The Dalmore Debuts Distillery Experience
Highland-based The Dalmore is aiming to reinvigorate the distillery guest experience by creating a re-imagined home – The Dalmore’s reimagined is located on Cromarty Firth in Scotland’s eastern Highlands and will be open to guests beginning in late April 2026. The Dalmore guest experience will offer a unique experience to each guest which can include […]
Glen Moray Harvests Forbidden Fruit
Speyside-based distillery Glen Moray has harvested Forbidden Fruit – a single malt whisky finished in Calvados casks that they will release in April 2026 when it will become the third whisky in Glen Moray’s Xperience Collection [joining Phoenix Rising and Twisted Vine]. Glen Moray Forbidden Fruit was initially matured in French oak ex-bourbon casks before […]
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The Macallan Tells Their Backstory With The Spirit Of 1926
Speyside distiller, The Macallan – with some assistance from Scottish rock group Simple Minds [of “Breakfast Club” fame] and narrator Johnathan Pryce [“Brazil”, “The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen”, “Glengarry Glen Ross”, “Tomorrow Never Dies” and “The Pirates of the Caribbean”] has released an eight-minute short film celebrating Janet ‘Nettie’ Harbinson, the woman behind their 1926 single malt whisky, called “The Spirit of 1926”. The film tells the real-life story […]
Maker’s Mark Unveils New York And Sydney Editions
Maker’s Mark Bourbon has released a pair of city-specific bourbons for their Wood Finishing Series/City Series – New York and Sydney – which will be available exclusively in global travel retail venues. Maker’s Mark New York Edition and Maker’s Mark Sydney Edition, are only available at airports in the two cities. Maker’s Mark New York Edition is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, oak and spice. The New York […]
Uncle Nearest Introduces Trio Of Whiskies
Nearest Green Distillery has released a trio of whiskies to add to their popular Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey portfolio – Uncle Nearest Straight Rye, Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Black Label Whiskey, and Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Rye. Uncle Nearest Straight Rye is bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramelized sugar, rye and vanilla. Nearest Green sourced their Uncle Nearest Straight Rye […]
Jack Daniel’s Unleashes American Single Malt
Tennessee whiskey brand Jack Daniel’s has released 2022 limited edition Twice-Barreled Special Release – an American single malt finished in Oloroso sherry casks as part of their Special Release series. Jack Daniel’s 2022 Twice-Barreled Special Release American Single Malt is made with a 100% malted barley grain bill [the first time ever for the Tennessee whiskey distiller], matured in new, charred American white oak barrels for a minimum of four […]
Heineken Launches “Less Bitter” Island’s Edge Stout
Heineken has released a promotional campaign for their Island’s Edge stout, which they are touting as “less bitter” than normal stout. The Island’s Edge promotional campaign employs a logical venue – a typical Irish pub – that has pub customers proclaiming that Island’s Edge is “just less bitter” which then turns into various pub customers claiming that they, too, are less bitter.
Ian MacLeod Goes Back To School For New Whisky
Ian Macleod Distillers has released a limited edition blended Scotch whisky created in a collaboration with a team of four students at Edinburgh-based Heriot-Watt University’s International Centre for Brewing and Distilling – the Ian MacLeod Blending Room 01: Heriot-Watt Release. Ian MacLeod Blending Room 01: Heriot-Watt Release is a three-year-old blended Scotch whisky – 45% Speyside, 15% Highland and 40% Lowland – and finished for three months in a virgin […]
Dunnet Bay Distillery Offers Stannergill Whisky
Dunnet Bay Distillers – the UK’s northern-most mainland distillery – has offered their debut whisky brand Stannergill, for pre-order. Pre-ordered casks will be left to rest for up to 10 years in the cool, dunnage warehouse where it will be exposed to the fresh sea air blowing from Dunnet Bay. Dunnet Bay Distillers’ Stannergill Whisky will be matured in American ex-bourbon casks and Spanish ex-sherry casks. Only 250-liter casks of […]
Bruichladdich Dabbles In Black Art
Islay distillery Bruichladdich has released the 10th and newest installment in their Black Art whisky series – intentionally designed to be a mystery-sourced limited edition with only the head distiller knowing the recipe to Bruichladdich Black Art Edition 10. What is being released about Bruichladdich Black Art Edition 10 is that it is an unpeated 29-year-old single malt created using pre-renaissance casks from Bruichladdich Distillery that have been maturing exclusively […]
Benriach Revives The Sixteen
Speyside distillery Benriach has revived The Sixteen – a 16-year-old single malt Scotch whisky which was in their portfolio in 2016 but had been “missing” since then. Benriach The Sixteen was matured in three casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of honey, stone fruit, malt and nutty oak spice. Benriach The Sixteen is being made available for $80 per bottle.
Glenmorangie: It’s Kind Of Delicious And Wonderful
Iconic Highland distillery, Glenmorangie, has released the second installment of their ‘It’s kind of delicious and wonderful’ promotional campaign. The promotion features six scenes inviting viewers to step into the world of Glenmorangie, where everything is ‘kind of delicious and wonderful’ The six scenes where one might theoretically enjoy a Glenmorangie are a hot-air-balloon ride, a lush greenhouse [you know, to select your own fresh garnish], an arcade, a visit […]
Kavalan Introduces Red Wine Cask-Matured Whisky
Taiwan-based Kavalan has released Solist French Wine Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – a whisky matured in a French red wine cask. Kavalan Solist French Wine Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky was matured in the aforementioned French red wine cask, bottled at 57.1% alcohol by volume [114.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of is apple, guava, plum and pomegranate. Kavalan Solist French Wine Cask […]
Glen Scotia Collabs With London Bar And Gives Birth To 12-Year-Old
Campbeltown distillery Glen Scotia has collaborated with London’s Bar Pepito – a sherry-dedicated bar – and released a new 12-year-old whisky, Glen Scotia Seasonal Release 2022, matured in Amontillado sherry casks. Glen Scotia Seasonal Release 2022 is a single malt that was matured in first-fill bourbon barrels then finished for 12 months in Amontillado Sherry casks from the Montilla region of southern Spain, bottled at 53.3% alcohol by volume [106.6 […]
Lochlea Presents Fallow Edition
Lochlea Distillery has released Fallow Edition – an Oloroso sherry cask-matured whisky. Lochlea Fallow Edition was matured solely in ex-Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of banana bread, malt biscuits and dark, dried fruits. Only 9,000 bottles of Lochlea Fallow Edition are being made available worldwide for $60 per bottle.
Bowmore Reveals Second Release Of Aston Martin Collab
Bowmore has released a 22-year-old single malt – the second whisky of their collaboration with Aston Martin in the Master’s Selection series. Bowmore Master’s Selection Edition 2 22-year-old single malt was matured in both American oak hogsheads and sherry butts, bottled at 51.5% alcohol by volume [103 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricot, clove, honey and peach. Bowmore Masters’ Selection Edition 2 is being made available in […]
Ad Gefrin Introduces Tacnbora Whisky Blend
Ad Gefrin, England’s northernmost distillery located in Northumberland, has released their initial blended whisky – a blend of Irish and Scotch whiskies – which they have named Tácnbora, . Ad Gefrin Tácnbora is a blend of Irish and Scotch whiskies [both grain and malt], aged in virgin American oak and Oloroso sherry casks and is said to contain notes of citrus, honey, nutmeg and vanilla. Tácnbora is being made available […]
The Macallan Debuts Coffee-Inspired Harmony Collection
The Macallan has released the second edition of their Harmony Collection, celebrating coffee [and specifically, being inspired by the Ethiopian Arabica coffee bean], with a pair of limited edition single malt whiskies – The Macallan Harmony Collection Inspired by Intense Arabica [for domestic markets] and Smooth Arabica [for travel retail venues]. Both The Macallan Harmony Collection coffee-inspired single malt whiskies were aged in a combination of sherry-seasoned American and European […]
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