Teeling Unveils Birthday Whiskey
Dublin-based Irish whiskey producer Teeling has released a limited edition whiskey named Birthday Batch to celebrate their 10th birthday. Teeling Birthday Batch is a blend of some of Teeling’s oldest single malt and pot still whiskies, matured in ex-bourbon casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of […]
Bladnoch Makes Waves Again
Lowland-based Bladnoch – Scotland’s southernmost whisky distillery – is making waves again with the release of The Wave II, the second single malt in their Wave Master Distiller’s Collection. Bladnoch Wave II spent time in Amontillado sherry casks, was bottled at 57% alcohol by volume [114 proof] and is said to offer notes of ginger, […]
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Armagnac Delord Greets 2016 With XO Premium
The world of brandy has already had a good new year with the arrival of XO Premium Bas Armagnac from the family house of Delord [founded in 1893]. XO Premium Bas Armagnac has been aged in oak barrels for 25 to 45 years old and said to have notes of orange flower, apricot, and cinnamon. XO Premium Bas Armagnac Delord is bottled at 42% alcohol content.
The Quiet Man Has Arrived
A pair of Irish whiskies – blended and single malt – will be arriving on American shores this month – both are from The Quiet Man in Derry, Ireland. Distilled in traditional Irish whiskey pot stills matured in oak barrels and re-casked in first-fill bourbon casks, The Quiet Man Traditional Blended Irish whiskey and The Quiet Man 8-Year single malt Irish whiskey, are both bottled at 80 proof. The Traditional […]
Yellowstone Meets Kentucky At Bourbon Street
Limestone Branch Distillery has launched Yellowstone Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon – the pairing of the famous national park in Wyoming with the perhaps equally famous main product of Kentucky comes about after the launch of Yellowstone Limited last year. Yellowstone Select was constructed using both four-year-old and seven-year-old barrels of Kentucky Straight Bourbon and has been bottled at 46.5% alcohol content [93 proof]. Yellowstone Select is available for $50 per […]
Last Known Bottle Of Nippy Sweetie On Display In Glasgow
Scottish-born actor/comedian Billy Connolly had a brief fling with fame stateside [in the television series “Head of the Class” in the early 1990s] but has always been a huge hit in his native land. Back in the day – specifically, the 1970s – when Connolly was honing his comedic chops in and around Scotland, he had his own miniature bottles of whisky on sale to help, you know, appreciate his […]
The Glenlivet Gift Pack Available For Last-Minute Holiday Gift Shoppers
If you are like the majority of the male population when it comes to the holiday gift-giving season, you are a last-minute shopper. Fortunately for you, The Glenlivet can help you save the day [or year, as the case may be] with their limited edition holiday gift pack. The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve limited edition gift pack includes a bottle of The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve single malt Scotch whisky along with […]
Speyside Brings Byron To Your Holiday Party
Speyside Distillery is very fond of their famous poet son, Lord Byron, because not only do they celebrate his poet greatness with specific themed bottles of whisky, they even celebrate his two-year marriage 200 years after it happened, with a special limited edition bottle of whisky. In this case, it is a whisky called Byron’s Choice that celebrates his 1815 wedding anniversary to Annabelle Millbanke, which lasted all of two […]
Hibiki Whisky Displays Flowery Bottle
It’s the same old whisky – Japanese Harmony Master’s Select [bottle at 43% alcohol content or 86 proof] -but in a new flowery bottle for Hibiki whisky. The limited edition bottle honors the artistry of Japanese culture and celebrates Hibiki as a harmony of Japanese nature and craftsmanship with the traditional Japanese symbols of the Sakura flower (cherry blossom), a Goshoguruma (royal carriage) and Ryusuimon (streaming water) signifying symbols of […]
Deanston Unveils 20-Year-Old
Deanston has unveiled a 20-Year-Old Highland single malt Scotch whisky for the holiday gift-giving season. Deanston 20-Year-Old has spent 20 years maturing in ex-Oloroso sherry casks before being bottled at 55.3% alcohol content [110.6 proof]. Deanston 20-Year-Old is available for $165 per bottle beginning in December 2015.
Johnnie Walker – Dear Brother
When viewing the rabble that make up the pantheon of video liquor advertisements, one will be hard-pressed to match “Dear Brother” from Johnnie Walker…
American Whiskey v. Irish Whiskey: Dawn Of Justice
In not exactly the most representative conglomeration of the society of international whiskey drinkers, three Irish people try three Irish whiskies and three American whiskies in this video presented by Facts. Feel free to ignore any or all of the trio and decide with your own tongues, but find delight – as Jim Beam certainly must – that at least one of them selects Jim Beam over Jameson….
Johnnie Walker Releases Special Singapore Airlines Edition
Because wealthy people living in and around Singapore have seemingly drank quite a bit of Johnnie Walker whisky over the years and, therefore, contributed heavily to the financial health of the company, Johnnie Walker is going to repay that generosity by offering wealthy Singaporeans another opportunity to buy a special kind of one of their most expensive brands of whisky – the Johnnie Walker Blue Label Singapore Airlines Edition. Oh […]
Haig Club Teaser Trailer Is Howling For You
The Haig Club released a teaser trailer for their single grain whisky starring their brand ambassador, former professional soccer/football player David Beckham – with an assist from the Black Keys…
Haig Club Goes Big For The Holidays
Haig Club knows you have whisky gift obligations for the holidays so they are doing their part by offering a limited edition one-liter bottle of their single grain Scotch whisky. The bottle’s design is inspired by the special Haig Club bottle that was given to the whisky’s official spokesperson and former professional soccer/football player, David Beckham, on his 40th birthday. The one-liter Haig Club bottle will be offered only in […]
Let Us Introduce You To Puni – Italy’s First Single Malt Whisky
Italy is known for wine, women and fast red cars – and now it is attempting to be known for single malt whisky from the Puni Distillery [named after the Puni River]. The distillery was established a mere five years ago and began distilling their initial single malt – Puni Nova – in 2012. Puni Nova was aged all three years in ex-Bourbon American oak barrels before being briefly finished […]
Aberfeldy 16-Year-Old – Feel The Burn
There’s a new Highland single malt Scotch whisky in town and its name is Aberfeldy 16-Year-Old from Dewar’s. This single malt uses water from what is known as the Pitilie Burn, has been aged in ex-Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 40% alcohol content [80 proof]. The notes are said to be both buttery and fruity. Dewar’s Aberfeldy 16-Year-Old is available in only 11 international markets – Belgium, Canada, France, […]
Renault Launches Carte Noir Extra Old Cognac
Renault has launched a special edition cognac – Carte Noir Extra Old – to celebrate their 180th anniversary. The special edition cognac has been aged in 40-year-old barrels for an extra 180 days [in a nod to the anniversary] and signifies the first time the flagship cognac blend has been altered. Carte Noir Extra Old cognac brings its characteristic fruit and spice notes – specifically, apple, cinnamon and hazelnut. Only […]
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