Glenmorangie Named As Official Whisky Of Formula One
Glenmorangie has been named as the official whisky of Formula One as part of a 10-year collaboration between Glenmorangie’s parent company LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) and Formula One beginning in 2025. Formula One and Glenmorangie will celebrate the collaboration this at the 2025 British Grand Prix to be held this Sunday (July 6) at […]
Richard Hammond Debuts Hawkridge Whisky
Former “Top Gear” and “The Grand Tour” co-host Richard Hammond has finally joined the alcohol-fueled fray with his former tormentors from both those shows with his collaboration with Hawkridge Distillers to produce both a gin and a single malt English whisky, called Ratio Gin and Iron Ridge whisky. Hawkridge Distillery is located in Berkshire, England. […]
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The Dalmore Releases 500 45-Year-Olds
The Dalmore – purveyors of fine whiskies in WC’s opinions – is launching a limited release of The Dalmore 45-Year-Old, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume (80-proof). The Dalmore 45 is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, honey, almonds and blood orange. The Dalmore 45 has been matured in American white oak ex-bourbon casks before being transferred to two vintage Graham’s Port Colheita pipes dating from 1961 and 1963, […]
Six GlenAllachie Whiskies Released
Last summer, Billy Walker bought Speyside distillery GlenAllachie from Chivas Brothers and the distillery is now releasing their first single casks since the purchase. The six single cask bottlings are from 1978, 1989, 1990 and 1991: GlenAllachie 1978, 40 Years Old, Sherry Butt, Cask #10296, 55.9% alcohol by volume [111.8 proof] GlenAllachie 1989, 29 Years Old, Sherry Butt, Cask #986, 57.7% abv [115.4 proof] GlenAllachie 1989, 29 Years Old, Hogshead, […]
The Glenlivet Releases The Code
The Glenlivet has released their limited-edition Speyside single malt whisky called “The Glenlivet Code” – a mysterious single malt introduced without cask information. To begin the decoding challenge, consumers are invited to scan a code on the back of The Glenlivet Code bottle carton using the Shazam app to enter a virtual underground room. There, they will be greeted by a hologram of The Glenlivet’s Master Distiller, Alan Winchester, who […]
The Macallan 50 May Be Too Rich For Your Blood
The Macallan has revealed their 2018 release of their new limited edition single malt whisky – The Macallan 50-Year-Old – but you may require a hefty loan to purchase a bottle. The Macallan 50-Year-Old has spent the entire half century’s worth of time maturing in a single European oak Sherry butt from Spain before being bottled at 44% alcohol by volume [88 proof]. Only 200 individually numbered bottles of The […]
WC Review – Dalmore 18 Retains Its Excellence
Dalmore 18-Year-Old has always been one of the better single malt Scotch whiskies – at least in the view of WhiskyCritic – and our latest taste of the whisky did not disappoint. The smooth – some might even call it buttery – introduction to your tongue has none of the harshness that other high-end whiskies of its ilk can have. If you are asking us, Dalmore 18 is better than […]
Steinlager Goes Pure Pirate Radio – Yarrr!
To promote their Steinlager Pure beer, Steinlager decided to go with some New Zealand history, telling the tale of pirate radio…
Jack Daniel’s Introduces Tennessee Cider
Jack Daniels has introduced their Tennessee Cider – a Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whisky-infused apple cider. Tennessee Cider is available for $4.15 per 330ml bottle – or you can purchase a four pack gift set with a bottle opener for $14 on the official Jack Daniel’s website.
Jura Launches Five New Whiskies
Jura Distillery has launched five new single malt whiskies they will be referring to as the Jura Signature Series. The Jura Signature Series whiskies have been matured in American white oak ex-Bourbon barrels and will range inprice from $45 to $105 per bottle when they become available worldwide in April 2018.
Batch 16 Coming From The GlenDronach
The GlenDronach Distillery has released Batch 16 – casks ranging from 11 to 28 years old, distilled between 1989-2006 and most matured in Spanish oak sherry casks. Among the highlights in The GlenDronach Batch 16 are a 28-Year-Old distilled in 1989 in a Sherry butt [notes of fruitcake and walnut], a 22-Year-Old distilled in 1995 [notes of toffee and honey], an 11-Year-Old distilled in 2006 [notes of nutmeg and cocoa]. […]
Jameson Places All The Blame On Poor Scully
There was no way to sugar coat it, it was Scully who lost 428 gallons of Jameson Irish whiskey…
Founders Offers Solid Gold
Founders Brewing is a 21-year old craft brewery probably best known for their Scotch Ale named, appropriately enough, Dirty Bastard. Their newest creation is a classic lager called Solid Gold [alas, without the Solid Gold dancers accompaniment] available beginning on March 5, 2018…
Redneck Riviera Whiskey Now Available In South Dakota
Eastside Distilling has announced that their Redneck Riviera Whiskey is now available in South Dakota. South Dakota joins a list of states where Redneck Riviera Whiskey is currently available or will be available very shortly, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas.
Jameson Has A New Bottle Design For 2018 St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is slightly more than two weeks away but Jameson has been prepared for several weeks – recently unveiling their new bottle design for their Irish whiskey for the 2018 St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Jameson commissioned three artists for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day bottle design – Irish illustrator Claudine O’Sullivan, British designer Alex Mellon and Irish photographer Leonn Ward – with their collaborative design being based on […]
Johnnie Walker Introduces Jane Walker
Johnnie Walker is introducing a limited edition version of its blended Scotch whisky called Jane Walker – complete with a female version of their iconic logo. For every bottle produced, Johnnie Walker’s London-based parent company, Diageo, is donating a dollar to organizations that promote women, including Monumental Women and She Should Run. Only 250,000 bottles of the limited edition will be available in the USA beginning in March 2018.
Glenmorangie Will Open Spice & Rye Pop-Up
Glenmorangie plans to open a temporary bar pop-up called “Spice & Rye” in the Fitzrovia district of London. “Spice & Rye” will have an art deco/speakeasy theme and is designed to promote Glenmorangie Spìos – their single malt whisky which they claim is the first ever single malt scotch that has been “entirely aged in American ex-rye whiskey casks”. Prospective “Spice & Rye” guests will enter through an apothecary-style spice […]
Anheuser-Busch Brings Out The Ritas
As spring is getting ready to be sprung, Anheuser-Busch has brought out “The Ritas” to promote their Lime-A-Rita’s – A-B’s margarita-flavored malt beverages. The Rita’s specialize in dispensing advice to the important questions facing the world today, such as “What is love?” [“Find someone who will sunscreen your butt.”] and tips on office decoration [“What’s an office?”]. A-B is also bringing back Water-Melon-Rita for summer 2018.
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