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 […]
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 […]
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Old Pulteney Brings Out 35-Year-Old
Old Pulteney has decided to allow its 35-Year-Old to mingle with the general public – but only 450 cases of the Highland single malt Scotch whisky will be making their appearance. The whisky has been aged in both former American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks. Old Pulteney registers at 42.5% alcohol content [85 proof] and will be available for $855 per bottle.
Michael Owen Takes Up The Beautiful Whisky Game
Less than six months after David Beckham lent his famous name to Diageo for their upcoming Haig Club whisky, another English footballer – Michael Owen – has lent his name to Spey Whisky in a three-year deal to be Spey’s “global ambassador”. Owen retired last year after playing 17 years for a combination of England’s national team as well as club teams Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and […]
Glenfiddich Frees 26-Year-Old
After keeping their 26-Year-Old locked up, the time has finally come for Glenfiddich to free their single malt whisky and release it to the general public. The Glenfiddich 26-Year-Old has been matured strictly in American oak bourbon casks – the first such whisky from Glenfiddich to use bourbon casks through the entire maturation process. Glenfiddich 26-Year-Old has a 46% alcohol content [92 proof] and is available for $600 per 750ml […]
Suntory Shipping Whiskies To Germany And USA
On the eve of the big World Cup match between Germany and the USA, Beam Suntory announced that they would begin shipping Suntory’s whisky brands to both German and American markets beginning next week. Suntory completed their purchase of Beam earlier this year and they will now begin shipping Suntory’s whisky brands – including Auchentoshan, Bowmore, Hakushu, Hibiki and Yamazaki – to markets along distribution channels used by Beam products. […]
Blackthorn Launches Two New Ciders
Blackthorn has launched two brand spanking new ciders for its UK market – Ye Olde English 1770 and Black ‘n Black. Ye Olde English 1770 is a traditional medium dry cider with 6% alcohol content and carries the 1770 moniker in reference to the year when cider production began while Black ‘n Black is a fruit cider made predominantly of blackberries and black currants with a 4.7% alcohol content. Both […]
Here’s Rye In Your Eye -Jimmy Crosses The Pond
For years, the royals have been clamoring – when are we going to get some Jim Beam!? Well, their long wait is over as Jim Beam has announced that they will be shipping a few crates of Jim Beam Rye whiskey over to the UK. Jim Beam Rye is made from 51% rye, aged four years in charred oak barrels and gives off taste notes of various spices [think nutmeg, […]
Six States Getting American Moonshine
Six lucky – or unlucky, depends on how you look at it – states will be on the receiving end of some American Moonshine. Original American Moonshine is a 51.5% alcohol content [103 proof] un-aged corn whiskey consisting solely of corn, sugar and water [heavy on the corn]. It also comes in two additional flavors – Apple Pie and Dixie, a sweet tea-flavored whiskey. Both Apple Pie and Dixie come […]
Orphan Barrel Begins Releasing Their Rhetoric
Orphan Barrel Distillery will begin their progressive release of their Rhetoric Whiskey. This year, the distillery will release their 20 Year-Old offering this month and in July 2014. Rhetoric Whiskey comes from forgotten craft whiskey stocks and, in the case of the Rhetoric 20, specifically from stocks of the Stitzel-Weller facility in Louisville. Rhetoric 20 Year-Old is said to contain an apple nose, vanilla taste notes with a cherry blossom […]
Johnie Walker Has Your Flavor In A Briefcase
The makers of Johnie Walker would like you to drink their whisky, so they have gone through the trouble of partnering with a South African media agency and concocting the Flavor Profiler – a briefcase containing a flavor palette that you will use to match up your taste preferences with a particular brand of Johnie Walker whisky…
Label 5 Gives You Five Seconds
Do you have a short attention span? Then Label 5 has the contest for you. The blended Scotch whisky brand is inviting fans to upload a five-second video of their favorite city to the social media site, Instagram, and after two months, the video which receives the most “likes” will get its owner a round-the-world trip for two on Label 5’s dime. If you are mesmerized by this possibility, film […]
Crown Royal Has A New Monarch
Crown Royal has released their Crown Royal Monarch 75th Anniversary Blend to commemorate, obviously, the 75 years they have been blending whiskies. The hand-numbered bottles of Crown Royal Monarch 75 will have taste notes of vanilla, caramel, spices, toffee and fruit and will come in a silver and gold bottle rather than the iconic purple bag. Crown Royal Monarch 75th Anniversary Blend has a 40% alcohol content [80 proof] and […]
Glengoyne Launches 25 Year-Old Single Malt
Glengoyne has launched a new 25 Year-Old Scotch Whisky – Glengoyne Highland 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Matured for 25 years in hand-selected European oak sherry casks, the whisky boasts flavor notes of oak, cinnamon and Seville oranges. Glengoyne Highland 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky has a 48% alcohol content [96 proof].
Ardbeg And The World Cup
Alas, Ardbeg Day is behind us for another year – but the World Cup is still going strong – and Ardbeg and World Cuyp go together like peat and whisky…
Shepton Releases The Snuffler and Tree Shaker
The cider market is booming and Shepton Mallet Cider Mill just gave it another reason to boom as the English cider makers have released three new ciders creatively packaged in boxes designed to look like faux apple crates. The Somerset Snuffler is a medium dry cider with fruity notes and a 4.8% alcohol content while the Somerset Tree Shaker is similar but with a higher alcohol content at 7% and […]
Make Dad Famous With Some Whisky
Father’s Day is rapidly approaching – technically, only three more whisky-buying days left – and The Famous Grouse is here to save the day for you if you haven’t yet come up with any gift ideas for dear old Dad. TFG has created a microsite where you can put photos of Dad on a label of The Famous Grouse blended Scotch whisky, thus officially making it his personal bottle of […]
Laphroaig: There’s Something In It
Laphroaig launched its first-ever video advertising campaign this week called “Opinions Welcome” in which nine supposedly non-coached people provided their candid opinions of the fabled whisky but, for our money, it should have been entitled with the words of one of the taste test participants [“There’s Something In It”]. For the record, the list of what the nine people think Laphroaig tastes like includes iodine, pee, cream, freshly cracked pepper, […]
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