Midleton Reveals 2026 Very Rare Vintage Edition
Irish Distillers has released the Midleton Very Rare 2026 Vintage – a blend of single pot still and single grain Irish whiskies from the distillery. For the Midleton Very Rare 2026 Vintage edition, the blend chosen consisted of three single pot still and two single grain whiskies, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] […]
Ricky Gervais Opens Dutch Barn Doors And Expands Into Whisky
UK actor/comedian Ricky Gervais has stepped outside the Dutch Barn vodka doors and expanded into whisky – via his co-owned North Yorkshire distillery, Ellers Farm – with the debut single malt English whisky called Three Ridings. Ellers Farm Distillery, based in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, was established in 2021 and in addition to Dutch Barn vodka, […]
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Ardbeg Unleashes Smokiverse
Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has released Smokiverse – their 2025 Fèis Ìle special whisky bottling for “Ardbeg Day” – an annual celebration held on the last Saturday of Islay’s Festival of Music and Malt, Fèis Ìle – which will take place this year from May 23-31, 2025. The Ardbeg 2025 limited edition single malt Smokiverse, emanates from a so-called ‘high-gravity’ mash, the result of mash experimentation by Ardbeg reducing the amount […]
Tobermory Distillery Unveils 10-Year-Old Ledaig
Isle of Mull-based Tobermory Distillery has released Ledaig Hebridean Moon – their first cask-strength Ledaig 10-year-old peated single malt – inspired by the Isle of Mull’s ancient moon-tracking Baliscate Stones and the first aged whisky release emanating from the distillery’s newest 11-year-old stills. Tobermory Distillery’s Ledaig Hebridean Moon was matured for more than a decade in second-fill bourbon casks, bottled at a whopping 58.8% alcohol by volume [117.6 proof] and […]
Cutty Sark Debuts Ginger Ale Highball RTD
Old school brand Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky has introduced their first ready-to-drink (RTD) product – The Cutty Sark & Ginger Ale Highball – in time for summer. Marking the brand’s first venture into the growing RTD market, the new Cutty Sark & Ginger Ale Highball offers the pairing of Cutty Sark’s original blended Scotch with ginger ale and becoming the first blended Scotch whisky to introduce this type of […]
The English Distillery Releases V-E Day Commemorative Whisky
The English Distillery, has collaborated with the charity Walking with the Wounded (WWTW) to launch a single malt whisky to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day [Victory in Europe Day, originally celebrated on May 8, 1945 to celebrate the formal end of World War Two in Europe following Germany’s surrender the previous day]. The English Distillery V-E Day single malt whisky was matured in both ex-bourbon and virgin oak […]
Compass Box Goes Scot-Free
London-based Compass Box has created Scot-Free – the ‘world’s first English vatted malt whisky’ – by using whiskies from six English distilleries to create the whisky. The six distilleries Compass Box used for the whisky are: Copper Rivet Distillery, Cotswolds Distillery, East London Liquor Co, Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery, The English Distillery and White Peak Distillery. Only 61 bottles of Scot-Free [48.7% alcohol by volume – 97.4 proof] are being […]
Redbreast Has Quite The Find With Andrew Scott
Redbreast has ‘Quite the Find’ for their newest promotional campaign, enlisting the aid of Irish actor Andrew Scott [“Fleabag”] for their Irish single pot still whiskey. The new global campaign features the Bafta Award-winning Irish actor encouraging audiences via voice-over and meaningful glances to avoid the beetroot and to dig deeper to unearth ‘something amazing’ with Redbreast whiskey. The new campaign is currently live in Ireland and will roll out […]
Talisker Ventures Out Into The Wild Blue
Isle of Skye-based Talisker Distillery has released The Wild Blue, a limited edition single malt whisky geared toward supporting ocean conservation and coastal habitat restoration efforts with its sales. Talisker partnered with the Blue Marine Foundation, a UK ocean conservation charity, for the release. As for the whisky itself, it was finished for 16 months in select red wine casks from South Africa’s coastal regions, bottled at 48.2% alcohol by […]
Copenhagen Distillery Goes To Singapore
Good news if you happen to find yourself in Singapore this month – Denmark-based Copenhagen Distillery has released a limited edition whisky exclusively for the Takashimaya department store in Singapore. The Singapore Edition single malt whisky is part of the distillery’s ‘Rare’ range and was finished in a Hungarian oak cask then seasoned for three additional years with ruby Port wine and finally bottled at 56% alcohol by volume [112 […]
Gold Bar Whiskey Attempts To Break A World Record
San Francisco-based Gold Bar Whiskey will be attempting to break the official Guinness Book of World Records record for “Most People Shaking Cocktails Simultaneously” on May 17, 2025 at the Treasure Island distillery. The current record for Most People Shaking Cocktails Simultaneously is 1,710 – set by Diageo in Barcelona, Spain, on September 18, 2013 – during Diageo’s annual Western Europe conference, where participants shook vodka martinis comprised of vodka […]
Lagavulin Claims There Is More Beyond The Smoke
Islay-based Scotch whisky producer Lagavulin has debuted their latest marketing campaign, entitled “Beyond the Smoke”, where the brand attempts to deflect some of their smoky reputation. The promotional spot is accentuated with a voiceover from actor and longtime creative partner Nick Offerman and features a Brooklyn bar, Lagavulin’s distillery on Islay – albeit, re-created as a diorama – and a New York rooftop [perhaps suggesting New Yorkers are the primary […]
Montana’s Lone Mountain Ranch Resort Opens Whiskey And Cigar Den
Montana’s Lone Mountain Ranch Resort – located in Big Sky, Montana, in the southwestern corner of the state near Yellowstone National Park – has launched “The Trapper’s Den”, a restored 1915 cabin that will be employed as a haven for cigar aficionados and whiskey enthusiasts. The Lone Mountain Ranch Resort was founded in 1915 and The Trapper’s Den was originally used as a shelter for the trappers in the area […]
WhiskyCritic Lands In The Elite Eight Of Whisk[e]y Blogs & Websites
WhiskyCritic does not typically pat ourselves on the back – it is bad form and requires an uncomfortable contortion – but it is with a double dosage of pleasure and humility that WC accepts the recent rankings of the top 45 UK whiskey blogs and websites in 2025 [https://bloggers.feedspot.com/uk_whiskey_blogs/]. WC is ranked seventh – that is making the Elite Eight [to employ a Big Dance reference, being only one month […]
Crown Royal Hitches Ride With Country Singer
Crown Royal blended Canadian whisky has collaborated with country music artist Kane Brown to be the official sponsor of Brown’s The High Road Tour, which recently launched in Nashville. Crown Royal hosted Brown’s backstage VIP area, where attendees received exclusive concert merchandise, were offered signature Crown Royal-laden cocktails such as the Crown Royal Ranch Water and the Blackberry Ginger Lemonade, and met Brown before he performed. The Crown Royal Big […]
Midleton Very Rare Celebrates Bicentenary With Newest Release
Midleton Very Rare has released their annual vintage Irish single pot still whiskey to celebrate the Old Midleton Distillery’s bicentenary, which had been open from 1825 to 1975 before production moved to a newer distillery within the same site in County Cork, Ireland. Midleton Very Rare is a blend of Irish single pot still and single grain whiskies using varied distillate styles as the whiskey contains three grain whiskies – […]
The Macallan Adds Folio 8 To Archival Series
The Macallan has released Folio 8 – the latest installment in their Archival Series which is destined exclusively for the global travel retail (GTR) market segment. The Macallan’s Archival Series was launched in 2015 and showcases the brand’s advertising campaigns from the 1980s and 1990s. The Macallan Folio 8 is a nod to a billboard campaign from the 1980s called ‘The Colossus of Nose’ – a play on words referencing […]
Loch Lomond Releases Whiskies To Promote Golf Tournament
Loch Lomond has released a pair of single malt whiskies to honor the upcoming 153rd Open Championship, which is currently scheduled to occur from July 17-20, 2025 at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland while the Women’s Open will take place at Royal Porthcawl from July 30 to August 3, 2025 in Wales. The first release, Loch Lomond Open Special Edition 2025, is a non-age statement single malt […]
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