Chichibu Unleashes Glow-In-The-Dark Whisky
Just in time for Halloween, Japanese whisky distillery Chichibu has unveiled a glow-in-the-dark whisky – Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The 2025 London Edition – albeit in the UK only. Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The London Edition 2025 is a blend of 10 casks of Chichibu single malt whisky [including two casks of heavily peated whisky], bottled at […]
Four Walls Invites You To Hang With Them
Four Walls Irish American Whiskey is inviting people to “hang” in a new online video promotional campaign featuring the Four Walls founding trio of Rob McElhenney [who changed his name to Rob Mac in June 2025], Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton – and who are all stars of the long-running comedy TV show “It’s Always […]
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Fettercairn Receives New Life
Fettercairn single malt whisky has received a new life in the form of a re-launch and four new expressions – ranging in age from 12 to 50 years old. All four Fettercairn whiskies began maturing in American white oak ex-Bourbon barrels – although both the 12 and 28-year olds spent the entire time in the barrels – while the 40 Year-Old finished in an Apostoles Sherry Cask and the 50 […]
Johnnie Walker Adds Blue Label Ghost And Rare Port Ellen
Johnnie Walker is adding their Blue Label Ghost and Rare Port Ellen to their extensive portfolio of scotch whiskies. Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare Port Ellen is a blend of eight whiskies, including three so-called ‘ghost whiskies’ from distilleries that have been closed down. Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare Port Ellen includes whisky from the namesake distillery of Port Ellen [which closed in 1983] along with […]
Glenfiddich Offers Fire & Cane
Glenfiddich is offering their Fire & Cane – a peated, no-age-statement (NAS) malt whisky that was first matured in Bourbon casks before being finished in rum casks. Glenfiddich Fire & Cane is the fourth member of Glenfiddich’s Experimental Series, which includes Glenfiddich Project XX, Glenfiddich IPA and Glenfiddich Winter Storm. Glenfiddich Fire & Cane was bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of […]
Bulleit Gets Tats
Bulleit has released a limited edition collection – dubbed their Tattoo Editions – to celebrate National Tattoo Day [which was on July 17]. Bulleit collaborated with four different artists – Shawn Barber of Los Angeles, Thomas Hooper from Austin, Jess Mascetti from New York and Jason Kundell of Portland – to produce four tattoo designs on the bottle. Each Bulleit Tattoo Edition bottle contains a scannable QR code which then […]
The Dalmore Releases 45-Year-Old
One of WhiskyCritic’s favorite distilleries – The Dalmore – is releasing a 45-Year-Old single malt whisky. That is the good news. The bad news is that you are likely to be unable to afford it. The Dalmore 45-Year-Old was aged 40 years before spending the final five years in two Colheita port pipes from 1961 and 1963, respectively, and finishing in first-fill ex-bourbon casks then ultimately bottling it up [in […]
Tomatin Unveils Moscatel Finish Limited Edition
Tomatin has released their limited edition Moscatel-finished single malt whisky. Tomatin Moscatel was aged 15 years and finished in first-fill Portuguese Moscatel wine barriques for five of those years before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. Only 6000 bottles of the limited edition Tomatin Moscatel will be available worldwide for $100 per bottle.
Old Pulteney Gives Birth To Twins
Old Pulteney is proud to announce the birth/release of a limited edition twin pack featuring their 21-Year-Old and a 1989 Vintage single malt whiskies. Alas – the catch is that the limited edition consists of only 276 packs worldwide for the price of $785 per pack.
RPS Brewing Jumps On Putin-Trump Helsinki Train
RPS Brewing -a small Finnish craft brewery – has successfully jumped on the unstoppable PR train that has emerged from the Helsinki summit meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and his USA counterpart, Donald Trump, with a new beer called “Let’s Settle This Like Adults”. RPS [Rock, Paper, Scissors] Brewing has issued a limited-edition lager depicting cartoon versions of the USA and Russian presidents on its label, with text for […]
Buchanan’s Releases 15-Year-Old
Buchanan’s has released their Buchanan’s Select 15-Year-Old Blended Malt Scotch Whisky – a blend of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies from Scotland that has been matured for at least 15 years. Buchanan’s Select has been bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of toasted oak, caramel, walnut, apple and pear. Buchanan’s Select is available nationwide in the USA for $50 per 750ml bottle.
Nikka From The Barrel Whisky Arrives In USA
After spending the past 32 years in Japan, Nikka From The Barrel blended whisky has finally plowed through the Pacific Ocean and emerged on American shores. Nikka From The Barrel Nikka is a compilation of more than 100 different malt and grain whiskies – all produced at Nikka’s Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries – that have been aged in multiple types of ex-Bourbon barrels and puncheons, ex-sherry butts, refilled, re-charred and […]
Sea Cider Bittersweet Claims 2018 Portland International Cider Cup
Sea Cider Farm and Ciderhouse’s Bittersweet cider was the official winner of the sixth annual Portland International Cider Cup [PICC]. Sea Cider’s Bittersweet fended off nearly 170 ciders from the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, Canada to claim Best in Show from the 60 cider judges. It was the first time in the six-year history of the PICC that a cider from British Columbia took home the Best of Show […]
A Chilled Corona Sounds Good Right About Now
Summer is officially here – how does a chilled Corona sound?
Old Forester Back To Whiskey Row
Old Forester Distilling has opened their new $45 million, three-story, 70,000-square foot distillery in downtown Louisville, Kentucky on Main Street [dubbed Whiskey Row due to its place as the epicenter of the Bourbon industry in Kentucky]. Old Forester Distilling Co. will add production capacity of approximately 100,000 proof gallons annually. Visitors interested in participating in the tour experience at the new Old Forester distillery will begin with a primer on […]
Kopparberg Adds Sweet Apple Cider
Swedish cider-maker Kopparberg has released Sweet Apple cider in a new, larger “KopparKeg” just in time for summer. Sweet Apple will only be available in a five-liter share-able “KopparKeg” from June to August 2018 and joins Strawberry & Lime and Mixed Fruit as other Kopparberg flavors. Sweet Apple was launched in November 2017.
Give Us A Guinness Wave, Conan!
Conan O’Brien makes an unsolicited testimonial for Guinness beer…
Whyte & Mackay Goes Small
Whyte & Mackay has released a smaller bottle of their blended whisky – a 50cl bottle – smaller than their existing bottles of 70cl and one-liter sizes. Whyte & Mackay’s new 50cl bottle will be available in the UK for $14 per bottle.
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