Kingsbarns Bags Caddies’ Dream
Lowland-based Kingsbarns Distillery has released Caddies’ Dream – a single cask whisky – to coincide with this weekend’s Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Kingsbarns Caddies’ Dream is a 10-year-old single malt matured in a shaved, toasted, and re-charred (STR) ex-wine barrique, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] […]
Torabhaig Goes Cask Strength
Isle of Skye-based Torabhaig Distillery has released a cask strength version of their Sound of Sleat single malt whisky – the sixth release in the distillery’s Legacy Series. Torabhaig Sound of Sleat Batch Strength was created with both Concerto and Laureate barley, peated to 78ppm (parts per million), matured in American oak, using both ex-bourbon […]
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Courvoisier Releases Four For The Holidays
Cognac house Courvoisier has released four limited edition cognacs for the holidays but you will have to be in the UK to get a crack at them. The four UK-exclusive cognacs are… Courvoisier Réserve 1978 | 10 bottles | $1,725 per bottle After aging for 35 years in Courvoisier’s Paradis cellar, this vintage has reached its full aromatic potential. Courvoisier Heritage De Louis Renard | 50 bottles | $11,780 per […]
The Balvenie 50 On Sale…For Now
The Balvenie 50 single malt Scotch whisky has been bottled and will go on sale – but that sale is not expected to last long as only 131 bottles of the whisky are available worldwide [15 of them in the USA]. The Balvenie 50 comes from the Scottish distillery’s cask sealed in 1963 and recently opened to reveal a 45.4% alcohol content [90.8 proof] whisky that is said to have […]
Glenmorangie Making That Dornoch
Venerable Scottish distillery Glenmorangie is producing its Dornoch single malt Scotch whisky exclusively for the travel retail market. Dornoch is created after maturation in ex-bourbon American white oak barrels followed by an extra maturation session in former Amontillado sherry casks to produce a 43% alcohol content [86 proof] whisky that is said to produce notes of citrus, vanilla, toffee and smoky apples. Glenmorangie Dornoch single malt Scotch whisky will cost […]
Shove Some Piehole Down Your Gullet
Not content with merely creating pie-flavored whiskey, spirits industry giant, Diageo, also came up with the task of naming said liquid and the name they came up with was – Piehole Whiskey. Yes, Piehole Whiskey. Piehole Whiskey comes in three pie flavors – apple, cherry and pecan. Bottled in Canada, each whiskey is “matured” anywhere from four to eight years with a 35% alcohol content [70 proof]. Piehole Whiskey is […]
18-Year-Old anCnoc On The Loose!
An 18-Year-Old Highland single malt Scotch whisky from anCnoc has been launched. The whisky has been aged in both ex-sherry casks composed of Spanish oak as well as ex-bourbon casks made of American oak. Bottled at 46% alcohol content [92 proof], the whisky is said to have notes of spices and vanilla with a honey and caramel finish. Only 6000 bottles of anCnoc 18-Year-Old will be produced and made available […]
Arran Brewery Has Three Ales For What Cures Ya
Arran Brewery has unveiled three new ales – ID, Sleeping Warrior and Clyde Puffer Special Reserve – from its Scottish location. ID is a 6% alcohol content Indian dark ale, Sleeping Warrior is an 8.4% barley wine and Clyde Puffer Special Reserve is a traditional oatmeal stout with 4.5% alcohol content. Arran’s array of ales will be made available to worldwide markets in December 2014.
Thames Hop IPA Launched In UK
UK brewer, Meantime Brewery – so named because it is situated directly on the Greenwich Meridian – has launched their new Thames Hop IPA. The new IPA comes from hops grown at their hop farm locate near Canary Wharf in downtown London. Thames Hop IPA is currently only available in London and through Meantime Brewery’s online store.
Turn Back The Clocks For Cutty Sark 33
Cutty Sark has turned back the clocks nearly an entire century with the Art Deco-evoking package design for their newest Cutty Sark 33-Year-Old blended Scotch whisky. The limited edition Cutty Sark 33-Year-Old has a 41.7% alcohol content [83.4 proof] and has been released to coincide with the repeal of Prohibition in the USA in December 1933. Only 3,456 bottles of Cutty Sark 33-Year-Old will be available for $1020 per bottle.
The Famous Grouse Actually Becomes Famous
Scotch whisky brand The Famous Grouse actually became famous today when, before a national team football/soccer friendly between Scotland and England, Scottish team manager handed over a pre-game gift of a bottle of The Famous Grouse to his English counterpart, Roy Hodgson. A bottle of The Famous Grouse typically sells for between $17 and $28 in the UK.
Holiday Gift Idea – Wooden Cigar/Whiskey Pens
It is the holiday gift giving season and while it might be the best option to give out high end cigars and whisky to your friends and/or family, the budget may not completely agree. Plan B in this scenario might be met with pens – specifically, custom-crafted wooden pens from Russ Bell of Tennessee, who makes the hand-crafted wooden pens with the labels of cigars or whiskey on them – […]
Jura Revisits George Orwell And 1984
In honor of celebrated novelist George Orwell, Jura has released its Jura 1984 Vintage single malt Scotch whisky. The whisky touts a 44% alcohol content [88 proof] and spent time maturing in three different casks – American White Oak, Amoroso sherry and Apostoles Oloroso sherry. Orwell – whose real name was Eric Blair – wrote his signature novel, “Nineteen Eighty Four”, while living on the Scottish island of Jura in […]
Glenfiddich Brings 1963 To 2014
Glenfiddich will be introducing a version of its 1963 single malt whisky to the USA when it brings their limited edition Glenfiddich Original to the States next year. Glenfiddich Original is a single malt whisky made according to the original recipe created in 1963 at the distillery. 2000 cases of Glenfiddich Original will be available for $100 per bottle beginning in December 2014.
Beckham Kicks Off Haig Club Whisky
English football /soccer star David Beckham has officially launched Haig Club single grain whisky brand in Singapore. Beckham’s Haig Club brand is partnered with spirits industry behemoth Diageo and made at Scotland’s oldest grain whisky distillery in Cameronbridge. Haig Club whisky is currently available in Singapore with a planned worldwide distribution in 2015.
Johnnie Walker Jumps On Gift-Giving Season
It’s officially gift-giving season [or close enough, anyway] and Johnnie Walker is wasting no time by offering their Gold Label Reserve blended Scotch whisky in special gold gift wrapping packages – but only to people encountering them in travel retail outlet locations worldwide where Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve is already stocked. The specially-gift-wrapped bottles of Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve are available for $68 per bottle.
Bil Wheaton Also Talks About Newcastle Ale
While his identical twin brother, Wil Wheaton, effuses about Newcastle Ale, sound man Bil Wheaton adds his two cents about beer and brotherly love…
Wil Wheaton Explains Why He Likes Newcastle Ale
Actor Wil Wheaton explains why he suddenly likes Newcastle Ale so much that it is now his favorite beer…
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