The Dalmore Debuts 17 Year Old
Highland-based The Dalmore has released a 17-year-old single malt whisky finished in sherry casks that will officially join their core lineup. The Dalmore Aged 17 Years was matured in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, finished in a trio – Amoroso, Apostoles and Matusalem Oloroso – of sherry casks, bottled at 42% alcohol by volume [84 […]
Budweiser Unveils Icons Before Super Bowl
Budweiser continues to prepare for next month’s ad parade during the Super Bowl with the release of “American Icons” – the latest addition to their promotional campaign prior to one of the largest sporting viewership events of the year in the USA. The 60-second spot features a pair of icons – Budweiser’s Clydesdales and an […]
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The Dalmore Releases 45-Year-Old
One of WhiskyCritic’s favorite distilleries – The Dalmore – is releasing a 45-Year-Old single malt whisky. That is the good news. The bad news is that you are likely to be unable to afford it. The Dalmore 45-Year-Old was aged 40 years before spending the final five years in two Colheita port pipes from 1961 and 1963, respectively, and finishing in first-fill ex-bourbon casks then ultimately bottling it up [in […]
Tomatin Unveils Moscatel Finish Limited Edition
Tomatin has released their limited edition Moscatel-finished single malt whisky. Tomatin Moscatel was aged 15 years and finished in first-fill Portuguese Moscatel wine barriques for five of those years before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. Only 6000 bottles of the limited edition Tomatin Moscatel will be available worldwide for $100 per bottle.
Old Pulteney Gives Birth To Twins
Old Pulteney is proud to announce the birth/release of a limited edition twin pack featuring their 21-Year-Old and a 1989 Vintage single malt whiskies. Alas – the catch is that the limited edition consists of only 276 packs worldwide for the price of $785 per pack.
RPS Brewing Jumps On Putin-Trump Helsinki Train
RPS Brewing -a small Finnish craft brewery – has successfully jumped on the unstoppable PR train that has emerged from the Helsinki summit meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and his USA counterpart, Donald Trump, with a new beer called “Let’s Settle This Like Adults”. RPS [Rock, Paper, Scissors] Brewing has issued a limited-edition lager depicting cartoon versions of the USA and Russian presidents on its label, with text for […]
Buchanan’s Releases 15-Year-Old
Buchanan’s has released their Buchanan’s Select 15-Year-Old Blended Malt Scotch Whisky – a blend of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies from Scotland that has been matured for at least 15 years. Buchanan’s Select has been bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of toasted oak, caramel, walnut, apple and pear. Buchanan’s Select is available nationwide in the USA for $50 per 750ml bottle.
Nikka From The Barrel Whisky Arrives In USA
After spending the past 32 years in Japan, Nikka From The Barrel blended whisky has finally plowed through the Pacific Ocean and emerged on American shores. Nikka From The Barrel Nikka is a compilation of more than 100 different malt and grain whiskies – all produced at Nikka’s Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries – that have been aged in multiple types of ex-Bourbon barrels and puncheons, ex-sherry butts, refilled, re-charred and […]
Sea Cider Bittersweet Claims 2018 Portland International Cider Cup
Sea Cider Farm and Ciderhouse’s Bittersweet cider was the official winner of the sixth annual Portland International Cider Cup [PICC]. Sea Cider’s Bittersweet fended off nearly 170 ciders from the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, Canada to claim Best in Show from the 60 cider judges. It was the first time in the six-year history of the PICC that a cider from British Columbia took home the Best of Show […]
A Chilled Corona Sounds Good Right About Now
Summer is officially here – how does a chilled Corona sound?
Old Forester Back To Whiskey Row
Old Forester Distilling has opened their new $45 million, three-story, 70,000-square foot distillery in downtown Louisville, Kentucky on Main Street [dubbed Whiskey Row due to its place as the epicenter of the Bourbon industry in Kentucky]. Old Forester Distilling Co. will add production capacity of approximately 100,000 proof gallons annually. Visitors interested in participating in the tour experience at the new Old Forester distillery will begin with a primer on […]
Kopparberg Adds Sweet Apple Cider
Swedish cider-maker Kopparberg has released Sweet Apple cider in a new, larger “KopparKeg” just in time for summer. Sweet Apple will only be available in a five-liter share-able “KopparKeg” from June to August 2018 and joins Strawberry & Lime and Mixed Fruit as other Kopparberg flavors. Sweet Apple was launched in November 2017.
Give Us A Guinness Wave, Conan!
Conan O’Brien makes an unsolicited testimonial for Guinness beer…
Whyte & Mackay Goes Small
Whyte & Mackay has released a smaller bottle of their blended whisky – a 50cl bottle – smaller than their existing bottles of 70cl and one-liter sizes. Whyte & Mackay’s new 50cl bottle will be available in the UK for $14 per bottle.
Crown Royal Unveils 13-Year-Old Blenders’ Mash
Canadian blended whiskey stalwart Crown Royal has released their 13 Year-Old Blenders’ Mash. Crown Royal 13 Year-Old Blenders’ Mash is a blended whiskey composed of a mash bill of 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% barley malt. Crown Royal 13 Year-Old Blenders’ Mash will be available worldwide, albeit, only in limited quantities.
Two More Whiskies Added To Method And Madness
A Single Pot Irish Whiskey [finished in virgin Hungarian oak] and a 28 Year-Old Ruby Port Pipe Single Cask Single Pot Still Irish whiskey are the two new additions to the Method and Madness Irish whiskey portfolio. Method and Madness Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey [finished in virgin Hungarian oak] has been finished in virgin oak from Hungary’s Carpathian Mountains. The whiskey was first matured in American oak barrels, before […]
Suntory To Launch Hibiki Blender’s Choice
Mega-Japanese whisky-making company Suntory recently announced that the much-loved Hibiki 17-Year-Old would be discontinued in September 2018 but is trying to offset some of the whisky world’s angst by introducing a new Hibiki whisky which they are calling ‘Blender’s Choice’. “Blender’s Choice” will be a no-age statement whisky blended with wine cask-aged whiskies and bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof]. Suntory has indicated that Hibiki 17-Year-Old may return […]
Bud Light Notes That The World Cup Is Almost Here
The 2018 World Cup is almost here – the month-long worldwide sporting event begins June 14, 2018 – and one of the event’s sponsors, Bud Light, would like you to know that [just in case you forgot]…
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