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 […]
Wire Works Debuts Necessary Evil
UK-based distillery White Peak has released the third edition of their Wire Works Necessary Evil stout finish single malt whisky. Wire Works Necessary Evil third edition is a lightly peated single malt whisky matured in ex-bourbon barrels, finished in Necessary Evil imperial stout beer casks from nearby Thornbridge Brewery, bottled at 51.3% alcohol by volume […]
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Johnnie Walker Reveals White Walker Whisky
Johnnie Walker knows you are eagerly awaiting the 2019 arrival of the eighth and final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” – so why not spend the time patiently waiting for the first episode with a bottle of Johnnie’s newest blended Scotch whisky – White Walker – inspired by the show’s undead army of White Walkers? Johnnie Walker’s White Walker whisky has been bottled at 41.7% alcohol by volume [83.4 […]
Gordon & MacPhail Gives Birth To Longmorn Twins
Gordon & MacPhail has produced a pair of 1961 vintage whiskies from the Longmorn Distillery when the Speyside distillery was still an independent. Both Longmorn whiskies have been matured in first-fill Sherry hogsheads and bottled at cask strength – with one whisky from the European oak cask 508 bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and the other whisky from American oak cask 512 bottled at 40.8% alcohol by […]
Yo-Ho-Ho And A Bottle Of Bushmills Rum Cask Whiskey
Bushmills Irish Whiskey has added Bushmills Rum Cask Reserve to their Steamship Collection [in honor of the SS Bushmills steamship from 1890] – joining Sherry Cask Reserve, Port Cask Reserve and Bourbon #3 Char Cask Reserve. Bushmills Rum Cask Reserve is a nod to the SS Bushmills’ stop in St. Vincent in the Caribbean, where the ship was stocked with rum to bring back to The Old Bushmills Distillery. Bushmills […]
Copper & Kings Shack Up With Few To Produce Brandy
Kentucky-based Copper & Kings has joined with Chicago-based Few Distillery to produce Chicago American Brandy matured in rye whiskey barrels. Chicago American Brandy has been bottled at 54% alcohol by volume [108 proof] with brandy averaging eight years in age maturing for two years in rye whiskey barrels to produce a spirit that is said to contain notes of fruit, honey and pepper. Chicago American Brandy is being made available […]
Tamdhu Brings Out A 12-Year-Old
Speyside distillery Tamdhu has released a 12-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky. Tamdhu 12-Year-Old has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] after being matured for 12 years in first-fill and re-fill American and European Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain. Tamdhu 12-Year-Old is said to contain notes of banana and cinnamon. Tamdhu 12-Year-Old is being made available for $60 per bottle.
Canadian Mist Cuts The Deck
Canadian Mist brought Rick Smith, Jr. – a card-throwing trick shot artist – as one of their world-renowned trick shot artists for their “Garage Games” advertising campaign for their blended whiskey.
Tomatin Brings Out 30-Year-Old
Tomatin is offering a 30-Year-Old single malt whisky as part of their core range. Tomatin 30-Year-Old has been matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of fruit, honey and vanilla. Tomatin 30-Year-Old will be made available for $450 per bottle.
Metallica Gets Blackened
Heavy metal music band Metallica has become the latest to join the musician-sponsored whiskey fray with the release of their ‘Blackened’ American whiskey [which is named after the opening track on their ‘…And Justice For All’ album]. Metallica’s “Blackened” is a blend of bourbon, rye, and other American whiskies, aged in ex-brandy casks but which have been matured via a unique collaborative process between Metallica and sound speaker company Meyer […]
The Macallan Moves Rare Casks To Batches
The Macallan is taking their rare cask bottlings and moving them into three Rare Cask batches with each of the three Rare Cask batches originating from first-fill Sherry-seasoned oak casks. The Macallan will release three batches in 2018 and each is said to contain notes of chocolate, oak and vanilla. Batch One of The Macallan Rare Cask is being made available for $300.
Chapter Two Of Little Book Published
Beam distiller Freddie Now has “published” his second chapter in his limited edition blend series entitled “Little Book Chapter 2: Noe Simple Task”. “Little Book Chapter 2: Noe Simple Task” is bottled at 59.4% alcohol by volume [118.8 proof] and is composed of 13-year-old Canadian rye whisky (55.95% alcohol by volume – 111.9 proof); eight-year-old Kentucky straight rye whiskey (59.9% alcohol by volume – 119.8 proof); and 40-year-old Canadian whisky […]
Few Provides More Bourbon, Rye And Malt
Few Spirits in Chicago is launching Few American Whiskey, a subtle but feisty bourbon, rye and malt blend. Few American Whiskey is bottled at 46.5% alcohol by volume [93 proof] and is said to contain notes of tart cherry, honey and white pepper [that is the subtle part]. Few American Whiskey is being made available only in Chicago and New York for $50 per 750ml bottle.
Heineken Apologizes For Match Night Misses
Remember all those times you missed that goal because of – fill-in-the-blank-here? Well, Heineken apologizes for that…
Highland Park Reveals 50-Year-Old
Highland Park Distillery has revealed a single malt distilled in 1964 in a combination of two Spanish sherry hogshead casks and later enhanced with a dollop of the original 1960 vintage 50-year-old Highland Park. Highland Park 50 Year Old is bottled at 42.3% alcohol by volume [84.6 proof] and will be made available for a mere $18,000 per bottle in October 2018.
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2018 Antiques
Buffalo Trace has unveiled the five whiskies that will comprise this year’s Antique Collection [whiskies bottled from rare stocks at the Buffalo Trace Distillery]. The 2018 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection will consist of a 2003 George T. Stagg, bottled at 62.45% alcohol by volume [124.9 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, espresso and tobacco; a 2006 William Larue Weller, a wheated Bourbon bottled at 62.85% alcohol […]
Denied On Notorious, Conor McGregor Brings Out Proper No. Twelve
Having been denied a chance to name his blended Irish whiskey Notorious due to trademark infringement issues from the founder of Carlow Brewing Company, who owns the rights to a European trademark of the same name, mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor re-launched his whiskey under the name Proper No. Twelve. Proper Twelve blended Irish whiskey was created at the Old Bushmills Distillery and derives its name from McGregor’s home […]
Two New Cu Bocan Limited Editions Arrive From Tomatin
Tomatin Distillery has launched a pair of new Cù Bòcan limited edition single malts – a 2003 and 1990 vintage. The 2003 vintage limited edition Cù Bòcan has been bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and has been matured in peated Islay ex-Sherry butts. The 1990 vintage limited edition Cù Bòcan has been bottled at 52.9% alcohol by volume [105.8 proof] and has been matured in peated Islay […]
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