Lochlea Reveals Red Wine Cask
Lochlea Distillery has rolled out their second red wine cask – a limited edition single malt in their Wine Cask series – finished in Sangiovese casks from Tuscany in Italy. Lochlea Red Wine Cask 2026 was matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels before the finish in the Sangiovese wine casks, then was bottled at 46% alcohol […]
The Macallan Rolls Out The Romantica
Speyside-based The Macallan has rolled out the Romantica Collection – a single malt whisky featuring original artwork to commemorate the 100th anniversary of The Macallan 1926 vintage. Only a mere 258 bottles of the new Romantica Collection 40-year-old were produced and are originating from a sherry-seasoned European oak cask and bottled at 48.6% alcohol by […]
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Laphroaig Brings Lore Cask Strength To The Rest Of The World
Islay-based distillery Laphroaig has brought their Lore Cask Strength 2025 Càirdeas single malt whisky to the rest of the world with a release to global markets. Laphroaig Lore Cask Strength was matured in Oloroso sherry, European oak, ex-bourbon and quarter casks, bottled at 59.6% alcohol by volume [119.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricot, mint and vanilla. Laphroaig 2025 Lore Cask Strength is being made available for […]
Glen Moray Tees Up In GTR For Senior Open Championship
Speyside distillery Glen Moray has teed up in their UK global travel retail [GTR] efforts as the 2025 ISPS Handa Senior Open Championship approaches – scheduled for July 24-27, 2025, at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England. This will the second year of a three year deal for Glen Moray as a sponsor with golf’s Senior Open Championship, and to mark that collaboration, Glen Moray is emphasizing their presence at […]
Ardgowan Launches Clydebuilt Single Malts
Ardgowan Distillery has launched a new collection of six Speyside single malts – via their Clydebuilt brand label – featuring three small-batch releases distilled in 2012 and three single-cask bottlings aged for 12 years. Ardgowan’s Clydebuilt label was launched in 2019 and named after the shipbuilding industry alongside the nearby Firth of Clyde. All six single malts were matured for 12 years at Ardgowan in European oak sherry casks and […]
Jim Beam Lines Up Lineage
Jim Beam has released Jim Beam Lineage Batch Number Two – the second installment of their Lineage series, co-created by Beam family members Fred and Freddie Noe – and honoring generational Beam roots. The new 15-year-old Jim Beam Lineage Batch Number Two is Kentucky straight bourbon matured in charred white oak barrels, bottled at 55.5% alcohol by volume [111 proof] and is said to contain notes of oak, toffee and […]
Bladnoch Signs Up For New French Deal
Lowland-based whisky distillery Bladnoch has signed up for a new three-year distribution arrangement with Maison Villevert to promote the whisky in France. Bladnoch enjoyed a re-launch of the distillery in 2016 after its purchase by Australian businessman David Prior and now will collaborate with Cognac-based Maison Villevert. Currently, distillery’s whiskies are available in more than 45 markets worldwide, including Australia, France, Taiwan, the UK and the USA. #Distillery #Whisky #Whiskey […]
Buffalo Trace Hooks Up With Biotech Firm
Kentucky-based Buffalo Trace Distillery has hooked up with Kentucky-based Meridian Biotech in an effort to turn Buffalo Trace distillery byproducts into alternative proteins. The new $40 million facility is claiming to use new technology to convert Buffalo Trace stillage into multifunctional alternative proteins, which can then be used in aquaculture, fish farming, pet foods and organic fertilizer. Buffalo Trace is the only distillery working with Meridian Biotech, whose new facility […]
James Beam Distilling Reveals Old Grand Dad Bonded 7-Year Old
James Beam Distilling has released their annual Old Grand-Dad seven-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, bonded according to 1897’s Bottled-in-Bond Act which requires whiskey to be produced from a single distillation season in a single distillery, aged for at least four years, and bottled at a minimum of 50% ABV. James Beam Distilling’s Old Grand Dad Aged Seven Years was indeed bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is […]
El Sid Set To Open In Washington State
El Sid – a bar inspired by Sid Vicious, bassist for the UK punk rock pioneering band The Sex Pistols – is set to open on August 9, 2025, in Everett, Washington, a northern suburb of Seattle. Vicious died of a heroin overdose in 1979. El Sid will offer coffee by day and ‘punk rock-inspired’ cocktails by night. Examples of some of the cocktails being offered will be “London Calling” […]
Slanj Debuts Their Whisky
A new whisky is in town, Slanj – founded by brothers Brian and Craig Halley along with their friend Stuart Montgomerie – is a new blended Scotch whisky brand. The name comes from the Scottish word for toast ‘slàinte’, which means ‘health’ (pronounced Slanj-a-va in English). Additionally, independent blender and bottler Douglas Laing & Co. helped develop the whisky. The first edition Slanj blend is composed of 70% Speyside single […]
Colonel E. H. Taylor Emerges From Buffalo Trace
If Colonel E.H. Taylor – aka, the “father of modern bourbon” – would have made his personal bourbon, then Buffalo Trace has released what they think is the closest modern interpretation of what that would be – the limited edition Colonel E.H. Taylor Distiller’s Council Series. Buffalo Trace Distillery created the limited edition bourbon using equipment and techniques invented by Colonel E.H. Taylor at the original OFC (now Buffalo Trace) […]
Uncle Nearest Debuts Eighth Anniversary Master Blend
Celebrating their eighth anniversary, Tennessee-based Uncle Nearest has debuted their limited edition 2025 Master Blend Edition of Tennessee whiskey and – for the first time in the distillery’s history – the anniversary edition will be available outside of the distillery. Bottled at 55.5% alcohol by volume for a whopping 111 proof, 2025 Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition honors the legacy of Nearest Green – the first known African American master […]
Falkland Debuts Whisky
Falkland Whisky has released The Falkland Collection Speyside Single Malt their first-ever single malt – which was distilled in an undisclosed Speyside distillery. The Falkland Collection Speyside Single Malt was matured in refill Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, orchard fruits, honeyed malt and vanilla. The Falkland Whisky Collection is named after Falkland in […]
Diageo Riffs With Live Nation In The UK
UK-based spirits behemoth Diageo has signed a multi-year deal with USA-based Live Nation Entertainment to become the official spirits partner of 16 live music events and festivals across the UK, including Download, Wireless, Reading and Leeds, Latitude, Wilderness and Parklife. Some of the Diageo brand experiences to be found at festivals this summer include the Captain Morgan [spiced rum] experience, Casamigos [tequila] House of Friends and Johnnie Walker Keep Walking […]
Stauning Reveals New Look
Denmark-based distillery Stauning has revealed a new look for their core R.Y.E. and Høst whiskies to celebrate the distillery’s 20th anniversary. The new packaging design combines Scandinavian-themed elements along with an updated brand symbol reflects the story of the brand’s nine founders. Beginning in late summer 2025, the new Stauning Whisky is expected to launch globally in more than 20 markets, including Germany, the UK and the USA. #Distillery #Whisky […]
Chivas Offers Summer Tours Of Their Scotland Distilleries
Chivas Brothers is offering summer touring visitor experiences at four of their distilleries across Scotland – Island distillery Scapa, Aberlour Distillery in the Highlands, and two Speyside distilleries, The Glenlivet and Strathisla. Chivas Brothers distilleries’ summer experiences are available until October 31, 2025 [aka Halloween] and range in cost from $25 to $1,640, depending on the distillery and options selected. At Strathisla, the ‘Strathisla Maturation Experience’ is being offered, which […]
Glenfarclas Re-Enters GTR Fray
Glenfarclas Distillery has re-entered global travel retail (GTR) fray since taking a hiatus more than five years ago during the Covid pandemic. Glenfarclas has partnered with Scotland-based Ian Macleod Distillers to create a special collection designed for the travel retail market that will include a Glenfarclas 11-year-old ($70 per one-liter bottle) and a Glenfarclas 16-year-old ($110) for a 700ml bottle – both of which were bottled at 46% alcohol by […]
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