Glen Moray Offers Maple, Eh?
Speyside-based Glen Moray has released a pair of limited edition “spirit drinks” finished in Canadian maple syrup casks – the first to be finished in maple syrup in the brand’s 125-year history. Scotch Whisky Association rules require Glen Moray to label the duo as “spirit drinks” rather than Scotch whisky since maple syrup casks are […]
Crown Royal Gives Newest Whisky The Marquis Touch
Crown Royal blended Canadian whisky has released their Marquis blend, which has been finished in Caribbean rum casks and will be available in select states in the USA. Crown Royal Marquis was finished in Caribbean rum casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to produce notes of brown sugar, dates, […]
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1975 Was A Very Good Year For ancCnoc
1974 was a good year for the Highland single malt Scotch whisky industry but 1975 was a very good year – specifically for anCnoc – who has released a 1975 Vintage that was produced from a mere three casks at anCnoc’s Knockdhu Distillery. Those three casks were both Spanish and American oak casks that are said to produce whisky with notes of spice, green apple, fruitcake, orange peel, toffee and […]
Bourdain Teams Up With The Balvenie
In a match reminiscent of the Super Bowl’s Left Shark and Right Shark, noted celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain, will join up with noted whisky, The Balvenie, to create a partnership that will produce an online series called “Raw Craft”, hosted by Bourdain, that features craftspeople in the USA. “Raw Craft” is currently scheduled to run from February 2015 through May 2016.
Hilhaven Whisky On Hold While Lawsuits Flung About
Hilhaven Whisky, an intended high-end whisky from spirits giant Diageo and Hollywood producer Brett Ratner, is temporarily on hold while the pair fend off a lawsuit from Heaven Hill Distillery in Kentucky which claims that the impending whisky will be confused with its low-end bourbon. Hilhaven is named after the Beverly Hills residence Ratner owns called Hilhaven Lodge which was once owned in the 1940s by Ingrid Bergman and the […]
Federalist 12 Whiskey Coming Next Week
Journeyman Distillery in Michigan will be releasing their Federalist 12 whiskey – a special rye whiskey – next week. Federalist 12 commemorates Alexander Hamilton’s so-called Federalist 12 essay, a pre-cursor to the famed Whiskey Rebellion, in which he proposed a tax on whiskey. The rye whiskey produced by Journeyman Distillery is said to closely resemble the recipe that was once enjoyed by the nation’s first president, George Washington. Less than […]
Glen Grant 50-Year-Old Surfaces In Japan Next Month
Ten bottles of Glen Grant 50-Year-Old will be sold in Japan next month. Only 150 bottles of the single malt Scotch whisky were made available worldwide and 10 of those will be sold by Asahi Breweries. The whisky began the maturing process in a single sherry cask in October 1963 and was bottled in November 2013 and is said to have notes of orange and baked apples. When they go […]
Gronk Win Super Bowl, Gronk Drink Fireball
After winning the Super Bowl in dramatic fashion, the New England Patriots held the obligatory celebratory parade during which ardent fans toss alcoholic items to Patriot tight end Rob Gronkowski to drink, or rather, chug. One of these was a mini-bottle of Fireball, ahem, whiskey. Whisky – and even, whiskey – aficionados deplore the cinnamon-flavored, anti-freeze-based liquid but Gronk has no problem tossing it down the gullet before finishing it […]
Prohibition Era Moonshine Whiskey Reincarnated In Manhattan
Jump in your H.G. Wells time machine and travel back to 1930s USA with the introduction of Manhattan Moonshine – a “Prohibition-style” un-aged white whiskey. Manhattan Moonshine uses oats, rye and spelt during the creation of its clear whiskey, uncolored by the standard, typical barrel-aging process, to produce a less-heavily noted spirit that is more suitable for cocktail destinations than straight up imbibing. Manhattan Moonshine is currently scheduled to become […]
Caple Rd Canned Craft Cider Appears Next Month
Weston has launched Caple Rd Cider – a new craft cider in a can. Caple Rd Cider has 5.2% alcohol content, uses the juice of English apples and is matured in oak for 18 months. Caple Rd Cider will be available – mostly in the UK – for $6 per can in February 2015.
Nestdrop Provides Super Bowl Booze Delivery If You Live In Los Angeles
If you plan on watching the Super Bowl and you are lucky enough to live in Los Angeles while doing it then if you – horrors! – run low on alcohol while watching the Patriots and Seahawks maul each other, Nestdrop has your back. The LA-based delivery service will be offering a 15% discount only available to Los Angeles residents from now until the end of the game on Sunday. […]
Cider And Irish Whiskey – Like Peanut Butter And Jelly
Magners has paired Irish Whiskey with traditional cider for a new Irish Whiskey-infused cider with a 5.5% alcohol content. Every 500-ml bottle of Magner’s cider will contain 25-ml worth of Irish whiskey. Magners’ Irish whiskey-infused cider will be available in the UK in February 2015.
Thatcher’s Has Haze From Somerset Instead Of Purple
Jimi Hendrix famously sung about a purple haze but Thatcher’s Cider has switched that to Somerset in launching their two new ciders – Somerset Haze and Red. Somerset Haze is a cloudy cider using Discovery, Falstaff, Gala and Jonagold [the one responsible for the haze] apples to produce its 4.5% alcohol content creation while the Red is a 4% alcohol content concoction that is a result of the Katy and […]
Becks’ Haig Club Whisky Ad Clears UK Watchdog Whiners
English footballer David Beckham participated in an advertisement video for Haig Club Scotch whisky that was directed by Guy Ritchie, only to incur the wrath of a UK watchdog agency that initially proposed the ad was using Beckham’s global icon status to condone drinking for those who were underage. But the agency’s complaints were denied by the UK’s main alcohol advertising organization and was given the green light for the […]
Diageo Opens Up Distillery Doors With Google Business View
Spirits giant, Diageo – owners of many of the world’s most famous and notable whisky brands – has opened up the doors to four of its famous whisky distilleries via Google’s Business View. The unprecedented access for a whisky brand gives a virtual tour of Cardhu Distillery [see link below] along with The Singleton of Glen Ord, Talisker and Lagavulin distilleries. Source: Cardhu Distillery
Bud Light Has Your Super Bowl Commercial
Depending on how you feel about Bud Light, Pac-Man and the Super Bowl – Bud Light’s new Super Bowl commercial can either be a bad or a good thing…
Jameson Debuts Dublin Edition For St. Patty’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is still just under two months away but Jameson is not waiting around as they unveiled their new Dublin Edition Irish whiskey – dubbed “Hello Dublin” – that they will make available for the festivities. The Jameson Hello Dublin Edition whiskey displays an artistic label featuring Dublin landmarks such as Trinity College and Clery’s clock as well as Dublinesque sayings. Dublin was the location of Jameson’s first […]
Kilbeggan 21-Year-Old Comes Out Of The Woodwork
Kilbeggan 21-Year-Old blended Irish whiskey is becoming available this year at European travel retail outlets. The whiskey is the result of selected casks of grain and malt whiskies aged in ex-Bourbon, port, sherry and Madeira casks and bottled at 40% alcohol content [80 proof] to produce the most mature blended Irish whiskey in the Kilbeggan stable. Kilbeggan 21-Year-Old is available at European travel retail outlets only for $115 per bottle.
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