Nikka Rolls Out The Barrel
Japanese whiskymaker Nikka has released a an homage to their 1985-born square-bottled Nikka From the Barrel – a Nikka From the Barrel Extra Marriage, a blend of grain whisky from Nikka and malt whiskies from the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries, and a trio gift set. Nikka From the Barrel Extra Marriage is said to bestow […]
Bruichladdich Quadruples Down With Single Malt
Islay-based distillery Bruichladdich quadrupled down with the release of Bruichladdich X4+18 Edition 01 – a quadruple-distilled, 18-year-old single malt Scotch whisky – the world’s first-ever quadruple-distilled single malt Scotch whisky. Bruichladdich X4+18 Edition 01 was matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and Rivesaltes casks, bottled at a mind-boggling 63.5% alcohol by volume [127 proof] and […]
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Glen Scotia Continues Salute To Icons Of Campbeltown
Glen Scotia Distillery has released the third entry of their annual Icons of Campbeltown series – a Tawny Port Cask Finish 12-year-old based on the Wulver, a wolf-like creature. Glen Scotia Icons of Campbeltown Release No. 3 Tawny Port Cask Finish 12-year-old is a unpeated single malt initially matured in ex-bourbon barrels, then finished for nine months in tawny Port casks, bottled at 51.7% alcohol by volume [103.4 proof] and […]
Bladnoch Has More Stories To Tell
Bladnoch has more stories to tell with the release of Loch Maberry: Stories of Bladnoch, Chapter Two – the second chapter in The Stories of Bladnoch series which highlights single malt whiskies selected by individuals who have connections with the distillery, which is the Scotland’s oldest private distillery. Loch Maberry was selected by Elizabeth Cobbett, the great-great-granddaughter of Thomas McClelland, who along with his brother John, founded the distillery at […]
Hollywood Distillery Makes Debut
The Hollywood Distillery has finally made its debut. The distillery in Santa Monica – and on the site of a former mortuary – is the brainchild of longtime friends Larry Neuberg, Jeff Zarrinnam, and Ferris Wehbe, who aim to produce spirits using California-grown ingredients. The trio hatched an idea for the distillery nine years ago and claim that the Hollywood Distillery will be the first-ever “legal” distillery in Los Angeles. […]
Cotswolds Veers Hard To Port
English whiskymaker Cotswolds Distillery has released Wychwood Harvest – a limited edition single malt aged in both Port wine and bourbon casks as the fourth addition to their English Harvest series – the whisky is named after the Wychwood Forest in England. Cotswolds Wychwood Harvest was matured in both Port wine and ex-bourbon casks, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to contain notes of blackcurrant, […]
Chichibu Unleashes Glow-In-The-Dark Whisky
Just in time for Halloween, Japanese whisky distillery Chichibu has unveiled a glow-in-the-dark whisky – Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The 2025 London Edition – albeit in the UK only. Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The London Edition 2025 is a blend of 10 casks of Chichibu single malt whisky [including two casks of heavily peated whisky], bottled at 50.5% alcohol by volume [101 proof] and is said to contain notes of ginger, mandarin […]
Four Walls Invites You To Hang With Them
Four Walls Irish American Whiskey is inviting people to “hang” in a new online video promotional campaign featuring the Four Walls founding trio of Rob McElhenney [who changed his name to Rob Mac in June 2025], Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton – and who are all stars of the long-running comedy TV show “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”. The promotional campaign is found on Four Walls’ social media platforms as […]
The Dalmore Adds To Cask Curation Series
The Dalmore has released The Red Wine Cask Edition as the third entry in their Cask Curation Series. The Dalmore Red Wine Cask Edition is a collaboration with Château Mont-Redon of Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Rhone wine region in France. Château Mont-Redon’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape red wines are typically blends of Grenache Noir (57%), with Syrah (33%), Mourvèdre (9%). The Dalmore Red Wine Cask Edition consists of a trio of single malts – […]
Jack Daniels Brings Blackberry Across The Pond
Jack Daniel’s is bringing their blackberry-flavored Tennessee whiskey across the pond to the UK. Jack Daniel’s blackberry launched in the USA last month. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry is made with Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey, with a mash bill of 80% corn, 12% malted barley, and 8% rye and is then infused with a fresh blackberry flavoring before being bottled at 35% alcohol by volume [70 proof]. Jack […]
The Macallan Offers Glassware Charms
Speyside-based The Macallan has trotted out a trio of collectable glassware charms – a horse, peacock and salmon – in a promotional campaign in the USA entitled ‘A Month of Timeless Taste’, that will run until October 18, 2025. Those who order a drink at a participating bar will have an opportunity to snag one or more of the three charms: The Salmon [a tribute to the River Spey], the […]
Kingsbarns Bags Caddies’ Dream
Lowland-based Kingsbarns Distillery has released Caddies’ Dream – a single cask whisky – to coincide with this weekend’s Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Kingsbarns Caddies’ Dream is a 10-year-old single malt matured in a shaved, toasted, and re-charred (STR) ex-wine barrique, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, cherry, pear and vanilla. Only a mere […]
Torabhaig Goes Cask Strength
Isle of Skye-based Torabhaig Distillery has released a cask strength version of their Sound of Sleat single malt whisky – the sixth release in the distillery’s Legacy Series. Torabhaig Sound of Sleat Batch Strength was created with both Concerto and Laureate barley, peated to 78ppm (parts per million), matured in American oak, using both ex-bourbon and new oak casks before finally being bottled at a whopping 60.2% alcohol by volume […]
Compass Box Offers Brulee
Whisky maker Compass Box has released Brûlée Royale Blended Malt Scotch Whisky – a limited release inspired by the 17th-century origins of the French dessert crème brûlée – a custard-based pudding topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar. Chef François Massialot first created the recipe for the crème brûlée in the late 1600s for the Palace of Versailles. Compass Box Brûlée Royale Blended Malt Scotch Whisky was matured in […]
Glen Moray Turns To Tequila Cask Finish
For the first time ever, Speyside-based Glen Moray has released a pair of tequila cask-finished single malt whiskies as part of their Warehouse One Collection series. The Glen Moray 2014 Tequila Cask Finish was matured for eight years in ex-bourbon casks before being finished in Mexican agave spirit barrels, bottled at 55.2% alcohol by volume [110.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of almond, citrus and vanilla. The Glen […]
Tullamore Dew Blends Coffee And Honey
Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey has released Cafe Honey – a coffee-flavored liqueur made with Bohemian honey and Irish-roasted coffee. Tullamore Dew Cafe Honey liqueur blends triple-distilled and triple-cask-matured Irish whiskey with locally roasted coffee from northwest Ireland and natural honey from the Czech Republic, is bottled at 35% alcohol by volume [70 proof] and is suggested as best served on the rocks, added to a classic Irish Coffee or paired […]
Barton 1792 Debuts Cognac Cask Bourbon
Kentucky-based Barton 1792 Distillery has released 1792 – a Cognac cask-finished bourbon. Barton 1792 Cognac Cask Finish was first matured in American white oak barrels, then finished in French Cognac casks for a minimum of six months before being bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume [95 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricot, banana and cherry. Barton 1792 Cognac Cask Finish is being made available nationwide in the […]
Speyburn Bolsters Travel Retail
Speyside distillery Speyburn is bolstering their travel retail venue presence in airports both near home and across Europe, including Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports in Scotland as well as Charles de Gaulle in Paris and Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. Speyburn will highlight the distillery’s travel retail-exclusive range, which includes Kentucky Bourbon Cask, Bordeaux Red Wine Cask and Jerez Sherry Cask whiskies. Each of that whisky trio was bottled at 40% […]
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