Bardstown Doubles Down On 2026
Bardstown Bourbon has released a pair of annual releases – 2026 Discovery and Lochs of Jura Barrel Finish – as part of their Finishing Series and Discovery Series. Bardstown Bourbon Lochs of Jura Barrel Finish is a blend of 49% 11-year-old Indiana Bourbon, 30% 10-year-old Indiana rye and 21% 12-year-old Kentucky Bourbon, finished for 32 […]
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc Picks Up Chivas Regal Challenge Against Hikaru
Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc – who is also a Chivas Regal ambassador – will compete against chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura on September 1, 2026, during the weeklong break between this weekend’s 2026 Dutch Grand Prix and the 2026 Italian Grand Prix on September 6, 2026. Leclerc will compete against Hikaru, not in chess […]
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Glenmorangie Gets Spicy
Glenmorangie has released A Tale of Spices – the sixth entry in their annual limited edition ‘A Tale Of’ series, where Glenmorangie emphasizes the role of spices in their Scotch. Glenmorangie A Tale of Spices was initially aged in bourbon barrels before being finished in a quartet of casks: French oak Moroccan red wine, new charred oak, STR (shaved, toasted, and re-charred) and Pedro Ximénez Sherry, then was bottled at […]
Crown Royal Shutters Bottling Plant In Canada
London-based spirits behemoth Diageo – owners of Crown Royal – have announced plans to shutter its plant in Ontario, Canada, and move operations to the USA. Crown Royal was initially introduced 86 years ago to celebrate a visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and was only available in Canada until the 1960s, when it was brought to the USA. Crown Royal was acquired in 2001 by Diageo and […]
Lochlea Plans To Stick Around With Permanent Lineup
UK-based independent distillery Lochlea has released Single Estate Range – their first-ever permanent whisky lineup – consisting of Orchard & Oak, Dark Briar and Smoke Without Fire. All three whiskies are made from 100% barley grown on Lochlea Farm, and matured and blended onsite at the distillery. Lochlea Orchard & Oak was matured in a combination of first-fill bourbon, virgin American oak, and Calvados casks and is said to contain […]
Suntory CEO Submits Resignation
Takeshi Niinami, the CEO of Japan-based spirits behemoth Suntory, has resigned after a police investigation revealed his alleged role in illegal supplements, reportedly specifically in conjunction with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. Although Niinami had resigned on September 1, 2025, the police investigation had begun nearly two weeks earlier and reportedly revolved around Niinami’s purchase of the supplements – which were not produced by Suntory. Niinami become chairman and […]
The GlenAllachie Doubles Down With Sinteis Series
Speyside distillery The GlenAllachie has released the second edition of their Sinteis Series of single malt whiskies, which emphasize the dual maturation process, specifically, using virgin oak and traditional sherry casks. The series is named after the Scottish Gaelic word for synthesis. The GlenAllachie Sinteis Series Part II is a 10-year-old single malt whisky matured in a combination of Scottish virgin oak and Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at cask strength […]
Bulleit Sour Makes Its Debut
Bulleit Whiskey Sour has made its debut as the eighth and newest member of The Cocktail Collection – an assortment of ready-to-serve (RTS) cocktails produced by companies under the umbrella of spirits behemoth Diageo. Bulleit Whiskey Sour cocktail features Bulleit whiskey, lemon juice, and honey and is suggested to be poured over ice in a rocks glass straight from the bottle, and garnished with an orange slice and an Amarena […]
The Dalmore Debuts Second Year Of Portfolio Series
The second installment of The Dalmore Portfolio Series – exclusively for global travel retail (GTR) – has been released in collaboration with the Scotland’s V&A Dundee design museum. The annual series is a limited edition collection of whiskies finished in red wine casks. The Dalmore 2025 Portfolio Series No 1 was finished in Bordeaux wine casks, bottled at 46.8% alcohol by volume [93.6 proof], is limited to 3,595 bottles and […]
Crown Royal Goes To Chocolate City
Canadian blended whiskymaker Crown Royal has released a limited edition chocolate-flavored whiskey as an addition to their flavored whiskey range. Crown Royal suggests serving the new chocolate-flavored whisky in traditional cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, Espresso Martini or Coquito. Crown Royal Chocolate Flavored Whisky is being made available in the USA for $27 per bottle for a limited time only. #Distillery #Whisky #Whiskey #Japanesewhiskey #Japanesewhisky #IrishWhiskey #scotchwhiskey #irishwhisky #Bourbon […]
Kirker Greer Debuts Seasons Collection
Belfast, Ireland-based Kirker Greer Spirits has released Seasons Collection – their new premium blended Irish whiskey collection inspired by the four seasons of the year. The Kirker Four Seasons Collection uses whiskies blended from a quartet of Irish distilleries – Ulster, Connacht, Munster, and Leinster – each representing a particular season of winter, spring, summer and autumn. All four Kirker Seasons Collections Irish blended whiskies are bottled at 46% alcohol […]
Elijah Craig Tees Up For Ryder Cup
Elijah Craig has teed up for the upcoming Ryder Cup tournament and released a limited edition bourbon for the international golf tournament. Elijah Craig is already the tournament’s official bourbon, which will take place September 26-28, 2025, at Bethpage Black in New York. Elijah Craig Ryder Cup Small Batch Bourbon was finished in toasted staves made up of 75% toasted sugar maple and 25% toasted applewood as a celebration of […]
Cotswolds Travels To The Farm
English distillery Cotswolds has gone to the farm and released Woodlands Farm – the second installment in their Field to Cask limited release series which highlights locations that have appeared in the whisky production journey. Cotswolds Woodlands Farm emerges from a single first-fill STR (shaved, toasted and re-charred) cask, bottled at 62.2% alcohol by volume [124.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, coconut and spiced plum. Only […]
Glenfiddich Reveals Aston Martin F1 Whiskies
Glenfiddich has released a pair of limited edition single malt whiskies to mark the anniversary of their collaboration with the Aston Martin Formula One team ahead of this weekend’s 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. Glenfiddich’s two F1-themed whiskies are a Glenfiddich 16-year-old and a travel retail exclusive 19-year-old. The Glenfiddich 16-year-old was aged in a combination of American oak wine casks, new American barrels, and second-fill bourbon casks, bottled at 43% […]
Blue Run Produces Glimmer
The newly operational Kentucky-based Blue Run Spirits has released Glimmer – a new limited edition bourbon finished in gin barrels – as the distillery’s second-ever release. Situated in Georgetown, Kentucky, Blue Run Spirits was founded in 2020 and has been part of the Molson Coors’ spirits division since 2023. Glimmer is Kentucky straight bourbon finished in toasted and charred American oak barrels that were previously used to age Barr Hill […]
Old Forester Unwraps Birthday Bourbon
Old Forester has unwrapped this year’s version of their highly coveted Birthday Bourbon series – and the 2025 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon is the first to use the sweet mash process – created without setback during fermentation, as that “…absence of setback allowed the yeast to express its full character”. Each year, Old Forester celebrates the September 2 birthday of founder, George Garvin Brown with the limited edition release. The […]
Old Dominick Debuts Eight Year Old Bourbon
Tennessee-based Old Dominick distillery has released an eight-year-old Reserve Bourbon. Old Dominick Reserve Bourbon was matured for eight years in new American oak barrels, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, chocolate, honey and vanilla. Old Dominick Reserve Bourbon is being made available for $60 per bottle in Tennessee and select states in the USA beginning on September 5, 2025. #Distillery […]
Bulleit Talks Talk And Walks Walk
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey has begun a new promotional campaign espousing those people who “walk the walk” as opposed to those who “talk the talk”. Bulleit’s campaign is titled “Doing Over Dreaming” and arrives with a quartet of 15-second video spots emphasizing Bulleit Bourbon and Bulleit Rye. Bulleit’s promotional campaign runs across their social channels as well as various digital, social, national TV and in-cinema channels in addition to out-of-home placements […]
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