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 […]
Laphroaig Brings Lore Cask Strength To The Rest Of The World
Islay-based distillery Laphroaig has brought their Lore Cask Strength 2025 Càirdeas single malt whisky to the rest of the world with a release to global markets. Laphroaig Lore Cask Strength was matured in Oloroso sherry, European oak, ex-bourbon and quarter casks, bottled at 59.6% alcohol by volume [119.2 proof] and is said to contain notes […]
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Four Roses Releases 2017 Small Batch In UK
Four Roses Distillery has released their 2017 Limited Edition Small Batch bourbon in the UK. Four Roses 2017 Limited Edition Small BatchFour Roses features their low rye mash bill (20% Rye) and is bottled at 53.9% alcohol by volume [107.8 proof]. Only 3,000 hand-numbered bottles of Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon have been released for $170 per bottle.
Fuller’s Releases 2017 Vintage Ale
London brewery Fuller’s has released their 2017 edition of Vintage Ale. Fuller’s Vintage Ale 2017 uses the Denali hop, along with the Target and Goldings hop varieties while also introducing a new malting barley called the Laureate. All bottles of Fuller’s 2017 Vintage Ale are individually numbered. Fuller’s 2017 Vintage Ale 8.5% alcohol by volume.
It’s Almost Whiskey Feast Time Again In New York City
If it is November, then it is Whiskey Feast time again in New York City. Even though it is not quite November yet, you can still get a jump on the whiskey and cocktail festival by being one of the first 10 people to buy general admission tickets between now and Friday, October 27, 2017 and be upgraded to VIP status, guaranteeing you half-hour early entry and first dibs on […]
And Now For Something Completely Different…The Murray [2005]
Tullibardine Distillery has released The Murray (2005) – the second single malt whisky in their Marquess Collection. The Murray has been matured for 12 years in first-fill Bourbon oak casks and is bottled at cask strength. The Murray (2005) is now available worldwide for $65 per bottle.
The Balvenie Releases DCS Compendium Chapter 3
The Balvenie has released The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter 3 – which comprises five single cask single malt whiskies – from 1961 to 2004. The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter 3 consists of… The 1961 single malt is the oldest whisky in the set. The 1973 single malt whisky, which has been aged in a European oak Oloroso sherry butt. The 1981 whisky was matured in a refill American Oak hogshead. […]
World War II-Era Glenlivet 1943 Released
Gordon & MacPhail – a whisky specialist shop in the UK – has released their Private Collection Glenlivet 1943. The Speyside Private Collection Glenlivet 1943 whisky was matured in a first-fill sherry hogshead for 70 years before being bottled at cask strength (49.1 alcohol by volume – 98.2 proof). Only 40 decanters of Private Collection Glenlivet 1943 will be available for $39,600 per decanter.
The Tyrconnell Asks You To Be Brave… Or Else
The Tyrconnell is getting a massive head start on promoting its single malt Irish whiskey five months before St. Patrick’s Day – but that is because they want you to consider purchasing and drinking their product on the other 364 days of the year as well. In other words, their new slogan – be brave…or else. The video promoting The Tyrconnell alludes to the story behind the brand’s namesake chestnut […]
Glen Scotia Launches Limited Edition Single Cask…Really Limited
Glen Scotia Distillery in the Campbeltown district has released their limited edition Glen Scotia Single Cask No. 857 – which will be limited in both amount and availability. How limited? Only 204 bottles of 26-Year-Old Glen Scotia Single Cask will be available only at the Edinburgh Airport in Scotland – and furthermore, only at the World of Whiskies store in the airport. This will be the first time the Glen […]
Start Saving Up – The Macallan Has A Quest For You
Start saving your money because Macallan has released The Macallan Quest Collection – which will only be available in worldwide travel retail outlets. What is The Macallan Quest Collection, you may legitimately ask? The Macallan Quest Collection is a series of four newly created single malt whiskies. They are… The Macallan Quest (40% alcohol by volume, 80 proof) has been matured in four different casks – American and European oak […]
Yellowstone Launches Limited Edition Bourbon
Yellowstone has released their 2017 Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon, finished in charred wine casks. Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon combines three bourbons – a four, seven and 12-year Kentucky Straight Bourbons before being aged in once-filled, double seasoned wine barrels, which are toasted and then lightly charred. Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon is bottled at 50.5% alcohol by volume [101 proof]. Less than 8,000 bottles of […]
SMWS Releases Burning Scarecrows In Sweden
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has released their 10-year-old ‘Burning scarecrows by the sea’, a single cask malt whisky. SMWS’ Burning Scarecrows By The Sea was matured in a refill hogshead ex-Bourbon cask and supposedly contains notes of “pebble beach, seaweed, sun-dried driftwood, bonfire, smoked mackerel and cigar boxes” on the nose, with“blow-torched pineapple and toasted marshmallows” on the palate. Only 234 bottles of SMWS Burning Scarecrows By The Sea […]
Green Spot Reveals Chateau Montelena
Green Spot has revealed their latest Irish whiskey release called Chateau Montelena – the first single pot still Irish whiskey to be finished in French oak Zinfandel wine casks. Green Spot Chateau Montelena was matured in American Bourbon and sherry casks and then finished for a final year in casks previously filled with Zinfandel wine from the Chateau Montelena in California’s Napa Valley . Green Spot Chateau Montelena has been […]
Old Pulteney Releases Trio Of Delight
Old Pulteney is busy this month – they have released two new single malt whiskies as well as a limited edition in parternship with Edinburgh International Airport. The two new single malts are a limited edition 1983 Vintage and a 25-Year-Old. The 1983 Vintage was matured in ex-Bourbon American oak barrels, then in ex-Oloroso Spanish sherry oak butts, then bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] while the 25-Year-Old […]
Loch Lomond Releases 50-Year-Old
Loch Lomond Distillery is releasing their oldest single malt whisky – the Loch Lomond 50-Year-Old The Loch Lomond 50-Year-Old is bottled at 46.2% alcohol by volume [92.4 proof] and has been matured in American oak hogshead before moving on to European oak hogshead. Only 60 decanters of The Loch Lomond 50-Year-Old will be available at a whopping $15,765 per decanter in the China, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and the UK beginning […]
Tullamore D.E.W. Goes Caribbean
Tullamore D.E.W. has released their XO Caribbean Rum Cask Finish – a concoction which begins with their original triple distilled Irish whiskey and finishes in first fill XO Caribbean Demerara rum casks. Tullamore D.E.W. XO Carribbean Rum Cask Finish has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain the expected notes of tropical fruit and spice. Tullamore DEW XO Rum Cask Finish is available […]
Laphroaig – Nobody Does This
Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky is rolling out their annual [begun in 2014] tasting sessions where people – generally non-whisky drinkers – taste the peaty whisky for the first time and proceed to blurt out their opinions of what they just put into their mouths – this time, the theme is “A First for Friends.” The video shows the unscripted reactions of each person within five different pairs of real […]
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