Isle Of Raasay Offers Distillery Experience
New Hebridean-based Isle of Raasay, which opened in 2017, is offering The Raasay Way – a consumer experience allowing guests a two-day opportunity to live the life of a distiller. The Raasay Way consumer experience guided by the distillery’s team that includes a session of milling, mashing and charging of the stills, making spirit cuts […]
Jim Beam Shuts Down For 2026
Suntory-owned Jim Beam has announced that they will be pausing production operations at their main James B. Beam distillery site in Clermont, Kentucky, beginning on January 1, 2026 and continuing throughout the calendar year of 2026. Jim Beam was purchased by Japanese conglomerate Suntory in 2014 and the Clermont facility also produces Basil Hayden and […]
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Tamdhu Adds To Their Batch Strength Series
Speyside area Scotch whisky distillery Tamdhu has released a limited edition addition to their Batch Strength series – Batch Strength No 007. Tamdhu Batch Strength No 007 was matured in Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, then bottled at 57.5% alcohol by volume [115 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, praline, raspberry and vanilla. Tamdhu Batch Strength No 007 is being made available worldwide or via the […]
Yellowstone Introduces Marsala-Finished Bourbon
Limestone Branch Distillery has released a limited edition Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon finished in Marsala Superiore casks, which are made in Sicily. Yellowstone Marsala Superiore Finish is a blend of a trio of bourbons aged seven, 15 and 16-years-old Bourbons, bottled at 50.5% alcohol by volume [101 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, dark-brown sugar, dates, vanilla and walnut. Yellowstone Marsala Superiore Finish is being made available […]
Stauning Offers Rye Finished In Sweet Wine Casks
Denmark-based distillery Stauning has released Sweet Wine Rye – a limited edition rye whisky matured in sweet wine casks. Stauning Sweet Wine Rye was aged three years in new American oak casks, followed by two years in a trio [Marsala, Gewürztraminer and Romandalo] of sweet wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, cinnamon, fruit, ginger and vanilla. Only 2,909 […]
Psst…It’s A Secret Speyside Release
Giant spirits conglomo Pernod Ricard has released a set of seven single cask editions they are calling the Secret Speyside collection for global travel retail venues – the seven whiskies originate from four Speyside distilleries – Braes of The Glenlivet distillery, Caperdonich, Longmorn and Glen Keith – and are aged between 21 and 27 years. All seven whiskies have been matured in seven separate first-fill American oak casks. The Braes […]
Lochlea Unveils Our Barley Single Malt
Lochlea Distillery has released Our Barley – a single malt whisky matured in three different cask types. Lochlea Our Barley was initially matured in first-fill bourbon barrels, followed by a stint in shaved, toasted and re-charred (STR) barriques and finished off in Oloroso sherry butts before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] to produce what is said to be notes of caramel, macadamia nuts, peach and vanilla. […]
Badachro Introduces Pair Of Single Malts
Highland-based Badachro Distillery has introduced a pair of limited edition single malt whiskies – a Madeira cask and Ruby Port finish – to their Bad na h-Achlaise series. The Badachro Bad na h-Achlaise Madeira Cask single malt is said to contain notes of bitter chocolate, red cherries and strawberry sherbet. The Badachro Bad na h-Achlaise Ruby Port Finish Cask Strength is bottled at 57.9% alcohol by volume [115.8 proof] and […]
Whistlepig Offers Piggyback Rye
Vermont-based Whistlepig has released Piggyback 100% Rye, created by the company’s former master distiller, Dave Pickerall, who died in 2018. Whistlepig Piggyback 100% Rye was aged for a mere six years – making it Whistlepig’s youngest offering – before being bottled at 48.28% alcohol by volume [96.56 proof] and is said to contain notes of black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, cocoa, grapefruit and vanilla. Whistlepig Piggyback 100% Rye is being made […]
Finn Thomson Opens Up Collection With The Glenlivet 50-Year-Old
Scotland’s Finn-Thomson Whisky Collection – one of the country’s rarest private cask collections – is slated to be bottled under the Finn Thomson Whisky label – with The Glenlivet 50 Year Old as the inaugural release. The Finn Thomson Whisky collection covers more than 300 years of Scotch whisky. The Glenlivet 50 Year Old 49.8% ABV expression was matured in a first-fill sherry hogshead, bottled at 49.8% alcohol by volume […]
Redbreast Reveals Kentucky Oak Edition
Midleton Distillery has released Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition – a limited edition Irish whiskey finished in air-dried American white oak casks – as the initial foray in their new US-exclusive American Oak series. The Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition Irish Whiskey is made from both malted and unmalted barley, triple distilled in copper pot stills, matured in American oak bourbon barrels and Spanish Oloroso sherry butts, finished for three to seven […]
White Peak Introduces Single Malt Small Batch
New UK-based White Peak Distillery has released their newest single malt whisky entitled Wire Works Whisky Small Batch. Wire Works Whisky Small Batch is a lightly peated single malt emanating from maturing in ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 46.2% alcohol by volume [92.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of fruit, nutmeg and vanilla. Only 4,300 bottles of White Peak Wire Works Whisky Small Batch is being made available via […]
Bladnoch Introduces 30-Year-Old
Newly resurgent Lowland distillery Bladnoch has released a 30-year-old single malt whisky aged in both Oloroso sherry and Moscatel casks. Bladnoch 30-Year-Old was bottled at 45.5% alcohol by volume [91 proof] and is said to contain notes of almond, apricot, black pepper, nutmeg and orange. Only a scant 950 bottles of Bladnoch 30-Year-Old are being made available for $1,120 per 700ml bottles via Bladnoch’s website and actual distillery site. Sales […]
Johnnie Walker Reveals Air-Ink Black Label
Johnnie Walker has collaborated with Air-Ink and released six limited edition Black Label series whiskies featuring an ink made from air pollution in six cities around the world – Mexico City, New Delhi, Warsaw, Bangkok, Istanbul and Madrid. Johnnie Walker Air-Ink Black Label Blended Scotch Whisky featured label artists include: Alek Morawski, [Warsaw]; Okuda San Miguel, [Madrid]; Paola Delfín, [Mexico City]; Shilo Shiv Suleman, [Delhi]; Mr Hure [Istanbul]; and Gongkan, […]
The Macallan Reveals M Collection
The Macallan has released a trio of limited edition single malt whiskies to make up what they are referring to as their M Collection – designed to celebrate their self-identified ‘six pillars’ [natural color, mastery, small spirit stills, estate, oak casks, and sherry seasoning]. The first three whiskies released as part of The Macallan M Collection are The Macallan M 2022 Release, The Macallan M Black 2022 Release, and The […]
Courvoisier Unveils Mizunara Finished Cognac
Courvoisier has released a new cognac – Courvisier Mizunara – finished in Japanese mizunara casks. Courvisier Mizunara Cognac was made using Grand Champagne – a cru from the Cognac region – and aged in French oak barrels before being finished mizunara casks. Only 500 bottles of Courvisier Mizunara are being offered at $2,000 per bottle.
Tasmania’s Lawrenny Introduces Madeira Cask-Finished Whisky
Tasmania’s Lawrenny Estate Distillery has released a single malt whisky entitled Descension, which was finished in Boal Madeira wine casks. Lawrenny Descension was created using Tasmanian barley, water from the upper River Derwent, then was matured in both ex-Port and ex-bourbon casks before being finished in Boal Madeira casks and bottled at 46.6% alcohol by volume [97.2 proof].
The Macallan Releases Tales Of The Macallan To Travel Retail Venues
The Macallan has released the availability of their Tales of The Macallan Volume I single malt whisky to include select global travel retail venues which – depending on the status of your bank account -can either be a good thing or a bad thing. The Macallan’s Tales of The Macallan Volume I, The Laird of Ester Elchies (1659-1715) – its full name – was the first in a series intended […]
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