Rebel Root Beer Bourbon Resurfaces
Kentucky-based Rebel Bourbon has brought back a root beer-flavored bourbon whiskey to their lineup. Rebel Root Beer whiskey originally surfaced in 2016, went away, and is now returning as a bourbon whiskey using Rebel’s Straight Bourbon Whiskey as a base, then flavoring it with root beer elements. The result is bottled at 35% alcohol by […]
Kavalan Preps For 2026 Lunar New Year
Taiwan-based single malt whisky Kavalan is preparing for the 2026 Lunar New year – the Year of the Horse – with the release of both a Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky along with a limited edition Golden Steed & Peonies gift set of mini bottles. Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky was […]
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E3 2019: Miller Lite Produces The Cantroller
Miller Lite is producing the “Cantroller” for video game enthusiasts who also like to drink beer. Comedian Eric Andre will help launch Miller Lite’s “Cantroller” – which will be exclusively available on June 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, coinciding with the E3 [Electronic Entertainment Expo] 2019, the nation’s largest gaming conference. Participants can play against Eric for the chance to win a Miller Lite “Cantroller” with the competition will be […]
Laphroaig Collaborates With Picturehouse Cinema
Laphroaig has collaborated with UK-based cinema chain, Picturehouse, to offer samples of the single malt at select screenings as part of their “Opinions Welcome” advertising campaign. Laphroaig advertisements will run at Picturehouse venues before feature-length films, followed by a launch film and an opportunity for consumers to try Laphroaig and compare their opinions. Picturehouse Cinemas has 27 venues across the UK and is owned by Cineworld, the world’s second-largest cinema […]
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 […]
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