Glen Moray Releases Phoenix Rising Single Malt
Speyside distiller Glen Moray has delved into mythology with their latest release – Phoenix Rising, a single malt finished in heavily charred oak casks – based on the mythological bird of yore which rises from the ashes of fire. Glen Moray Phoenix Rising was initially aged in bourbon casks, then finished in new oak charred […]
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WhiskyCritic Review: Glenmorangie 10-Year-Old
Four years ago, WhiskyCritic reviewed Glenmorangie 10-Year-Old and we return to the well because there is a comfort in the Old Reliable – it’s not spectacular or unique in any kind of a flamboyant way – it’s just good whisky. Glenmorangie 10-Year-Old fits this bill perfectly. I had the pleasure to enjoy some Glenmorangie 10-Year-Old recently and the first element to notice is the smoothness. New whisky drinkers will be […]
Martell Salutes Cordon Bleu Masters
Martell has released a limited edition celebrating their Cordon Bleu cognac titled Martell Cordon Bleu: Tribute to Cellar Masters. This Martell Cordon Bleu Tribute edition contains a small sampling – 200ml bottle – of a special Cordon Bleu blend created by Martell’s current Cellar Master Benoit Fil honoring the lineage of eaux-de-vie which has been preserved from its origins in 1912. A larger, stand-alone one liter version will also be […]
Johnnie Walker Goes For The Gold
With the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, now in full swing, it only makes sense to go for the gold – which is exactly what Johnnie Walker has done. As you may recall, JW phased out the old 18-year-old Gold label and replaced it with the spendier Platinum Label. Now, the brand is bringing back the Gold Label – only calling it Gold Label Reserve now – and making […]
Balvenie Blokes Tell You About Whisky
The Balvenie Distillery – or officials from the company – tell you all about the whisky process so you can then pass along that information to those who are less informed…
Diageo Rolls Out Orphan Barrel
UK-based Diageo – the world’s largest producer of spirits – has decided to vigorously enter the North American craft whiskey market by creating their Orphan Barrel Distillery and introducing the new distillery’s first two products, 20-year-old Barterhouse Whiskey and 27-year-old Old Blowhard whiskey. Both whiskey stocks were discovered in a Diageo-owned facility in Louisville, Kentucky, and each will enjoy a limited release. The new whiskies will be bottled at the […]
Beer Bracket Madness
March Madness is a mere month away from its annual craziness but beer lovers – particularly those residing in the state of Pennsylvania around the city of Harrisburg – will be able to begin filling out their beer brackets early with their Beer Brackets challenge pitting craft brews against big brands against anything you can think of that can fit in its brackets [that is, a beer that is readily […]
Whiskey Picker? There’s An App For That
If you are a whiskey newbie or merely find yourself embroiled in a temporary brain fart, you might require some assistance in selecting your choice of fragrant brown liquid for the evening and choose to consult your smartphone where you will find the new Distiller app. The app has been designed to help you escape your fog by asking a few questions and then assisting in your selection process for […]
A Hardy Contracts Spring Fever With Lalique Decanter
A Hardy France is looking forward to spring with a limited production of new Lalique crystal decanters filled with Grande Champagne cognac. Designed to resemble a perfume bottle, the decanter has been titled Printemps [“spring” in French] and is the first in a series of four releases spaced out over two-year intervals which will each be named after a season [summer, autumn and winter]. The Grande Champagne cognac [40% alcohol […]
Super Bowl Won, Marshawn Lynch Wants Him Some Fireball
With the Denver Broncos imploding from Play One of the Super Bowl last week, it did not take going into Beast mode or even much effort, really, from Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch as the Seahawks coasted to a 43-8 victory. With loads of energy remaining in the reserve tank, what Lynch really wants now is for a fan at the victory parade to fork over some of his fancy-schmancy […]
Jameson Releases Special St. Patrick’s Day Bottle
St. Patrick’s Day is still more than a month away but who wants to wait that long to begin the celebration? Certainly not Irish whiskey maker, Jameson – who have announced the release of a specially-designed bottle for the festivities on March 17. The limited edition Jameson bottle was designed by Irish illustrator Dermot Flynn and incorporates Dublin’s Stag’s Head Pub on the label as well as famed Irish poet […]
Adelphi Single Cask Collection Coming To America
The Adelphi Single Cask Scotch Whisky collection will be making its American debut this year. The collection of super-premium single malt whiskies from some of Scotland’s most hallowed distilleries will be released four times per year beginning this year. The first Adelphi Single Cask release does not have a date but will include Highland Park 14-Year-Old [$170], Bunnahabhain 21-Year-Old [$220], Glen Grant 23-Year-Old [$285] and BenRiach 32-Year-Old [$475].
Bell’s Scotch Whisky Ad That Should Have Been In The Super Bowl
South African Scotch whisky brand Bell’s has an ad that should have run in the Super Bowl – and we are thinking it would have beaten out the vast majority of the ones that did – about an elderly man who learns how to read and if that wasn’t reward enough, gets some whisky to boot!
Camus Coming Your Way
There were only 990 bottles of Camus 1983 Fins Bois cognac produced and it is officially part of the House of Camus’ Rarissimes range – reserved for those cognacs distinguished as a rare or unusual cognac. In this case, the 1983 harvest which originally giving birth to the Fins Bois was marked by a hot summer preceded by heavy hailstorms, producing the nutmeg nose as well as fruit, spice and […]
Tennent’s Sponsor A Whisky And Beer Party In A Bottle
You like whisky, you like beer, so the natural logic would be that a combination of these two fine liquids might be something you would also like, right? Maybe. Maybe not. But Tennent’s is going to go ahead and give it a shot with their Whisky Oak beer – a 6.2% alcohol whisky-flavored beer that is hoping to capture the interest of those who like both the malted barley and […]
Highland Park Adds Love To The Valhalla Collection
With Thor and Loki already in the house, Highland Park added the third of its intended four-whisky, Norse god-themed Valhalla Collection with Freya, a 51.2% alcohol content [102.4 proof] whisky that HP is expecting people to fall in love with – being that it is named after the Norse goddess of love. Freya is a 15-year-old whisky said to have a white chocolate nose with tropical fruit and smoky finishes. […]
London Hotel Has Coutanseaux 1767 – The Super Bowl Of Cognac
After you are done dropping a couple hundred sampling the Michter’s Sour Mash in Florida, you might want to step up to the big boy table for a sampling of the world’s oldest available cognac – Coutanseaux 1767 – at the Wellesley Hotel in London. The hotel purchased the 70 cl bottle of rare cognac from a French collector last year and is making the liquid gold available to its […]
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