Bushmills Brings 12-Year-Old To The UK Party
Bushmills has brought their 12-year-old Irish single malt whiskey to the UK, where it will replace their 10-year-old whiskey in the Bushmills lineup. Bushmills debuted their 12-year-old single malt whiskey in 2022 but only previously made it available in markets across America and Asia. Bushmills 12-year-old single malt Irish whiskey is triple-distilled, matured in both […]
Ardbeg Unveils Vintage Y2K Series Whisky
Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has released the second single malt whisky in their millennium vintage series – Ardbeg Vintage_Y24 24 Years Old – and this one was finished in Amontillado Sherry casks. Ardbeg Vintage_Y24 24 Years Old was initially matured in ex-bourbon casks, finished in Amontillado sherry casks – a first-ever process for Ardbeg – bottled […]
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Carlow Adds Irish Whiskey-Based Botanical Spirit
Carlow has released a new Irish Whiskey-based botanical-infused spirit drink called Carlow Cuttings. Carlow Cuttings has an Irish whiskey base infused with linden flower, rosemary, thyme and yarrow – botanical elements common to Ireland’s County Carlow – and is bottled at 37.5% alcohol by volume [75 proof] Carlow Cuttings is being made available in Finland for $35 per 700ml bottle.
Anheuser-Busch Presents A Fresh Clydesdale Start For 2022
Anheuser-Busch is helping everybody ring in the new year with a video depicting their Clydesdale mascot going from early days to maturity, with the positive messaging of, “Here’s to a new year, and a future with more cheers.”
Bailey’s Collabs With NYC-Based Bakery For Holiday Cocktail
New York City-based Dominique Ansel Bakery has collaborated with Bailey’s Irish Cream liqueur and created a cocktail for the holiday season – the Bailey’s Swirl – Ansel’s recipe for hot chocolate incorporating the liqueur. Bailey’s Irish Cream – made in Ireland – is made with Irish whiskey, cream and cocoa and the Bailey’s Swirl Hot Chocolate Kit is being made available at Ansel’s website – DominiqueAnselOnline.com. Dominique Ansel Bakery specializes […]
Heaven’s Door Offers Volume III Of Bootleg Series
American musician Bob Dylan’s whiskey brand – Heaven’s Door – has released Bootleg Series Vol. III as an addition to the whiskey blend series. Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Vol. III is a 13-year-old cask strength Kentucky Bourbon, finished in Spanish orange wine, bottled at 60.6% alcohol by volume (121.2 proof) and is said to contain notes of black pepper, cherry and, of course, orange. Only 3,949 bottles of Heaven’s Door […]
Whisky Review – J.A. Baczewski Monopolowa Whisky 1782
WhiskyCritic recently had the opportunity to try a few drops of J.A. Baczewski Monopolowa Whisky 1782 – a whisky blend from Vienna, Austria. J.A. Baczewski Monopolowa began life as a Poland-based company – hence, the name translating to “monopoly” in Polish – but long ago was taken over by Austrian interests and, in fact, promotes itself as the “the purveyor to the Imperial Austrian and Royal Hungarian Court since 1810” […]
Brother’s Bond Has Holiday Hot Toddy Kit
Brother’s Bond bourbon – founded by “Vampire Diaries” stars Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley – has collaborated with delivery service Cocktail Courier and released a Hot Toddy kit for the holidays. The Brother’s Bond Bourbon Hot Toddy cocktail kit consists of one 750ml bottle of Brothers Bond Bourbon, three chai teabags, a 120ml bottle of honey syrup and four lemons – enough to make six cocktails, according to Brother’s Bond […]
Brown-Forman Wins UK Legal Battle Against Bacardi
In a UK-based legal dispute between spirits distributor giants, Brown-Forman has been awarded a $67.6 million ruling by a UK tribunal as a result of a cost-sharing disagreement. Brown-Forman and Bacardi first collaborated on their UK-based distribution process in 2002 but officially ceased that collaboration in April 2020 and Brown-Forman immediately formed their own UK distribution company. Brown-Forman then asked Bacardi to pay them what they claimed Bacardi owed them […]
Cacti Bites The Dust
Anheuser-Busch has discontinued Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer – the hard seltzer brand collaboration with American rapper Travis Scott – in the ongoing wake of the deaths of 10 people at Scott’s November 2021 Houston music festival event promoting his latest album, Astroworld. Scott had collaborated with Anheuser-Busch to create Cacti, an agave-infused hard seltzer made in Los Angeles, with the 7% alcohol by volume [14 proof] canned seltzers being released […]
Glen Moray Has Homecoming
Speyside distillery Glen Moray has released a limited edition whisky – dubbed Homecoming – highlighting the completion of Edinburgh Rugby’s first permanent home. Glen Moray has been the official single malt whisky for the Scottish professional rugby team since 2018. Glen Moray 15-year-old Homecoming Edition celebrates the completion of Dam Health Stadium in Edinburgh, which was completed in February. Glen Moray Homecoming Edition was matured in sherry casks, bottled at […]
Jim Beam Cream Liqueur Arrives In Time For Holidays
Jim Beam Bourbon Cream – a bourbon-based cream liqueur – has arrived in time for the holidays. Jim Beam Bourbon Cream combines cream liqueur with Beam’s flagship Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey, is bottled at 15% alcohol by volume [30 proof] and is recommended as a lively addition to coffee or hot chocolate. Jim Beam Bourbon Cream is being made available in the USA $20 per 750ml bottle. To coincide with […]
Johnnie Walker And Konstantinos Argiros Tout Blue Label
Johnnie Walker has collaborated with Greek musician/singer Konstantinos Argiros to tout JW’s Blue Label blended Scotch whisky.
Six New Single Cask Whiskies Revealed By Wemyss
Wemyss Malts has released six single cask Scotch whiskies – ranging in age from 16 years to 30 years – with the 30-year-old bottling being from Highland distillery, Blair Athol. Each Wemyss Malt has been bestowed with unique names and the 30-year-old Blair Athol is referred to as Jam on Toast and was matured in a sherry hogshead, bottled at 50.6% alcohol by volume [101.2 proof] and only 226 bottles […]
Woodford Reserve Adds Five-Malt Stouted Mash To Master’s Collection
Holiday gift-giving season keeps getting more interesting as Brown-Forman’s Woodford Reserve released their limited edition Five-Malt Stouted Mash – the 17th addition to their Master’s Collection. Woodford Reserve Bourbon Five-Malt Stouted Mash was bottled at 45.2% alcohol by volume [90.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of chocolate, hazelnut and orange zest. Woodford Reserve Five-Malt Stouted Mash is being made available for US$130 per 750ml bottle.
Glen Moray Finishes 2008 With Manzanilla
Speyside distillery Glen Moray has released a 2008 single malt whisky finished in ex-manzanilla sherry casks as part of their Warehouse 1 Collection – Glen Moray 2008 Manzanilla Finish is the fourth whisky in the collection. Glen Moray 2008 Manzanilla Finish was bottled at 54.6% alcohol by volume [109.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of green apples, pears and freshly cut grass. Glen Moray Warehouse 1 2008 Manzanilla […]
English Rugby Gets An Official Whisky And It Is Samuel Gulliver
The English Rugby Football Union (RFU) has anointed Samuel Gulliver & Company as the organization’s official whisky of England Rugby. Samuel Gulliver & Co has signed a long-term international licensing agreement with the RFU to release a range of rugby-themed English single malts – the first-ever such arrangement for the RFU. The inaugural bottling in the new collection is England’s No.6, a six-year-old single malt whisky – originating from St. […]
Gael Garcia Bernal Gains Legal Victory Over Diageo/Johnnie Walker
Actor Gael Garcia Bernal was victorious in a legal tussle against Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker after the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that Diageo must compensate García Bernal for the unauthorized use of his image in a 2013 Johnnie Walker campaign that used García Bernal’s image as well as those of his family without consent. According to Bernal, those images appeared at least 22 times. The Mexican high court reached a decision […]
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