Cotswolds Travels To The Farm
English distillery Cotswolds has gone to the farm and released Woodlands Farm – the second installment in their Field to Cask limited release series which highlights locations that have appeared in the whisky production journey. Cotswolds Woodlands Farm emerges from a single first-fill STR (shaved, toasted and re-charred) cask, bottled at 62.2% alcohol by volume […]
Glenfiddich Reveals Aston Martin F1 Whiskies
Glenfiddich has released a pair of limited edition single malt whiskies to mark the anniversary of their collaboration with the Aston Martin Formula One team ahead of this weekend’s 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. Glenfiddich’s two F1-themed whiskies are a Glenfiddich 16-year-old and a travel retail exclusive 19-year-old. The Glenfiddich 16-year-old was aged in a combination […]
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Glen Moray Gives Birth To Triplets – 12, 15 And 18 Year Olds
Glen Moray has released three Speyside single malt whiskies – a 12 year old, a 15 year old and an 18 year old -with the 12 and 18 year olds having been matured in American oak casks while the 15 year old has aged in both sherry and American oak casks. Both the Glen Moray 12-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old are bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] while the 18-Year-Old […]
Booker’s Rye Catches Jim Murray’s Eye For 2017
Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible – widely regarded as the world’s leading whisky guide – has selected Booker’s® Rye Whiskey as the “World Whisky of the Year” for 2017. Booker’s® Rye beat out 1,240 other new whiskies in this year’s judging, with the whiskey being described as “simply a staggering example of a magnificent rye showing exactly what genius in terms of whiskey actually means.” Booker’s Rye features a never-before-released rye […]
An Introduction To The New Blended Whisky From Chivas Regal
Chivas Regal has introduced a new blended whisky called Chivas Regal Ultis -a blend of five Speyside single malts – in honor of the five master blenders who have mastered the Chivas Regal house-style since 1909. Chivas Regal Ultis combines the Speyside single malts of Tormore, Allt A’Bhainne, Longmorn, Braeval and Strathisla together in one bottle that will be available for $200 per bottle.
The Macallan 12 Double Cask Has Been Launched
Legendary whisky-maker Macallan has unveiled a new 12-year-old single malt whisky, The Macallan Double Cask, using new oak from the USA, then bringing the casks to Spain where they are tossed around with some sherry before traveling to Speyside to mature for 12 years. The Macallan 12 Double Cask is said to have notes of citrus and vanilla.
Haig Club Makes Its Own Rules
The latest video advertisement for the Haig Club – you know, David Beckham’s whiskey of choice – is for its new Clubman…
2016 Yellowstone Hits The Shelves
The 2016 edition of Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon has been released for your enjoyment. This year’s limited-edition bourbon combines two extra-aged rye mashed bourbons finished in toasted wine barrels. The 2016 Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon is bottled at 101 proof [50.5% alcohol by volume]. Only 7000 bottles of Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon are available for $100 per 750ml bottle.
Rampur Single Malt Arriving From India
Rampur Single Malt whisky – derived from India’s oldest distillery located at the foot of the legendary Himalayas – has been launched in international markets this month. Rampur Single Malt is a copper pot still-whisky bottled at 43% alcohol by volume. Rampur Single Malt is available for $52 per bottle in the USA, Germany, UAE, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Malaysia, Japan and the UK.
The Dalmore Releases A 35-Year-Old
The Dalmore has released a 35 year old single malt Scotch whisky in a Baccarat crystal decanter. The Dalmore 35 is a collection of whiskies emanating from three wood profiles which include a distillery run bourbon barrel, a matusalem sherry butt and a port colheita pipe. Only 5000 bottles of The Dalmore 35 will be available – over the course of five years – for $4345 per bottle with 2016’s […]
Johnnie Walker Blue Gets Ready For Winter
Johnnie Walker Blue is getting prepared for the winter season with the limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label Winter Edition – the whisky is not new, only the packaging is – depicting the Johnnie Walker Man set against a backdrop of a star-lit sky. Only 940 of these limited Johnnie Walker Blue Label Winter Edition designs will be available for $280 per bottle [with each bottle coming with its own […]
A New Whiskey Comes Out Of The Boondocks
Boondocks American Whiskey has emerged from the whiskey hinterlands and is available in both 95 Proof [47.5% alcohol by volume] and Cask Strength 127 Proof [63.5% alcohol by volume]. Boondocks American Whiskey 95 Proof and Cask Strength 127 Proof expressions from Master Distiller and Whisky Advocate Lifetime Achievement Award winner Dave Scheurich. Boondocks American Whiskey 95 Proof is aged for 11 years in American white oak barrels in Kentucky and […]
Meet Adult Amber – Pocky’s New Whiskey Flavor
Is that a whiskey in your Pocky – or are you just happy to see me? Glico the Japan-based maker of Pocky – the popular chocolate-covered cookie/pretzel stick – has introduced a new flavor called Adult Amber — or “Otona no Kohaku” in Japanese — that is purportedly a whiskey flavor achieved by a combination of malt extract in the dough and capped with whiskey-scented semisweet chocolate. Only 300,000 boxes […]
Bud Light Sends Lady Gaga Into A Dive Bar To Create Perfect Illusion
The Bud Light commercials that featured Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen are – thankfully – at an end, and the beer company has replaced those spokespeople with Lady Gaga and are showing you what they are spending your consumer money on in this snippet of what to expect in coming weeks…
Johnnie Walker Sends Emma Walker To New York For Red Rye Finish
Master blender Emma Walker – no relation to Johnnie – is sent to New York to see how the Scotland-produced Red Rye Finish, the first in its Blenders’ Batch series, compares to its American blended whiskey counterparts.
Jack Daniel’s Introduces You To Lynchburg, Tennessee
Jack Daniel’s is made in the small town of Lynchburg, Tennessee – introductions are in order…
anCnoc Presents Rudhan
anCnoc has added Rùdhan to it’s Peaty Collection of single malt whiskies that will become available in a few weeks. The whisky’s name refers to the final stage of the peat harvesting process, in which the peat is stacked for several weeks to dry out ahead of burning to create the smokiness. anCnoc’s Rùdhan will only be available in travel retail locations for $73 per bottle beginning in November 2016.
Chivas Issues Royal Salute
Chivas Brothers has officially issued Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union of the Crowns – a blend of single malt and grain Scotch whiskies aged for a minimum of 32 years – with all aged whiskies having been selected from Scottish distilleries such as Braeval, Glen Keith, Longmorn and Tormore in addition to closed distilleries Lochside and Caperdonich. Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union of the Crowns also is […]
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