Heaven Hill Rolls Out Chinquapin Barrels
Kentucky-based Heaven Hill Distillery is rolling out the Chinquapin barrels as they release a trio of whiskies in their Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series matured in barrels made of the distinctive American white oak species that are native to Central and Eastern North America. The inaugural Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series […]
Kilchoman Unveils Full Fledged Islay Sherry Cask
Kilchoman has released Kilchoman 100% Islay Sherry Cask Matured – an 11-year-old single malt whisky originating from 100% Islay-grown barley and subsequently matured in a sherry cask. More specifically, Kilchoman 100% Islay Sherry Cask Matured were matured in Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to impart notes […]
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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.
Hunter Laing Introduces Scarabus Specially Selected
Scottish blender/bottler/distiller Hunter Laing is releasing their Scarabus Specially Selected Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Scarabus Specially Selected has been bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of rhubarb, Islay peat smoke and vanilla. Scarabus Specially Selected is being made available this weekend at the company’s recently opened Islay distillery, Ardnahoe, and worldwide for $50 per 700ml bottle beginning in June 2019.
Busch Makes Wedding Offers
June is the wedding month and Busch is preparing for the onslaught of weddings by making a trio of offers – the so-called “Busch Guy” to officiate, a gift of $25,000 “to focus on the things that really matter” [like a frickin’ sweet boat?] and a “full supply” of Busch beer for the nuptials. Busch says the “Busch Guy,” is legally ordained to do the honors. Only USA residents aged […]
The Balvenie Is Ready To Share Their Stories
Speyside whiskymaker The Balvenie has released three single malts – a 12-year-old [The Sweet Toast of American Oak], 14-year-old [The Week of Peat], and a 26-year-old [A Day of Dark Barley] that they are calling, collectively, The Balvenie Stories. The Balvenie’s The Sweet Toast of American Oak has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of lemon peel, butterscotch and oak spices. […]
Bridge Road Brewers Secede From Australia And Create Brewland
Bridge Road Brewers have successfully seceded from Australia and created Brewland – the world’s first beer micronation…
Redbreast Has Dream Cask Pedro Ximenez Edition
Redbreast is set to release their new single cask offering – Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro Ximénez Edition – which includes four whiskey components aged between 20 and 33 years. The components include: an Irish whiskey distilled in 1998, matured in an ex-Bourbon barrel and re-casked into a Pedro Ximénez sherry butt in 2012; an Irish whiskey distilled in 1995, matured in an ex-Bourbon cask and re-casked into an Oloroso sherry […]
Happy World Whisky Day 2019
Today is World Whisky Day for 2019 – celebrate with a whisky [or whiskey] of your choosing in any manner of your choosing. If you want to try a whisky cocktail foodie-focused website Gobble has a few suggested cocktail concoctions that would work nicely for summer-type weather [Brown Derby] and any other type of weather [Rob Roy]. You need food to go with your whisky drink and Bourbon Barrel of […]
WC Cautiously Tries Suspect Distilling Whiskey
WhiskyCritic had the opportunity recently to sample some of the flavored whiskey products offered by Suspect Distilling [based in Enumclaw, Washington] and depending on what you expect, it was about what you would expect. WC’s personal favorite among the group of four flavored whiskies that were offered was Strawberry Mint. Let’s face it, if you are sampling flavored whiskies, then that means you have to have at least a tiny […]
George Dickel Introduces Bottled-In-Bond Whiskey
George Dickel has released Bottled-in-Bond Tennessee Whiskey [created in accordance with the 1897 act, requiring whiskey to be produced by one distillery within a six-month ‘season’ and aged for at least four years in a federally bonded warehouse at 100 proof (50% alcohol by volume). George Dickel Bottled-in-Bond is said to contain notes of light honey, tropical fruit and warm spices. George Dickel Bottled in Bond is being made available […]
Dos Equis Suffers A Total Eclipse Of The Bar
Dos Equis relives the 1980s – specifically, 1983 – with a Dos Equis-themed rendition of Bonnie Tyler’s worldwide hit power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” when Dos Equis was the sponsor of MTV’s Spring Break Live summer jam…
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