Isle Of Raasay Reveals Refreshed Marsala Casked Whisky
Isle of Raasay Distillery has released their Marsala cask aged single malt Scotch whisky. Isle of Raasay’s Marsala Cask Single Malt whisky was matured exclusively in rare Marsala Vergine casks from Sicily, bottled at 50.7% alcohol by volume [101.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, coffee and maple syrup. Only 12,300 bottles […]
Hennessy Preps For Mid-Autumn Festival
Hennessy is collaborating with Hong Kong-based musical artist Jackson Wang to launch a pair of limited edition bottle designs for their cognac ahead of this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival (October 6, 2025). The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest-based celebration originating in China and held when the moon is thought to be the fullest and brightest to […]
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Foster’s Makes A Good Call To Brad And Dan
Harry from Abergavenny is visited by his fancy-pants brother-in-law at a backyard BBQ and requires a fancy-pants beer, what should he do? Why call Brad and Dan, of course! They have the answer…
Jameson Bartenders’ Gathering
Jameson Irish Whiskey reveals “The Bartenders’ Gathering” – their newest installment in their advertising campaign, ‘Taste, That’s Why’…
Tamworth Introduces Grasshopper Milk Bourbon To The World
In case you have ever wondered what it would taste like if grasshopper milk and Bourbon were combined, you may now rest easy as Tamworth Distilling has introduced Lait de Romalea – ‘milk of grasshopper’ – Bourbon to their House of Tamworth experimental series. [That experimental series also includes Eau de Musc – a whiskey infused with beaver castoreum, a secretion from the castor sacs of the North American beaver […]
Six Complaints Get The Macallan Ad Campaign Pulled In The UK
All it took was six measly complaints to get The Macallan’s “Make the Call” ad campaign pulled in the UK by that country’s Advertising Standards Authority [ASA] for promoting “risky or daring behavior”. The Macallan’s “Make the Call” campaign was released in November last year with a 90-second so-called “hero film” that depicted a man jumping off a cliff and falling towards the ground. As he falls, feathers begin to […]
Budweiser Goes For Three
Budweiser celebrates the final season for NBA player Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat by going for three or, in this case, five…
Dewar’s Releases Double Double in Style
Dewar’s has released their Double Double Scotch whisky – a reference to the double aging process – with a four-part short film entitled, predictably enough, “Four” [a reference to the four-step aging process]. The film is a mystery-thriller “filled with suspense and intrigue” that takes place in a hotel and features the stories of its manager, a couple, a dowager, and a hitman, whose characters’ plots, which are seemingly separate […]
WhistlePig Releases Piggyback Rye
WhistlePig has released Piggyback Rye in memory of its co-creator, master distiller Pete Pickerell, who died in November last year. WhistlePig Piggyback Rye is made with 100% rye and has been aged for six years – Pickerell chose the name ‘Piggyback’ to “express the love and respect he had for the bartending community” – and the pig depicted on the bottle is wearing Pickerell’s favored Stetson hat. WhistlePig Piggyback Rye […]
The Bud Light Knight Returns
As it turns out, pasta-inspired incantations were all that were required to bring back the Bud Light Knight. In a television spot spoofing HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones”, a medieval healer resurrects the Bud Knight by using pasta-inspired incantations…
Glenmorangie 18 Year-Old – WhiskyCritic Review
WhiskyCritic recently had the opportunity to taste a little of the Glenmorangie 18 Year Old and we did not allow that opportunity to pass by. WC’s first nasal encounter with Glenmorangie 18 did not provide either any surprises nor disappointments, the aroma was fairly straightforward – a pungent, spicy announcement of what was to come. Think of ye olde town crier arriving at your table in the form of Glenmorangie […]
Booker’s Bourbon Releases Teresa’s Batch
Booker’s Bourbon has released “Teresa’s Batch” – reference to their longtime employee Teresa Wittemar – and included it in their 2019 Batch Collection. Wittemar joined the distillery more than 30 years ago and has worked in the lab and in the quality control department where she blended Bourbon barrel samples to Booker’s taste profile specifications. Booker’s Bourbon Teresa’s Batch has been aged six years, three months and one day, was […]
Tomatin Releases 1975 Single Malt
Tomatin has released the 1975 Edition single malt as part of their Warehouse 6 Collection. The Tomatin 1975 Edition was aged in an Oloroso sherry butt, bottled at 46.5% alcohol by volume [93 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, spice and tropical fruits. Only 300 bottles of Tomatin 1975 Edition are being made available for $3,155 for a 700ml bottle.
Benromach Releases Peat Smoke
Benromach has released Peat Smoke Sherry Cask Matured single malt Scotch whisky. Benromach Peat Smoke Sherry Cask Matured was matured in Sherry hogshead casks for eight years before being bottled at 59.9% alcohol by volume [119.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of fruit and white pepper with, of course, a “smoky edge”. Only 6,500 bottles of Benromach Peat Smoke Sherry Cask Matured is being made in select worldwide […]
Glasgow Triples Down On Signature Range In 2019
Glasgow Distillery sold out their 2018 release of their 1770 Signature Range so they are offering three versions of their 1770 Signature Range so nobody can feel left out. For 2019 Glasgow will offer their 1770 Single Malt, their 1770 Peated and 1770 Triple Distilled whiskies. Glasgow’s no-age-statement 1770 Single Malt 2019 release has been aged in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in virgin casks and is available to order now […]
Dingle Releases Their Fourth Single Malt
Dingle Distillery has released their fourth small batch single malt Irish whiskey. Dingle Batch No 4 Single Malt Irish whiskey has matured in three main cask types – Bourbon, Sherry (both Pedro Jimenez and Oloroso) as well as Port – before being bottled at 46.5% alcohol by volume [93 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricot and vanilla. Only 30,000 bottles of Dingle Single Malt Whiskey Batch No […]
The Macallan 1949 And 1989 Go On The Block
The Macallan will be offering up two of their finest and rarest whiskies – a 1949 and a 1989 – on the auction block for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s (PLCB) first Rare Vintage and Specialty Product Auction. The 1949 Macallan will be offered for a minimum bid of $25,000 while the 21-year-old 1989 Macallan from the same Fine & Rare Collection will be offered for a minimum bid of […]
Smokehead Whisky Gets A Custom Ducati – The Smoker
Islay whisky-maker Smokehead has collaborated with American motorcycle engineer Tyler Lunceford to create a one-off Ducati motorcycle which they will call “The Smoker”. The process of Lunceford’s creation will be documented through an online video series as he creates the motorcycle in his shop located in Leith, Scotland. To build the custom Ducati, Lunceford says he will take inspiration from vintage racing bikes. The completed bike will be unveiled in […]
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