Jameson Preps For St. Patrick’s Day
Irish whiskey behemoth Jameson is prepping for next month’s St. Patrick’s Day [March 17, 2025] celebrations with a plan to “paint the whole month green” while launching their new promotional campaign ‘Must be a Jameson’, to celebrate the annual Irish-inspired worldwide event. The new campaign is set to go live beginning on February 24, 2025 […]
The Macallan Brings Folio 8 Across The Pond
Speyside distillery, The Macallan, has released Folio 8, as the latest entry in their Archival Series launched 10 years ago, and – for the first time – will be made available in the USA. The Macallan Folio 8 is a bit of self-congratulation as it celebrates whisky brand’s advertising campaigns from the 1980s and 1990s […]
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Johnnie Walker Preps For The Lunar New Year With Blue Label Edition
Blended Scotch whisky icon, Johnnie Walker has released a limited edition label design for their Lunar New Year Blue Label whisky celebrating 2025 as the Year of the Snake. The label was designed by Asian American artist James Jean and is said to symbolize an ‘auspicious ambition for constant progression and self-reinvention’, while featuring three snakes surrounded by blooming flowers and depicted shedding their skins to ‘embrace the next chapter […]
Michter’s Hauls Out 20-Year-Old Bourbon
Louisville, Kentucky-based Michter’s Distillery is releasing Michter’s 20 Year – a re-release of their 20-year-old bourbon. The 2024 release of Michter’s 20 Year is bottled at 57.1% alcohol by volume [114.8 proof]. The 2024 release of Michter’s 20 Year is being made available for $1,200 per bottle.
The Dalmore Debuts Vintage Collection For 2024
The Dalmore has released The Vintage Collection 2024 – consisting of The Dalmore Vintage 2006 and The Dalmore Vintage 2009 – both single malts matured in a unique combination of wine casks. The Dalmore Vintage 2009 was aged in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, followed by finishes in both Matusalem sherry casks from González Byass and 10-year-old tawny Port pipes from Graham’s [the distillery has an exclusive partnership with the […]
Johnson Reserve Whisky Holds new World Record for Flavor
Guinness World Records has named Johnson Reserve, a whiskey manufacturer and maturation expert, The Greatest Variety of Flavours in a Whisky. A single cask of matured single malt traveled through a series of 33 distinct casks, giving the Scotch a “nuanced complexity,” according to the award, which recognizes the whisky’s “intricate” maturation and finishing procedure. Alexander Johnson, the proprietor of The Spirits Business, who has devoted over ten years of […]
Michter’s Crowned The 2024 World’s Most Admired Whiskey
Legendary distillers from Scotland, Japan, Ireland, and other countries are featured on Drinks International’s recently released 2024 list of the World’s Most Admired Whiskies. The Louisville-based company Michter’s, which produces American whiskey, rye, and bourbon, has topped the top 50 list for the second year in a row. The rankings reflect the highest level of success in the whisky trade. Voting is done by an Academy of consumers, journalists, bartenders, […]
House of Delamain Celebrates 200 Years with New Whisky
The House of Delamain presents L’Edition Rare du Bicentenaire as part of its celebrations for its 200th anniversary. The mix is made up of five great cognacs from the Grande Champagne region. The 10-liter dame-Jeanne bottle that this drop comes in shows 200 years of skill. Founded in 1824, the family’s quest for the best cognac has been influenced by explorations of the natural world. This has led the House […]
Diageo Halts Construction of Crown Royal Whisky Distillery in Canada
Crown Royal Whisky has put a halt to the development of a $245 million (US $175.7 million) distillery in Canada’s St. Clair Township, according to a report released by Just Drinks on Wednesday. The facility’s plans were initially revealed in 2022 as a component of Diageo’s sustainability plan, “Spirit of Progress.” On 400 acres of industrially zoned land, the project was supposed to include carbon-neutral distilling, blending, and warehousing facilities. […]
Pendleton Whisky Rolls Out Pendleton 1910 Bourbon
To reach a wider range of whiskey consumers nationwide, Pendleton Whisky announced today that it has expanded its line with the launch of Pendleton 1910 Bourbon. A premium 90-proof pure American bourbon, Pendleton 1910 Bourbon is matured in char White American Oak barrels for ten years. Made with a combination of high and low rye bourbons, it is proofed using glacier-fed spring water from Mount Hood in Oregon. This 10-year-old […]
Glasgow 1770 Unveils Cask Strength Whiskies
The Glasgow Distillery has released Glasgow 1770 Cask Strength Batch 02 – their second batch of annual cask strength single malt whiskies, comprised of casks featuring the distillery’s unpeated and peated single malt production. Glasgow 1770 The Original Cask Strength Batch 02 is made with the distillery’s unpeated double-distilled spirits, bottled at 59.5% alcohol by volume [119 proof] and is said to offer notes of apple, apricot, orange, pear, pineapple […]
Ballantine’s Releases First Single Grain Whisky
Scotch whisky brand Ballantine’s has unveiled its first single grain expression, finished in two types of casks. Master blender Sandy Hyslop blended grain whiskies from Strathclyde Distillery to create the expression, which was named Ballantine’s Single Distillery. For many years, the Glasgow-based grain distillery has been a major component in Ballantine’s blends. The new single grain offering is supposed to have sweet and flowery flavors like white peach, burnt pineapple, […]
Ardgowan Appoints Distillery Manager
The recent and newly built Ardgowan Distillery is set to commence whisky production and open its doors next spring. Distil has invested millions of pounds into the construction of Ardgowan. Laura Davies comes to Ardgowan as the distillery manager after over a decade at The Welsh Whisky Company (Penderyn). Impressively, she played a crucial role in increasing the company’s turnover from £10 million to £23 million in just seven years. […]
Women Invade Whisky Industry in India’s Newest Culture Shift
There is a growing invasion in the once all-male whisky industry especially in countries like India, the United States, and Great Britain. Women are taking over both in consumption and production of beer, wine, and whisky. This article delves into an uptick in trends related to India’s spirit culture. When asked if there are stereotypes about women and whiskey in India, whiskey lover Garima Singh laughed as she recounted an […]
Bruichladdich Adds Some Peat To Octomore 15 Series
Islay distillery, Bruichladdich, has added a super-heavily peated single malt whisky to their Octomore 15 Series. Bruichladdich Octomore Series 15 Ten Aged Years has been distilled from 100% Scottish Concerto barley and malted to 107 PPM, bottled at 52.2% alcohol by volume [104.4 proof] and is said to offer notes of cinnamon, coffee and, of course, Octomore’s signature peat smoke. Bruichladdich Octomore Series 15 Ten Aged Years is being made […]
Four Roses Goes Single Barrel
Kentucky-based bourbon distiller Four Roses is adding four single barrel bottlings – OBSV, OBSF, OESK and OESO – to their Single Barrel Collection as their way of celebrating the 20th anniversary of their single barrel production. whiskey by expanding the range with three new recipes. Alongside the flagship expression, OBSV, Four Roses will feature three new 50% ABV single barrel Bourbons in OBSF, OESK, and OESO. Four Roses Single Barrel […]
Diageo Unveils Huge Chinese Whisky Distillery
In November 2021, Diageo revealed plans to build a malt whisky distillery in Yunnan County, Eryuan County, China. The Protect is part of a US$120 million business plan that will include a community center. Diageo’s investment will be phased over nine years, in order to make China a whisky leader. The YunTuo Single Malt Whisky Distillery is located at 2,100 meters above sea level, where the climate is temperate, and […]
Kavalan Single Malt Whisky Rumbles to Nigeria
In partnership with Arzeh Integrated Limited, Kavalan, a Taiwanese whisky distiller, announced its debut in Nigeria. Nigerian whisky lovers can now taste Kavalan’s single malts, including the Solist series, exclusively at Sliquors, Victoria Island, Lagos. Nigeria’s dynamic spirit market is witnessing a rise in demand for premium whisky, which is expected to reach 9.89 million liters by 2027. The research forms the basis for the distillery’s entrance into the African […]
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