The Macallan Offers A Spot Of Tea
The Macallan has collaborated with tea brand Jing to release a pair of tea-themed single malt whiskies – Inspired by Phoenix Honey Orchid Tea and Inspired by Cherrywood Lapsang Tea – as part of their Harmony Collection. The Macallan Inspired by Phoenix Honey Orchid Tea mimics the orchid used for oolong tea, traditionally grown in […]
Ardbeg Finishes Off Anthology Series
Islay-based Ardbeg’s third and final limited edition single malt whisky in their Anthology series – The Beithir’s Tale – has been released. Ardbeg’s Anthology Series showcases mythical creatures and the Beithir is a mythological, serpent-like creature. Ardbeg The Beithir’s Tale is a 15-year-old single malt as well as the distillery’s first whisky matured in designer, […]
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Cotswolds Distillery Pre-Selling Organic Odyssey For 2017
Cotswolds Distillery in the UK will not be bottling their 2013 Organic Odyssey single malt whisky for another three years but that isn’t stopping them from offering the first-ever Cotswolds-sourced whisky to people a few years early. The distillery has set aside 5000 bottles of the whisky for purchase when it is ready to be bottled in October 2017 [Cotswolds will be producing the batch in September and October of […]
Kininvie Launches 17-Year-Old In Taiwan
Kininvie 17-Year-Old old batch no.1, a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, has been released specifically for the travel retail market in Taiwan. The whisky, which has been aged for 80% of the time in American oak barrels and 20% of the time in sherry casks, boasts a 42.6% alcohol content [85.2 proof] and the fruity aroma of typical Speyside whiskies. For the time being, Kininvie 17-Year-Old old batch no. 1 […]
Cheap German Hooch Wins Gold At IWSC
Fancy whiskies vie for recognition among the sniffy, snooty crowd whisky connoisseur crowds at the International Wine and Spirits Competition but it was Queen Margot 8-Year Blended Scotch Whisky which won a gold medal at the competition in London. That a whisky won a gold medal is not surprising, the surprising part is that this particular whisky happens to be a discount liquor common in the German supermarket chain, Lidl. […]
Walsh Whiskey Distillery Gets Green Light For New Distillery
Irish whiskey maker Walsh Whiskey Distillery has received final approval to go ahead with their planned new distillery in Royal Oak, County Carlow, Ireland. The $34 million distillery is partially funded by Illva Saronno [the company responsible for Disaronno and Tia Maria liqueurs] will produce all four types – pot still, single, grain and blended – of Irish whiskey. The Walsh Whiskey Distillery is expected to be operational in 2016.
The Famous Grouse Travels Back To 1986
1986 was the year Microsoft held their IPO and created all those Microsoft millionaires, Argentina and West Germany played in the World Cup final [only this time, Argentina won], Matt Groening officially created “The Simpsons” and, unfortunately, both the Chernobyl nuclear reactor and the Challenger space shuttle disasters. But it was also the year that The Famous Grouse stashed away some single malt whisky in some oak casks and in […]
WhiskyCritic Review: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
In 2012, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey won double gold status at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and has received a 93 rating from Jim Murray, the creator of the “Whisky Bible”. That’s the good news. Some more news – and whether it is actually good or not depends entirely on how you interpret it – is that Buffalo Trace, in their marketing materials, claims that they have […]
Glenrothes Sherry Cask Reserve Released
Speyside distillery Glenrothes has released their Sherry Cask Reserve single malt Scotch whisky. Glenrothes imported European oak sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, to mature their whisky – the first-ever whisky using first-fill sherry casks for Glenrothes. The whisky has taste notes of ginger and orange peel. Glenrothes Sherry Cask Reserve has a 40% alcohol content [80 proof] and will sell for $95 per bottle.
Jim Beam Makes A Single Statement
Jim Beam is launching a “Single Barrel Statement Contest” for people to have their statement about single barrels printed on Jim Beam labels. Six winners get their statements printed on the Jim Beam labels while two grand prize winners get a private bourbon tasting in their hometowns with Fred Noe officiating…
Midleton Very Rare 2014 Edition Released
Every year, Midleton releases its Very Rare edition of Irish Whiskey and the 2014 edition has officially been released. Midleton Very Rare 2014 has been aged – or at least some ingredients have been aged – for up to 22 years, blended from single pot still and grain whiskies and matured in ex-bourbon American oak casks that have been slightly charred. Only 50 casks of Midleton Very Rare 2014 will […]
Nomad Whisky From Scotland And Spain
A new Scotch whisky on the market called Nomad Outland Whisky is a blend of more than 30 single malt and Scotch whiskies that hails mostly from the Speyside region of Scotland but is matured in Andalucia, Spain, in Fino, Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry barrels. The whiskies are initially aged three years in sherry butts in Scotland before being transferred for a final year of maturing in Jerez, Spain, […]
Blyleven And 2 Gingers Toss Pies
Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven [Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, California Angels] joined pastry-and-whiskey forces with 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey to pummel people with pies for charity at the build-up to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game being held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On Monday, July 14 in Minneapolis, Blyleven faced pie-taunting at the 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey promotional area in a Wiffle ball showdown […]
Jim Beam Maple-y Goodness Coming To The UK
The goodness that is Jim Beam Maple Bourbon is finally coming to the UK. After being launched last year in the USA, Jim Beam Maple is crossing the pond to entrance the Brits. The bourbon uses four-year-old Jim Beam whiskey and infuses that with maple and bottles it at 35% alcohol content [70 proof]. Although Jim Beam Maple goes for $16 per 750ml bottle in America, there will be a […]
1978 Was A Very Good Year For Glenmorangie
Argentina wins the World Cup, the world’s first test tube baby is born and so is Kobe Bryant. 1978 also happens to be the year when Glenmorangie’s recently released Pride 1978 whisky was coaxed out of a mere five barrels – which had all once contained French Premier Grand Cru claret for 15 years prior to hosting what would become Pride 1978 whisky. Only 700 bottles of Pride 1978 – […]
Guinness Finds Empty Chair
Guinness released their “Empty Chair” video over the holiday weekend to ostensibly show support for those who have served in their nation’s armed services to protect the freedoms of others…
Van Winkle Makes Its Way To Houston For Independence
Six bottles of whiskey from the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, have found their way to a Houston bar called Reserve 101 for the 4th of July weekend. The six Van Winkle whiskies at the bar will be: Old Rip Van Winkle 10-year-old [107 Proof], Van Winkle Special Reserve [12-Year], Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye [13-Year], Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve [15-Year], Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve […]
Highland Park Discovers Its Dark Origins
Highland Park Distillery founder Magnus Eunson had a whisky-smuggling operation in the 1700s and it is this operation which has inspired the newest single malt whisky to emerge from the distillery called “Dark Origins”. “Dark Origins” will carry a 46.8% alcohol content [93.6 proof] and touts spice, chocolate and sweet/smoke notes. Highland Park’s “Dark Origins” will cost $110 per bottle and be introduced to markets in July and August 2014.
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