Canada Gets Wiser With Ginger Ale+Whisky RTD
Canadian companies JP Wiser’s and Canada Dry have collaborated to launch a pre-mixed ready-to-drink (RTD) canned whisky and ginger ale cocktail. The RTD combines Canada Dry’s ginger ale with JP Wiser’s Canadian whisky at 7% alcohol by volume [14 proof] and is being made available in both a 473-ml single-serve can or in four-packs. The […]
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 […]
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Lochlea Reveals Their Oldest Whisky
Scottish distillery Lochlea has released a limited edition seven-year-old single estate whisky – their oldest whisky ever – and third age-statement release. Not surprisingly, Lochlea Seven Years Old is a single malt born from seven distinct first-fill bourbon casks, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and – also not surprisingly – is said to impart a myriad of notes representing those casks, including apple, buttery pastry, oak, spice […]
The Glenlivet Reveals Return To Small Batch
2026 sees the return of the Small Batch Collection from The Glenlivet as the Speyside-based distillery has the same trio of single malt whiskies – a 17-year-old, a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old – but each is sporting a new flavor profile this time around. The Glenlivet Small Batch Collection Wildflower Honey 17-year-old was matured in first-fill American oak casks and now offers notes of apple, citrus and floral nuances. The […]
San Antonio Distillery Calls It Quits
San Antonio-based Artisan Distillery & Craft Bar has called it quits and due to rising production costs, will shutter on January 25, 2026 after 13 years in operation. Artisan Craft Distillery produced Bexar Ridge Bourbon and Pecan Ridge whiskey. Artisan Craft Distillery becomes the latest casualty in the spirits industry – which so far has been highlighted by the high profile closure of the Jim Beam main campus for 2026. […]
Elixir Hits The Trail With New Series
London-based Elixir Distillers has released The Elixir Trails series – focusing on worldwide distilleries – and consisting of The Whisky Trail and The Rum Trail, for the first iteration of the series [but with plans to expand into other spirit categories at a later date]. The Whisky Trail portion of the series showcases a quartet of whiskies – a 2020 four-year-old malted rye whisky from Denmark; White Peak 2018 seven-year-old […]
Miller Walken The Walk In Promotional Campaign
Miller Lite is “Walken” the walk and talkin’ the talk as they employ iconic actor Christopher Walken to implore people to get off their phones and start talking to people in their newest promotional campaign entitled “Legendary Moments Start with a Lite.” The leadoff video in the promotional campaign is titled “Ditch the Apps” and has Walken trying to convince a man at a bar to initiate a conversation with […]
Sazerac Putts For Par In Golf Suit
Sazerac – owner of Fireball brand whiskey liqueur – has partially won a trademark lawsuit filed in the European Union against the Saudi Arabia-owned LIV Golf tour that had alleged LIV Golf’s trademark application for ‘Fireballs GC’ could be confused with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky brand, for which it holds the trademark ‘Fireball’. Fireballs GC is the name of a LIV golf team led by Spain’s Sergio García. Sazerac filed the […]
Euhomy Debuts Rock Pro Sphere At CES 2026
Euhomy has introduced a new ice-making machine capable of producing perfectly shaped ice in the form of both spheres or squares for the whisky [or bourbon or whiskey] loving enthusiast’s glass. The new icemaking machine was debuted at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show – dubbed CES – in Las Vegas this week. The machines are expected to be made available in April 2026 and pricing for the machine is said […]
Crown Royal Put In Canada’s Sin Bin For 2026
Crown Royal is being put in Canada’s sin bin as Ontario’s premier Doug Ford has indicated that Crown Royal will be removed from that province’s liquor stores as retribution for owner Diageo shifting their facility’s operations and production of the iconic Canadian whiskey brand from Ontario to – reportedly – Alabama, where Diageo recently announced plans to open a facility. That move was also additionally affected by tariffs imposed by […]
Glenmorangie Unveils 13-Year-Old Moscatel Casked Whisky
The good news: Glenmorangie has released Glenmorangie 13 Year Old Moscatel Cask – a 13-year-old whisky aged in Moscatel dessert wine casks. The bad news: it will only be available in Australia and New Zealand. Glenmorangie 13 Year Old Moscatel Cask, as its name suggests, was matured in Moscatel casks, bottled at 48.2% alcohol by volume [96.4 proof] and is said to offer notes of apple, chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. […]
Highland Park Reveals Orkney-Sourced Heather Whisky
Highland Park has released Highland Park Cask Strength: Heather – a limited edition cask strength single malt made with 100% Orkney peat-smoked barley, more specifically from Hobbister Moor – just a few miles from the distillery. Highland Park Cask Strength: Heather was matured in both first-fill European and American sherry-seasoned oak casks, bottled at 63.6% alcohol by volume [127.2 proof] and is said to offer notes of macadamia nuts, marshmallow, […]
Wilder Whiskey Jettisons Assets
North Carolina-based Wilder Whiskey has liquidated their assets after filing for voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy last month. Wilder Whiskey was founded in 2021 in Tennessee and was mostly known for their whiskey seltzers [launched in 2022] which came in four flavors and were offered at 5% alcohol by volume [10 proof]. Wilder Whiskey disclosed $100,000 in assets and liabilities at the time of their bankruptcy filing. #Distillery #Whisky #Whiskey #Japanesewhiskey […]
Very Very Old Fitzgerald Bourbon Relinquished Via Auction
A Very Very Old Fitzgerald 18 Year Bourbon was auctioned off for $71,375 late last month via auction house Unicorn Auctions. The Very Very Old Fitzgerald 18 Year Bourbon was dubbed a so-called “Blackhawk Bourbon” as it was part of a collection of bourbon from the Chicago-based Wirtz family, owners of the National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks since 1954. The Very Very Old 18 Year Bourbon was bottled at 60.5% […]
Complete Set Of The Macallan Anniversary Malts For Sale
A complete set of The Macallan Anniversary Single Malt Collection – 19 bottles in all – is set to go on sale and could be the only complete collection [not counting those at The Macallan distillery itself] in the world. The first bottle of The Macallan Anniversary Single Malt Collection was released in 1983 and the collection’s 19 bottles includes single malt whiskies from: 1957, 1958, 1958/59, 1962, 1963, 1964, […]
Garrison Brothers Brings The Heat With Cowboy Bourbon
Austin, Texas-based Garrison Brothers Distillery has released the 2025 edition – the 11th installment – of their annual Cowboy Bourbon. Garrison Brothers 2025 Cowboy Bourbon was matured for a minimum of eight years before being bottled at a mind-watering 73.2% alcohol by volume [146.4 proof] and after burning off your taste buds, is said to offer notes of marshmallow [presumably burnt] and fruit. Garrison Brothers 2025 Cowboy Bourbon is being […]
Baltic Sea Castle Hosts Whisky Weekend In 2026
If you happen to find yourself in or around Germany or Poland next month, there is a Whisky Weekend approaching at Wasserschloss Mellenthin – aka Water Castle Mellenthin – on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom [shared by both Germany and Poland] from January 23 to 25, 2026. The inaugural Water Castle Mellenthin Whisky Weekend will feature spirits from the restored castle’s own brewery and distillery – the brewery’s products […]
Bourbon Fest Opens Up 2026
If you happen to be traveling to or live in the vicinity of Detroit – or anywhere in Michigan, for that matter – then good news awaits you in 2026 as the fifth installment of the Ypsilanti Bourbon Fest is happening next month in Ypsilanti – which is a suburb of Detroit [or Ann Arbor, depending on your perspective] on Saturday, January 17, 2026. More than 100 bourbons and whiskies […]
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