Jameson Reveals Larger Ginger Ale And Lime
Jameson Irish Whiskey has brought back their ginger ale and lime canned cocktail in a larger – 330ml can – format that will be available in the UK. Jameson, Ginger & Lime was originally launched in 2017 in the UK in a 250ml can format. Jameson Ginger Ale & Lime is bottled at 6% alcohol […]
The Glenlivet Finds Its Jamaican Groove
The Glenlivet’s have unveiled Jamaica Edition – the debut release in their new “Beyond Speyside” series — referring to the Speyside region in Scotland, where the country’s highest concentration of distilleries are located. The Glenlivet 12-Year-Old Jamaica Edition was finished in casks that previously held Jamaican rum, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] […]
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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% […]
Robots Cannot Drink Michelob Ultra
Robots – Michelob would like to point out – cannot drink beer. Especially not their low-calorie, low-carb Ultra beer. The robots might be okay with this. Michelob has revealed their 30-second Super Bowl advertisement for Ultra during the 2019 Super Bowl next weekend, showing a robot beating humans at a variety of tasks except for beer-drinking — which may or may not be a good thing [think Homer Simpson] — […]
Mackmyra Collaborates With Plantation For Rum-Casked Whisky
Swedish distiller Mackmyra has collaborated with Barbados-based Plantation Rum to launch Moment Karibien single malt whisky. Moment Karibien was distilled at Mackmyra and aged in their underground Bodås mine warehouse. Various casks aged between eight and 12 years old were used to mature the whisky and approximately 75% of the liquid was aged in casks previously used to mature Plantation’s Barbados and Jamaican rums. Additionally, the liquid contains small amounts […]
Budweiser Is Blowin’ In The Wind
For one of their 2019 Super Bowl commercials, Budweiser touts the fact that their beer is now brewed with 100% renewable electricity from wind power…
Stella Artois Employs Sara Jessica Parker For 15 Seconds
Stella Artois hired Sarah Jessica Parker to make a 15-second advertisement where Parker recreates the opening sequence from her hit show “Sex and the City,” in a cross-promotion for Water.org, the non-profit co-founded by Matt Damon. For every Stella Artois beer purchased from now until March 31, 2019, Stella Artois will donate a month of access to clean water to someone living without it.
Suntory Pulls Chita, Kakubin And Shirokaku
Suntory has announced that they will be discontinuing sales of their single grain Chita whisky along with their blended whiskies, Kakubin and Shirokaku. Specifically, Suntory is suspending sales of Shirokaku’s 700ml, 1.92l, 2.7l and 4l bottles, Chita’s 350ml bottles, and Kakubin’s 450ml bottles. Suntory, however, will continue to offer Kakubin and Chita in their 700ml bottles.
Heineken Warns Of Holiday Troubles
The holidays are mostly over – Chinese New Year is in two weeks and Valentine’s Day is in three weeks – so even though you may have made it through the Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Year’s Day/Eve trio unscathed, Heineken would like to remind you that you may never be safe…
Bushmills Runs Through The Streets With Red Bush
Bushmills is promoting their new Red Bush triple distilled Irish whiskey aged in Bourbon barrels by having some youthful people running around the streets with it…
Gordon & MacPhail Release Elderly Glen Grant
Gordon & MacPhail has released a 1948 Glen Grant whisky as part of their Private Collection series. The Glen Grant 1948 was aged in a first-fill Sherry butt before being bottled at 48.6% alcohol by volume [97.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of black pepper, orange and smoke. Get out your wallet because only 210 bottles of Gordon & MacPhail 1948 from Glen Grant are being made available […]
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