Midleton Unveils 28 Year Old
Irish whiskey producer Midleton Distillery has released limited edition 28-year-old single pot still whiskey to celebrate their 200th anniversary. Midleton Very Rare 200th Anniversary Edition originates from casks including Japanese Mizunara oak and American oak, was bottled at 54.7% alcohol by volume [109.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of kiwi, lemon, pineapple, toffee […]
Santa Brings Holiday Cheer
Santa – aka Harrison Ford – touts Highland-based Glenmorangie for their “Once Upon a Time in Scotland” promotional campaign. Ford dons a Santa hat and kilt to pronounce himself ‘Hassimon Ford’ shortly before wishing “the happiest of holidays on behalf of Glenmorungie” in honor of the distillery’s 12-year-old single malt. Ford was notoriously averse to […]
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Johnnie Walker Walks Up Black Label Sherry Finish
Johnnie Walker has released a new limited edition blended Scotch whisky – Johnnie Walker Black Label Sherry Finish. Johnnie Walker Black Label Sherry Finish is a blend of whiskies from four regions – Highland, Islay, Lowland and Speyside – which was aged for 12 years before being finished in sherry-seasoned barrels from Jerez, Spain, then bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of […]
Writers’ Tears Debuts Ulysses-Themed Irish Whiskey
Walsh Whiskey Irish whiskey has released a limited edition Writers’ Tears Copper Pot to celebrate the 100th birthday of the publishing of James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses” – which was first published in February 1922. Writers’ Tears Copper Pot is a blend of both single pot still and single malt Irish whiskies, was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of fruit and honey. […]
Cotswolds Unveils Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Whisky
The Cotswolds Distillery has released a limited edition whisky to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – The Cotswolds Platinum Jubilee Single Cask Whisky. The Cotswolds Platinum Jubilee Single Cask Whisky was aged in cask #1952 – a specially-selected cask marking the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II ascending the throne – matured in a first-fill shaved, toasted and re-charred (STR) ex-red wine cask, bottled at 55.4% alcohol by volume [110.8 […]
Loch Lomond Reveals Golf-Themed Whiskies
The Loch Lomond Group has released two single malts to commemorate The Open golf competition’s 150th anniversary in 2022 – The Open Course Edition 2022 and The Open Special Edition 2022. This year’s Open championship will be held on The Old Course in St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, on July 14-17, 2022. The Loch Lomond Open Special Edition 2022 was created in partnership with golfer Colin Montgomerie, matured in American […]
The Famous Grouse Serves Up Sherry Cask Finish Blend
The Famous Grouse has released Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish – a blended Speyside malt whisky finished in sherry-seasoned casks. Speyside malts were matured in Sherry-seasoned, European oak casks to craft Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish features Speyside malts matured in sherry-seasoned casks from Jerez, Spain for two years and is said to contain notes of almond, chocolate and sweet spices. The Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish whisky is recommended […]
Redbreast Conjures Up Dream Cask Double Edition
Redbreast has released their fifth addition to their Redbreast Dream Cask series – a 30-year-old single pot still Irish whiskey – combining two “dream casks” to create a limited edition 30-year-old Midleton Irish whiskey. Redbreast Dream Cask Double Edition combines two “dream casks” – a first-fill Oloroso sherry butt from 1990 and a first-fill bourbon barrel from 1991, which was then bottled at 56.9% alcohol by volume [113.8 proof] and […]
The Glenlivet Attempts To Break The Stereotype
The Glenlivet attempts to “Break the Stereotype” with a promotional campaign focusing on a more diverse range of “whisky drinker” worldwide than just the expected demographic group. The Glenlivet announced it would support up to 30 participants in the Education & Mentorship Project of Equal Measures, a London-based group that works to increase diversity in the drinks/hospitality industry – and for the “Break the Stereotype” promotion, The Glenlivet worked with […]
Copperworks Unveils Ardbeg-Infused Single Malt
Seattle-based Copperworks Distilling has released Copperworks Peated Cask American Single Malt Whiskey Release 043 finished 331 bottles of a peated cask single malt, finished in an Ardbeg Scotch whisky barrel. Copperworks Peated Cask American Single Malt Whiskey Release 043 was matured for three years in a charred new American oak barrel then finished for a single year in an Ardbeg Scotch whisky cask before being bottled at 50% alcohol by […]
Yamazaki Introduces 2022 Range
The House of Suntory-owned Yamazaki, the darling of the whisky world a few years ago before a supply shortage followed by a global pandemic severely curtailed their output, has resurfaced and revealed a limited edition Yamazaki Japanese single malt collection – Tsukuriwake Selection – featuring the four foundations of single malt production, mizunara cask-matured, peated malt, puncheon and Spanish oak cask-matured whiskies. The new 2022 Yamazaki Limited Edition Tsukuriwake Selection […]
The GlenAllachie Issues 50th Anniversary Single Malt Series
The GlenAllachie has released Past, Present & Future – a limited edition series of GlenAllachie single malts celebrating the 50-year tenure of whiskymaker Billy Walker. The first release of The GlenAllachie’s Past, Present & Future Series will be The GlenAllachie Billy Walker 50th Anniversary Past Edition, “a fully sherry matured 16-year-old single malt” bottled at 57.1% alcohol by volume [114.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of banana, dark […]
Compass Box Unveils The Circle Blended Whisky
Compass Box has released The Circle No. 2 – a limited edition blended whisky – as part of their The Circle global bartender competition. Launched in 2018, The Circle competition has a select group of bartenders from around the world compete to create a creative blended whisky with the winner rewarded with their own limited edition Compass Box whisky. Compass Box The Circle No. 2 whisky was created by Mannie […]
Lot No. 40 Dark Oak Introduced In The UK
Specialty Brands and Corby Spirit and Wine have collaborated to release Canadian whisky Lot No 40 Dark Oak in the UK. Lot No. 40 Dark Oak Canadian whisky is made from 100% rye grain, aged in lightly charred barrels, finished in heavily charred American white oak barrels, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes of . Lot No. 40 Dark Oak is being […]
Benriach Adds Second Malting Season Whisky
Speyside distillery Benriach has released the second edition of their single malt whisky as part of their Malting Season series. Benriach Malting Season Second Edition is made entirely using barley malted at Benriach’s floor maltings – in this case, specifically concerto barley, chosen for its cereal flavor – and was matured in 30 first-fill bourbon casks [all distilled November 2013], bottled at 48.9% alcohol by volume [97.8 proof] and is […]
Loch Lomond Adds Remarkable 46-Year-Old
The Loch Lomond Group has released a 46-year-old single malt whisky as the second entry in their Remarkable Stills Series. Loch Lomond Remarkable Stills 46-year-old was matured in American oak casks for 44 years, then another two years in first-fill Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks before being bottled at 45.3% alcohol by volume [90.6 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, clove, lime, mango, nutmeg, peach, pear, […]
Gordon & MacPhail Introduces 64-Year-Old Single Malt
UK-based bottlers Gordon & MacPhail have released a 64-year-old single malt as part of their Mr. George Legacy series which honors George Urquhart, an integral member of the Gordon & MacPhail family. The Gordon & MacPhail Mr George Legacy 1957 comes from the Speyside distillery of Glen Grant and was matured entirely in a first-fill sherry butt made of American oak, bottled at 56.1% alcohol by volume [112.2 proof] and […]
Glen Scotia Reveals 46-Year-Old
Campbeltown distillery Glen Scotia has released a 46-year-old single malt whisky – their oldest whisky to date. Glen Scotia 46-year-old expression was initially matured in refill bourbon casks, then re-casked and matured an additional 36 years in first-fill bourbon barrels before being finished for four years in Oloroso sherry butts, bottled at 41.7% alcohol by volume [83.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of tropical fruits. Glen Scotia 46-year-old […]
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