Gordon & MacPhail To Reveal Glenlivet 85-Year-Old
UK-based independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail will release an 85-year-old Glenlivet Scotch whisky – what they are claiming to be the world’s oldest single malt Scotch – in October 2025. The release will surpass The Macallan’s 84-year-old Time: Space, which was released in September 2024. The Glenlivet 85-year-old single malt Scotch whisky was bottled at […]
Sazerac Gets High With Rye
Sazerac has decided to get high and released Sazerac Rye 100 Proof – at 50% alcohol by volume, a slightly higher proof whiskey than the usual Sazerac Rye, which is a mere 90 proof [45% alcohol by volume]. Sazerac Rye 100 proof is expected to be a whiskey that will be coveted for classic cocktails […]
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Could Some Sexton Be Coming Your Way During The Holidays?
It is always good to receive something unexpected during the holidays – well, usually it is good – but it would definitely be classified as good if you were on the receiving end of The Sexton, a single malt Irish whiskey inspired by the north coast of Ireland. The Sexton – a term derived from a Medieval Latin word meaning custodian of sacred objects – emanates from 100% malted barley […]
High Commissioner Has A Limited Edition
High Commissioner blended Scotch whisky has released their limited edition celebrating their brand’s heritage by calling it, naturally – the Heritage Edition. Only 100,000 bottles of High Commissioner Heritage Edition will be available for $19 per bottle in Iceland and the UK.
Nick Offerman Thanks Lavagulin
Nick Offerman’s Thanksgiving is not necessarily your Thanksgiving – unless it involves some Lavagulin…
Matthew McConaughey Delivers Wild Turkey[s] For Thanksgiving
Wild Turkey Bourbon spokesman [and actor] Matthew McConaughey helped to deliver more than 4500 Butterball turkeys to the locals around Lawrenceburg, Kentucky just ahead of Thanksgiving…
Jack Daniel’s Releases Red Dog Saloon In The UK
Jack Daniel’s has released a special edition version of its signature whiskey called Jack Daniel’s Red Dog Saloon, only in the UK. Jack Daniel’s Red Dog Saloon celebrates the actual Red Dog Saloon – a bar opened by Jack Daniel in Lynchburg, Tennessee in 1892 – and is bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof]. Jack Daniel’s Red Dog Saloon is available for $40 per bottle.
Midleton Very Rare Vintage 2017 Unveiled
Midleton Very Rare Vintage 2017 – the 34th edition of the exclusive Irish whiskey – has been released. Since 1984, a limited number of bottles of Midleton Very Rare have been released every year by the Midleton Distillery – all are matured in American oak barrels and none carry age statements.
Stone Ripper Pale Ale Released Upon The World
Stone Brewing Berlin has released their Ripper Pale Ale upon the world. Stone’s Ripper Pale Ale is presented as a San-Diego style pale ale but it actually contains hops from the Australia and Germany as well as the USA’s West Coast. German hop varieties used in Stone’s Ripper Pale Ale include Hallertauer Blanc, Hüll Melon and Mandarina Bavaria alongside Galaxy hops from Australia and Cascade from the USA West Coast.
Holiday Gift Giving Idea #49 – Peated Malts Gift Pack
The holiday gift-giving season is here and with it come whisky gifting options. One of the best is the Peated Malts of Distinction gift pack, featuring miniaturized whisky versions from The Ardmore, Connemara, Bowmore and Laphroaig. More specifically, The Ardmore Legacy – a lightly peated expression – Connemara, Bowmore No. 1 and Laphroaig. Perhaps best of all, the Peated Malts of Distinction gift box is reasonably priced [we feel] at […]
The GlenDronach Releases Peated Port Wood
The GlenDronach Distillery has released their GlenDronach Peated Port Wood whisky – said to be made in the so-called ‘old style’, from malted barley dried with Highland peat. The GlenDronach Peated Port Wood was finished in port pipes from the Douro Valley in Portugal and has been bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. The GlenDronach Peated Port Wood is said to contain notes of – not surprisingly – […]
Tiiiiiiiin Roof, Rusted! – At Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont
WhiskyCritic took some time out from the busy schedule of providing news of whisky to actually try some whisky – specifically, in the form of a cocktail called “Tin Roof Rusted” at Hollywood’s famed Chateau Marmont. The cocktail – new for 2017 at the Chateau – is, of course, based on a line from the B-52’s 1989 hit song “Love Shack” [with the Chateau being significantly more than a shack] […]
Conan O’Brien And Mila Kunis Share Some Jim Beam
Conan O’Brien takes a break from asking questions to share some Jim Beam with actress – and Jim Beam spokeswoman – Mila Kunis…
Glenglassaugh Releases Quartet Of Goodness
Glenglassaugh Distillery has released a quartet of limited releases – a Port Wood finish, a Peated Port Wood Finish, a Pedro Ximinez Sherry Wood Finish and a Peated Virgin Oak Wood Finish. Glenglassaugh whisky has first matured in American ex-Bourbon casks before moving into the various [American virgin Oak, Pedro Ximenez or Port wood] finishing casks.
anCnoc Gets Straight To The Peatheart
anCnoc has released Peatheart single malt whisky – heavily peated with a phenol content of 40 ppm. anCnoc Peatheart single malt whisky has been matured in Bourbon barrels more than a decade. anCnoc Peatheart single malt whisky is available for $70 per bottle.
Hopscotch Releases Vermont Single Malt
Hopscotch has released – in collaboration with local brewery, Stone Corral – the second edition of their Vermont Single Malt whiskey. Hopscotch Vermont Single Malt was distilled with assistance from Stone Corral’s Scotch Ale. Only 700 bottles of Hopscotch Vermont Single Malt whiskey will be made available in both Vermont and Massachusetts.
Fake 1878 Macallan Off By About 93 Years…And Not A Single Malt
Remember that $10,000 shot of 1878 Macallan purchased by a Chinese millionaire this summer? Fake. Not only was the age statement fake but so was the composition. In July, Chinese millionaire Zhang Wei was visiting the Devil’s Place whisky bar at the Waldhaus Am See hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland, when he spotted an unopened bottle labeled as an 1878 Macallan single malt, and promptly asked to purchase a shot […]
Wemyss Introduces 12 Single Malts For The Holidays
Just in time for the holidays, Wemyss Malts has released 12 single cask whiskies, ranging in age from 11 to 36 years old. The 12 single cask releases from Wemyss are: Herb and Lime Salsa (26YO) – a single cask hogshead from Bunnahabhain distillery, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. Bittersweet Baklava (28YO) – another single cask hogshead Bunnahabhain distillery, also bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 […]
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