Hennessy Celebrates Champs-Elysees Cocktail For The Holidays
Hennessy Cognac celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Champs-Élysées Cocktail by collaborating with just under 200 venues along the famous Parisian avenue. The Champs-Élysées Cocktail was created in 1925 – during the so-called Roaring Twenties – and Hennessy is identified as the original cognac used in the cocktail. The Cocktail Champs-Élysées 1925 by Hennessy original […]
Michelob Reviving Miracle For 2026 Winter Olympics
Michelob Ultra – the official sponsor of Team USA – is reviving USA’s 1980 hockey victory over the Soviet Union [dubbed the “Miracle on Ice”] for the upcoming 2026 Milan Winter Olympics. Michelob Ultra has announced “Run Back the Miracle” – an “immersive throwback event” that aims to re-create the “Miracle on Ice” game from […]
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Caol Ila Offers 24-Year-Old Single Malt As Anniversary Marker
Islay-based Caol Ila Distillery has released a 24-year-old single malt Scotch to mark their 175th anniversary in 2021. The Caol Ila 24-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky was bottled at 52.1% alcohol by volume [104.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of whisky offers notes of cocoa, pepper and salt. Only 3000 bottles of Caol Ila 24-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky are being made available for $400 per 700ml bottle.
Bimber Collabs With London Store To Produce Sherry-Finished Whisky
London-based Bimber Distillery has collaborated with London-based upscale department store Fortnum & Mason to release a single malt whisky finished in a fino sherry butt which they are calling London Single Malt Whisky. Bimber London Single Malt Whisky was matured for four years in ex-bourbon American oak casks before being finished in a fino sherry butt, bottled at 51% alcohol by volume [102 proof] and is said to contain notes […]
Luxco Ships Ezra Brooks 99 To Europe And The UK
St. Louis-based Luxco – a subsidiary of MGP Ingredients – has shipped off some of their Ezra Brooks 99 Bourbon to European and UK markets for 2022. Ezra Brooks 99 Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey was bottled at 49.5% alcohol by volume [99 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, chocolate, spice and vanilla. Ezra Brooks 99 will be distributed to markets in Germany, Italy, Russia and the UK […]
Rabbit Hole Whiskey Arrives In The UK
Rabbit Hole Whiskey is officially arriving in the UK. Rabbit Hole Heigold Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Boxergrail Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey – both bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume [95 proof] – are being being made available in the UK. Rabbit Hole Heigold is a high-rye, double malt bourbon made with a high concentration of malted grains – 5% barley and 25% rye – while Boxergrail is 95% rye […]
Hennessy Collaborates With Maluma
Hennessy has collaborated with popular Colombian musical artist, Maluma, to release a limited edition VSOP cognac officially titled Hennessy VSOP Limited Edition by Maluma. The collaboration with Maluma is Hennessy’s first collaboration with a musical artist to create a limited edition bottling. Hennessy VSOP Limited Edition by Maluma is being made available for $65 per bottle.
Heaven Hill Purchases Samson & Surrey
Kentucky-based Heaven Hill Brands has acquired Miami-based Samson & Surrey – owner of Few Spirits, Widow Jane American Whiskey and Brenne French Whiskey – for an undisclosed sum. Through the deal, Heaven Hill has also purchased Samson & Surrey’s other three brands in their six-brand portfolio [Bluecoat Gin, Mezcal Vago and Tequila Ocho] as well as the Samson & Surrey’s facilities. In addition to their purchase of Samson & Surrey’s […]
Nc’nean Becomes Latest Resident On The B Corp Block
Sustainable Scotch whisky distillery Nc’nean has become the latest be certified with B Corporation status after successfully meeting environmental standards in five areas: governance, workers, community, environment and customers. It is the latest honor for Nc’nean, which, last year, became the first net zero whisky distillery in the UK. The producer’s 2020 carbon footprint was the first to be verified by Environmental Strategies as net zero in the UK. Nc’nean […]
Tomatin Offers 16-Year-Old Scotch Whisky
Highland-based distillery Tomatin has released a 16-year-old Scotch whisky matured in Moscatel wine casks. Tomatin 16-Year-Old was matured in Portuguese Moscatel wine barriques, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, ginger and orange marmalade. Tomatin 16-Year-Old is being made available exclusively at worldwide travel retail venues for $100 per 700ml bottle.
Bowsaw Reveals Kentucky Kiss Valentine’s Day Cocktail
Kirker Greer Spirits has released their Kentucky Kiss cocktail to celebrate next month’s arrival of Valentine’s Day on February 14, 2022. Kirker Greer Spirits uses their Bowsaw small batch Bourbon [43% alcohol by volume – 86 proof]to produce the Bowsaw Kentucky Kiss, made with Bowsaw Bourbon, lemon juice, maple syrup and soda water. Kirker Greer Spirits’ Bowsaw is available in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and […]
Maker’s Mark Extols B Corporation Status
Beam Suntory – owners of Maker’s Mark Bourbon – has announced that the Kentucky-based distillery has become a certified B Corporation, and claims to be the largest distillery in the world to receive the notation. The B Corp certification is awarded to companies that meet high standards of inclusivity and sustainability. Beam Suntory says Maker’s Mark has achieved B Corp status by exceeding the benchmarks in the following categories: Community, […]
White Peak Debuts Wire Works Whisky Single Malt
White Peak Distillery – a six-year-old distillery located in the Peak District in the Midlands of England – has debuted their inaugural single malt called Wire Works Whisky. White Peak Distillery Wire Works Whisky was matured in several first-fill oak casks [including ex-bourbon barrels], bottled at 50.3% alcohol by volume [100.6 proof] and is said to contain notes of butterscotch, chocolate, orange peel, peat, raisins, sandalwood and vanilla. Only 5,016 […]
Uncle Nearest Reveals Two New Rye Whiskies For 2022
Tennessee-based Uncle Nearest – which was founded by Fawn Weaver in 2017, and celebrates Nathan ‘Nearest’ Green, a formerly enslaved man who was the first-known African-American master distiller – has released a pair of rye whiskies for 2022. Uncle Nearest Rye and Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Rye are the two new rye straight Tennessee whiskies. Additionally, Uncle Nearest has made a slight design change to the labels – replacing the […]
Cu Bocan Adds Duo To Their Creation Series
Cù Bòcan has released two limited edition Highland single malt whiskies as part of their Creation series – appropriately dubbed Creation #3 and Creation #4 – both of which were distilled at the Tomatin Distillery. Cù Bòcan Creation #3 was matured in Moroccan Cabernet Sauvignon as well as North American rye casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of black fig, citrus, […]
Aberfeldy And Dewar’s Offer Burns Night Kits
Aberfeldy and Dewar’s have both jumped into Burns Night – January 25, 2022 – celebrations with cocktail kit offerings to help those in the UK with their annual whisky-infused celebrations of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Aberfeldy has collaborated with at-home drinks platform Canvas to create a Burns Night package complete with cocktails from some of the UK’s top bartenders – Stephen Mutty, Danny McManus and Kaitlin Wilkes-Back – who […]
Johnnie Walker Claws Out Year Of The Tiger Whisky For Chinese New Year
Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker has released a limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label bottle for Chinese New Year. Johnnie Walker collaborated with Chinese artist Shan Jiang to commemorate the Year of the Tiger – which begins on February 1, 2022. Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a small batch whisky created with a blend of whiskies sourced from distilleries – some of them so-called “ghost” distilleries – across Scotland. In addition to […]
Ardbeg Produces 13-Year-Old Fermutation
Islay distillery Ardbeg has released Fermutation – a 13-year-old whisky fermented for three weeks due to an unplanned boiler malfunction – making it the longest fermentation in Ardbeg’s history [most Ardbeg whisky is fermented for only 72 hours]. The limited edition bottling will launch on 1 February, and has been fermented for three weeks due to an ‘unplanned experiment’. Ardbeg Fermutation is said to contain floral notes along with malt, […]
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