Johnnie Walker Creates Go Go Highball With Sabrina Carpenter
Johnnie Walker has continued their collaboration with popular musical artist Sabrina Carpenter to create the Go Go Highball for last weekend’s 68th Grammy Awards where Carpenter was nominated for six awards – including “Manchild” the single from her album “Man’s Best Friend.” Carpenter had previously agreed to a multi-year partnership with Johnnie Walker on a […]
Peroni Debuts Campaign For The Winter Olympics
Rome-based Japanese-owned Italian-style lager Peroni Nastro Azzurro [which means “blue ribbon” in Italian] has launched a new promotional campaign to coincide with the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy. The new campaign entitled “Here For The Nastro Azzurro,” stars Italian-American chef, author and TV personality Giada De Laurentiis, the granddaughter of filmmaker Dino […]
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Kavalan Reveals Distillery Select
Taiwan-based Kavalan has announced the release of Distillery Select single malt whisky. Kavalan Distillery Select has been aged in refill casks, then bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] for the USA market and 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] for the European market and is said to contain notes of fruit and toffee. Kavalan Distillery Select is being made available for $59 per bottle in the USA and […]
Woodford Reserve Introduces Bottled-In-Bond Whiskey
Woodford reserve has introduced their Woodford Reserve Bottled in Bond – a product which must be aged for at least four years in a federally bonded warehouse – as an addition to their Distillery Series. Woodford Reserve Bottled-in-Bond has been bottled at 45.2% (90.4 proof) and is being made available for $50 per bottle.
Spirit Of Yorkshire Comes Fourth
The Spirit of Yorkshire has released the fourth in the “maturing malts” series called Distillery Projects 004. Distillery Projects 004 has been aged in casks of first-fill Bourbon, re-conditioned wine and sherry before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. It is said to contain notes of apple, crème brûlée and honey roasted nuts. Only 2000 bottles of Distillery Projects 004 are being made available for $51 per […]
Dingle Doubles Down
Six-year-old Irish whiskey distillery Dingle has doubled down and released their second single pot still Irish whiskey [and fifth overall]. Dingle’s second pot still whiskey has been aged in three casks – Bourbon (70%), Oloroso sherry (15%) and PX sherry (15%) – before being bottled at 46.5% alcohol by volume [93 proof]. Only 2,900 bottles of Dingle’s second pot still Irish whiskey are being made available for $100 per bottle.
Tamworth Distilling Supports Local Lake With Rye Whiskey
New Hampshire-based Tamworth Distilling has announced they will donate one dollar from the sale of each bottle of their Chocorua Rye Whiskey to the Chocorua Lake Conservancy – a charity that protects the nearby Chocorua Lake Basin area. Tamworth Distilling’s Chocorua Rye Whiskey has been aged for more than two years in white oak barrels, is bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to contain notes […]
Glengoyne Reveals Batch 006 In Teapot Dram Series
Obviously, everybody will be waiting for the next product in the series, but for now, everybody will have to be satisfied with Batch 006 in Glengoyne’s Teapot Dram series of the Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Glengoyne Teapot Dram Batch No. 006 has been aged in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at a cask-strength 59.5% alcohol by volume [119 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, cloves and […]
GlenAllachie Introduces Eight Single Cask Whiskies For The UK
GlenAllachie has released their Single Cask Editions – eight whiskies designed specifically for the UK market – ranging in age from 10 to 29 years old. The eight whiskies are: •1989 cask, Sherry butt, 60.1% alcohol by volume [120.2 proof], ($384) •1989 cask, hogshead, 54.7% alcohol by volume [109.4 proof], ($352) •1990 cask, Bourbon barrel, 60.7% alcohol by volume [121.4 proof], ($352) •2005 cask, Bourbon barrel, 59.4% alcohol by volume […]
The Last Drop Reaches Into 1982
The Last Drop has reached all the way to 1982 for a release of Bourbon from the Buffalo Trace Distillery [2016 purchasers of The Last Drop Distillers]. The Last Drop 1982 Bourbon was matured in virgin American oak barrels for more than 18 years, then bottled at 45% alcohol by volume and is said to contain notes of coffee, marmalade and vanilla. Only 44 bottles of The Last Drop 1982 […]
Bud Light Goes To The Wine Cellar
Bud Light will be going to the wine cellar – sort of – in the latest 30-second episode of their “Dilly Dilly” ad campaign featuring a Thanksgiving visit from the pretentious Count and Countess Pamplemousse.
The Macallan Takes 85 Seconds To Make The Call
The Macallan asks you to “make the call” [presumably for their whisky and not to the hospital] in their inaugural global advertising campaign, but they will make you wait until the final five seconds of the video before you will figure out what the preceding 85 seconds were on about. “Make the Call” will appear in Macallan’s key markets – China, Mexico, Taiwan, UK and the USA.
Glenmorangie Hits The Surf With Grain Boards
Glenmorangie has collaborated with Maine-based surfboard makers, Grain, to produce surfboards using barrel staves from Glenmorangie. The Glenmorangie + Grain Beyond The Cask surfboards are made using Glenmorangie barrel staves (12-14 per board). The leftover scotch is baked out of the staves, which are then carefully bent and re-shaped, then cut, and clamped and glued into the two panels that form the basis of the boards which weigh between 13 […]
Highland Park Issues Viking Tribe On Amazon In The UK
Highland Park has issued a no-age-statement single malt Scotch whisky called Viking Tribe – available only on Amazon in the UK. Highland Park Viking Tribe has been matured in refill casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain peaty-edged notes of citrus, pepper and vanilla. Highland Park Viking Tribe is being made available on Amazon UK for $55 per 700ml bottle.
Bowmore Brings Back 1965
In case you do not remember much of the year of 1965, Bowmore has brought back a portion of it with their recent addition to their Vaults Series – Bowmore 1965. Bowmore 1965 has been matured in sherry oak casks. Of course, you will have to pay for it through the nose as there are only 232 bottles of Bowmore 1965 being released for a whopping $28,600 per bottle beginning […]
Bob Dylan Knock-Knock-Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door With 10-Year-Old
Legendary musical artist Bob Dylan is adding a 10-Year-Old to his previously launched Heaven’s Door Bourbon range. Dylan’s Heaven’s Door 10-Year Tennessee Straight Bourbon is matured using charcoal columns made from Tennessee sugar maple trees then bottled with a low rye mash bill at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to contain notes of peach, pineapple and walnuts. Heaven’s Door 10-Year Tennessee Straight Bourbon is available in […]
Speyburn Unveils 18-Year-Old
Speyburn has released their 18-Year-Old single malt whisky. Speyburn 18-Year-Old Anniversary Edition has been matured for 18 years in both American and Spanish oak casks and is said to contain notes of chocolate, fruit and toffee. Only 9,000 bottles of Speyburn 18-Year-Old Anniversary Edition are being made available for $110 per bottle.
Ko’olau Distillery Goes Down Old Pali Road
Ko’olau Distillery in Kailua, Oahu, will be producing the first American-style whiskey in Hawai’i. Ko’olau Distillery’s inaugural product will be called Old Pali Road Whiskey and will be bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof]. Ko’olau Old Pali Whiskey uses locally sourced corn for a Bourbon-style base for the mash, which is then blended with five-year-old American whiskey and Hawaiian water. The distillery was founded by Ian Brooks and […]
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