Bud Light Has Runaway Keg Before Super Bowl
Bud Light has released the full-length version of “Keg,” their official Super Bowl advertisement, which also features Bud Light’s nationwide $60 keg rebate. The spot stars Post Malone, Shane Gillis and Peyton Manning, had a teaser released earlier this month and employs a soundtrack which features Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” Bud Light […]
Johnnie Walker Brings Out Lunar New Year Whisky
Johnnie Walker has released Blue Label Lunar New Year – their blended whisky celebrating the 2026 Lunar New Year – dubbed the Year of the Horse – which begins on February 17, 2026. Johnnie Walker’s Blue Label Lunar New Year dons a label featuring the artistry of Hong Kong-born fashion designer Robert Wun, who has […]
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Tailored Spirits Gets Experimental Again
Newly-formed Edinburgh-based independent bottler Tailored Spirits has released the second installment of their Experimental Series of limited edition whiskies from Scottish distilleries. Tailored Spirits was founded in 2024 by Adam Harding, Tom Costello, and Carl Johnstone and collaborates with private clients and businesses worldwide in the luxury whisky space. Tailored Spirits Experimental Series newest releases include four whiskies: Experiment 4 [a 15-year-old from Aultmore], Experiment 5 Echo [a 13-year-old single […]
Cotswolds Goes High With Highgrove Evergreen
England-based Cotswolds Distillery has released Highgrove Evergreen – a single malt using Plumage Archer barley sourced from King Charles III’s Highgrove Estate. Cotswolds Distillery Highgrove Evergreen was matured in a combination of ex-bourbon casks and STR (shaved, toasted, re-charred) red wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to exude notes of orchard fruit, honeyed malt, red berries and spice. Additionally, Cotswolds Distillery Highgrove Evergreen […]
Buffalo Trace Sends Antiques Across The Pond
Buffalo Trace Distillery has sent their 2025 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC) across the pond to the UK market as Buffalo Trace celebrates the 25th anniversary of the BTAC’s birth in 2000. To commemorate the occasion, Buffalo Trace will host an exclusive consumer tasting at Buffalo Trace Distillery in London’s Covent Garden this month where people will be afforded the opportunity to experience the full Antique Collection in a guided […]
Tomatin Creates Seventh Cu Bocan
Highland-based Tomatin Distillery has released Creation #7 – the seventh version of Cù Bòcan, their annually-created experimental single malt which celebrates their peated whisky production at the distillery. Tomatin Cù Bòcan Creation #7 was matured in both Pineau des Charentes Rouge and American virgin oak casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to produce notes of cinnamon, custard, heather smoke and rhubarb [not a note […]
Hollywood Distillery Prepares To Deck The Halls
The newly opened Hollywood Distillery in Hollywood – of course – is preparing to help people celebrate the holiday season for the first time ever as a stand-alone distillery operation after opening in early October 2025. The company – led by founders Larry Neuberg, Ferris Wehbe and Jeff Zarrinnam – has actually been in operation since 2016, but this year is the first time the trio has enjoyed a dedicated […]
Sazerac Brings Out The Cognac
Sazerac Company has released a trio of small batch Sazerac de Forge & Fils Cognac – XO, Grande Champagne Vintage 2000 and a 50-year-old Cognac. Sazerac’s Cognac is linked to the legacy of the 1782 domaine founded by Bernard Sazerac de Forge which originally shipped cognac to America and help create the Sazerac cocktail in New Orleans. Sazerac de Forge XO was matured for more than 20 years in French […]
Elijah Craig Releases Scent Of Bourbon
The holiday gift-giving season has arrived and Kentucky-based Elijah Craig is at the forefront with their release of Elijah Craig Char No. 3 – a cologne inspired by Elijah Craig bourbon. Elijah Craig Char No. 3 was created in a collaboration with Paris-based Crafting Beauty, a beauty products and fragrance producer. Elijah Craig Char No. 3 gets its unique fragrance from the charred oak staves used for maturing Elijah Craig’s […]
Buffalo Trace Preps For The Holiday Season
Buffalo Trace Distillery is prepping for the holiday season by opening up their distillery from December 4-31, 2025, for their 27th annual celebration – Holidays at the Trace. The event features festive lights and decorations, new retail holiday-specific releases and experiences at the distillery. Buffalo Trace will also showcase their holiday special Spirited Nights, where the distillery will host a Light Trail Experience – a complimentary, 12-night family-friendly after-hours event […]
Boogie Chillen Bourbon Debuts
Fret no more, Boogie Chillen Bourbon has made its official debut from John Lee Hooker Legacy Spirits and the estate of the legendary blues icon who died in 2001. Boogie Chillen Bourbon, the Strings of Legacy: Kentucky Bourbon Collection features a quartet of eight-year, single-barrel, cask-strength bourbons – each representing a meaningful portion of Hooker’s life as symbolized by a different Gibson guitar on each label – ES-335, Les Paul […]
Ballantine’s Lives In The Moment
Ballantine’s is living in The Moment – with the release of a 40-year-old blended Scotch whisky as the third entry in their 40 Year Old Masterclass Collection celebrating master blenders. Ballantine’s The Moment features a single malt from Miltonduff Distillery as the centerpiece of the new blend and is said to impart notes of coconut, orange and milk chocolate. Only a mere 108 bottles of Ballantine’s 40 Year Old Masterclass […]
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 notes of honey, nutmeg and pineapple. Meanwhile Nikka’s limited edition gift set offers a trio […]
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 is said to contain notes of apricot, fig and honey. Only 2400 bottles of Bruichladdich […]
Cedar Ridge Doubles Down
Iowa-based Cedar Ridge Distillery has doubled down with the release of their limited edition Double Barrel Rye Whiskey and Double Barrel Bourbon. Both Cedar Ridge Double Barrel Rye and Cedar Ridge Double Barrel Bourbon were finished in new American oak casks. Cedar Ridge Double Barrel Bourbon release has a mashbill of 74% corn, 14% rye, and 12% malted barley and also spent time in a second, new American oak barrel, […]
Glencadam Unveils Visitor Center
Highland-based Glencadam has a new visitor center when owner Angus Dundee Distillers officially opened the facility after beginning construction in March 2024. The new Glencadam visitor center will feature a retail space, tasting rooms, a whisky lounge, café, and function suite for corporate hospitality and private events. The new Glencadam visitor center opened in Brechin, Scotland, for tours this weekend – which just so happened to coincide with Glencadam’s 200th […]
Teeling Reveals Rising Reserve
Dublin-based Teeling Irish Whiskey has released the fourth entry Rising Reserve range of single malt whiskies. The fifth and final entry in the Rising Reserve line will be launched in 2026. Teeling Rising Reserve 21 Year Old was matured in ex-bourbon barrels for more than 18 years, finished in ex-white wine casks for three years, then bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes […]
Buffalo Trace Goes Full Proof With Sazerac Rye
Kentucky-based Buffalo Trace Distillery has gone full proof with the addition of New Orleans-inspired Sazerac Rye Full Proof to their permanent lineup of Sazerac products. Buffalo Trace’s Sazerac Rye Full Proof Whiskey was bottled at a whopping 62.5% alcohol by volume [125 proof] and despite that, is said to contain notes of dill, rye and smoky oak. Buffalo Trace Sazerac Rye Full Proof Whiskey is being made available for $40 […]
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