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 […]
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 […]
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Crown Royal Has Juicy Summer Plans
Canadian blended whisky Crown Royal has collaborated with Los Angeles-based apparel brand Juicy Couture for a new summer promotional campaign called ‘Crown Royal Pancake Palace’ to promote Crown Royal’s flavored whiskies – Apple, Peach and Blackberry – as well as other whiskies in their lineup. The collaboration begins this weekend on August 3, 2025, in Chicago, with a pop-up experience where the two brands have created a co-branded, rhinestone-studded unisex […]
Glengoyne Gussies Up 18 and 21-Year Olds
Highland-based distillery Glengoyne has released redesigns for both their 18- and 21-year-old single malt whiskies with the updated designs featuring sustainable, fully recyclable packaging sourced just a few miles from the distillery. Additionally, bottles for both the Glengoyne 18- and 21-year-old are also made from fully recyclable materials and are claimed to use 49% recycled glass. Glengoyne 18-year-old is matured in Oloroso sherry and refill casks, bottled at 43% alcohol […]
WL Weller Launches Pair Of Bourbons
Buffalo Trace Distillery has released a pair of wheated bourbons – the second edition of Weller Millennium and WL Weller 18 Years Old – the latter being their oldest age statement ever for the wheated bourbons, which are named after William Larue Weller. Weller Millennium Second Edition is a blend of vintage straight wheated bourbon and wheat whiskies, bottled at 49.5% alcohol by volume [99 proof] and is said to […]
Fielden Reveals Hazybower
English whiskymaker Fielden has released Hazybower – the second installment in their Fieldnotes Collection which highlights the wild herbs and flowers that grow naturally in England’s fields. Fielden’s Hazybower is a rye whisky consisting of a blend of heritage rye, wheat and barley, matured in American oak casks [with a portion also matured in Hungarian oak sweet wine casks], bottled at 46.3% alcohol by volume [92.6 proof] and is said […]
Jameson Brings Back Distilled Sounds
Irish whiskey producer Jameson is bringing back their Distilled Sounds musical joint in Ireland – again with Anderson.Paak – and this time showcasing a lineup of more than 20 artists. Jameson Distilled Sounds debuted last year at Jameson’s home in Cork, Ireland, where global musical artists came together to write, record, and perform new music under Paak’s direction. This year, Paak will lead a new cohort of more than 20 […]
The Macallan Flies Into LAX
Speyside-based wildly popular Scotch whisky brand The Macallan has launched their first airport-based boutique on the West Coast at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The boutique is in collaboration with DFS, a global luxury travel retailer. The boutique was designed with architect Jamie Fobert, and has been christened ‘Nurtured by Nature’, emphasizing the story of The Macallan Estate. The boutique’s design was inspired by the Six Pillars – The Macallan’s […]
Hooghoudt Bites The Dust
La Martiniquaise-Bardinet-owned Dutch whisky-making distillery Hooghoudt will close their distillery in Groningen and move its production to LMB’s distillery in Ghent in Belgium. Production operations in Groningen – where the distillery has been based for 137 years – will officially end on December 31, 2025. LMB’s subsidiary – La Martiniquaise Benelux – agreed to acquire Hooghoudt in May 2025. #Distillery #Whisky #Whiskey #Japanesewhiskey #Japanesewhisky #IrishWhiskey #scotchwhiskey #irishwhisky #Bourbon #scotch #ryewhisky […]
Gordon & MacPhail To Reveal Glenlivet 85-Year-Old
UK-based independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail will release an 85-year-old Glenlivet Scotch whisky – what they are claiming to be the world’s oldest single malt Scotch – in October 2025. The release will surpass The Macallan’s 84-year-old Time: Space, which was released in September 2024. The Glenlivet 85-year-old single malt Scotch whisky was bottled at 43.7% alcohol by volume [87.4 proof]. Only 125 decanters of the whisky are being filled […]
Sazerac Gets High With Rye
Sazerac has decided to get high and released Sazerac Rye 100 Proof – at 50% alcohol by volume, a slightly higher proof whiskey than the usual Sazerac Rye, which is a mere 90 proof [45% alcohol by volume]. Sazerac Rye 100 proof is expected to be a whiskey that will be coveted for classic cocktails to give those cocktails an extra added boost in their effect. Sazerac 100 Proof is […]
Laphroaig Brings Lore Cask Strength To The Rest Of The World
Islay-based distillery Laphroaig has brought their Lore Cask Strength 2025 Càirdeas single malt whisky to the rest of the world with a release to global markets. Laphroaig Lore Cask Strength was matured in Oloroso sherry, European oak, ex-bourbon and quarter casks, bottled at 59.6% alcohol by volume [119.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricot, mint and vanilla. Laphroaig 2025 Lore Cask Strength is being made available for […]
Glen Moray Tees Up In GTR For Senior Open Championship
Speyside distillery Glen Moray has teed up in their UK global travel retail [GTR] efforts as the 2025 ISPS Handa Senior Open Championship approaches – scheduled for July 24-27, 2025, at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England. This will the second year of a three year deal for Glen Moray as a sponsor with golf’s Senior Open Championship, and to mark that collaboration, Glen Moray is emphasizing their presence at […]
Ardgowan Launches Clydebuilt Single Malts
Ardgowan Distillery has launched a new collection of six Speyside single malts – via their Clydebuilt brand label – featuring three small-batch releases distilled in 2012 and three single-cask bottlings aged for 12 years. Ardgowan’s Clydebuilt label was launched in 2019 and named after the shipbuilding industry alongside the nearby Firth of Clyde. All six single malts were matured for 12 years at Ardgowan in European oak sherry casks and […]
Jim Beam Lines Up Lineage
Jim Beam has released Jim Beam Lineage Batch Number Two – the second installment of their Lineage series, co-created by Beam family members Fred and Freddie Noe – and honoring generational Beam roots. The new 15-year-old Jim Beam Lineage Batch Number Two is Kentucky straight bourbon matured in charred white oak barrels, bottled at 55.5% alcohol by volume [111 proof] and is said to contain notes of oak, toffee and […]
Bladnoch Signs Up For New French Deal
Lowland-based whisky distillery Bladnoch has signed up for a new three-year distribution arrangement with Maison Villevert to promote the whisky in France. Bladnoch enjoyed a re-launch of the distillery in 2016 after its purchase by Australian businessman David Prior and now will collaborate with Cognac-based Maison Villevert. Currently, distillery’s whiskies are available in more than 45 markets worldwide, including Australia, France, Taiwan, the UK and the USA. #Distillery #Whisky #Whiskey […]
Buffalo Trace Hooks Up With Biotech Firm
Kentucky-based Buffalo Trace Distillery has hooked up with Kentucky-based Meridian Biotech in an effort to turn Buffalo Trace distillery byproducts into alternative proteins. The new $40 million facility is claiming to use new technology to convert Buffalo Trace stillage into multifunctional alternative proteins, which can then be used in aquaculture, fish farming, pet foods and organic fertilizer. Buffalo Trace is the only distillery working with Meridian Biotech, whose new facility […]
James Beam Distilling Reveals Old Grand Dad Bonded 7-Year Old
James Beam Distilling has released their annual Old Grand-Dad seven-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, bonded according to 1897’s Bottled-in-Bond Act which requires whiskey to be produced from a single distillation season in a single distillery, aged for at least four years, and bottled at a minimum of 50% ABV. James Beam Distilling’s Old Grand Dad Aged Seven Years was indeed bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is […]
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