Bimbers Climbs On Shoulders Of Giants
London-based Bimber has released six new whiskies for their Shoulders of Giants series, which celebrates the visionaries of our world – three of the latest six additions to the Shoulders of Giants series are exclusive to the UK, while the other three will be exclusive to Germany. The UK-exclusive editions have been christened with artistic […]
The GlenAllachie Unveils Meikle Tour Whiskies
The GlenAllachie has released a pair of Meikle Tòir single cask peated single malt whiskies – each aged in a different sherry cask – one of Meikle Tòir’s single cask single malt whiskies was aged in a 2018 Pedro Ximénez sherry hogshead while the other was aged in a 2019 Oloroso sherry hogshead. Meikle Tòir […]
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Kilbeggan Reveals Their Rye
The Kilbeggan Distillery was restored in 2010 and now comes the fruit of those labors – the Kilbeggan Small Batch Rye Irish Whiskey. Kilbeggan Small Batch Rye is made with a mash bill comprised of malt, barley and approximately 30% rye, double distilled in copper pot stills [one of which is claimed to be the oldest working whiskey pot still in the world] before finally being bottled at 43% alcohol […]
Johnnie Walker Unveils 50-Year-Old Masters’ Edition
Johnnie Walker has unveiled their 50-Year-Old Masters’ Edition with a blend featuring single malt whiskies from Glen Albyn, Glenury Royal and Blair Athol distilleries along with grain whiskies from Caledonian, Cambus and Port Dundas. [Blair Athol is the only currently operational distillery of this group]. The John Walker Masters’ Edition is a triple-matured Scotch whisky finished in small batches in a cask composed of 100-year-old oak staves and subsequently bottled […]
John Crabbie Unveils 12-Year-Old
John Crabbie has released their 12-Year-Old Island Single Malt. John Crabbie 12-Year-Old Island Single Malt has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and despite being lightly peated is said to contain notes of green tea, honey and orange. John Crabbie 12-Year-Old Island Single Malt is being made available in China, South Africa and the UK for $46 per 700ml bottle.
Tomintoul Reveals 45-Year-Old
Tomintoul has unveiled Tomintoul Vintage 1973 – a 45-Year-Old double wood-matured single malt Scotch whisky – but you will need to be lucky to get one of the bottles and you will need plenty of money in your bank account. Tomintoul Vintage 1973 was aged for more than 30 of the 45 years in white oak American casks before being matured for the final years in Oloroso sherry casks and […]
Laphroaig Introduces 28-Year-Old In The USA
Laphroaig has brought their 28-Year-Old to the USA. Laphroaig 28-Year-Old was initially matured in an assortment of cask sizes before the liquid from each was transported to Sherry casks for the final year of maturation and then bottled at 44.4% alcohol by volume [88.8 proof]. Laphroaig 28-Year-Old is said to contain notes of dates, pears and peat. Laphroaig 28-Year-Old is being made available in the USA for $800 per 750ml […]
Teeling Gives You 500 Chances At Their 30-Year-Old
Teeling has released their 30-Year-Old Irish Single Malt Whiskey. Teeling 30-Year-Old Irish Single Malt Whiskey has been matured in ex-Bourbon casks for 25 years before moving on to spend an additional five years in ex-white Burgundy French oak casks, resulting in notes that are said to contain fruit, malt and wood. Only 500 bottles of Teeling 30-Year-Old Single Malt will be made available – initially in Ireland, followed by France, […]
Old Forester Brings Out Both Barrels In 1910 Old Fine Bourbon
Old Forester has launched their fourth [and final] whisky in their Whiskey Row series – 1910 Old Fine Whiskey – named after a 1910 fire that caused a shutdown of their bottling line. Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whiskey has spent time in new charred oak barrels before moving on to a brief residency in a lightly toasted, heavily-charred barrel [in fact, nearly to the incineration point] – producing notes […]
Copperworks Releases Single Cask Whisky
Copperworks Distilling – opened a mere five years ago in Seattle – will release American Single Malt Whisky Release 016, their first whiskey matured in 100% French oak [as opposed to American oak] barrels, as a birthday present to themselves and you. Copperworks American Single Malt Whisky (Release 016) has been bottled at 58.9% alcohol by volume [117.8 proof]. Copperworks American Single Malt Whisky Release 016 will be available from […]
Glenglassaugh Goes Up An Octave – To 2
Glenglassaugh has released the latest in their Octaves series – Glenglassaugh Octaves Batch 2 – comprising of Octaves Classic and Octaves Peated. Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic is a blend of Bourbon, Pedro Ximénez and Amontillado sherry cask octaves that has been bottled at 44% alcohol by volume [88 proof] and is said to contain notes of tropical fruits, spiced coffee and nuts. Glenglassaugh Peated whisky has been aged in Bourbon, Port […]
Peerless Unveils Their Top 15 Single Barrel Whiskies
Peerless Distilling in Kentucky has revealed their top 15 single barrel whiskies and put them in a collection they call Peerless Dimensions. Each of the 15 barrels in the Peerless Dimensions has produced 216 bottles of whiskey. Some of the whiskies comprising the Peerless Dimensions series go by names such as Cherries Jubilee [said to contain notes of chocolate and cherry], Cinnamon Crumble [notes of cinnamon and chocolate] and Hey […]
Douglas Laing Brings Out The Gauldrons Batch 3
With Halloween rapidly approaching, Douglas Laing has unveiled ‘The Gauldrons’ [‘bay of storms’] Batch 3 – a Campbeltown blended malt Scotch whisky. The Gauldrons Batch 3 has been bottled at 46.2% alcohol by volume [92.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of salt, smoke and sugar. The Gauldrons Batch 3 is available worldwide for $65 per bottle.
Midleton Reveals 2018 Very Rare
Midleton has released their Very Rare 2018 – a blend of single pot still and single grain Irish whiskies. Each cask of Midleton Very Rare 2018 has been matured in lightly charred ex-Bourbon American oak barrels for between 12 and 28 years and then bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof]. Midleton Very Rare 2018 is said to contain notes of cinnamon, citrus and vanilla. Midleton Very Rare 2018 […]
Oak & Eden Sticks Wood In Your Bourbon
Oak & Eden has introduced their Cabernet Steeped Bourbon & Vine – a bottle of their Bourbon containing wood from a French oak barrel that previously held Texas Cabernet Sauvignon. Oak & Eden Cabernet Steeped Bourbon & Vine is two-year-old Bourbon distilled from corn, rye and barley, then bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] with a spiral cut piece of French oak that has been charred and rested […]
The MacAllan Doubles Down On Concept
Out with the old, in with the new. Fresh off the record-breaking sale of one of their elderly whiskies, The MacAllan reveals one of their newest ventures, the Concept range, with the introduction of the first expression in the range – Concept No.1 – The Macallan’s first double-aged single malt. The MacAllan Concept No. 1 has been bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] after having first been matured […]
Woodford Reserve Unveils Swanky Baccarat Edition
Woodford Reserve – one of the best affordable Bourbons currently on the market – has unveiled the not-so-affordable Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition [and is the first Bourbon to be bottled in a crystal decanter by famed French manufacturer Baccarat]. The Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition has been finished in a variety of Cognac casks for three years and is said to pay homage to the French history of Kentucky. The Woodford […]
Bottle Of The MacAllan Sells For Cool $1.1 Million At Auction
A bottle of The MacAllan whisky has just become the world’s most expensive bottle of whisky after being sold for a whopping $1.1 million at a Bonhams auction in Edinburgh. The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60-Year-Old – one of only 12 bottles produced – is not only unique because of the tiny production run but also because of its vintage and unique artwork from the renowned Italian painter. In 1926, […]
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