Milroy’s Celebrates 60 Years of Peated Whisky
Milroy’s, an independent retailer and bottler celebrating its 60th anniversary, has released Heavily Peated 13 Years Old. The whisky marks the first continuous release from the distillery. The company was founded by John “Jack” Milroy and his brother, Wallace, in 1964. The Heavily Peated 13 Years Old represents the culmination of a 13-year aging process […]
Longmorn Debuts its Oldest Whisky
Chivas Brothers-owned Longmorn Distillery has unveiled its oldest expression, in the form of a 30-year-old single malt. The spirit is considered an icon of the Speyside distillery’s 130-year history. In addition, the 30-year-old follows last year’s Lost in Time collection 30-year-old Longmorn single cask expression. According to a report by Spirit Business, the new expression […]
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Ardbeg And The World Cup
Alas, Ardbeg Day is behind us for another year – but the World Cup is still going strong – and Ardbeg and World Cuyp go together like peat and whisky…
Shepton Releases The Snuffler and Tree Shaker
The cider market is booming and Shepton Mallet Cider Mill just gave it another reason to boom as the English cider makers have released three new ciders creatively packaged in boxes designed to look like faux apple crates. The Somerset Snuffler is a medium dry cider with fruity notes and a 4.8% alcohol content while the Somerset Tree Shaker is similar but with a higher alcohol content at 7% and […]
Make Dad Famous With Some Whisky
Father’s Day is rapidly approaching – technically, only three more whisky-buying days left – and The Famous Grouse is here to save the day for you if you haven’t yet come up with any gift ideas for dear old Dad. TFG has created a microsite where you can put photos of Dad on a label of The Famous Grouse blended Scotch whisky, thus officially making it his personal bottle of […]
Laphroaig: There’s Something In It
Laphroaig launched its first-ever video advertising campaign this week called “Opinions Welcome” in which nine supposedly non-coached people provided their candid opinions of the fabled whisky but, for our money, it should have been entitled with the words of one of the taste test participants [“There’s Something In It”]. For the record, the list of what the nine people think Laphroaig tastes like includes iodine, pee, cream, freshly cracked pepper, […]
Grant’s Cheap Hooch Rolls Off The Curb
Billed as Grant’s Signature, the new blended Scotch whisky from Grant’s is being unveiled this year and marketed toward the “young whisky enthusiast” [i.e. those too bothered to look up from their smartphones to notice what they’re purchasing, are too bothered to care or just want some cheap booze that looks good in the bottle]. Grant’s Signature will be better than nearly anything coming out of a brown paper bag […]
C & C Cider Music To Our Ears Factory
Chaplin & Cork’s Cider has revealed they have some secret apple trees in their orchards that produce magical potions that they then transform into a pair of ciders called Somerset Gold and Somerset Reserve. A third magic apple cider potion is planned for later in the year but as of now, the full-bodied Somerset Gold carries a 5.2% alcohol content while the dry Somerset Reserve boasts a 6.8% alcohol content. […]
Stella Artois Gives Us The Raspberry
Stella Artois, already a popular beer brand, is moving more heavily into the cider market with a new Raspberry Cidre that will be marketed more toward the female segment. The Stella Artois Raspberry Cidre will be sold in both 330ml and 500ml bottles and joins its apple and pear ciders already on the market. In addition, Stella Artois will be introducing an Apple Cider Draught for selected bars and taverns […]
Diageo Building Bourbon Barn In Kentucky
Spirits industry giant Diageo has revealed plans to build their own distillery in Kentucky. More specifically, Diageo – whose bourbon and whiskey brands include Bulleit, Bushmills and Crown Royal – will be building the new distillery in Shelby County, Kentucky, at a cost of $115 million.The 300-acre facility is expected to produce several hundred thousand bottles of booze per year and be home to six barrel storage facilities as well. […]
Try Some “Your Name Here” Whisky
Life is good if you live in the UK today. First, you live in the vicinity of most of the world’s best whisky and second, now you can call it your own with Pernod Ricard’s crafty marketing ploy allowing you to imprint your name or a personal message on labels of their famous brands of whisky. Timed to coincide with Father’s Day next month [June 15, 2014, like you didn’t […]
Laphroaig Select Debuts
First, there was Laphroaig, and all was good. Now, there is Laphroaig Select – and all is still good. The Islay-based single malt Scotch whisky distillery is unveiling Laphroaig Select – a Scotch whisky birthed from maturation in three European Oak casks before a final maturation in an American Oak cask – to produce peaty, oak and sweet notes. Laphroaig Select comes in at a 40% alcohol content [80 proof] […]
Sapporo Launches Legendary Biru on Unsuspecting USA
Sapporo has launched their first commercial for their beer in the USA and it features animated Japanese drummers enticing hip partygoers to sample their brew and perhaps taste the dragon inside…
Too Late To Go Down Under For All Your Johnnie Walker Blue King George V Needs
If you find yourself to have a hankering for some Johnnie Walker Blue King George V Edition whisky, then you might want to find yourself in Australia or at least get yourself to an online version of Australia’s discount liquor retailers Aldi or Dan Murphy’s – each of whom is selling the Johnnie Walker Blue King George V whisky for far below its suggested retail price and even below its […]
Stock Up For World Whisky Day This Weekend
World Whisky Day is nearly here and you don’t want to be caught empty-handed when it comes to the celebration of everybody’s favorite brown liquid, do you. WhiskyCritic thought not. So we have compiled a brief list of whiskies you might want to try and stock up on tomorrow in preparation for the big event this weekend. Macallan 12 – We recently gave this single malt a test drive and […]
Spey Royal Choice Soon To Be Available Planetwide
Speyside Distillery is preparing to make its Spey Royal Choice single malt whisky available to parts of the world other than the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace where it is now available. Spey’s royal connection comes from the time 200 years ago when poet Lord Byron presented a barrel of Spey whisky as a gift to King George III on the occasion of Byron’s marriage to […]
Camus Adds 40-Year-Old To Rarissimes Range
Camus added a 40-Year-Old cognac to its Rarissimes range of cognacs which are limited editions that have come from special vineyards, are of a special vintage or to signify a special event. The Camus 40 cognac is a special vintage containing 40.9% alcohol content [81.8 proof]. Only 991 bottles of the Camus 40 are available for $780 per bottle beginning in June 2014.
Croatians Get Ready For World Cup
The World Cup is nearly here and the Croatians will almost certainly be in the mood to cheer on their favorite players on the national team after beer brand Ozujsko Pivo – the national sponsor of the Croatian national team – released their beer emblazoned with the names of national team members on the cans. A total of 12 players will get their names on the red-and-white national flag-themed cans, […]
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