Wenzel Whiskey Wins at World Whisky Awards
“Wheated Two” from Wenzel Whiskey won the Best American Blended Limited Release award at the World Whisky Awards. The brand was compared to many spirits from around the world. This year’s World Whisky Awards were held in Louisville on Feb. 8. Whisky Magazine launched the award program to “commend the best whiskies across more than […]
Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery Debuts New Filey Bay STR
One of North Yorkshire’s single malt whisky distilleries has expanded its portfolio with the addition of a new STR-finished whisky. Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery continues to build on its performing whisky, the Filey Bay STR series. The Filey Bay STR Finish Batch #4, 46% vol, builds on the success of Batch #3, which won: Platinum […]
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Matthew McConaughey And Wild Turkey Talk Turkey
Just weeks ahead of Thanksgiving, Wild Turkey Bourbon brand has instituted their “Talk Turkey” interview series with actor Matthew McConaughey [who has been the brand’s creative director since 2016]. The series intends to interview “ground-breakers, trailblazers and way-makers” such as surfer Maya Gabeira, author Dan Buettner, travel start-up Unyok and culinary business, Trap Kitchen. Additionally, McConaughey will also narrate “The Spirit of Conviction”, a series of long-form documentaries on each […]
Midleton Goes To The Singles Bar For Very Rare 2019
Midleton has released their Very Rare 2019 – an Irish Whiskey blend of single pot still and single grain Irish whiskies. Midleton Very Rare 2019 has spent somewhere between 13-34 years maturing in lightly charred ex-Bourbon American oak barrels before being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, coffee and pear. Midleton Very Rare 2019 is being made available worldwide for […]
Budweiser/Sergio Ramos – It’s Good To Be The King
Budweiser teamed up with Spanish soccer star Sergio Ramos – the current captain of both Real Madrid and the Spanish men’s national team – and showed off their latest commercial featuring Ramos and his many tattoos [of a lion, rose and a crown — but, oddly enough, not of a bottle of Budweiser] For a limited time, special edition bottles of Budweiser will link to content in which the 33-year-old […]
Halewood Brings Bourbon To The UK
UK-based Halewood Distillery has released their American Eagle Bourbon. Halewood American Eagle Bourbon was created from a mash bill composed of 84% corn, aged four years in American oak barrels before being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of orange, pepper and vanilla. Halewood American Eagle Bourbon is being made available for $30 per 700ml bottle.
William Grant Experiments With Kininvie Series
William Grant has released their Kininvie Works series – a triple-distilled single malt, a single grain and a blended whisky. William Grant’s Kininvie KVSM001 is a triple-distilled single malt aged for five years in ex-Bourbon casks, bottled at 47% alcohol by volume [94 proof] and said to contain notes of pear. William Grant’s Kininvie KVSG002 is a three-year-old single grain whisky [with malted rye] aged in virgin American oak casks, […]
Bruichladdich Brings Out The Octomore 10’s
Islay Distillery Bruichladdich has released the Octomore 10’s – a series of four heavily peated single malts. Bruichladdich Octomore 10.1 was distilled from Scottish barley harvested in 2013, then matured in ex-American oak barrels for five years and bottled at 59.8% alcohol by volume [119.6 proof]. Bruichladdich Octomore 10.2 has been matured in both first-fill ex-American oak casks and third-fill French oak casks which previously held Sauternes wine, was bottled […]
Lakes Produces The One Signature Blend
The Lakes Distillery has released a blended whisky they are calling The One Signature Blend. The Lakes’ The One Signature Blend features single malt from The Lakes Distillery along with Scotch grain and malt whiskies from the Highlands, Speyside and Islay. The Lakes’ The One Signature Blend was matured in a combination of first-fill sherry casks, re-fill sherry casks, Bourbon casks and red wine casks. The Lakes’ The One Signature […]
Highland Park Introduces 21-Year-Old
Highland Park has released a 21 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky. Highland Park 21 Year Old was aged in both first-fill sherry-seasoned European oak casks and first-fill sherry-seasoned American oak casks along with five refill casks before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of ginger, mango and vanilla. Highland Park 21 Year Old is being made available for $285 per […]
Glenfiddich Gets A Jump On New Year’s Eve With Grand Cru Launch
It’s only October but Speyside distiller Glenfiddich is not wasting any time, they are already preparing for the New Year’s Eve with their release of Glenfiddich Grand Cru – a single malt finished for four months in French cuvee [denoting a special blend] oak casks. Glenfiddich Grand Cru is a 23-year-old single malt, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, vanilla […]
Jack Daniel’s Presents Apple Whiskey Liqueur
Jack Daniel’s has released Tennessee Apple – an apple-flavored whiskey liqueur. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple is made from Jack Daniel’s matured in new American oak barrels, bottled at 35% alcohol by volume [70 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple [duh] along with caramel and toffee. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple is recommended neat [chilled] or in cocktails. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple is being made available in four sizes […]
WhiskyCritic Review – Aberlour 14
WhiskyCritic took some time out of the busy schedule to test a couple samples of Aberlour 14-Year-Old – a Highland malt Scotch whisky of some repute. Upon WC’s first taste, it was noted that Aberlour 14 was decent – not without its charm – but mostly unspectacular. However, upon further tastings, WC found that Aberlour 14 began to “grow on us” – as the saying goes – and seemed to […]
USA Hits Scotch Whisky With 25% Tariffs
The USA government has announced that they would impose a 25% import tariff on European Union [EU] goods – including Scotch whisky, liqueurs, cordials and wine – as part of an ongoing dispute with the World Trade Organization regarding subsidies for aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. The USA has said that the tariffs will come into effect on October 18, 2019. A trade association analysis has determined that USA tariffs […]
Yuengling & Hershey Create Chocolate Porter Just In Time For Halloween
Pennsylvania-based brewer D.G.. Yuengling & Son has teamed up with another Pennsylvania-based company – the renowned chocolatier Hershey – to produce a Chocolate Porter draft beer that will launch in mid-October, just in time for Halloween. Alas, the Yuengling-Hershey Chocolate Porter initially will only be available in Washington D.C. and 11 mostly eastern states in the USA. Yuengling only creates less than six million barrels of beer per year and […]
Benromach Introduces 50-Year-Old
Check your bank account because Speyside distiller Benromach has released their oldest whisky to date – Benromach 50 Years Old – and it doesn’t come cheap. Benromach 50 Years Old originates from a single cask – in this case, an ex-sherry from the eventful year of 1969 – and after being left to mature for 50 years, was released from its cask and is said to contain notes of fruit, […]
Laphroaig Reveals Unique Character
Islay distiller Laphroaig has released Unique Character – a single malt Scotch whisky honoring Ian Hunter – the final member of the founding Johnston family to run the distillery. Brothers Alexander and Donald Johnston founded the distillery in 1815. Hunter joined the distillery in 1908 and is credited with doubling the production capacity of the distillery and successfully exporting Laphroaig whisky around the world. Hunter died in 1954 and the […]
Teeling Unveils Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Dublin-based Teeling offers their Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – the first new Dublin-distilled whiskey to be launched in nearly 50 years by the company. Teeling Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is derived from 50% un-malted barley and 50% malted barley, has been matured in virgin oak, ex-Bourbon and sherry casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of almond, cinnamon and grapefruit. […]
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