Mars Whisky – History in a Bottle
Kiichiro Iwai and the Hombo family teamed up in 1949 to create Mars Whisky. However, when it was finally opened in 1960, Japanese consumers found it too smoky and heavy. The brand relocated the distillery to Nagano, a city high in the Japanese Alps which is abundant with glacial water. As a result of the […]
Consilium Black Whisky Solid in the Indian Market
Consilium Black Whisky has carved a solid place in the Indian whisky market, producing a unique blend of international whisky material. Each spirit represents the union of at least two whisky bases selected from two countries. The Indian market has welcomed this new concept. The distillery started its journey in 2019 with a plan to […]
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Whiskey Cologne Now Available
Whiskey has its own aroma when it emerges from the bottle – but that is not likely to be the same aroma emanating from the newest whiskey-oriented product to hit the market – Whiskey Cologne. Coming from the Portland General Store [of Portland, Maine], this essence of whiskey also contains sea kelp extract, aloe vera juice, blue-green algae, tea tree oil and willow tree bark in addition to a splash […]
Royal Brackla Introduces Three Single Malts
Royal Brackla Distillery [owned by John Dewar and Sons] has introduced three single malt Scotch whiskies – a 12-Year-Old, a 16-Year-Old and a 21-Year-Old – all bottled at 40% alcohol content [80 proof]. All three are finished in first-fill sherry casks and produce notes of fruit and walnut. All three age statements of Royal Brackla single malt scotch whiskies will be available in nine international markets – Canada, France, Germany, […]
NBC Joins Fox In Hopping On Bourbon TV Drama Bandwagon
Days after Fox announced they were developing an as-yet-untitled television drama series project based on the Kentucky bourbon industry, NBC jumped on the bourbon bandwagon with their own television drama series, but they did Fox one better and gave theirs a title – “The Bourbon Kings”. While Fox’s potential – a pilot episode has yet to be shot and the concept has yet to be greenlit – series will be […]
Popcorn Sutton Debuts New Non-JD-Looking Label
Popcorn Sutton white whiskey used to be contained in a bottle with a label that looked an awfully lot like another popular Tennessee whiskey named Jack Daniel’s – and that’s what the Jack Daniel’s owners thought too – so they sued them back in 2013. The result? Popcorn Sutton debuted their new bottle and label this week and it does not look anything like the Jack Daniel’s bottle and label. […]
Fox Sipping Kentucky Bourbon Drama
Fox television is reportedly considering producing a scripted television drama series based on the Kentucky bourbon industry. The plot of the potential, as-yet-untitled series would revolve around the patriarch of a signature Kentucky bourbon maker who has a public meltdown – forcing his children/heirs to both deal with each other as well as his sordid past. The pilot episode would not be expected to air until 2016.
American Ale Crosse The Pond
Brooklyn Brewery’s American Ale is preparing to launch in the UK. The beer – a collaboration of Amarillo, Cascade and Willamette hops – has a 4.5% alcohol content – is noted for its piney aroma. American Ale will be available in the UK beginning on September 5, 2015.
Old Particular Stays Single With Single Cask Single Grain Release
Old Particular has added four single cask single grain whiskies to their lineup. Old Particular Single Grain Scotch Whiskies released this month include a pair of 25-year-old’s from Cameronbridge and Girvan as well as a pair of 21-year-olds from North British and Strathsclyde. The alcohol content ranges from 50.9% to 61.3% [101.8 to 122.6 proof] of each single cask bottling. All four Old Particular single cask single grain Scotch whiskies […]
Wheaties Beer Debuts In Minnesota
Yes – you both read those words and saw that picture correctly – that is indeed a can of Wheaties beer. Well, not exactly beer made of Wheaties – but beer definitely made of wheat by Fulton Brewery in Minneapolis and co-branded with well-known General Mills brand, Wheaties. The new beer – which is officially called HefeWheaties – is, of course, a limited edition collaboration of the two Minneapolis-based companies. […]
Air BnB Offers Knob Creek Campalooza
Online lodging rental service AirBnB has collaborated with Kentucky bourbon maker Knob Creek to offer a chance – via online auction – at going along on the distillery’s annual campout at a campground on distillery property. The winner’s bid amount will benefit hunger charity Share Our Strength, which gets 100% of the value of the winning bid. Knob Creek’s fan club – the “Brothers of Bourbon” – is allocated most […]
Aultmore Unveils Foggie Moss
In a nod to their Buckie Road distillery’s misty Speyside location, Aultmore has revealed a single malt Scotch whisky called Aultmore of the Foggie Moss for their travel retail markets. Aultmore of the Foggie Moss. Aultmore of the Foggie Moss will only be available in travel retail locations in Asia.
Shetland Reel Distillery Bottles First Shetland Single Malt Whisky
The Shetland Distillery has bottled the first single malt whisky from the Shetland Islands in Scotland. Although the whisky is aged and distilled in Portsoy near Aberdeen on the mainland, it is then ferried to the island of Unst where it is officially bottled. The distillery has plans to eventually build a full-fledged distillery on the site of a former Royal Air Force base at Saxa Vord on the island […]
Whisky: The Islay Edition
If you happen to have an hour on your hands, then you may want to spend it watching the The full-length documentary entitled “Whisky: The Islay Edition”…
Whiskey Island On The Block
Whiskey Island, a 3.1-acre bootlegger’s paradise located in the Saint Lawrence Seaway between Canada and the state of New York, is up for sale. The island was used as a way station to transport what was then illegal liquor during the Prohibition Era [1919-33] from Canada to the USA. The site also features buildings built in 1875 that were re-purposed as the eight-bedroom Whiskey Island Lodge [that also features an […]
Spirit Hound Releases The Hound’s Barrels Of Flood Whisky
Two years ago, massive flooding in the area of Spirit Hound Distillers location near Lyons, Colorado, put the distiller’s buildings under three feet of water and caused a six-month cessation of activity to wait for the water to recede, assess damage and repair what could be salvaged. Among the barrels that could be salvaged were those containing Spirit Hound’s Straight Malt Whisky, which will be released later this month. Spirit […]
The Dalmore Has Affinity For Singapore’s Golden Jubilee
Earlier this week, Singapore celebrated its Golden Jubilee – the 50th anniversary of its independence from Great Britain – and The Dalmore contributed to the celebration by releasing a single bottle of single malt Scotch whisky called Affinity. The whisky is, accordingly, aged 50 years and was aged for the first 48 years of its maturation process in an American oak cask before spending the final 2.5 years in a […]
Johnnie Walker Celebrates Singapore With Blue Edition
Johnnie Walker continues with its celebration of selected cities by releasing a special Johnnie Walker Blue Singapore Edition in its Johnnie walker Blue Label Cities Collection. The Johnnie Walker Blue Singapore Edition blended Scotch whisky features a label depicting the Singapore skyline and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence from the United Kingdom. The Johnnie Walker Blue Singapore Edition will be available exclusively in the duty-free shop at […]
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