Mary Dowling – The Mother Of Bourbon
Louisville, Kentucky-based distillery Mary Dowling Whiskey Company is named after the pioneering female who was the first woman to run a major distillery and this week, the distillery is promoting a new book – “Mother of Bourbon: The Greatest Whiskey Story Never Told” – a historical fiction novel based on the life of Mary Dowling, […]
Johnnie Walker Unveils Black Ruby
Johnnie Walker has released the latest addition to their colorful blended Scotch whisky lineup with the worldwide launch of Black Ruby, said to be a ‘sweeter’ blend akin to the flagship Black Label blended whisky. Johnnie Walker Black Ruby Blended Malt Whisky is derived from whiskies from Diageo-owned distilleries such as Roseisle, Clynelish, Glenkinchie, Cardhu, […]
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Teresa Topnotch Tries Virginia Black Whiskey
Teresa Topnotch [an actress from Atlanta, in case you didn’t know…] downs a shot [never mind any of that fancy-schmancy “rocks” or “neat” talk…] of Drake’s Virginia Black whiskey…
Do You Have Prince Albert In A Can? No? Well, You Can Have His Whisky
The SS Wallachia sunk in 1895 after colliding with a Norwegian steamship in a dense fog in the Firth of Clyde. This somewhat unremarkable occurrence is made somewhat intriguing when it was discovered that a portion of the ship’s cargo of beer, gin and whisky was still intact. Divers exploring the shipwreck in 1980 were able to bring back several bottles of beer and whisky including some of those from […]
Holiday Spirit Calendars And Collections Have Arrived!
The holiday season is always one of the best times of the year around WhiskyCritic if not for the sole reason that it means the advent of the various whisky-themed calendars that pop up at this time of the year as well as special whisky collections – such as those by Drinks by the Dram. For the 2016 holiday season, Drinks by the Dram has introduced four such collections – […]
Tomatin Adds A Trio Of Travel Whiskies
Tomatin is introducing a trio of travel whiskies – whiskies only available at duty-free retail establishments around the world. The trio are an 8-Year-Old, a 15-Year-Old and a 40-Year-Old – joining the 12-Year-Old already available at such locations. The Tomatin 8-Year-Old has been matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and will be available for $40 per bottle. The Tomatin 12-Year-Old has […]
Redbreast Irish Whiskey Salutes Sherry With Lustau
Redbreast has launched a new expression for its Irish single pot still whiskey – Lustau – finished in first-fill sherry butts and matured with Oloroso sherry from Jerez, Spain. Although it is initially matured initially in both ex-bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry casks, Redbreast Lustau has been finished for one year in prized sherry butts from Bodegas Lustau in Jerez, the widely-acknowledged sherry capital of the world. Redbreast Lustau is bottled […]
Chivas Speaks Italian With Chivas 18
Chivas Regal has partnered with venerable Italian design firm Pininfarina to produce a stylish re-design of its Chivas regal 18-Year-Old blended Scotch whisky. Just in time for the upcoming holiday gift-giving season, Pininfarina designed a supple, curvy gift tin which highlights the bottle and gives it a distinct aerodynamic look reminiscent of its more famous automobile designs of yore. The Pininfarina-designed Chivas 18 gift tin will be available for $75 […]
AnCnoc Stacks The Peaty Deck
Highland single malt Scotch whisky, anCnoc, has announced the arrival of Stack to its Peaty collection. Stack is a peat-referenced name for the whisky as the term ‘stack’ refers to the last step in the peat-gathering process, where the peat blocks are stored together to dry ahead of being burnt. A mere 6000 bottles of Stack will be produced and the limited edition will be exclusive to Western and Eastern […]
Conan Disputes Dos Equis Most Interesting Man Selection
Finding a potato that looks like George Clooney is way more interesting than anything Dos Equis can come up with…
Four More Ciders Coming Down The Road
Good news in ciderland as Westons has added a quartet of new craft ciders to their cider portfolio. The four new ciders are Caple Rd No. 5 [double-filtered from fresh English apple juice], Rosie’s Pig Handbrake Cloudy Cider with Damson [a slowly matured, medium-sweet cider with cherry and hedgerow fruit notes], Rosie’s Pig Flat Tyre Cloudy Cider with Rhubarb, made from freshly pressed apples paired with rhubarb juice and Pure […]
Maker’s 46 Makes Its Appearance
Maker’s 46 – a variant of Maker’s Mark bourbon – has been officially been launched. Maker’s 46 is created by removing fully matured Maker’s Mark bourbon from its barrel, affixing 10 seared French oak staves to the inside of the original barrel, then putting the Maker’s Mark back in and aging it several more months. Maker’s 46 is said to contain notes of caramel, vanilla and spice with the number […]
BenRiach Drops Two Woodies And A Bunch Of Single Casks
BenRiach Distillery has released two wood finish whiskies and Batch 13 of its single cask bottlings. The Speyside distillery features a wide range of whiskies in its 12 single cask releases – ranging from 16 to 40 years old – while its pair of woodies are a sherry and a tawny port. The 12 single cask releases are: * 1975 cask # 7028, 40 years old, sherry butt, peated, 53% […]
Dos Equis Brings Out Another Most Interesting Man
Next month, Dos Equis will introduce the world to the “new” Most Interesting Man in the World and it could be the old MIMITW’s younger brother or it could be a second cousin, once removed or it could be a transgender person [that would be interesting…]. Who knows?
The Rollin’ Tribe – Episode 2 – Jacktember
What does the second episode of Jack Daniels’ “The Rollin’ Tribe” tell you? Probably much more if you speak Korean, but if you don’t, it tells you, at the minimum, that Korean biker groups seem to be fond of JD…
Tomatin Gives Birth To Triplets
Highland whisky maker Tomatin Distillery has launched a trio of special edition single malt whiskies – a 14-year-old Cabernet Sauvignon, a nine-year-old Caribbean rum and a 21-year-old Oloroso sherry – all have been bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. There are only 6600 bottles of the nine year old, which has been matured in Caribbean rum casks and is the first rum release from the distillery. It is […]
More Writers Tears Produced – This Time, It’s Red Head
More writer’s Tears have emerged and this time it is a single malt Irish whiskey called Red Head. Writers Tears Red Head is triple-distilled in Oloroso sherry butts – giving it a ruby hue – and is bottled at 46% alcohol by volume. Writers Tears Red Head is a limited edition whiskey comprising of 12,000 bottles which will be made available to select markets beginning in September 2016.
WhiskyCritic Vs. The Glenlivet 12
WhiskyCritic recently had the opportunity to review The Glenlivet 12-Year-Old, a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky whose reputation is longstanding as a decent and reliable whisky that also happens to be reasonably affordable. WC found no quarrel with any of these traits. WC is a firm believer that any whisky tasting is at least partially influenced by the environment – if you are feeling good or the atmosphere is lively […]
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