Johnnie Walker Unveils 52-Year-Old Blend
Johnnie Walker has released a limited edition 52-year-old blended whisky – Johnnie Walker Aged 52 Years – containing liquid from closed distilleries. Johnnie Walker Aged 52 Years blends six single malt Highland whiskies [from Blair Athol, Brora, Dalwhinnie, Glen Albyn, Glenlochy and Glenury Royal distilleries] and two Lowland grain whiskies [from Cambus and Carsebridge distilleries], […]
Teeling Offers Christmas Bottlings
Irish whiskey brand Teeling has created and released a first-ever limited edition Christmas bottling – Teeling Whiskey Christmas Batch – albeit, exclusively for Dublin and Cork Airport travel retail venues. Teeling Whiskey Christmas Batch underwent a dual fermentation with both white wine yeast and distiller’s yeast, and is a triple-distilled blend, containing malt and grain […]
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Heaven Hill Reveals Lacy PeachBerry Whiskey
There is no beating around the bush here – Heaven Hill has released Raven’s Lace PeachBerry whiskey specifically with an “intricate feminine lace” label designed to entice women to drink their whiskey. Raven’s lace PeachBerry is bottled at 35% alcohol content [70 proof] and is a mix of the aforementioned peach along which strawberry making up the “berry” portion of the name. Raven’s Lace will only be available initially in […]
BenRiach Unveils 10-Year-Old
Speyside distiller BenRiach has released a 10-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky. BenRiach 10-Year-Old has been derived after having spent time maturing in both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks and producing spicy along with fruity [apple, apricots, banana and peach] notes. BenRiach 10-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky has been bottled at 43% alcohol content [86 proof].
Luxco Takes A Blood Oath With Its Bourbon
Private spirits distiller and distributor, Luxco, has launched their newest bourbon – called Blood Oath – as part of its inaugural Pact annual release of craft bourbon. Blood Oath is a blend of three Kentucky straight bourbon whiskies – a spicy rye, smooth wheat and oaky bourbon – each in the 6-12 age range and all blended and bottled by hand. The result is a 49.3% alcohol content [98.6 proof] […]
Nessie Has Her Blackberry Beer
The Loch Ness Monster is a happy monster today after it was announced that Loch Ness Brewery has released a new blackberry beer. Berry Loch Ness beer is the result of a collaboration between the brewery and the local James Hutton Institute, renowned for their development of various soft fruit varieties. The combination of JHI-grown blackberries with the brewery’s process has produced a blackberry-tinged biscuit-and-chocolate derived from the brewery’s use […]
Catfish Cooley’s Whiskey Wednesday Backflip
There was a Wednesday in this week. There is a Wednesday in every week, right? Well then, it’s time for Catfish Cooley’s Whiskey Wednesday backflip – woo! snort!
Free Whiskey In Las Vegas
Free is a very good price and if you happen to be in Las Vegas, it’s always a choice. The Vom Fass store in The Venetian Casino will be offering 45-minute whiskey-tasting session for free – all you have to do is get yourself to Las Vegas. The Vom Fass whiskey-tasting session has officially been dubbed the “Whiskey Experience” and will feature various whiskies for three sessions held on Thursday, […]
Kopparberg Debuts Cider Slushie
What began as an April Fool’s Day joke has become reality for Swedish cidermaker, Kopparberg, as they have produced the world’s first cider slushie. After an April Fool’s Day joke depicted frozen cider pops, Kopparberg has used that inspiration and turned two of its 4% alcohol content fruit flavored ciders – strawberry-lime and elderflower-lime – into frozen cider concoctions that will come in metallic pouches meant to be frozen for […]
The Most Interesting Man In The World Delivers Cinco De Mayo Advice
Cinco de Mayo is a few weeks away but it’s Cinco de Mayo every day for The Most Interesting Man in the World – who delivers sound advice for the upcoming holiday…
Innis & Gunn Launch White Oak Wheat Beer
Scottish brewery, Innis & Gunn probably produces your best choices whenever it comes time to peruse your St. Patrick’s Day beer options, so it is probably a good idea to keep track of their annual beer launches and one of the first ones out of the gate this year is the Innis & Gunn White Oak Wheat Beer. The Innis & Gunn White Oak Wheat Beer is a German-style wheat […]
WC Test Drive: Eastside Distillery Cherry Bomb Whiskey
The temptation with Eastside Distilling’s Cherry Bomb Whiskey is to go the same route as that of its sister flavored whiskey – Marionberry – namely, to pronounce it to be relatively decent as far as flavored whiskies go. That is exactly what we are going to do. Sorta. In reality, Cherry Bomb Whiskey is just another flavored whiskey and it’s not nearly as exotic as marionberry, so it does not […]
WC Test Drive: Eastside Distillery Marionberry Whiskey
We are going to be frank with you. Not Shirley or Bill, but frank. Normally, we eschew and poo-poo flavored whiskies as just so much cheap opiates for the consumer masses who either don’t know any better or live in places where they either cannot or choose not to afford any better. Generally speaking, flavored whiskies are for your people who don’t like normal varieties of whisky/whiskey and don’t want […]
Thump Keg Touts George Dickel-ized Rye IPA
Pennsylvania-based Thump Keg Brewery is celebrating the return of spring and the impending arrival of summer with two new beers – an Agave Amber Ale and Rye IPA. Aside from being summer beers, each has the distinction of being brewed with the same foundation ingredients as a pair of recognizable spirit brands – Peligroso Tequila in the case of the Agave Amber Ale and George Dickel Whiskey in the case […]
Suntory Suggests Some Ice For Your Whisky
You have the whisky, now you need the ice. Suntory has some suggestions…
An Apple A Day Keeps Real Whiskey Away
Apple whiskey becomes the latest flavor in the Jim Beam Distillery whiskey flavor rainbow with the launch of Jim Beam. Jim Beam Apple is 35% alcohol content [70 proof] and joins the stable of Jim Beam branded flavored whiskies of Honey and Maple. Jim Beam Apple will set you back $30 per bottle when it becomes available in the UK in May 2015 and in the USA in August 2015.
Inver House Re-launches Third-Best Whisky In Northern Myanmar
Distillery Inver House has re-launched Hankey Bannister Blended Scotch whisky which devoted fans of the now long-lost “Top Gear” BBC motoring show will recall from the Series 21 Christmas Special is the “third-best whisky in northern Myanmar”. Hankey Bannister is named after its co-creators – socialite Beaumont Hankey and businessman Hugh Bannister.
Hennessy Has 250 Reasons Why You Should Like Their Collector’s Blend
The Hennessy cognac brand is turning 250 years old and in an industry where extended age is a good thing, that means it is a special occasion. To mark such a special occasion, Hennessy will be offering their Collector’s Blend – a blend of 15 special eaux-de-vies that has a bevy of 250’s associated with it – there are 250 barrels of the Collector’s Blend with each containing 250 liters […]
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