Kavalan Adds To Sherry-Casked Lineup
Taiwanese whisky distillery Kavalan has made an addition to their Solist series of sherry-casked single malt whiskies with a Palo Cortado cask-aged single malt. The Solist series of whiskies from the Taiwan-based whisky producer now features seven sherry cask-aged whiskies: Fino, Oloroso, Amontillado, Manzanilla, Pedro Ximénez, Moscatel and Palo Cortado. Kavalan’s Solist Palo Cortado was […]
Applebee’s Revives Tipsy Leprechaun For St. Patrick’s Day
Glendale, California-based national restaurant chain Applebee’s has joined the parade of companies prepping for next month’s St. Patrick’s Day [March 17, 2025] and revived the Tipsy Leprechaun cocktail as part of their Saintly Sips® cocktail lineup. The St. Patrick’s Day Tipsy Leprechaun [$6] is a “top shelf tea” which features Jameson Irish Whiskey, melon liqueur, […]
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Arran Brewery Has Three Ales For What Cures Ya
Arran Brewery has unveiled three new ales – ID, Sleeping Warrior and Clyde Puffer Special Reserve – from its Scottish location. ID is a 6% alcohol content Indian dark ale, Sleeping Warrior is an 8.4% barley wine and Clyde Puffer Special Reserve is a traditional oatmeal stout with 4.5% alcohol content. Arran’s array of ales will be made available to worldwide markets in December 2014.
Thames Hop IPA Launched In UK
UK brewer, Meantime Brewery – so named because it is situated directly on the Greenwich Meridian – has launched their new Thames Hop IPA. The new IPA comes from hops grown at their hop farm locate near Canary Wharf in downtown London. Thames Hop IPA is currently only available in London and through Meantime Brewery’s online store.
Turn Back The Clocks For Cutty Sark 33
Cutty Sark has turned back the clocks nearly an entire century with the Art Deco-evoking package design for their newest Cutty Sark 33-Year-Old blended Scotch whisky. The limited edition Cutty Sark 33-Year-Old has a 41.7% alcohol content [83.4 proof] and has been released to coincide with the repeal of Prohibition in the USA in December 1933. Only 3,456 bottles of Cutty Sark 33-Year-Old will be available for $1020 per bottle.
The Famous Grouse Actually Becomes Famous
Scotch whisky brand The Famous Grouse actually became famous today when, before a national team football/soccer friendly between Scotland and England, Scottish team manager handed over a pre-game gift of a bottle of The Famous Grouse to his English counterpart, Roy Hodgson. A bottle of The Famous Grouse typically sells for between $17 and $28 in the UK.
Holiday Gift Idea – Wooden Cigar/Whiskey Pens
It is the holiday gift giving season and while it might be the best option to give out high end cigars and whisky to your friends and/or family, the budget may not completely agree. Plan B in this scenario might be met with pens – specifically, custom-crafted wooden pens from Russ Bell of Tennessee, who makes the hand-crafted wooden pens with the labels of cigars or whiskey on them – […]
Jura Revisits George Orwell And 1984
In honor of celebrated novelist George Orwell, Jura has released its Jura 1984 Vintage single malt Scotch whisky. The whisky touts a 44% alcohol content [88 proof] and spent time maturing in three different casks – American White Oak, Amoroso sherry and Apostoles Oloroso sherry. Orwell – whose real name was Eric Blair – wrote his signature novel, “Nineteen Eighty Four”, while living on the Scottish island of Jura in […]
Glenfiddich Brings 1963 To 2014
Glenfiddich will be introducing a version of its 1963 single malt whisky to the USA when it brings their limited edition Glenfiddich Original to the States next year. Glenfiddich Original is a single malt whisky made according to the original recipe created in 1963 at the distillery. 2000 cases of Glenfiddich Original will be available for $100 per bottle beginning in December 2014.
Beckham Kicks Off Haig Club Whisky
English football /soccer star David Beckham has officially launched Haig Club single grain whisky brand in Singapore. Beckham’s Haig Club brand is partnered with spirits industry behemoth Diageo and made at Scotland’s oldest grain whisky distillery in Cameronbridge. Haig Club whisky is currently available in Singapore with a planned worldwide distribution in 2015.
Johnnie Walker Jumps On Gift-Giving Season
It’s officially gift-giving season [or close enough, anyway] and Johnnie Walker is wasting no time by offering their Gold Label Reserve blended Scotch whisky in special gold gift wrapping packages – but only to people encountering them in travel retail outlet locations worldwide where Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve is already stocked. The specially-gift-wrapped bottles of Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve are available for $68 per bottle.
Bil Wheaton Also Talks About Newcastle Ale
While his identical twin brother, Wil Wheaton, effuses about Newcastle Ale, sound man Bil Wheaton adds his two cents about beer and brotherly love…
Wil Wheaton Explains Why He Likes Newcastle Ale
Actor Wil Wheaton explains why he suddenly likes Newcastle Ale so much that it is now his favorite beer…
Scottish Leader Unveils New Signature Blended Scotch Whisky
Discount whisky Scottish Leader will be introducing their newest Signature blended Scotch whisky in the coming weeks. Scottish Leader Signature will be a blend of malt and grain whiskies that is meant to impart a honey/smoky taste note with a smooth finish. Scottish Leader Signature blended Scotch whisky will priced at $15 per bottle and become available in South Africa in December 2014 and the rest of the world in […]
Hudson Releases Maple Cask Rye
Hudson Whisky has unveiled their Maple Cask Rye for the holiday season. The whisky was initially released last year but a second batch of the whisky – aged in former maple syrup barrels – has now been released for the holiday festivity season. Hudson Maple Cask Rye Whisky is 46% alcohol content [92 proof] and will be available in November 2014.
Spey Whisky Michael Owen 1412 On Launch Pad
Spey Whisky is set to launch its newest single malt Scotch whisky named after professional English footballer [soccer player] Michael Owen entitled Spey Whisky Michael Owen 1412. The single malt is a no-age statement whisky matured in Bourbon casks with two additional finishing stints in sherry casks for eight months and tawny Port casks for six months. Owen had played for the English national team as well as professionally for […]
Yamazaki Single Malt Is World’s Best Whisky According To Jim
Yamazaki – a Japanese single malt whisky – has taken the top prize as the “World’s best Whisky” according to renowned international whisky expert, Jim Murray, in his 2015 Whisky Bible. Specifically, Murray awarded the Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 with 97.5 out of a possible 100 points – making it the best in the world by his reckoning. Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 was aged 12 to […]
A WhiskyCritic Review – Maker’s Mark Bourbon
Maker’s Mark Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey [45% alcohol content – 90 proof] is one of the most popular Bourbons in the land – not only in the United States of America but in the world. So there is an underlying notion that, when embarking on a taste test of Maker’s Mark, it is almost akin to taking the school’s most popular girls to the prom. If not the most popular, […]
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