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 […]
Fettercairn Travels Across The Pond To The USA
Scotland-based Fettercairn Distillery is making their first-ever trip across the pond to release their range of single malt whiskies for the American market. Fettercairn will make their USA debut with five rare expressions, ranging from 24- to 50-year-old whiskies. Fettercairn’s Fab Five in the USA will include the 24-year-old [$650 per bottle]; 28-year-old [$1,250]; 40-year-old […]
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Aspen Food And Wine Classic Takes Wine-Taster Around The World
Collin Szewczyk of the Aspen Daily News attended the Aspen Food and Wine Classic and came back with a full report on the quality of the food and wine. The majority of his body never left Colorado, but his tongue traveled to a variety of locales. Like many travelers, my first stop was at something I know and love in the Woody Creek Distillery. An empty stomach can be a […]
Food And Wine Classic Launches Its Own App
It’s become the rule du jour in today’s modern age for any organization or business to have its own social media presence. God a small business repairing bikes? Give it its own Facebook account (even though judging from the site’s original purpose, that makes no sense). Own a chain of cafe shops? They gotta be on Tumblr. Heck, we’re at the point where McDonalds is probably on Tinder. I haven’t […]
Why Is It Called Woodchuck Cider?
Woodchuck Cider is called “Woodchuck Cider” why again? Because…
Food & Wine Classic Gives Exposure to local Aspen Restaurants
According to Aspen Daily News Online, the Food & Wine Classic’s local restaurant showcase program has expanded over the course of the past five years and is a hit with festival attendees. Its local restaurant showcase program started with a single spot in the tent which rotated during the course of the 3-day event. This year’s showcase saw an increase to five positions in the tent which hosted a total […]
Jim Beam Rolls Out Whisky-Infused Bourbon
Because two spirits are better than one, Jim Beam has introduced Jim Beam Kentucky Dram – a Kentucky bourbon infused with peated Highland Scotch whisky. The result is a liquid with 40% alcohol content [80 proof] said to have oak and vanilla notes. Jim Beam Kentucky Dram will only be available in travel retail outlets beginning in July 2015.
Cider Meets Irish Whiskey In New Tullamore D.E.W.
Cider is wildly popular, whiskey is wildly popular – so it was only a matter of time before the two were introduced to each other – and in this case, the meeting has come about in Tullamore D.E.W. Cider Cask Irish whiskey. Slated to be made only between September and November each year – matching the Irish apple harvest period – Tullamore D.E.W. Cider Cask used ex-bourbon oak casks to […]
Chris Pratt Use Fireball For Acting Lessons
Actor Chris Pratt recently took a break from a GQ modeling session to down some Fireball whiskey and dole out some acting advice in the process…
2015 Women’s World Cup WhiskyCritic Drinking Game
The 2015 Women’s World Cup is officially underway and now all you need to go along with the expanded tournament is a Bud Light Lime….no, just joking….an official WhiskyCritic drinking game. Whether or not you mean to savor or slug your whisky [we are not judging you and your whisky-drinking preferences], you still need a plan and WhiskyCritic is here to provide you with a guideline for how to go […]
Deutsch Family Finds Redemption
New York-based Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits has officially bought Redemption Whiskey – which is distilled in Indiana and bottled in Kentucky. Deutsch, previously primarily a wine brand owner – whose most notable brand in yellow tail from Australia – purchases a Redemption portfolio which consists of Redemption Straight Rye Whiskey, Redemption High Rye Bourbon, Redemption Bourbon, Riverboat Rye, White Whiskey and Limited Edition Barrel Selections. Redemption Straight Rye Whiskey, […]
Brown-Forman And Teeling Make Moves As Irish Whiskey Explosion Underway
Not waiting around for the market to soften, both Brown-Forman and Teeling have made moves involving actual and potential Irish whiskey distilleries in Ireland. Brown-Forman – whose bourbon/whiskey brands include Jack Daniel’s and Woodford Reserve – have formally purchased Slane Castle Whiskey Limited with the intent of opening a distillery near Dublin. Meanwhile, Teeling has beaten them to it and already opened their Dublin distillery in the Liberties District this […]
GlenDronach Brings Out Eight-Year-Old The Hielan
Scottish distillery GlenDronach has brought out an eight-year-old Highland single malt Scotch whisky dubbed The Hielan [Scottish version of “Highland”]. Matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, the whisky is said to have notes of butterscotch, raisins and spice. GlenDronach’s The Hielan single malt Scotch whisky is bottled at 46% alcohol content [92 proof].
Bordeaux Casks Hit The Green Spot
For the first time ever, Green Pot Single Pot still Irish Whiskey will be finished in Bordeaux casks. Originally aged in three different casks – consisting of former Oloroso sherry, former bourbon and new bourbon – Green Pot is finished out in the former Bordeaux wine casks for a period ranging between one and two years. The result is a whiskey that is bottled at 46% alcohol content [92 proof] […]
Ardmore Has Two More
Ardmore has released two more whiskies specifically for the travel retail market – The Ardmore Tradition and The Ardmore Triple Wood. The Ardmore Tradition is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky matured in American oak casks and then also aged in 19th-century quarter casks to produce a peated whisky with spice and vanilla notes. The Ardmore Tradition is bottled at 46% alcohol content [92 proof]. The Ardmore Triple Wood is […]
Cask Strength Scallywag Wades Ashore
Speyside malts were blended and what has emerged is a Cask Strength Scallywag. The 53.6% alcohol content [107.2 proof] used Macallan, Mortlach and Glenrothes malts [among others] for its creation and the result is a whisky with mocha, orange and vanilla notes. Only 1000 cases of Scallywag will be made available globally beginning June 1, 2015.
Isle Of Arran Releases The White Stag
Members of the White Stag online community associated with the Isle of Arran single malt Scotch whisky have selected their first bottling – an 18-year-old that was bottled last month and will be available this month. Those interested in becoming White Stag members may do so at the link below. The first White Stag bottling will be limited to only 214 bottles and available only to White Stag members for […]
The Glenlivet Unveils Single Malt Triple Threat
The Glenlivet will be releasing three triple-cask matured single malt whiskies as part of its Master Distiller’s Reserve signature collection. The whiskies each use a different oak in the maturation process. The Glenlivet triple-cask single malts in the Masters Distiller’s Reserve collection will be available in travel retail outlets beginning July 1, 2015. Glenlivet’s New Triple-Cask Single Malts: • Master Distiller’s Reserve – Traditional oak casks are used to deliver […]
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