Budweiser Begins Super Bowl Ad Parade With Stable Teaser
The Super Bowl advertising parade has begun and Budweiser is hitching up their iconic Clydesdales for a teaser entitled “Stable” where it appears they will be joined by a yet-to-be-revealed-but-definitely-not-a-horse-and-likely-dalmatian-puppy smaller addition to the stable. In the Budweiser teaser, five Clydesdales stand shoulder to shoulder in a stable – as horses do in stables – […]
Rebel Root Beer Bourbon Resurfaces
Kentucky-based Rebel Bourbon has brought back a root beer-flavored bourbon whiskey to their lineup. Rebel Root Beer whiskey originally surfaced in 2016, went away, and is now returning as a bourbon whiskey using Rebel’s Straight Bourbon Whiskey as a base, then flavoring it with root beer elements. The result is bottled at 35% alcohol by […]
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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 […]
The Naming Origins Of Some Beer And Whisky Brands
If you were ever wondering how a certain beer or whisky came to have its name and you did not have time or want to bother Googling it – Mental Floss has the explanations for some of them, including Budweiser, Crown Royal, Jack Daniel, Jameson, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Stella Artois and Yuengling…
The Balvenie Pairs With Anthony Bourdain For Raw Craft
The Balvenie is joining up with chef Anthony Bourdain for a web series called “Raw Craft with Anthony Bourdain” which is entering its third season. The Balvenie is collaborating with Bourdain in hopes of bringing wider attention to their whisky by showcasing its creative process…
It’s Miller-Bashing Time…Natty
Taking “natty” – the hipster play on the words “natural” or “national” depending on who you are talking to – for a new ride, Anheuser-Busch, the makers of Natural Light, their reduced-calorie brand beer, is employing supermodel Marisa Miller to take on her namesake and A-B’s rival, Miller Lite. MillerCoors – purveyors of Miller Lite – have touted that Miller Lite has “more taste, less calories and half the carbs” […]
Bushmills Brings Out Bourbon #3 Char Cask
Bushmills has released Bourbon #3 Char Cask Reserve as part of their Steamship Collection, honoring the voyages of the SS Bushmills steamship. Bushmills’ Bourbon #3 Char Cask Reserve joins Bushmills’ Port Cask Reserve and Sherry Cask Reserve in the series. Bushmills Bourbon #3 Char Cask uses custom-charred American white oak bourbon casks to mature Bushmills’ triple-distilled Single Malt Irish Whiskey and are said to result in notes of spicy crème […]
Glenfiddich Introduces Its Finest Solera
Glenfiddich has added Finest Solera to their Cask Collection – a series of rare whiskies developed in collaboration with noted French crystal manufacturer Baccarat. Glenfiddich Cask Collection Finest Solera combines up to 20 of Glenfiddich’s rare whiskies maturing in Bourbon and American Oak casks with a minimum of two months’ time in Glenfiddich’s Solera process, that is said to guarantee the continuity of the whisky’s flavor before being bottled at […]
Glenfiddich Launches IPA And XX
Glenfiddich has launched IPA and XX – but it is not what you think – it is two whiskies that are part of their Experimental Series. The Glenfiddich IPA Experiment and Project XX (which is to be pronounced as “twenty” if you want to be proper and all) both take decidedly unique pathways to the final product. The Glenfiddich IPA Experiment is a single malt Scotch whisky finished in India […]
Tullamore D.E.W. Plans To Tell You About The Beauty Of Blend
Triple-distilled and blended Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey has launched a global advertising campaign which they are calling “Beauty of Blend”, to showcase their actual triple blended whiskey as well as other symbolic interpretations of blending. In the USA, Tullamore D.E.W. will focus their campaign on 12 main markets and, as part of the campaign, Tullamore D.E.W. will gift DNA kits to those interested in exploring their ethnic mix. DNA kits […]
Harrison Ford Enjoys His Bruichladdich
Speaking a little slowly, Harrison Ford tells a joke while sipping some Bruichladdich single malt whisky from Islay with host Jimmy Fallon…
Courvoisier Releases Sherry Cask Finish Cognac
Premium cognac brand, Courvoisier, has released their Sherry Cask Finish – a cognac matured in ex-sherry casks. Courvoisier Sherry Cask Finish was first aged in French Limousin oak casks before moving on to their finishing maturation in ex-sherry casks and eventually being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof]. Courvoisier Sherry Cask Finish is available in global travel retail outlets for $60 per bottle.
2017 Winter Storm Has Arrived For Glenfiddich
Never mind that it just became autumn, Glenfiddich is already looking ahead a season with their release of the limited edition Glenfiddich Winter Storm. Glenfiddich Winter Storm is part of the distillery’s Experimental Series and was partially matured in French oak Icewine casks from a Canadian winery. Glenfiddich Winter Storm was bottled at 43% alcohol by volume and is said to contain notes of lychee. Glenfiddich Winter Storm will be […]
Breckenridge Releases Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Finish
The Breckenridge Distillery has released their Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Finish bourbon. The Breckenridge Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Finish bourbon used former Pedro Ximenez casks from Spain’s Andalusia region. The Breckenridge Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Finish is available now in select markets.
Loch Lomond Launches Inchmoan 10-Year-Old
Loch Lomond is launching their Inchmoan 10-Year-Old single malt whisky. The Loch Lomond Inchmoan 10 Year Old – which is named after the nearby Scottish island of Inchmoan – is a combination of malt whiskies from the distillery and is said to have notes of peat and smoke. The Loch Lomond Inchmoan 10-Year-Old Single Malt will only be available at travel retail outlets [for $57 per bottle] beginning in early […]
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