Daniel Weller Spelt Debuts
Buffalo Trace Distillery has released the second installment of their experimental Daniel Weller spelt wheat series, created in 2023 and honoring 18th century Kentucky whiskey distiller Daniel Weller was instrumental in helping create bourbon distilling. Buffalo Trace Daniel Weller Spelt Wheat uses European-prominent Emmer wheat and was matured for 10 years before being bottled at […]
The GlenAllachie Unveils 35-Year-Old
Speyside-based The GlenAllachie Distillery has released The GlenAllachie 1990 35-year-old Cask Strength – a single malt whisky aged in a quartet of cask types. The GlenAllachie 1990 was matured in Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry as well as virgin American oak casks, it was primarily matured in a virgin Japanese Mizunara oak cask before being […]
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Jack Daniel’s Goes High Rye For Single Barrel Collection
Jack Daniel’s has gone high rye in their latest addition to their now-four strong Single Barrel Collection with the high alcohol volume Barrel Proof Rye, which has been bottled straight from the barrel. Jack Daniel’s Barrel Proof Rye was matured in new, American white oak barrels, touts a grain bill of 70% rye, 18% corn and 12% malted barley along with a range of 62.5% to 72.5% alcohol by volume […]
The Group and Starward to Produce Historic Whisky
Somewhere down under lies an Australian co-op of 100 wine growers that have excelled and become the most prominent producers in the country. They are called The Group Wines and have created a partnership with renowned whisky distillery Starward. The partnership will focus on launching a limited release of whisky barrel-aged Shiraz exclusive to Coles Liquor Group. ‘The high-quality McLaren Vale Shiraz was aged in Starward Two-Fold Whisky barrels. Since 2017, […]
Gleneagles Launches Quartet Of Whisky Pursuits
Scotland-based luxury hotel+spa Gleneagles has released a quartet of single malt whiskies as a series called Pursuits, inspired by four countryside activities – falconry, fishing, horse riding and shooting – offered at the estate [never mind golf, which will have Gleneagles as the host the International Pro-Am golf tournament later this year]. Each of the four single malt whiskies in Gleneagles Pursuits has been sourced from four whisky distilleries in […]
Gordon & MacPhail to Shift Focus to Inhouse Distilleries
More than a century has passed since Gordon & MacPhail started purchasing mature and reusing it to create their own unique whisky. As the years rolled on so did the company that fills casks from over 100 different distilleries. This has allowed consumers to experience new flavors from those of the original distilleries. However, after 128 years of bottling from purchased matures, the company has decided to shift focus and […]
Method And Madness Introduces Garryana Oak Edition
Midleton, County Cork-based Irish whiskey makers Method and Madness have released a new Irish whiskey finished in Quercus Garryana white oak casks. Method and Madness Garryana Oak Edition Irish whiskey has been triple distilled from a mashbill of malted and unmalted barley [originally matured in ex-bourbon American oak casks] and finished between four and 12 months in casks made from virgin Quercus Garryana, a species of white oak native to […]
Single Malt Welsh Whisky Gets Protective Status
Imitations are widespread and in every industry, there are copycats ready to saturate markets with cheap knockoffs. The whisky industry is no exception. On July 24, 2023, another British company was given full protection of the copyright law. Single Malt Welsh Whisky was successfully registered under the UK Geographical Indication (UKGI) scheme today The move affords it protection for its name, authenticity, and characteristics. The new scheme was created after […]
Halcyon Spirits Rolls Out Macallan 30 Year Old
They are Scotland’s newest whisky bottlers and might have just scored the biggest deal yet. Halcyon Spirits has just launched a single cask Macallan 30 Year Old. According to the distillery based in Aberdeenshire, the new brand comes from brothers Daniel and Craig Milne, who also co-founded the global auction platform Whisky Hammer and the whisky e-retailer Still Spirit. As everyone is hoping onto the environment-saving train, the new whisky […]
Vendor Finds Rarest Whisky in Father’s Possesion
Six bottles of rare whisky that were discovered in North Yorkshire will be up for bid at Tennants Auctioneers’ Fine Wine and Whisky Sale on September 1. Reports are that a vendor from Skipton found the bottles amongst his late father’s possessions. The rare collection includes One bottle of Bowmore 18 Year Old Pure Scotch Malt Whisky, Sherriff’s Bottling A bottle of Laphroaig Pure Islay Malt, Over 12 Years Old, […]
Ezra Brooks Adds Pair Of Products – Rye And Liqueur
Luxco-owned Ezra Brooks has added a pair of products to their line-up – a rye whiskey and a bourbon cream liqueur. Ezra Brooks 99 Straight Rye Whiskey contains a 51% rye mash bill, is bottled at 49.5% alcohol by volume [99 proof] and is said to offer notes of chocolate, leather and vanilla. Ezra Brooks Bourbon Cream is a blend of ‘natural’ cream and Kentucky Straight Bourbon, bottled at 16.5% […]
Suntory Yamazaki Distillery Turns 100 Years
The first malt whisky distillery in Japan, the Yamazaki distillery, was founded in 1923 by Torii Shinjirō. This year the company that has filled the world with whiskey, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. Tourists will have another reason to visit the distillery and see its rich history displayed in over 700,000 whiskies in its library. Visitors are free to visit with or without having an appointment and can participate […]
Resurrecting the Rosebank Whisky
Rosebank whisky is alive again. After 30 years of shelf absences, the distillery rolled out its first cask. The famous whisky brand was founded in 1798 in Camelon on the banks of the Forth and Clyde canal between Edinburgh and Glasgow. However, in 1993, the owners, United Distillers, decided to close the distillery. The problem laid with the optimization requirements for an upgrade of the distillery based on Europen-compliant laws. […]
Johnnie Walker Talks Women’s World Cup
Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker has employed actress Hannah Waddingham [‘Ted Lasso’] to promote the upcoming 2023 Women’s World Cup and encourage people to watch women’s sports this summer. Waddingham stars in a promotional video for Johnnie Walker ahead of the Women’s World Cup, which begins tomorrow in Australia and New Zealand and runs through August 20, 2023.
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