New England Barrel Company Secures Investment From Diageo’s Pronghorn
New Hampshire-based whiskey producer New England Barrel Company has secured an investment from Pronghorn [Diageo’s incubator] to expand their portfolio of brands, which currently includes 20 brands. New England Barrel Company’s portfolio features a pair of bourbons along with several limited edition single barrel whiskies [all of which are bottled from distilleries sourced in the […]
SMWS Adds Whisky Subscription Service
Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) is one of the most popular membership organizations that bottles and sells single cask and single malt whiskies. The beverage club recently launched a whisky subscription service called Drop and Dram. The program will allow whisky enthusiasts to explore new and rare whiskies. The new subscription service aims to introduce […]
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Scotland’s Greatest Hits From Old Particular
Single malts culled from single casks, without coloring or chill filtration but with the naturally present oils, fats and enzymes present in the cask, from around Scotland – think of them as Scotland’s Greatest Single Malt Hits – will be available under the Old Particular banner. Single malts distilled in this manner at Bowmore, Caperdonich, Glen Ellen, Glen Scotia and Glen Garioch will be featured in this release with subsequent […]
A New Bowmore Single Malt? The Devil, You Say!
Halloween is just around the corner and if you fancy yourself a new single malt after the ghouls, Miley Cyruses and other scary creatures have stopped coming to your door, then Bowmore has just the thing for you – some of The Devil’s Casks. Bowmore is created on the Scottish Inner Hebrides island of Islay and local legend has it that the devil got into the distillery one night and […]
Paddy Makes Ireland And France Happy Again
Pernod-Ricard has made a limited edition of Paddy Centenary Whiskey – to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the venerable whiskey – but it will only be available in Ireland and France. The Paddy Centenary is a seven-year-old single pot still whiskey using the original recipe with packaging evoking the early 20th century when then-Cork Distilleries renamed their flagship whiskey after their best salesman, Paddy Flaherty. The Paddy Centenary Edition will […]
Auchentoshan Promised Virgin Oak
Auchentoshan – Scotland’s only triple-distilled single malt Scotch whisky – has unveiled a limited edition called Auchentoshan Virgin Oak, which has been aged in North American virgin oak casks that have never been touched by another liquid spirit. While tradition maintains that Scotch whisky be aged in casks that formerly held bourbon or sherry – Auchentoshan has put its triple distilled spirits in the virgin North American oak casks to […]
Cutty Cargo Tour Begins
Cutty Sark Whisky begins their “Cutty Cargo” world tour this week – a show celebrating the local talent of the city it is in and all encasedin a mobile, gigantic version of the shipping crates used to smuggle Cutty Sark whisky back in the day. The first show begins in London [where it features Jessie Ware and Miss Polly Rae] on September 12, 2013 and travels to New York, Barcelona […]
Davidoff Unveils Its Collection Of Nicaraguans
Davidoff has been around the Nicaraguan block a few times and they know what they are talking about when it comes to fine Nicaraguan cigars and now they would like to offer what they view as the best of their Nicaraguan cigars with the Davidoff Nicaragua Collection. The DNC consists of 100% Puro Nicaraguan blend tobacco wrapped in 10-year-old Habano seed Nicaragua Rosado wrappers in three styles – Toro, Tobusto […]
Amigos Look Different This Week
Usually when you drink enough tequila, your eyes begin inventing things for you to see. Since Amigos is only a mere tequila-flavored beer, it may take longer – but that’s not stopping brewer owner Ardagh from getting a jump on what you see by changing the label of the popular beer by making it look more authentic with Aztec influences. Amigos is already one of the fastest-growing flavored beers on […]
Hello Kitty Gets Drunk
Just in case you may have thought that you had seen it all, in comes this bit of international news confirming that you haven’t. Sanrio Corporation – the company behind the pervasive Hello Kitty fad – has finally made their serious bid for the male adult market with Hello Kitty beer [their previous alcohol foray was wine – entirely for women]. The beers are made by Beck’s and come in […]
Whisky Tastes Better In New York In November
Got a spare $1400 lying around that you’re not using right now? Well then, you might be interested in heading over to New York City – specifically, the Flatiron Room cocktail lounge – where you can attend a special whisky tasting extraordinaire. What makes this whisky tasting more special than the one in Omaha or Cleveland? Glad you asked. This particular event will allow you to be in the presence […]
Japanese Whiskey As Rare As An Original Movie Idea In The USA These Days
Do you live in the USA and want some 30-year-old Hibiki whiskey from Japanese distiller, Suntory? Good luck. Unless you live in Japan, are extraordinarily wealthy or have some other very good reason why you have access to Japanese whiskies, it’s more than likely you will not be enjoying the smooth and sweet taste of a Japanese whiskey. Only two distillers – Suntory and Nikka – export to the USA […]
Here’s 5 & 20 Rye In Your Eye
Whiskies are coming both left and right out of the woodwork these days and one of the newest whiskies to emerge will be the rye whiskey from new whiskey distiller Five & Twenty Spirits in upstate New York [specifically, Westfield]. Five and Twenty is planning both a release of an unaged corn whiskey and a 16-month-aged rye whiskey that will be emerging from its new charred American oak barrels in […]
New Whisky For Young Affluent Russians Tired Of Vodka
Russian vodka used to be the gold standard for high end spirits but many Russians now view vodka as an old-school drink – and not in the good, retro-cool way. So, with the emerging popularity of all things whisky-related, it perhaps comes as no surprise that there is a new gold standard – The Gild whisky – which has been released for the Russian market. Although The Gild is aimed […]
The Powers That Be
Irish whisky Powers has released a new single pot still expression called Powers Signature Release. The new release – the second single pot still release from Powers since 2011 – has been matured in American bourbon barrels along with some whisky matured in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks to produce its signature black pepper, honey and vanilla notes. Powers also debuted a new recipe for its Powers Gold whisky – upping […]
Everybody’s Best Friend Is Whisky/Whiskey
The new numbers are out from the number crunchers and they are essentially saying the same thing as they have been saying for the last couple years – whiskey/whisky has become everybody’s best liquor friend these days, replacing the vodka boom of last decade. All the largest distillers have reported whopping increases in their whisky/whiskey sales with flavored whiskies reporting the largest increases while Irish whiskies, led by Jameson, are […]
Distillery Gives Birth To Glengassaugh 30-Year-Old
The Portsoy Distillery in Scotland produced its first whisky since being taken over by BenRiach Distillery in March – a 30-year-old Glengassaugh single malt – that promises a first wave full of fruit [peach, mango, banana are most often mentioned] followed by a finishing wave of toffee, ginger and oak spiciness. The new 30-year-old Glenngassaugh single malt brings 89.6 proof [44.8% alcohol] to the table and will be released to […]
Guinness Outs The Red Harvest Stout
Summer is not over but Guinness is getting a jump on autumn with the upcoming release of their Red Harvest Stout seasonal beer. The non-pumpkin flavored beer features a deep red hue and is said to fondle caramel and toffee aromas before emerging in a barley, sweet malty taste. The each four-pack of the 14.9-ounce cans [4.1% alcohol each] comes with a story of the Celtic tradition of the Samhain […]
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