Turkish Bottler KA Icecek Debuts The Project W Whisky Series
Independent Turkish bottler KA Icecek is expanding its whisky portfolio with the recent release of a new limited edition whisky series. The series, The Project W, consists of no-age-statement whiskies bottled from distilleries around Scotland. KA Icecek has also added new staffing to procure the expressions. As the first independent bottling project in Turkey, Project W […]
Blue Moon Promotes New Dry-Back January Non-Alcoholic Beer
Molson Coors-owned Blue Moon Brewing is promoting their Blue Moon Non-Alcoholic Belgian White — which debuted in December 2023 — for those abstaining from alcohol for the so-called Dry January but intending to reset in February 2024. Beginning on January 12, 2024, for every six pack of Blue Moon Non-Alcoholic Belgian White that consumers purchase […]
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The Haig Club Dumbing Down Their Whisky For 2016
After launching their initial foray into the crowded elite whisky market with the single grain Haig Club whisky tied in with celebrity endorsement from world-famous footballer David Beckham, Haig Club owner and worldwide spirits giant, Diageo, has decided to dumb down their Haig Club offerings with the launch of a cheaper whisky that is expected to appeal to a younger audience who doesn’t want to spend $65 on a bottle […]
Watch Out! Spitball Comin’ At Ya!
Cooperstown Distillery in New York is in the same neighborhood as the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, so naturally it makes sense that the distillery would produce a baseball-themed whiskey product – and that product is a cinnamon-flavored whiskey called Spitball [after the illegal baseball pitch of the same name]. While Spitball may not be the most savory-sounding name for a whiskey, the flavored whiskey market is booming right […]
Happy National Beer Day! Celebrate By Pretending You Are Mexican
It’s National Beer Day today and that means you can go one of two routes – you can drink your Bud Light or PBR out in the backyard or you could prepare for Cinco de Mayo by pretending you are Mexican. The second route is what Mexican beermaker Victoria would like you to do. Especially if your name happens to be Greg and you are from Wisconsin… Victoria Beer – […]
ICE ICE Baby – Highland Park Kicks It While Their DJ Revolves It
Highland Park has a new single malt whisky and it’s ICE, ICE baby – the ICE Edition. Highland Park ICE Edition is a 17-year-old single malt whisky that has been bottled at 53.9% alcohol content [107.8 proof] and has been aged predominantly in ex-bourbon casks [though not in Miami]. Highland Park ICE Edition is said to have notes of spice and vanilla and is so named as a nod to […]
The Balvenie 21 Year Old Madeira Cask Makes Its Presence Known
The launching process has officially begun for The Balvenie 21 Year Old Madeira Cask Expression. The Balvenie 21 Year Old Madeira Cask is a single malt which has been aged exclusively in traditional American oak whisky casks for more than two decades, then transferred to casks previously used in the production of fortified Madeira wine for a further period of maturation. The Balvenie 21 Year Old Madeira Cask retails for […]
2001 Was A Very Good Year For anCnoc
As it turns out, 2001 was a very good year for anCnoc, and to commemorate the goodness of that year, the Highland Knockdhu distillery has released their anCnoc 2001 Vintage. For nearly that entire time, anCnoc 2001 Vintage has been matured in both American and Spanish oak casks before being bottled at 46% alcohol content [92 proof] and is said to have notes of citrus, vanilla and honey. Only 1000 […]
Just In Time For St. Patrick’s Day 2017…Jameson Crested
Jameson is typically the Irish whiskey of choice of many on St. Patrick’s Day – and that was no different this year – but in 2017, that might change…albeit slightly. Because Jameson’s newest Irish whiskey which they call Crested – and which was not available for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations – will be available. It will actually be available well before that, so you can test drive it, […]
BenRiach Goes For Cask Strength
Speyside whiskymaker BenRiach has released Batch 1 – the first cask strength whisky in what is expected to be several releases in a cask strength series. BenRiach Cask Strength Batch 1 is bottled at 57.2% alcohol content [114.4 proof]. BenRiach Cask Strength Batch 1 will be available beginning in April 2016.
For March Madness, MacAllan 12 Hits Buzzer Beater…Again
Last year at this same time, WhiskyCritic was afflicted with the same disease – the notorious March Madness – and last year, WC sought out the same cure, a dollop of MacAllan 12-Year-Old. Needless to say, it not only hit the spot but also eradicated the spot and made sure the spot didn’t lay any eggs and come back to produce more baby spots. In other, hopefully more succinct words […]
WhiskyCritic vs. The Old Fashioned Cocktail
On a recent foray into whisky cocktail land, WhiskyCritic was understandably flummoxed by the possibilities that existed for mixing whiskies with a wide spectrum of ingredients from ant droppings to essence of rutabaga. Faced with such a daunting task of selecting an appropriate whisky cocktail to review, WC decided to go with the old favorite – the Old-Fashioned. Although the accompanying photo depicts Grant’s, the establishment serving us initially chose […]
The Glenrothes Reveals 100% Kosher Bourbon Cask Reserve
Speyside distillery The Glenrothes has unveiled their Bourbon Cask Reserve – which is actually a re-branded version of their Alba Reserve – supposedly the name has been changed for simplicity and to “aid consumer understanding”. The Glenrothes Bourbon Cask Reserve is the first certified kosher whisky from The Glenrothes distillery and is matured exclusively in American oak refill bourbon casks. The distillery’s normal wood policy uses a combination of Spanish […]
Carlsberg + Chocolate = Happiness
Let’s say you have a bunch of chocolate and you also happen to have a bunch of Carlsberg beer. What should you do? Carlsberg shows you…
WhiskyCritic vs. Dalmore 12-Year-Old
WhiskyCritic recently had the occasion [St. Patrick’s Day] and opportunity to imbibe a sampling of Dalmore 12-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky and the experience should be the template for any whisky newbie who is giving single malt Scotch whisky their first post-college try. The popular choice for the day was, of course, Jameson or Bushmills or any of a number of popular Irish whiskies – but WC was going against […]
With Earth Day Approaching, Deanston Goes Organic
With Earth Day less than a month away, Deanston Distillery has released its first organic single malt whisky- Deanston Organic 15-Year-Old. Deanston Organic 15-Year-Old is malt whisky which has been hand-made by a team of local craftsmen using Scottish ingredients and traditional distilling techniques. Deanston Organic 15-Year-Old has been hand-filled into new oak barrels and left undisturbed for 15 years in the distillery’s vaulted warehouse, reportedly giving it fruit, sweet […]
A Cocktail Trey – And One – For Your St. Patrick’s Day March Into Madness
Some years you get the two unofficial drinking and gambling holidays – March Madness and St. Patrick’s Day – coinciding with each other for the former’s first and second round games – and this happens to be one of those years so you should be prepared with the proper cocktails for said events. Naturally, you are going to want plenty of Irish whiskey on hand – Bushmills and Jameson are […]
Look Out! It’s The Flying Scotsman!
Whether you remember the Flying Scotsman from your Thomas the Tank Engine set as a kid [or for your kids] or from actual experience of seeing it in person does not matter to Speyside Distillery, which has produced a special edition whisky to mark the return of the iconic Flying Scotsman steam locomotive to the National Railway Museum in the UK, following a major restoration. A commemorative bottle of the […]
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