Bacardi Takes Control Of Teeling
A mere six years after investing in the Dublin-based Irish whiskey-making Teeling Distillery, Bermuda-based Bacardi has taken majority control of the distiller. The percentage of Bacardi’s ownership stake was undisclosed but founders Jack and Stephen Teeling will continue to own a percentage of the business and run day-to-day operations. Bacardi initially invested in The Teeling […]
Balmoral Castle Releases Special Whisky to Honor King Charles
Balmoral Castle and Estate has released a special edition whisky honoring the 75th birthday of King Charles III. The 45-year-old single cask whisky was distilled at Royal Lochnagar and released in celebration of the King’s birthday. It was tasted by the King this year, before 253 bottles were released on November 14, 2023. On Tuesday, […]
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Whisky Reborn As Prometheus
A collection of orphaned 26-year-old Speyside single malt whisky casks was purchased by Glasgow Distillery last year and the result will be a limited release of Prometheus whisky this year. The whisky will be bottled at 47% alcohol content [94 proof] and is said to have floral and peated barley notes. The limited – no set amount of bottles was announced – release of Prometheus will retail for $575 per […]
Aberfeldy Shows Off Gold 28-Year-Old
Aberfeldy Distillery recently released eight – yes, eight – bottles of Aberfeldy Gold of Pitilie 28-Year-Old Highland single malt Scotch whisky. The whisky was extracted and hand-bottled from a single 1985 cask which will no longer have whisky taken from it. Beside those rarities, the other distinction of the Aberfeldy 28-Year-Old is the packaging – the bottle is encased in ornate 22-carat and 24-carat gold plating – a reference to […]
Burning Through A Bottle Of Maker’s Mark
Did Santa Whisky happen to gift you with a holiday surprise of Maker’s Mark bourbon last week? Celebrate and enjoy but do not abuse Santa’s generosity and intelligence by trying to melt off the wax with a lighter…
Bruichladdich Unveils Octomore 6.3 Islay Barley
Islay distillery Bruichladdich has unveiled Octomore 6.3 Islay Barley, a heavily-peated single malt whisky using barley exclusively grown on the island of Islay. Octomore 6.3 has been aged five years in ex-Bourbon casks and bottled at 64% alcohol content [128 proof]. Bruichladdich has produced 18,000 bottles of Octomore 6.3 Islay Barley.
Cuban Cigars Soon To Be Legal To Import
With only a Congressional seal of approval awaiting its decree, it will soon be legal to import Cuban cigars into the USA. The country joins the rest of the civilized world in recognizing Cuba – and its’ awesome cigars – after President Barack Obama, along with some help from Canada and the Pope, officially declared the embargo against the island nation to be over. Congress will have to ratify the […]
Stephen Colbert Sells Show Sponsorship To Dewar’s
With only a few shows left in his nine-year run on Comedy Central, wildly popular Stephen Colbert took the opportunity to sell sponsorship of the show – and theme song – to Dewar’s whisky…
Tiger Lily Brings Out Lehman Brothers Ashes Of Disaster Whisky
In one of the most snubbiest of the all-time nose snubs, a London-based investment firm, Tiger Lily Ventures, Ltd. Is seeking to sell its three-whisky line of Lehman Brothers Whisky – Ashes of Disaster, Evergreen and Snapfire – particularly in New York. Standing in the way of the possible whisky deluge is UK-based Barclays PLC – which bought the then-New York-based Lehman Brothers investment firm in 2008 – after the […]
Martell Cognac Has Two Special Holiday Gifts
Legendary cognac house, Martell, has unveiled a pair of special themed bottles aimed directly at the holiday gift crowd. The first bottle, entitled “Paris Style”, is mostly white and themed after the fashionable Montmartre artistic enclave district of Paris while the other is titled “Noblige” and is bathed in a sophisticated tuxedo-like cover that gives it an unmistakable luxurious look. Both bottles will only be available in Asian travel retail […]
Haig Club Officially Launches Its Whisky In The USA
Haig Club – the David Beckham touted whisky – has officially launched itself into the shark-infested whisky marketing waters of the United States of America. The single grain Scotch whisky was already launched in its native UK in July and then on the worldwide stage last month in Singapore. Haig Club is now available in the USA for $70 per bottle and will be made available to Asia markets in […]
The Glenlivet Rolls Out Last Minute Gift Idea
If you are looking for last-minute gift ideas this holiday season, then The Glenlivet has your back. The Glenlivet is offering a pair of gift packs this holiday season – one gift pack contains a 750ml bottle of The Glenlivet 12-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky along with two branded glasses while another gift pack contains the same 750ml bottle of The Glenlivet 12-Year-Old but replaces the glasses with miniature bottles […]
Knob Creek Sponsors Bourbon Camp
American bourbon company Knob Creek is sponsoring a Knob Creek Campout in Clermont, Kentucky…
How To Have Johnnie Walker In Your Sole
First Johnnie Walker was making a deal to infuse your tweed garments with the mere scent of its whisky and now, shoemaker Oliver Sweeney has gone one better and provided you with your own miniature bottle of Johnnie Walker for your shoes. Specifically, Oliver Sweeney is offering their classic Oxford brogues with a small compartment to tiny for a Maxwell Smart-like shoe phone but just big enough for a miniature […]
The Suntory Story – And Super Ellie Whisky – Depicted In Massan
The story of the creation and foundation of Suntory – the Japanese spirits conglomerate that owns Jim Beam and also the best whisky in the world [Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013] – is told in the popular Japanese soap opera “Massan” which depicts the life of Suntory founder Masataka Taketsuru and his Scottish wife, Rita [whose name was changed to Ellie Kameyama in the series and played by distinctly […]
Thomas Hine Releases The Cognac Hounds!
Thomas Hine has released the Domaines Hine Bonneuil 2005 cognac from their small estate near France’s Colinaud valley. The grapes come from first-growth vineyards in the chalky terroir located near the Grande Champagne area, yielding a eaux-de-vie that will be fruity in flavor. The cognac was matured in French oak casks made from trees grown in the Allier forest and weather conditions of 2005 mirrored closely that of 1953 – […]
BenRiach Unveils Five New Whiskies
BenRiach Distillery has released five new whiskies beginning with a 12-Year-Old Sauternes Cask Finish single malt Scotch whisky. The Highland malt is 46% alcohol content [92 proof] and was matured in European oak casks before being finished off in small batch Sauternes [sweet dessert] wine casks. Next is a 24-Year-Old single malt aged in Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 48.9% alcohol content [97.8 proof]. Only 1,180 bottles of the […]
Nick Offerman Offers His Tales Of Whisky
Nick Offerman wishes he had a third hand so he could drink whisky and play his guitar – amongst other things…
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