The World Whiskies Awards 2024 – Japanese Whiskies
According to the 2024 World Whiskies Awards, Japanese whisky continues to grab attention on the world stage. Japan’s gold medalists showcase some of the best innovations and artistry in the industry. In this report, we examine the techniques, ingredients, and aging processes that define the gold medal-winning Japanese whiskies of 2024. From rare ingredients to […]
Gabriel Macht Joins Bear Fight Whiskey
Gabriel Macht, best known for his role in Suits, has embarked on a new career path with Bear Fight Whiskey. He joined the brand as a creative partner and stakeholder in October. According to Macht, he was introduced to Next Century Spirits and the brand about 18 months ago, and he’s been intrigued by the […]
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Constantine Attracts Big Money
As expected, people threw big money at Constantine and after the flurry of money was over – Constantine went for $631,850 to the highest bidder [and no, we don’t imply the usage of marijuana]. Constantine, as you may recall from WC’s article a little over a week ago, is the name of one of the largest ever crystal decanters containing Macallan whisky. Only four six-liter crystal decanters of this size […]
Aarrrgh – New Blended Scotch Whisky Dunadd
Although the actual Castle Aaarrrggghhh from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” was the much newer [13th century] Doune Castle – it bears a spittin’ image to Dunadd Castle [first century], the castle depicted on the label of Dunadd, the newest blended Scotch Whisky brand emerging from Scotland. Dunadd is named for the medieval site where Scottish kings were likely crowned and the new blended whiskies will be a three-year-old […]
Fill Up With TinCup
Distiller Jess Graber was enjoying success with his master creation, Stranahan’s Whiskey, but then one day he mixed corn, rye and malt with pure Rocky Mountain water and – voila! – TinCup American Whiskey was born. The whiskey is said to carry aromas of citrus, black pepper and ginger snaps along with palate notes of rye spice, cinnamon and caramel. TinCup American Whiskey will be available in Arizona, California, Colorado, […]
Some Widow Jane For Your Soul
Let’s say you find yourself with some Widow Jane Bourbon, what do you do? Why drink it, of course! But what if you have an entire barrel of Widow Jane Bourbon only – alas – without the Bourbon within? You still want the barrel so you simply stash it in the boot area of your Kia Soul which just so happens to come in Bourbon barrel size for 2014. Those […]
Crown Royal Gives Hugs, Blows Kisses With XO
Crown Royal collected 50 of their finest whiskies maturing in cognac casks from France’s Limousin Forest and put them all together to create their newest ultra-premium Canadian blended whisky brand – Crown Royal XO. Said to have scents of vanilla, spice and unnamed dried fruit XO is also reported to have a smooth finish. Crown Royal XO will be sold for $49.99 per 750ml bottle and is available beginning this […]
Whisky Walks On Water
While working on solving the arsenic-poisoned water problem in Bangladesh for her PhD, Scottish scientist Leigh Cassidy turned to a process she was familiar with in her homeland – the art of whisky-making. In this particular case, what interested Cassidy was the “draff” of the matter. Draff are the leftover and discarded barley husks used in making whisky and Cassidy’s idea was that compressed draff might act as a good […]
Dead Beer Comes To UK
The Brits are used to having their beer dark but they are not used to having it dead, nor Mexican, for that matter. But that is exactly what they will get as six new mostly dark Mexican beers will become available in the UK – all with Day of the Dead themes. The six new beers are Death Rides [a pale blond ale with a 5.3% alcohol content level], Immortal […]
Glenmorangie Plies You With Companta
Glenmorangie has announced the arrival of its fifth annual single malt whisky private edition release – Companta. The newly arrived Companta was matured in bold, spicy Grand Cru casks from Clos de Tart as well as sweet, fortified wine from Cotes du Rhone in France. The resulting liquid is Companta – Gaelic for “friendship” – and a whisky which exudes scents of berries, damp forests, fragrant wood smoke and nutty […]
Beam Me Up, Says Scotty Suntory
Japan’s Suntory Distillery just became the third-largest spirits business in the world after their $13.6 billion cash acquisition of iconic American Bourbon producer, Jim Beam this month. Suntory will now import Beam products into worldwide markets as well as take 11% of the American spirits market. Beam’s product list now owned by Suntory include Maker’s Mark and Knob Creek for Bourbon, Teacher’s and Laphroaig for Scotch whiskies, Canadian Club for […]
Sazerac Makes An Appearance On Bob’s Burgers
Sazerac is known for two reasons in America. It is a brand of rye whiskey produced by the Buffalo Trace Distillery and as the oldest cocktail – with its pre-Civil War-era birth in New Orleans – and now it has what is perhaps its first appearance [in name only] in the television animation industry with the debut of Mars Sazerac, a magician [voiced by Andres du Bouchet – a writer […]
Shipwrecked Whisky Resurfaces At Auction
When the SS Politician sank in 1941 near the island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides off the coast of Scotland, it went down with several bottles of whisky – 28,000 cases to be exact – never making it to its ultimate destination of Jamaica. Some of those bottles were lost forever but many others washed ashore and were subsequently collected by locals who either drank them or hid them […]
Macallan Decanter Going Up On The Block
If you think you may have a fat enough wallet, Macallan is putting up its largest ever crystal decanter up on the auction block next week. Only four six-liter crystal decanters of this size were commissioned by The Macallan – each one named after a Roman emperor – two have been kept by the company, one was bought by a private collector in Asia and the fourth, named Constantine, is […]
Irish Eyes Not Smiling
Most of the world is either confused or disgusted – or both – by Dennis Rodman’s recent trip to North Korea. The former NBA player nicknamed The Worm has been cozying up to brutal dictator Kim Jong-Un and it was disclosed that part of that cozying included a birthday gift from Rodman to the dictator which partially contained a Jameson Irish Whiskey gift set bought by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power […]
UK Schemes Fake Scotch Whisky
It may or may not have been a big problem – the existence of fake Scotch whisky – but the UK is determined to nip any fake stills in the bud with the recent approval of the Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme and identification of Scotch whisky as the first spirit to be given protection under the legislation. In the scheme, all Scotch whisky claiming to be Scotch whisky whether they […]
Fordham Takes The Scenic Route 1
It’s officially a new year and Delaware craft brewer, Fordham, has debuted a new beer for the ladies and beer-drinking newbies in 2014 – the Route 1 Session IPA. Route 1 Session IPA has an alcohol content level of only 4.5% [significantly lower than the 7.5% for its Ram’s Head IPA] that is sure to appeal to a broader segment of the worldwide population who likes to drink beer without […]
It’s Linnsanity!
Now that you have your Bushmills Grado wooden headphones purchase all planned, you will probably need something to go along with those wooden phones. Something like, say, an old-school turntable crafted out of the casks used to create Highland Park whisky. Only 40 of the turntables will be made by audio gearmaker Linn which are actually recreations of Linn’s Sondek LP12 turntable…only made of used fancy whisky casks. A single […]
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