WL Weller Launches Pair Of Bourbons
Buffalo Trace Distillery has released a pair of wheated bourbons – the second edition of Weller Millennium and WL Weller 18 Years Old – the latter being their oldest age statement ever for the wheated bourbons, which are named after William Larue Weller. Weller Millennium Second Edition is a blend of vintage straight wheated bourbon […]
Fielden Reveals Hazybower
English whiskymaker Fielden has released Hazybower – the second installment in their Fieldnotes Collection which highlights the wild herbs and flowers that grow naturally in England’s fields. Fielden’s Hazybower is a rye whisky consisting of a blend of heritage rye, wheat and barley, matured in American oak casks [with a portion also matured in Hungarian […]
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Atlas Cider Company Switches Name To Avid Hard Cider
What you have come to know and love as Atlas Cider Company will become Avid Hard Cider when they celebrate their fifth anniversary on June 1, 2018. Atlas Cider Company – located in Bend, Oregon – was founded by Dan and Samantha McCoy and was named after the couple’s now-seven-year-old son. However, Atlas Brew Works, located in Washington, D.C., was not impressed with their kid’s name and decided to play […]
The Glenlivet Reveals The Captain’s Reserve
The Glenlivet has revealed their Captain’s Reserve – a single malt finished in Cognac casks. The Glenlivet’s Captain’s Reserve is a tribute to Captain William Smith Grant, the great-grandson of George Smith, founder of The Glenlivet. The Glenlivet’s Captain’s Reserve is available globally for $65 per bottle.
Bud Drones On About 2018 FIFA World Cup
Budweiser is going to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with, fittingly, beer-delivering drones and glowing, noise-activated beer cups. Budweiser is the official beer of the 2018 World Cup – which runs from June 14 to July 15, 2018 – and is the world’s most-watched sporting event. However, with the USA infamously failing to qualify for the tournament, Bud said that it will not be running its television ads […]
Redbreast Dream Cask On The Way
World Whisky Day just got better with the announcement of the release of Redbreast Dream Cask designed to coincide with World Whisky Day on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Redbreast Dream Cask is a limited edition 32 Year-Old single pot still Irish whiskey – a single cask selected in 2017 by Redbreast master blender, Billy Leighton, and which began life on Halloween in October 1985, with single pot still Irish whiskey […]
Dos Equis Adds A Few More X’s For Cinco De Mayo
Dos Equis added a few more X’s for Cinco de Mayo and ditched The Most Interesting Man in the World and decided to replace him with Blake Anderson from the Comedy Central show, “The Workaholics”…
Angry Orchard, Corona Extra And Woodford Reserve At The Gate For The 2018 Kentucky Derby
Although Woodford Reserve has been the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby for 18 years, this year, Woodford Reserve is the presenting sponsor for the Kentucky Derby – a deal which runs for five years. Joining Woodford Reserve in new sponsorship deals for the race are Angry Orchard and Corona Extra as the official hard cider and import beer, respectively, of the Kentucky Derby. Corona Extra replaces Stella Artois as […]
Tamdhu Launches Dalbeallie Dram At Speyside Whisky Festival
The 2018 Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival is the site of the release of Tamdhu’s Dalbeallie Dram, a limited edition bottling that honors the Dalbeallie train station near the Tamdhu distillery. Tamdhu Dalbeallie Dram is bottled at a whopping 62.1% alcohol by volume [124.2 proof] and is fully matured in Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez in Spain. Only 1,000 bottles of Tamdhu’s Dalbeallie Dram will be made available at the […]
The Singleton Unveils Malt Master’s Selection
The Singleton Malt Master’s Selection has been unveiled to the world. The Singleton Malt Master’s Selection is bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof]. The Singleton Malt Master’s Selection is available for $40 per bottle beginning in May 2018.
Tamdhu Releases Single Cask Distillery Team Edition
Tamdhu Single Cask Distillery Team Edition has been released in celebration of the 120th anniversary of the distillery. Tamdhu Single Cask Distillery Team Edition is so named because it was selected by the Tamdhu Distillery team, that was then bottled at cask strength before being matured in a European oak first-fill sherry butt. Only 603 bottles of Tamdhu 120th Anniversary Single Cask Distillery Team Edition are available at the distillery […]
WC Saves The Best For Last – Atlas Dragonfruit Cider
It is with some amount of sadness that WhiskyCritic’s weeklong tasting spree has come to an end – for now, future tasting sprees are on the horizon – but we end this month’s tasting spree with the best of the bunch, Atlas Dragonfruit Cider from Atlas Hard Cider Company in Bend, Oregon. Atlas’ Blackberry Cider has long been a favorite of ours and Atlas feels the same way as they […]
WC Encounters Elk Rider Rye Whiskey
WC continues this week’s tasting spree with a dollop of Elk Rider rye whiskey from Heritage Distilling in Gig Harbor in the state of Washington. Elk Rider rye whiskey has been bottled at 46% ABV [92 Proof] and is said to contain notes of notes of orange, clove, honey, and pepper/spice but all WC noticed was the clove and spice, especially at the finish and in lingering traces. We did […]
WC Scales 12 Bridges With Hawthorne Apple Cider
WhiskyCritic continues our tasting spree with a tasting of yet another tasty cider, this time the Hawthorne Apple from 12 Bridge Ciderworks in Oregon. The Hawthorne Apple is 6.5% alcohol by volume and is said to be made with all natural, fresh-pressed apple juice from Pacific Northwest apples before being fermented with an English style ale yeast. WC found the Hawthorne Apple to be zesty and refreshing and would highly […]
WC Goes To The Rodeo With Stein Distillery
Continuing on WhiskyCritic’s tasting spree this week, WC takes you to the northeastern corner of the state of Oregon where you will find the town of Joseph and Stein Distillery which produces Rodeo blended whiskey. Although Stein Distillery is officially based 338 west in the Portland suburb of Beaverton, Oregon, the Joseph distillery produces Rodeo blended whiskey which celebrates the annual Chief Joseph Days Rodeo. Rodeo blended whiskey is a […]
WC Finds Portland Cider Company Kinda Dry
In our ongoing, grueling [yes, somebody has to do it] taste-testing tour, WhiskyCritic had an opportunity to taste a small portion of Kinda Dry – the flagship cider from six-year-old Portland Cider Company. Kinda Dry is a 6.5% alcohol-by-volume cider that is PCC’s version of a traditional English cider with the one distinct change being that it is made with 100% Northwest apples. Kinda Dry is light and tart and […]
WC Tries Out Some Big Bottom Barlow Trail American Blended Whiskey
WhiskyCritic went to the Big Bottom and lived to tell about it. Specifically, WC tried some Big Bottom Barlow Trail American Blended Whiskey, a small batch whiskey from Oregon’s Big Bottom Distilling [owned by Eastside Distilling] blended from three well-aged whiskies and the gold medalist at the 2015 Great American Spirits Festival. Press release materials accompanying this whiskey claims it contains notes of caramel, floral, oak, spice and vanilla origins. […]
Stella Artois Has Pocketfuls Of Beer
With an assist from a fancified version of Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself” Stella Artois helps us to see that it might be helpful is one were to invent pockets that could also hold your beer for you…
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