Old Forester Unveils 117 Series
Old Forester has released 117 Series with Prohibition Era Still Proof as a limited edition release honoring Repeal Day – the day [December 5] Prohibition ended in the USA in 1933. During Prohibition however, Old Forester was one of the few distilleries legally permitted to produce bourbon under the guise of so-called medicinal purposes. Old […]
WhistlePig Opens Up The Vault
Vermont-based WhistlePig has opened The WhistlePig Vault – a collection of their rare bourbons, ryes and single malt whiskies in a former security bank building located in Louisville, Kentucky. The WhistlePig Vault takes advantage of the building’s former life as a security bank by utilizing the historic bank’s architecture and design details while accentuating the […]
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Glendalough Debuts Seven-Year-Old Single Malt From Mizunara Casks
Dublin-based Glendalough Distillery has released a seven-year-old single malt Irish whiskey finished in Japanese mizunara casks from the island of Hokkaido. Glendalough 7 Year Old Single Malt Mizunara Finish was bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, dark chocolate orange and sandalwood. Glendalough 7 Year Old Single Malt Mizunara Finish is being made available in limited quantities for $100 per 750ml […]
Tobermory Adds 24-Year-Old Single Malt To Their Hebridean Series
Tobermory Distillery, located on the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides off the coast of Scotland, has released a limited edition 24-year-old single malt to their Hebridean Series. The Isle of Mull is the second largest island in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. Tobermory 24-Year-Old single malt was matured for nine years in Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 52.5% alcohol by volume [105 proof] and is said to contain […]
Old Forester Gets Even Older
Brown-Forman-owned Old Forester has become even older with their release of 1910 Extra Old – a limited edition bourbon whiskey that is the third addition to their 117 series. Old Forester 1910 Extra Old was matured in a heavily charred secondary barrel for 18 months, bottled at 46.5% alcohol by volume [93 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, chocolate, dark brown sugar, green apple and walnut. Old […]
Teeling Adds Fifth Whiskey To Their Renaissance Series
Dublin-based Irish whiskey producer Teeling has released the fifth and final addition to their limited edition Renaissance series – which was launched in 2019. The fifth Teeling Renaissance is an 18-year-old single malt Irish whiskey matured in ex-bourbon barrels for more than 12 years, then aged for more than six years in ex-Calvados casks before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes […]
Compass Box Debuts Experimental Whisky
London-based bottler Compass Box has released a new limited edition experimental grain whisky that contains a one-third portion of spirit made from 100% peated malted barley, sourced from Loch Lomond Distillery. Compass Box Experimental Grain Whisky was aged in re-charred barrels and hogsheads, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of crème brûlée, smoke and spice. Only 6,142 bottles of Compass Box Experimental […]
Jameson Begins Prepping For St. Patrick’s Day
Jameson Irish Whiskey is not waiting around for St. Patrick’s Day [March 17] to roll around to remind you to ‘Widen the Circle’ as you begin celebratory preparations for the annual Irish-themed event. Jameson’s St. Patrick’s Day promotional video stars stars actor, writer and comedian Aisling Bea, creator of the Bafta-winning show “This Way Up” as well as Netflix’s “Living with Yourself”. In addition to the promotional video, Jameson will […]
Remy Martin Delivers Mixtape Vol. 2
Rémy Martin has released Mixtape – Vol. 2 – a limited edition cognac celebrating both their VSOP and the mixtape music culture of the 1980s. Remy Martin Mixtape Vol. 2 features a bottle design with a QR code leading to virtual playlist compiled by DJ Suss One from New York, DJ Meel from Los Angeles and Jamal Smallz from Chicago – all of whom selected music by artists who influenced […]
Glasgow Distillery Debuts Single Malt For 2022 Glasgow Whisky Festival
Glasgow Distillery has released a 1770 single malt as an exclusive collaboration with the 2022 Glasgow Whisky Festival. Glasgow Distillery is the primary sponsor of the 2022 Glasgow Whisky Festival, which takes place today (February 19) at Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow. Glasgow Distillery 1770 Glasgow Festival single malt Co was matured five years in a first-fill Marsala cask, bottled at 55.8% alcohol by volume [111.6 proof], has been smoked […]
Hennessy Puts Moves On NBA All-Star Weekend
Hennessy has been the official spirit brand of the National Basketball Association [NBA] since February 2020 and now – after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic – are ready to “make their moves” digitally during this weekend’s 2022 NBA All-Star Game activities. Beginning today, Hennessy reveals three “floors” of online activities dubbed the “Digital House of Moves”: 1st floor – “The Court,” featuring a “hologram performance” of a new song […]
The GlenDronach Introduces A Pair Of Limited Edition Whiskies
Highland-based The GlenDronach Distillery has released a pair of limited edition Scotch whiskies – Cask Strength Batch 10 and Cask Bottling Batch 19. The GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 10 was matured in Pedro Ximénez (PX) and Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 58.6% alcohol by volume [117.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of mocha, apricot, mocha and raisins. The GlenDronach Cask Bottling Batch 19 is a blend of 12 […]
Eastside Combines Cherry And Whiskey
Portland-based Eastside Distilling has released a Maraschino cherry liqueur-whiskey blend collaboration with Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur. Eastside Cherry Whiskey and Liqueur combines Eastside’s whiskey blend with Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur, is bottled at 30% alcohol by volume [60 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus and vanilla along with the obvious cherry. Eastside Cherry Whiskey and Liqueur is being made available in Oregon for $40 per bottle – or online […]
Green River Unveils Their First Bourbon
Kentucky-based Green River Distilling Company has revived the Green River name and released their first bourbon under that name in more than 100 years. The Green River Distilling Company was formerly known as the Oz Tyler Distillery in Owensboro, Kentucky – but returned to its original name in 2020. Green River Bourbon was made with Kentucky-grown corn, consisting of a mash bill of 70% corn, 21% winter rye, 9% malted […]
Miller64 Settles Calorie “Debate” With Bud Light
In a television advertisement that ran before the Super Bowl, Miller64 settled the calorie “debate” with Bud Light’s Next by employing world-renowned mathematician Ken Ono, Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia, to determine if 64 is a smaller number than 80. When asked in this commercial to solve this conundrum, Ono maintains that 64 is less than 80 – thus proving that Miller’s Miller64 light beer […]
John Crabbie Reveals Chain Pier Single Malt
Halewood Artisanal Spirits-owned, Edinburgh-based John Crabbie & Co has released their limited edition Chain Pier single malt – the first to be released from their Chain Pier Distillery. John Crabbie Chain Pier Single Malt was matured in heavily charred virgin American oak casks, bottled at 57% alcohol by volume [114 proof] and is said to contain notes of berries, caramel ginger and green apples. Only 234 bottles of John Crabbie […]
GlenAllachie Debuts MacNair’s Blended 10-Year-Old
The GlenAllachie Distillers Company has released a 10-year-old blended Scotch called Lum Reek under their MacNair’s Boutique House of Spirits brand. MacNair’s Lum Reek 10-Year-Old Cask Strength Batch 1 is a blend of Islay and Speyside single malts, matured for a second time in sherry casks, wine barriques and virgin oak casks before being bottled at 55.4% alcohol by volume [110.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark […]
The Macallan Unveils 81-Year-Old Single Malt
Highland-based The Macallan has released The Reach – an 81-year-old whisky, they are claiming to be the world’s oldest single malt Scotch. The Macallan The Reach was matured in a single sherry-seasoned oak cask, bottled at 41.6% alcohol by volume [83.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, dark chocolate, ginger and pineapple. The Macallan The Reach is claimed to be the world’s oldest single malt Scotch, surpassing […]
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