic, but they have at least shuffled their Irish Whiskey lineup by creating a trio of whiskey families called “The Whiskey Makers Series”, Heritage whiskeys and The Deconstructed Series. The Whiskey Makers Series This is a new range of Jameson whiskies and is comprised of three whiskies that celebrate the people behind Jameson and […]
The Glenlivet Dares You With New Cipher
The Glenlivet has released their latest limited edition single malt Scotch whisky entitled, simply, Cipher. The whisky comes in the form of an opaque black bottle and The Glenlivet has designed it this way as a challenge to consumers to figure out the cask information via taste notes in an online interactive digital experience to decode the flavor profile. Clues to the tasting notes of The Glenlivet Cipher are located […]
Motorhead’s Snaggletooth Cider Now Available
Yet another potential Father’s day gift has emerged with the recent availability of a new cider on the market from rock group Motorhead called Snaggletooth. Motorhead has already delved into the alcohol industry with gusto with two beers, two wines, a single malt whisky and a vodka to their credit. Now comes Snaggletooth, a 5.5% [alcohol by volume] cider named after their mascot and also one of their song titles. […]
Laphroaig Wishes You Happy Father’s Day
Father’s Day is less than two weeks away and Laphroaig knows how to treat fathers right – unlike some of the ungrateful offspring depicted in their commercial…
Glen Grant Introduces Single Malt Whisky Triplets
Glen Grant is launching three new single malt Scotch whiskies – a 12 Year Old, 12 Year Old Non Chill-Filtered and 18 Year Old [43% alcohol by volume, 86 proof]. All three of Glen Grant’s new single malt whiskies will be available beginning in June 2016.
Bud Light Celebrates Weddings
Bud Light celebrates weddings…no matter who is getting married…as long as they are drinking Bud Light…
The Macallan Releases Final Lalique Six Pillars Whisky
The final Macallan whisky residing in a special French Lalique crystal decanter has been released. Named The Peerless Spirit, it is the sixth and final decanter The Macallan’s Lalique Six Pillars Collection and contains a 65-year-old single malt whisky. Only 450 numbered The ‘Peerless Spirit’ decanters are available for $34,400 beginning on and is available from 1st July 1, 2016.
Canadian Club Gets In The Rye Game
Iconic North American blended whiskey brand, Canadian Club, has tossed its toque in the rye whiskey game with its Canadian Club 100% Rye Whisky. Canadian Club 100% Rye Whiskey has been bottled at 160% alcohol by volume [80 proof] yet is also said to offer notes of caramel, vanilla and oak. Canadian Club 100% Rye Whiskey is selected from three different types of barrels – brand new, white American oak […]
Glenturret Has Whisky On The Fly
Glenturret Distillery has unveiled a limited edition malt whisky celebrating the brand’s 240-year heritage – Fly’s 16 Master’s Edition – featuring a 1905 photo of the distillery’s 16 pioneering stillmen and their collie dog, Fly. The Glenturret Fly’s 16 Masters Edition is a 16-year-old single malt. Only 1,740 bottles of Glenturret Fly’s 16 Masters Edition will be available for $140 per bottle.
It’s A New Deau For Cognac
Deau has introduced a new limited edition of its Deau Extra Black cognac – Black Harmony. However, only 1500 bottles of Deau Black Harmony will be released with an estimated retail price of $349 per bottle – only available in Hong Kong.
Teeling Has Your Poitin Right Here, Buddy!
Irish whiskey producer Teeling, has released a new spirit drink called Irish Poitín, the Spirit of Dublin. The spirit drink is the first-produced spirit from Teeling’s new Dublin-based distillery – which began producing spirit in March 2015. Poitín is a clear Irish spirit, famous for its alcohol strength – in this case, 52.5% alcohol by volume [105 proof] – and the Spirit of Dublin Irish Poitín is triple distilled in […]
Rocket Cat – A Whisky Spicy Party Drink
Whether it was actually required or not, Scotland now has its own version of Fireball with the newly released Rocket Cat – billed as a “spicy party drink”. Rocket Cat launched this month and is aimed squarely at 21-25 year olds who don’t know any better about good whisky and perhaps just want a cinnamon-flavored whisky-like drink. Rocket Cat is bottled at 34.7% alcohol by volume and contains whisky and […]
Happy World Whisky Day!
Sure, you like whisky every day but today is a special day because it is officially World Whisky Day – the day everybody is encouraged to like [or at least, try] whisky/whiskey. You can find a World Whisky Day event happening near you by going to the official World Whisky Day website at worldwhiskyday.com. In the meantime, you could try a whisky cocktail – of which there are many – […]
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