Glen Moray Turns To Tequila Cask Finish
For the first time ever, Speyside-based Glen Moray has released a pair of tequila cask-finished single malt whiskies as part of their Warehouse One Collection series. The Glen Moray 2014 Tequila Cask Finish was matured for eight years in ex-bourbon casks before being finished in Mexican agave spirit barrels, bottled at 55.2% alcohol by volume […]
Tullamore Dew Blends Coffee And Honey
Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey has released Cafe Honey – a coffee-flavored liqueur made with Bohemian honey and Irish-roasted coffee. Tullamore Dew Cafe Honey liqueur blends triple-distilled and triple-cask-matured Irish whiskey with locally roasted coffee from northwest Ireland and natural honey from the Czech Republic, is bottled at 35% alcohol by volume [70 proof] and is […]
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Benriach Unveils Quartet Of Whiskies
Speyside distillery Benriach is releasing four malt whiskies – Benriach Quarter Cask, Benriach Smoky Quarter Cask, Benriach Triple Distilled Ten and Benriach 22 Year Old Triple Distilled – exclusively for worldwide travel retail venues. Benriach 22 Year Old Triple Distilled is said to contain notes of caramel, cherry, date, mocha, orange peel and red apple while Benriach Triple Distilled Ten is said to contain notes of fruit, honey, oak and […]
Craigellachie Reveals 13-Year-Old Armagnac Cask Finish
Speyside distillery Craigellachie has released a new 13-year-old single malt whisky finished in an Armagnac cask as the inaugural Scotch in their newly-formed Cask Collection which showcases spirits produced using coil condensers, an old method of condensing liquid. Craigellachie 13 Years Old Armagnac Cask Finish was matured in a combination of refill and re-charred bourbon barrels, finished with a year of secondary maturation in Bas-Armagnac casks from Gascony in France, […]
Jameson Unveils 15-Year-Old Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Jameson has released Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still – as part of their new Jameson Anthology collection which begins with Jameson Remastered Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still. Jameson Remastered Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still was matured between 15 and 17 years in American bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry butts, bottled at 56.4% alcohol by volume [112.8 proof] and said to include notes of fruit, […]
GlenAllachie Adds Trio To Their Virgin Oak Series
Speyside distillery GlenAllachie has added a trio of new limited edition whiskies to their Virgin Oak Series – a 15-year-old Scottish Virgin Oak Finish, a 10-year-old French Virgin Oak Finish, and a 10-year-old Chinquapin Virgin Oak Finish – all bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof]. The GlenAllachie 15-year-old Scottish Virgin Oak Finish was matured in Scottish oak casks, finished in Scottish Sessile oak casks sourced from the Scottish […]
The Famous One Found At Amazon
The Famous Grouse has released their first online-exclusive – at Amazon – blended Scotch whisky entitled The Famous One. The Famous One is a blend of grain and malt whiskies aged in a mix of sherry-seasoned American oak casks and ex-bourbon American oak barrels, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, fudge, toffee and vanilla. The Famous One is being made […]
Carlow Counting The Days
Helsinki-based Anora Group has released their inaugural Irish whiskey blend – Carlow Counting Days – in Sweden. The reference is to the whiskey being sourced from County Carlow in Ireland. Carlow Counting Days was matured for 1,097 days in ex-bourbon barrels, then A splash of whiskey from Carlow aged for 1,462 days has also been added to the blend, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said […]
Lochlea Debuts Single Malt
Lochlea Distillery has released their first Scotch whisky – Sowing Edition [in a nod to spring as the barley seed sowing season] – in a newly planned annual seasonal series. Lochlea Distillery’s Sowing Edition whisky was matured in first-fill bourbon barrels, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes of green apple, spice and vanilla. Only 7000 bottles of Lochlea Sowing Edition are being […]
Brown-Forman Goes Up Or Over With Bottled Cocktails
Spirits giant, Brown-Forman, has released Up or Over – their new range of ready-to-pour cocktails made with some of the company’s most popular spirits – the Up or Over range has initially launched with four cocktails: Classic Dry Martini, Whisky Sour, Premium Margarita and Ginger Citrus Old Fashioned. The Whisky Sour was bottled at 15% alcohol by volume [30 proof] and uses Gentleman Jack Tennessee Whiskey as its base while […]
Brown-Forman And Diageo Join List Of Companies Ceasing Russian Operations
Both spirit giants Brown-Forman and Diageo have joined the growing list of companies that will cease operations in Russia in response to the unprovoked Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Brown-Forman – producer of both Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey and Finlandia vodka -and Diageo – producer of Johnnie Walker blended whisky and Ketel One vodka – have curtailed their Russian operations. Additionally, they were later joined by both Pernod Ricard [Jameson […]
John Crabbie Produces 22-Year-Old Orkney Single Malt
Halewood Artisanal Spirits has released the John Crabbie 22 years Old Orkney Single Malt finished in a Palo Cortado sherry cask. John Crabbie 22 Years Old Orkney Single Malt Whisky was aged 21 years in ex-bourbon casks, finished in a Palo Cortado Sherry cask, bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume [95 proof] and is said to contain notes of chocolate, coffee and raisins. Only 253 bottles of John Crabbie 22 […]
Teeling Introduces WOW – Wonders Of Wood
Dublin-based Teeling has released their first limited edition single pot still Irish whiskey from their Wonders of Wood (WOW) series, which features ‘unique’ types of wood in the maturation process. Teeling Wonders of Wood single pot still whiskey, emerges from a recipe of 50% malted barley and 50% unmalted barley, was matured exclusively in virgin chinkapin American white oak barrels and is bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof]. […]
Baileys Offers St. Patrick’s Day Brunch Box
March Madness and St. Patrick’s Day are both inching ever closer and are only days away on Thursday, March 17, 2022 – with that in mind, Baileys Original Irish Cream has prepared a Brunch Box as an appropriate tip-off to celebrations, consisting of the newest St. Patrick’s Day essentials: Baileys, coffee and bagels. Baileys Original Irish Cream [Irish cream and Irish whiskey] has collaborated with New York’s Ess-a-Bagel to produce […]
Kirker Greer Gearing Up For St. Paddy’s Day
Belfast-based Kirker Greer Spirits has released Shamrock Irish whiskey – a blend of six whiskies from the four provinces of Ireland – in preparation for next week’s arrival of St. Patrick’s Day (March 17). Kirker Shamrock is comprised of whiskies from these distilleries: Great Northern Distillery from Leinster; West Cork Distillers from Munster; The Shed Distillery from Connacht; and an unnamed producer in Ulster. The Kirker Shamrock blend was created […]
Estrella Jalisco – Vive Tu Estrella
Mexican beer brand, Estrella Jalisco, is introducing a “Vive Tu Estrella” grant to empower one person to pursue their true life’s passion. The grant is part of Estrella Jalisco’s new “Vive Tu Estrella” advertising campaign, which challenges its community to dare to live their lives authentically. According to a Pew Research study, Hispanics — especially first generation Mexican- Americans — are among the most likely to be employed in the […]
Bulleit Brings Out Canned Cocktails
Bulleit Bourbon has released their initial canned cocktail offerings, both traditional cocktails – a Manhattan and an Old Fashioned. Both Bulleit Crafted Cocktails are canned at 37.5% alcohol by volume [75 proof] and are offered in both 375ml and 750ml bottle sizes. The Bulleit Old Fashioned cocktail is a blend of Kentucky straight Bourbon, aromatic orange bitters and simple syrup while the Bulleit Rye Manhattan is straight rye whiskey with […]
Lark Distillery Introduces Single Malt For Rare Cask Series
Tasmania-based Lark Distillery – in collaboration with Australian wine estate, Seppeltsfield – is celebrating their 30th anniversary by releasing a single malt whisky for their Rare Cask Series. The Lark Distillery Rare Cask Para 92 single malt was finished in rare Seppeltsfield Para Liqueur (fortified wine) casks from 1992, bottled at 46.4% alcohol by volume [92.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, honey and lapsang souchong. […]
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