Diamonds Are Still Forever for The Macallan
Diamonds continue to be forever for Speyside-based The Macallan as they release their second limited edition single malt whisky as part of their affiliation with the iconic James Bond feature film franchise while celebrating 55 years since “Diamonds Are Forever” was released with Sean Connery in the 007 superspy role. The Macallan Diamonds Are Forever […]
Gallo Purchases Four Roses From Kirin
Japan-based owner Kirin has sold Kentucky-based bourbon brand Four Roses to E&J Gallo Winery for up to $775 million, according to an announcement by Kirin. The deal is expected to be finalized later this year and includes a $50 million deviation if Four Roses hits a performance target, according to Kirin, which purchased Four Roses […]
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Fireball Whiskey Cheesecake Shots
Labor Day weekend is merely hours away – it might already be here for you for all we know – and holiday weekends are when the Fireball whiskey amateurs usually emerge from the woodwork. Fireball is not premium whiskey, of course, but if you are going to be inundated with promotional material about it, why not make it something you might actually, possibly enjoy – like, say, Fireball Cheesecake shots? […]
Pre-World War II Mortlach 75-Year-Old Emerges
Mortlach revealed a 75-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky Speyside region’s Mortlach Distillery used a first fill sherry cask to begin its single malt Scotch whisky’s life back in 1939 and 75 years later, what has emerged is liquid gold that was bottled at 44.4% alcohol content [88.8 proof]. Only 100 bottles of Mortlach 75-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky have been produced and will sell for $30,600 per bottle.
Speyside Goes Dark With Beinn Dubh Whisky
Speyside Distillery has introduced their Beinn Dubh single malt Scotch whisky – a unique ruby-black-colored whisky named after the Celtic expression for “black mountain”. The whisky gets its signature color after having aged in toasted port casks from the Douro Valley in Portugal and is said to give off notes of both fruit and chocolate before finishing off in both bitter and sweet tastes. Speyside Distillery’s Beinn Dubh is bottled […]
Jack Daniel’s Releases Single Barrel Proof Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s has released a cask-strength barrel proof whiskey with Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof whiskey. While Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof Whiskey is a new, stronger offering, it keeps the signature vanilla and oak notes common in many Jack Daniel’s products. Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof Whiskey ranges from 62.5% to 70% alcohol content [125 to 140 proof] and is available for $65 per 750-ml bottle.
Edinburgh Finally Gets A Distillery
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, the world’s foremost producer of fine whisky – recent Japanese products notwithstanding – but it has no distillery to call its own…until now…with the planned 2016 opening of the $3 million Holyrood Distillery in the city. David Robertson, a former master blender at the Macallan Distillery, is the driving force behind the Holyrood Distillery, which has a planned initial production of 250,000 bottles of […]
anCnoc Gets Peaty With Peatlands
anCnoc has brought out a peatier version of its Highland single malt Scotch whisky with the introduction of Peatlands – a whisky aged more than a decade in American oak ex-bourbon barrels. Peatlands uses spring water from the Knock Hill area near anCnoc’s Knockdhu distillery and carries a phenol count of nine parts per million. Peatlands, however, is a limited edition [6,600 bottles] whisky that will only be distributed in […]
Whiskey Cologne Now Available
Whiskey has its own aroma when it emerges from the bottle – but that is not likely to be the same aroma emanating from the newest whiskey-oriented product to hit the market – Whiskey Cologne. Coming from the Portland General Store [of Portland, Maine], this essence of whiskey also contains sea kelp extract, aloe vera juice, blue-green algae, tea tree oil and willow tree bark in addition to a splash […]
Royal Brackla Introduces Three Single Malts
Royal Brackla Distillery [owned by John Dewar and Sons] has introduced three single malt Scotch whiskies – a 12-Year-Old, a 16-Year-Old and a 21-Year-Old – all bottled at 40% alcohol content [80 proof]. All three are finished in first-fill sherry casks and produce notes of fruit and walnut. All three age statements of Royal Brackla single malt scotch whiskies will be available in nine international markets – Canada, France, Germany, […]
NBC Joins Fox In Hopping On Bourbon TV Drama Bandwagon
Days after Fox announced they were developing an as-yet-untitled television drama series project based on the Kentucky bourbon industry, NBC jumped on the bourbon bandwagon with their own television drama series, but they did Fox one better and gave theirs a title – “The Bourbon Kings”. While Fox’s potential – a pilot episode has yet to be shot and the concept has yet to be greenlit – series will be […]
Popcorn Sutton Debuts New Non-JD-Looking Label
Popcorn Sutton white whiskey used to be contained in a bottle with a label that looked an awfully lot like another popular Tennessee whiskey named Jack Daniel’s – and that’s what the Jack Daniel’s owners thought too – so they sued them back in 2013. The result? Popcorn Sutton debuted their new bottle and label this week and it does not look anything like the Jack Daniel’s bottle and label. […]
Fox Sipping Kentucky Bourbon Drama
Fox television is reportedly considering producing a scripted television drama series based on the Kentucky bourbon industry. The plot of the potential, as-yet-untitled series would revolve around the patriarch of a signature Kentucky bourbon maker who has a public meltdown – forcing his children/heirs to both deal with each other as well as his sordid past. The pilot episode would not be expected to air until 2016.
American Ale Crosse The Pond
Brooklyn Brewery’s American Ale is preparing to launch in the UK. The beer – a collaboration of Amarillo, Cascade and Willamette hops – has a 4.5% alcohol content – is noted for its piney aroma. American Ale will be available in the UK beginning on September 5, 2015.
Old Particular Stays Single With Single Cask Single Grain Release
Old Particular has added four single cask single grain whiskies to their lineup. Old Particular Single Grain Scotch Whiskies released this month include a pair of 25-year-old’s from Cameronbridge and Girvan as well as a pair of 21-year-olds from North British and Strathsclyde. The alcohol content ranges from 50.9% to 61.3% [101.8 to 122.6 proof] of each single cask bottling. All four Old Particular single cask single grain Scotch whiskies […]
Wheaties Beer Debuts In Minnesota
Yes – you both read those words and saw that picture correctly – that is indeed a can of Wheaties beer. Well, not exactly beer made of Wheaties – but beer definitely made of wheat by Fulton Brewery in Minneapolis and co-branded with well-known General Mills brand, Wheaties. The new beer – which is officially called HefeWheaties – is, of course, a limited edition collaboration of the two Minneapolis-based companies. […]
Air BnB Offers Knob Creek Campalooza
Online lodging rental service AirBnB has collaborated with Kentucky bourbon maker Knob Creek to offer a chance – via online auction – at going along on the distillery’s annual campout at a campground on distillery property. The winner’s bid amount will benefit hunger charity Share Our Strength, which gets 100% of the value of the winning bid. Knob Creek’s fan club – the “Brothers of Bourbon” – is allocated most […]
Aultmore Unveils Foggie Moss
In a nod to their Buckie Road distillery’s misty Speyside location, Aultmore has revealed a single malt Scotch whisky called Aultmore of the Foggie Moss for their travel retail markets. Aultmore of the Foggie Moss. Aultmore of the Foggie Moss will only be available in travel retail locations in Asia.
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