Sazerac Joins Irish Whiskey Fray With Garavogue
Buffalo Trace Distillery-owned Sazerac has joined the Irish whiskey fray with their inaugural Irish single malt, Garavogue, via their Hawk’s Rock Distillery [previously known as the Lough Gill Distillery in Ireland, which had produced Athrú Irish whiskey]. Garavogue gets is named after the river that flows past the distillery. Sazerac’s Garavogue 20-year-old Irish Whiskey is […]
Redbreast Re-Introduces Stronger 15-Year-Old
Redbreast has re-issued a special cask strength version of their 15 Year Old Irish whiskey in honor of the whiskey’s 20th anniversary after initially debuting as a one-off bottling in 2005. Redbreast 15 Year Old limited edition cask strength version was matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry-seasoned casks, bottled at 56.3% alcohol […]
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Templeton Rye Founders Settle Lawsuit
If you have ever purchased a bottle of Templeton Rye Whiskey in the past year or so, then you may be getting a refund. That’s because the founders of the Iowa-based, Indiana-made whiskey have settled three class action lawsuits brought against them by people and their lawyers who were miffed that Templeton Rye both originally claimed that it was made in Iowa and was a small batch rye. Neither, as […]
Jack Daniel’s Adds Barrel Proof Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s has added a Barrel Proof whiskey to their lineup. The new Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof Whiskey is a tribute to the early days of whiskey when each barrel of the aged spirit had its unique character. In that vein, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof Whiskey will have unique characteristics based on what barrel it was aged in as well as other location factors. This means […]
Mellow Gold Emerges From The Famous Grouse
Mellow Gold is the newest blended Scotch whisky to join The Famous Grouse range of whiskies. Matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, Mellow Gold is 40% alcohol content [80 proof] . The Famous Grouse Mellow Gold is available for $34 per bottle.
Pendleton Set To Launch Midnight Whisky
Hood River Distillery is set to launch their Pendleton Midnight Canadian Whisky. Pendleton Midnight Canadian Whisky has spent some time aging in brandy barrels, which is expected to give it a fruity and floral note. Pendleton Midnight Canadian Whisky is bottled at 45% alcohol content [90 proof] and will retail for $35 per bottle beginning in September 2015.
Glenfiddich Emerges In Singapore With 1992 Single Malt
The good news is that Glenfiddich has released their Glenfiddich Residence Cask Vintage 1992 single malt Scotch whisky. The bad news is that there are only 200 bottles and you can only get them at the Singapore airport. Glenfiddich Residence Cask Vintage 1992 was bottled at 58.7% alcohol content [117.4 proof].
Heaven Hill Releases Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey
Heaven Hill has released Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey – a six-year-old 55% alcohol content [110 proof] whiskey from its Bernheim Distillery in Louisville. The 51% rye whiskey is said to have vanilla and spice notes. Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey will be available for $50 per bottle in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco this summer with a larger rollout scheduled for autumn.
Spirit Of America Available In More States
Fresh off the USA’s victory in the 2015 Women’s World Cup comes more good news – Spirit of America bourbon is now available in more states. The Indiana-made rye-less bourbon [51% corn, 45% wheat, 4% barley] was launched earlier this year and has a 43% alcohol content [86 proof]. Spirit of America is now available in 10 states and for each bottle sold, SOA donates $1 to the Hope for […]
Camus Reveals 2015 Borderies VSOP Cognac
Camus has released a Borderies cognac every year since 2000 in numbered bottles and this year’s version has finally been released. Giving off its trademark floral, fruity and spicy notes, the 2015 version of the Borderies VSOP also provides slight hints and promises of orange and vanilla. Camus VSOP Borderies Cognac is 40% alcohol content and retails for $80 per bottle and is available beginning this month.
Bourbon Maple Cream Saves Summer
You like bourbon? You like cold drinks in the summer? Then, most of the time you are in trouble because bourbon is not generally regarded as a summer libation – either alone or in summery concoctions. However, just in time for summer, comes a little slice of bourbon heaven called Brown Jug Maple Cream Liqueur. Okay, so it is not bourbon per se rather a bourbon-infused liqueur, but it can […]
Molson-Coors Buys UK Rights To Rekorderlig Cider
American/Canadian brewing company Molson-Coors has formerly bought the UK rights to Swedish cider maker Rekorderlig. The cider, however, will continue to be made at its family brewery in its Swedish base city of Vimmerby. Rekorderlig is currently available in the USA, but only in three states – Florida, New Jersey and New York.
Beelzebub Has A Devil Put Aside For Me – Queen Bohemian Lager
The rock band Queen has partnered with RnR Brewing to create Queen Bohemian Lager – a Czech Pilsner – using only Czech ingredients and featuring a label showing the original Queen band logo designed by late frontman, Freddie Mercury, while he was an art student at Ealing Art College in London. Bottled at 4.7% alcohol content, Queen Bohemian Lager will be available for $19 per six pack.
Tomatin Adds 36-Year-Old Highland Single Malt
Tomatin Distillery has added a 36-Year-Old Highland single malt Scotch whisky to their lineup. Batch 1 of the Tomatin 36-Year-Old emanates from former Bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks and was bottled at a cask-strength 46% alcohol content [92 proof]. Only 800 bottles of Tomatin 36-Year-Old are available beginning in July 2015.
Ballantine’s Goes Underwater
Ballantine’s Scotch whisky is profiling underwater photographer Benjamin Von Wong as he celebrates his Chinese heritage by creating a scene featuring a traditional Chinese fisherman with a cormorant in an underwater river dubbed a “cenote” in Tulum, Mexico…
Buy Your Beer In Los Angeles
If you happen to like beer and live in the USA, then Los Angeles is the best place to buy your preferred adult beverage, according to international beer surveyors, GoEuro. The 2015 Beer Price Index survey finds that Los Angeles is the best USA city to purchase beer if price is your deciding factor – with an average 11.2 ounce [the normal European measure, just short of the 12-ouncer familiar […]
Chivas Regal Gives You Something Extra
Chivas Regal has launched a new whisky in their blended Scotch whisky line called Chivas Regal Extra – which is one of their premium blends that also features a rare malt matured in a sherry cask. Chivas Regal Extra, however, will only be available in travel retail locations in seven Asian airports in Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
Newcastle Assures You That You Are Not An Idiot
Yes, you may think that you are, indeed, an idiot – but Newcastle takes issue with that and assures you, sir, that you are not…
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