Glengoyne Offers Mizunara Oak Finish Whisky
Glengoyne Distillery has released a 16-year-old Glengoyne single malt finished six years in Japanese Mizunara oak as an addition to their Glengoyne Oak Masters’ Series. Glengoyne Mizunara Oak was initially aged for 10 years in first-fill sherry and refill casks, then finished in Japanese Mizunara oak from Hokkaido for the final six years, bottled at […]
Yellowstone Unveils Bourbon Canned Drinks
Yellowstone bourbon – a product of Kentucky distillery Limestone Branch – has dived into the ready-to-serve (RTS) market with their range of bourbon-based cocktails: Gold Rush, Old Fashioned and Espresso. Yellowstone Gold Rush was bottled at 25% alcohol by volume [50 proof] and is said to contain notes of fig honey and lemon. Yellowstone Old […]
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Haagen-Dazs Unites Bourbon And Ice Cream
What better gifts can you give your loved one on Valentine’s Day this week than their three greatest loves – bourbon, ice cream and a spoon? Haagen-Dazs has you covered – well, you will have to provide the spoon – with the introduction of their Spirits Collection, which features five new ice cream flavors, a dairy-free frozen dessert and a cookie square, all infused with a small percentage [0.5%] of […]
Writers’ Tears Releases Cognac-Casked Whiskey
Rejoice! Writers’ Tears has released Writers’ Tears Copper Pot Deau XO Cognac Cask Finish. Writers’ Tears Copper Pot Deau XO Cognac Cask Finish is a triple-distilled, blend of single malt and single pot still whiskey finished for nine months in 12 French Limousin oak casks that held Deau XO Cognac for 10 to 15 years, then has been bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. Writers’ Tears Copper Pot […]
Thatchers Cider Uses Race Car To Grab Your Short Attention Span
Thatchers Cider has a race car! No, not really – but they use a race car in their recent advertisement to make a point about their tasting methods…
Earth Wind & Fire In Old Particular Elements Single Casks
Douglas Laing has introduced their new limited edition Scotch whisky series – Old Particular Elements Single Casks – that will focus on the elements of air, earth, fire and water. Every whisky in the series has been bottled at cask strength. The first release in the Old Particular Elements Single Casks series will be Fire, a 54.3% alcohol by volume [108.6 proof] bottling of 12-year-old Craigellachie from a charred, sherry […]
Jim Beam Unveils Celebration
Jim Beam has unveiled a new ad entitled “Celebration.” “Celebration” tells the story of James Beam as Prohibition is about to end and a group of family and friends help Beam to rebuild the brand’s distillery in 120 days following the law’s repeal.
Angel’s Envy Introduces Sherry Cask-Finished Bourbon In Kentucky
Angel’s Envy will be introducing their lengthy-named Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks [whew!] – but, alas – only in Kentucky. Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks was finished in – duh – Oloroso sherry casks before being bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, hazelnut and vanilla. Only 3,600 bottles […]
Glengoyne Unveils New Single Malt
Glengoyne has unveiled a new single malt – Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter One – as the first in a new series of whiskies. The Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter One has been aged six years in first-fill European oak Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 47% alcohol by volume [94 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, pear, toffee and vanilla. The Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter One is being made […]
Ranking The 2019 Super Bowl Beer Ads
The 2019 Super Bowl was, once again, overflowing with beer advertisements, mostly from Bud Light, and some were better than others. As is usually the case with Super Bowl ads, it is subjective. WhiskyCritic ranks the 2019 Super Bowl ads to our subjective tastes. 1] Bud Light Corn Syrup – Bud Light makes fun of competitors for using corn syrup in their beers by having its Dilly Dilly Kingdom characters […]
Uncle Nearest Whisky Enters The 2019 Super Bowl Fray
Uncle Nearest Whisky has officially joined the list of whiskies advertising around the 2019 Super Bowl – though, technically, Uncle Nearest will run their advertisement after the Super Bowl is over in the post-game special edition version of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”.
Shackleton Gets Augmented Reality
Shackleton Whisky revealed an augmented reality [AR] experience in a partnership with Shazam that attempts to replicate Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to the South Pole. Access to the experience is granted by using the Shazam mobile app to scan a code on the label of Shackleton whisky gift boxes, revealing actual time period footage of Shackleton during his 1907 journey across Antarctica. The footage also tells the story of the […]
Conan O’Brien Visits The Samuel Adams Brewery
Conan O’Brien visits the Samuel Adams Brewery in Boston and finds people with luggage, gets some public domain information and gets a history lesson…
Speyburn Releases 18-Year-Old
Rejoice! Speyburn 18 Years Old Anniversary Edition has been released. Speyburn 18 Years Old Anniversary Edition uses fresh spring water from Granty Burn stream and has been matured in both American and Spanish oak casks. It is said to contain notes of almond, tropical fruit and toffee. Only 9000 bottles of Speyburn 18 Years Old Anniversary Edition is being made available in 2019 for $112 per bottle.
Zoe Kravitz Whispers At You About Michelob Ultra
Michelob Ultra is hitting the 2019 Super Bowl ad season hard. First they brought out the robots and now they have Zoe Kravitz whispering at you about their brew from Hawai’i. Specifically, Kravitz is whispering about Michelob Ultra’s “organic” beer, Pure Gold. In the ad, Kravitz [“Big Little Lies”] has been placed on a platform equipped with two microphones [to capture Zoe’s whispering and that beer waterfall sound], with a […]
Kingsbarns Dreams Of Drams
Lowland distillery Kingsbarns debuts their Dream to Dram – a no-age-statement whisky originating from locally-grown barley. Kiingsbarns Dream to Dram has been aged in first-fill Bourbon casks [from Heaven Hill Distillery] before being finished in shaved, toasted and re-charred wine casks and bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. Kingsbarns Dream to Dram is being made available for $59 per bottle.
Stella Artois Introduces The Dude To Carrie Bradshaw
Stella Artois employed Sarah Jessica Parker for another 45 seconds and this time, brought in Jeff Bridges – reprising his role as The Dude from “The Big Lebowski” – to meet with Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw from “Sex and the City” as they both turn down their signature beverages – a Cosmo and a White Russian – in favor of a Stella Artois…
Woodford Reserve Doubles Down On 2019
The 2019 version of Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked has been launched – albeit in limited quantities. Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked 2019 has Woodford Reserve Bourbon which has been finished for two years in a second barrel that was heavily toasted and lightly charred [Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, is aged for a single year in the second barrel]. Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked 2019 has been bottled at 45.2% […]
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