Barton 1792 Debuts Cognac Cask Bourbon
Kentucky-based Barton 1792 Distillery has released 1792 – a Cognac cask-finished bourbon. Barton 1792 Cognac Cask Finish was first matured in American white oak barrels, then finished in French Cognac casks for a minimum of six months before being bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume [95 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricot, […]
Speyburn Bolsters Travel Retail
Speyside distillery Speyburn is bolstering their travel retail venue presence in airports both near home and across Europe, including Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports in Scotland as well as Charles de Gaulle in Paris and Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. Speyburn will highlight the distillery’s travel retail-exclusive range, which includes Kentucky Bourbon Cask, Bordeaux Red Wine […]
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Mac-Talla Whisky Emerges From Aberargie Distillery
UK-based Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers has released the latest in their Mac-Talla series – Mac-Talla Virgin Oak – a limited edition Islay single malt. Mac-Talla Virgin Oak is somewhat of a Frankenstein creation as a no-age-statement whisky that was matured in a combination of bourbon barrels and virgin American oak casks sourced from Kentucky then finished in virgin oak, before being bottled at Aberargie Distillery in Scotland. Mac-Talla Virgin Oak […]
Spirit Of Speyside Ready For 2025 Whisky Festival Beginning In April
The popular Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival is returning for its 26th year beginning on April 30, 2025 and ending on May 5, 2025 while touting nearly 500 events across 89 venues. The Spirit of Speyside 2025 will have many of the region’s 51 distilleries open to attendees during the festival’s six-day run, including several that are usually closed to the public. The Spirit of Speyside 2025 begins the festivities […]
Kavalan Unveils Grand Reserve Whiskies
Taiwan-based Kavalan Distillery has released a pair of new whiskies – Kavalan Grand Reserve No.1 and Kavalan Grand Reserve No.2 – but both will only be available in Lotte Duty Free travel retail venues. Both Kavalan Grand Reserve whiskies were initially aged in shaved, toasted and re-charred Vinho wine casks as well as being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof]. Kavalan Grand Reserve No.1 was additionally matured in […]
New Look Budweiser Clydesdales Set To Join Eagles And Chiefs In Super Bowl
The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are set for Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025, and they will be joined by the new-look Budweiser Clydesdales. Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch announced several of their brands will air commercial spots during the big game – including Michelob Ultra, Busch Light, Bud Light, Stella Artois and, of course, Budweiser – which will, all added up, comprise a total of three minutes of […]
Ko’olau Distillery – Old Pali Road Whiskey – Review
Ko’olau Distillery resides on the windward side of the island of O’ahu in Hawai’i, far from the madding crowds of Honolulu and Waikiki but near the pleasantries of Kaneohe and Kailua [where a United States Marine Corp base is located on Mokapu Peninsula]. The distillery is a mere baby in distillery years – only recently founded in 2018 by former Marines – and is located in Kailua and uses the […]
Glenmorangie House Preps For Valentine’s Day Weekend With Signet
If you are planning on being in Scotland during next month’s Valentine’s Day weekend, then Glenmorangie House may be of interest as they are hosting a Valentine’s Day weekend, offering guests an experience with the Highland distillery’s high-roasted chocolate malt whiskies – Signet and Signet Reserve. The Glenmorangie House will host the experience on Valentine’s Day weekend from Friday, February 14, 2025 to Sunday, February 16, 2025, featuring Signet – […]
Beckham Discovers Long Lost American Brother In Stella Artois Super Bowl Ad
In a Super Bowl advertisement, English football legend David Beckham shares a European-style lager Stella Artois with his parents, who inform him that he has a “long lost brother” in the USA. Beckham, who previously touted The Haig Club whisky, is Stella Artois’s global ambassador. In “The Big News,” Beckham learns from his parents that there is another David in America. “You called him other David?” Beckham asks incredulously and […]
Buffalo Trace Reveals Second Prohibition Collection
Buffalo Trace Distillery has released their second annual Prohibition Collection, a limited edition set which includes commemorates five whiskies – Mirror Brook, Very Oldest Procurable (VOP), Anderson’s Belle, Old Fashioned Mountain Corn and Silver Wedding Rye Whiskey – legally produced and sold at the George T Stagg Distillery during Prohibition [1920-33]. During the Prohibition Era, the USA government banned the production, sale and transportation of alcohol under the 18th Amendment […]
Woody Creek Becomes Official Whiskey Of NHL’s Minnesota Wild
Colorado-based Woody Creek Distillers is becoming the official partner of a National Hockey League (NHL) team and, inexplicably, it is not the Colorado Avalanche – it is the Minnesota Wild. The new partnership with the Minnesota Wild will include exposure through in-arena signage, game sponsorship, virtual broadcast signage, and social media features. Woody Creek Distillers, which produces bourbon, rye whiskey, gin and vodka, is based in Basalt, Colorado – approximately […]
The Glenlivet Reveals 40 Year Old
The Glenlivet has released The Glenlivet 40 Years Old – a new 40-year-old Scotch whisky – just after celebrating the distillery’s 200th anniversary. The Glenlivet 40 Years Old was finished in a blend of seasoned Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks, bottled at 46.9% alcohol by volume [93.8 proof] and is said to offer notes of apple, cherry, cinnamon, dark chocolate and licorice. The Glenlivet 40 Years Old is being […]
Stranahan’s Unveils Founder’s Release American Single Malt
Colorado-based American single malt producer Stranahan’s has released a new whiskey – Stranahan’s Founder’s Release – in celebration of the designation and recognition of American single malt as an official category by the federal government’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) on January 19, 2025. Stranahan’s Founder’s Release is a a 12-year-old whiskey initially matured in charred oak barrels, finished in former bourbon and blonde ale casks, bottled […]
Lochlea Celebrates Sixth Anniversary With Whisky Release
Lowlands Lochlea Distillery has released a limited edition whisky – Lochlea 6 Year Old – to celebrate, appropriately enough, their sixth anniversary. Lochlea 6 Year Old blends liquid from six casks – three bourbon barrels and three Oloroso sherry casks – from the distillery’s inaugural year of 2018, was bottled at 50% alcohol by volume and is said to offer notes of berries, caramel, dates, ginger and vanilla. Lochlea 6 […]
Sexton Reveals 11-Year-Old For Travel Retail Venues
Irish whiskey brand, The Sexton, has released their initial offering for worldwide travel retail venues – an 11-year-old single malt Irish whiskey aged in Oloroso sherry-soaked French oak barrels originating from Jerez, Spain. The Sexton 11 Year Old Single Malt was derived from 100% Irish malted barley, triple-distilled in copper pot stills, matured in Spanish Oloroso sherry-soaked barrels, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to […]
The Glenmorangie Company Preps Ardbeg House For 2025 Opening
The Glenmorangie Company is preparing for the opening – currently scheduled for Autumn 2025 – of their new Ardbeg House hotel, near Port Ellen, a few miles from the Ardbeg Distillery on the island of Islay in Scotland. Formerly named Glenmorangie House, the Glenmorangie Company’s Ardbeg House is being described as a world-class whisky and hospitality experience, with the newly refurbished hotel having been designed to celebrate the spirit of […]
Santa Fe Spirits Rebrand Line of Whiskies
New Mexico-based American single malt producer Santa Fe Spirits has re-branded some of their whiskies – replacing their line of Colkegan single malts with a new look and name – The Original Santa Fe Whiskey – in an effort to elevate sense of terroir and regionality. Santa Fe Spirits was founded in 2010 by Colin Keegan, then subsequently purchased by Stockwell Reserve, a cooperative of craft distilleries, in April 2024. […]
Jim Beam Tackles Seven Stages Of Defeat
Jim Beam is preparing themselves to be the bourbon or whiskey shoulders upon which American football fans can cry on when their teams lose in the National Football League playoffs [Minnesota Vikings fans are already candidates] by offering condolences via a “7 Stages of Defeat” video, starring actor Keegan-Michael Key [a devoted Detroit Lions fan] focusing on what fans experience when their beloved team loses – shock, denial, anger, bargaining, […]
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