Chichibu Unleashes Glow-In-The-Dark Whisky
Just in time for Halloween, Japanese whisky distillery Chichibu has unveiled a glow-in-the-dark whisky – Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The 2025 London Edition – albeit in the UK only. Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The London Edition 2025 is a blend of 10 casks of Chichibu single malt whisky [including two casks of heavily peated whisky], bottled at […]
Four Walls Invites You To Hang With Them
Four Walls Irish American Whiskey is inviting people to “hang” in a new online video promotional campaign featuring the Four Walls founding trio of Rob McElhenney [who changed his name to Rob Mac in June 2025], Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton – and who are all stars of the long-running comedy TV show “It’s Always […]
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Isle Of Arran Releases 18-Year Old
Isle of Arran Distillery has officially released their 18-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky – the third of a single malt trilogy, following releases of 16-and 17-Year Old single malts. Isle of Arran 18-Year-Old was aged in ex-sherry Hogshead casks and bottled at 46% alcohol content [92 proof]. Only 9000 bottles of Isle of Arran 18-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky will be released beginning on March 16, 2015.
A New Restorative Beverage For Invalids And Convalescents
Independent Scottish brewery, BrewDog, has announced their new Restorative Beverage for Invalids and Convalescents. The Restorative Beverage for Invalids and Convalescents is an old-school India Pale Ale based on IPA’s brewed in the mid-1800s and uses Amarillo, Centennial and Citra hops – hops known for their bitterness – in producing an 8.7% alcohol content IPA. The catchy name is based on an entry from pharmacologist Jonathan Pereira in a medical […]
Bastille 1789 Takes You On A Strange Adventure
There’s a new French whisky in town, see? It’s called Bastille 1789, see? So you want to know something about it, see? Then you may find that difficult after watching “A Strange Adventure”, see?
A St. Patrick’s Day Option – Midleton Dair Ghaelach Irish Whiskey – If You’re In Ireland
The Irish whiskies will be coming out of woodwork the next seven days – but that is a good thing – and the latest arrival for your drinking consideration on St. Patrick’s Day next week is single pot still Irish whiskey Midleton Dair Ghaelach. This particular Irish whiskey was finished in virgin Irish oak Hogshead casks after first having been matured for between 15 and 22 years in traditional ex-Bourbon […]
Mullets And Musical Beers
Chris Hemsworth and Hugh Jackman donned mullets and joined host Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” for a game of musical beers….
The St. Patrick’s Day Alternative To Guinness – Innis & Gunn
St. Patrick’s Day is next week and if beer is your drink of choice on the day when everybody is Irish, then soon you will find yourself inundated in everything Guinness wherever you go. That is not necessarily a bad thing but if you would like to consider alternatives to the popular Guinness, you could do worse than Innis & Gunn’s Irish Whiskey Stout, released especially for St. Patrick’s Day. […]
Forget The Root – It’s Guinness Beer Float For St. Patrick’s Day
If you happen to find yourself in The Lobby Lounge of the JW Marriott Hotel in Chicago [provide you can get there through the snow] on St. Patrick’s Day, then you might want to consider a drink they will be offering to guests specifically for the occasion – a root beer float subbing out the root beer and replacing it with Guinness. The resulting concoction comes with vanilla bean ice […]
Proper Irish Coffee For St. Patrick’s Day
With St. Patrick’s Day getting ever closer, one of the most important drinks of the day will be Irish Coffee – not your mass-produced, whipped, lady-drink version of the classic, but rather a proper Irish Coffee using Teeling Irish Whiskey, an Irish Whiskey from Dublin’s famed Golden Triangle of distilleries. WC would have you have nothing less for the big day [which is less than two weeks away now]. So, […]
Get Carawayed On St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is nearly upon us, inching closer and closer each day, and the more recipes you have, the better prepared you are for the luck of the Irish. WC presents you with today’s St. Patrick’s Day recipe – the Caraway Cocktail… Caraway Cocktail Simple Syrup Concoction: 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon Caraway Seed , coarsely crushed Caraway Stout Cocktail: 2 tablespoons Caraway Simple Syrup 1 […]
Two New Beers To Consider For St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner – only a mere two weeks away – and that means it might be a good idea to start narrowing down your beer choices for the big night. Well Salt Lake City-based Squatter’s Craft beer is way ahead of you and they have released a pair of beers before the big occasion – Takeout Rye IPA and the possibly more appropriate Wellied […]
Becks Launches Haig Club
English footballer-turned-whisky investor David Beckham has officially launched his single grain Scotch whisky Haig Club…
Second Cu Bocan In Cask Series Released
Tomatin Distillery has released the second of their three Cu Bocan single malt Scotch whiskies using different cask types. The first Cu Bocan release used a sherry cask and the most recent release is Cu Bocan from a virgin oak cask. The lightly peated single malt combined with the virgin oak cask imbues the resulting 46% alcohol content [92 proof] liquid with smoky spice notes. Only 6000 bottles of Cu […]
Somersby Adds Three New Cider Flavors
UK cider brand, Somersby, has added three new flavors to their portfolio – Apple Burst, Blackberry and Cranberry. Apple Burst is a sweeter version of its Somersby Original and comes in at 4.5% alcohol content while both Blackberry and Cranberry provide a 4% alcohol content kick. All three of the new Somersby cider flavors will be offered in the UK beginning in March 2015.
Tomatin Goes Full Cask Strength
Tomatin has added a cask strength edition to its Highland single malt Scotch whisky lineup. Tomatin Cask Strength Edition was matured in former Bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks before being bottled at 57.5% alcohol content [115 proof] to produce spice and sweet notes. 15,000 bottles of Tomatin Cask Strength Edition have been released worldwide – with the exception of the USA – at a cost of $70 per bottle.
Portland Leading National Cider Boom
A mere five years ago, the only places you could get cider on an easily accessible basis in North America were Canada and, well, Canada. That all changed in 2011 when several cideries [as opposed to breweries] began their high profile march into national prominence. Ciders have long been staples in the proper English-speaking Commonwealth nations but due to Prohibition and lack of traditional cider apples, its growth in the […]
Steak And Whisky Opens in LA
A new restaurant called, simply, Steak and Whisky, has opened in the beach community of Hermosa Beach near Los Angeles [see link below]. The 50-seat restaurant features a large whisky collection – though primarily focusing on Japanese whiskies – as well as many signature steaks such as porterhouse, rib-eye and Wagyu. Customers can rent whisky lockers to store their favorite whiskies for their next visit to Steak and Whisky. Source: […]
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