EH Taylor Joins Antique Collection
Buffalo Trace Distillery has added Colonel EH Taylor Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon to their Antique Collection on the the 25th anniversary of the collection. The Colonel EH Taylor Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon permanently joins the collection’s five other entries: Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon, George T Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Thomas H Handy Sazerac Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, […]
Cutwater Launches Ghost Ship For Halloween
San Diego-based Cutwater canned cocktail brand has turned their San Diego tasting room and kitchen into a “Ghost Ship” – a nautical-themed experience for Halloween that features themed Cutwater cocktails – such as the Spooky Sour – and Halloween merchandise. Cutwater is currently the top selling spirits-based canned cocktail in the USA market. Cutwater launched […]
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Compass Box Gets Stranger & Stranger With Juveniles
Compass Box has released a pair of whiskies dubbed Stranger & Stranger and Juveniles. Compass Box’s Stranger & Stranger was created in collaboration with London design agency Stranger & Stranger and consists of 99% liquid from the three Speyside single malt distilleries along with a dollop of one-year-old grain whisky spirit from the Girvan distillery. Compass Box’s Stranger & Stranger was matured in an “experimental” toasted and charred American oak […]
The Macallan Unveils 52-Year-Old
The Macallan has introduced a 52-Year-Old to their collection of elderly whiskies. The Macallan 52-Year-Old was aged in a solitary first-fill European oak sherry cask, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate and fruit. Only 250 bottles of The Macallan 52-Year-Old Limited are being made available and you will have to clear up some significant space in your bank account […]
Bushmills Issues Distillery Exclusive
Bushmills has revealed their Distillery Exclusive single malt Irish whiskey. Bushmills Distillery Exclusive was first aged in charred Bourbon barrels and toasted Sherry casks before spending the last year in acacia wood, then bottled at 47% alcohol by volume [94 proof] and is said to contain notes of honey, spice and vanilla. Only 12,000 bottles of Bushmills Distillery Exclusive is being made available for $94 per 700ml bottle at The […]
GlenDronach Has 27-Year-Old Grandeur
GlenDronach has released a 27-Year-Old single malt whisky that will join their Grandeur Series. The GlenDronach Grandeur Batch 10 was matured in a sherry cask, bottled at 50.1% alcohol by volume [100.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, dark chocolate and walnuts. The GlenDronach Grandeur Batch 10 is being made available for $568 per bottle.
Cotswolds Releases Founder’s Choice
Cotswolds Distillery has released Founder’s Choice single malt whisky. Cotswolds Founder’s Choice whisky has been aged in shaved, toasted and re-charred (STR) American oak red wine casks, bottled at 60.9% alcohol by volume [121.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of butterscotch, dark chocolate and dried fruit. Cotswolds Founder’s Choice is being made available for $82 per bottle.
Jura Doubles Down For The Holidays
Jura has released a pair of whiskies for their Prestige Series – the Rare Vintage Jura 1988 and an aged Jura 28-Year-Old, which will only be available in limited quantities in travel retail locales. The Rare Vintage Jura 1988 malt whisky has been matured in American white oak small batch Bourbon barrels before being finished in 20-Year-Old Tawny Port Pipes, then bottled at a cask strength 53.5% alcohol by volume […]
Cognac For The Holidays?
Cognac Expert has released a cognac that has holiday gift-giving potential – Sophie & Max Sélection N° 2 Extra Cognac – named after the label’s brother-and-sister co-founders, Sophie and Max von Olfers, and bottled by family-run distillery Domaine de Birius in the Petite Champagne region. Sophie & Max Sélection N° 2 Extra Cognac gathers and blends eau-de-vie from three vintages – 1975, 1982, and 1989 – bottling the result at […]
Rattlesnake Rosie Brings Maple Bacon Whiskey To The Table
Rattlesnake Rosie’s is bringing you Maple Bacon Whiskey for the holidays. Rattlesnake Rosie’s Maple Bacon Whiskey is an aged four grain mash Bourbon whiskey infused with maple syrup from Mendon Maple Farms in upstate New York along with natural bacon flavoring before being bottled at 35% alcohol by volume [70 proof]. Rattlesnake Rosie’s Maple Bacon whiskey is being made available in a select few northeast US states for $31 per […]
Kavalan Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Special Edition Whisky
Taiwan-based Kavalan is celebrating their 10th anniversary with the release of a pair of limited edition whiskies which have been aged in casks that previously held Bordeaux wines from the Margaux and Pauillac regions of France, respectively. Both whiskies have been bottled at 57.8% alcohol by volume [115.6 proof] with the Kavalan Bordeaux Pauillac whisky being said to contain notes of coriander, pepper and toffee apple while the Kavalan Bordeaux […]
Basil Hayden’s Introduces 10-Year-Old Bourbon
Basil Hayden’s has released a 10-Year-Old Bourbon – their most elderly Bourbon ever. Basil Hayden’s 10-Year-Old has matured in American oak barrels, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of oak and vanilla. Basil Hayden’s 10-Year-Old Bourbon is being made available for $60 per 750ml bottle.
Benromach Unveils 40-Year-Old Single Cask Whisky
Benromach has released a 40-Year-Old single cask whisky – Benromach 1978. Benromach 1978 is a single malt whisky that has been matured for 40 years in a single refill sherry hogshead, then bottled at 56.3% alcohol by volume [112.6 proof] and is said to contain notes of butterscotch, chocolate and vanilla. Benromach 1978 is being made available worldwide for $1,600 per bottle.
Prince Charles Offers Peasants 184 Bottles Of His 1988 Royal Lochnagar Whisky
Mere peasants will have the chance to purchase 184 of Prince Charles’ 206 bottles of 1988 Royal Lochnagar Highland single malt whisky when they become available through The Whisky Exchange ballot beginning on December 31, 2018. Once all 184 bottles have been purchased, another bottle will be auctioned, one more will be placed in the Diageo Archive, and the remaining 20 will be retained by The Prince’s Foundation – Prince […]
Isle Of Arran Releases 21-Year-Old
Isle of Arran has released a 21-year-old single malt whisky as part of their Arran Malts series, joining the 10-year-old, 14-year-old and 18-year-old malts in the series. Isle of Arran 21-Year-Old was bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, grapefruit, ginger, and figs. Only 9000 bottles of Isle of Arran 21-Year-Old are being made available for $150 per 700ml bottle.
Beam Up Some Scotty
If you happen to know a Trekkie then congratulations, you just found the perfect gift for him/her this holiday gift-giving season – blended Scotch whisky from Silver Screen Bottling Company inspired by Star Trek character Montgomery Scott, [affectionately known as “Scotty” by his USS Enterprise shipmates and played by actor James Doohan]. According to “Star Trek” lore, Scotty was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 2222 and was known to enjoy […]
Nick Offerman Loves His Lavagulin
Nick Offerman is at it again for Lavagulin – he is even willing to be bronzed…
Maker’s Mark Wants You To Think Of Them During This Holiday Gift-Giving Season
Maker’s Mark would like you to think about them during this holiday/bourbon gift-giving season – specifically, if you happen to be a younger-type adult – with an ad campaign designed to attract those goldarn pesky millennials. Toward that end, Maker’s Mark’s newest ad campaign features narration by actress Scarlett Johansson and music by Moon Taxi.
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