The Macallan Offers Glassware Charms
Speyside-based The Macallan has trotted out a trio of collectable glassware charms – a horse, peacock and salmon – in a promotional campaign in the USA entitled ‘A Month of Timeless Taste’, that will run until October 18, 2025. Those who order a drink at a participating bar will have an opportunity to snag one […]
Kingsbarns Bags Caddies’ Dream
Lowland-based Kingsbarns Distillery has released Caddies’ Dream – a single cask whisky – to coincide with this weekend’s Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Kingsbarns Caddies’ Dream is a 10-year-old single malt matured in a shaved, toasted, and re-charred (STR) ex-wine barrique, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] […]
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Laphroaig Debuts Elements 3.0
Islay-based Laphroaig Distillery has released 3.0 – the third single malt whisky in their Elements Series – which was born from the ashes of a long-burning kiln fire at the distillery. Laphroaig Elements 3.0 is a single malt whisky that was bottled at 55.3% alcohol by volume [110.6 proof] and is said to impart distinct notes of chocolate and burnt caramel left over from the aforementioned fire, along with burnt […]
The Glen Grant Introduces 30-Year-Old To The UK
The Glen Grant has released a 30-year-old single malt as part of their Glasshouse Collection – the 30-year-old single malt is the distillery’s most elderly permanent expression. The Glasshouse Collection gets its name from James ‘The Major’ Grant, the pioneer of The Glen Grant and his Victorian-inspired glasshouse built in 1886. The Glen Grant 30-year-old was matured in American oak bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 48% alcohol […]
Cotswolds Goes For Hearts And Crafts With Calvados Cask
English distillery Cotswolds has released the sixth edition in their Hearts and Crafts series, which celebrates the arts and crafts, with a whisky aged exclusively in ex-Calvados casks. Cotswolds Distillery’s Hearts and Crafts Calvados Cask single malt was matured in French Calvados apple brandy casks, bottled at 55% alcohol by volume [110 proof] and is said to impart notes of apple, cinnamon and vanilla. Only 1,500 bottles of Cotswolds Hearts […]
MLB Deems Traveller To Be A Home Run
Major League Baseball has named their first official whiskey and it is Traveller Blended Whiskey, a collaborative concoction created by Buffalo Trace Distillery’s master distiller Harlen Wheatley and Grammy-winning country music performer Chris Stapleton. Traveller Blended Whiskey’s designation as MLB’s official premier whiskey partner means the whiskey will be highlighted during game broadcasts, as well as social and digital content, including during the MLB Power Rankings and in-store at MLB […]
House Of Hazelwood Begins 100-Year Journey With 60-Year-Old
Speyside-based House of Hazelwood, owned by the Gordon family [in turn, owners of William Grant & Sons], have released One For The Next – a 60-year-old blended single grain whisky that will mark the beginning of a decade-by-decade journey to building a collection of whiskies eventually reaching a 100-year-old single grain whisky. Hazelwood House is the Gordon family home in Speyside. House of Hazelwood’s One For The Next debuts the […]
Bowmore Set To Auction Aston Martin-Themed Whisky
Islay-based Bowmore is set to auction off the Iridos Edition of their ARC-54 whisky, a one-off version of their ARC-54 whisky launched last month in their ongoing collaboration with Aston Martin. The ARC-54 Iridos Edition features liquid from three casks: a 1967 European oak butt, a 1968 Sherry butt and a 1968 American oak hogshead. The ARC-54 decanter’s design is inspired by Aston Martin’s Valkyrie and the Iridos Edition goes […]
Oban Brings 15-Year-Old Cask Strength To USA
Oban Distillery has released a limited edition 15-year-old cask strength single malt whisky finished in sherry casks designed exclusively to be sent across the pond to the USA. Oban 15-Year-Old Cask Strength Sherry Cask Finish was originally matured in European oak butts and American oak hogshead barrels before being finished for four years in Oloroso and Palo Cortado sherry casks then bottled at 55.3% alcohol by volume [110.6 proof] and […]
Glen Moray Offers Maple, Eh?
Speyside-based Glen Moray has released a pair of limited edition “spirit drinks” finished in Canadian maple syrup casks – the first to be finished in maple syrup in the brand’s 125-year history. Scotch Whisky Association rules require Glen Moray to label the duo as “spirit drinks” rather than Scotch whisky since maple syrup casks are not permitted for maturation. Glen Moray has released both a peated and a non-peated version […]
Crown Royal Gives Newest Whisky The Marquis Touch
Crown Royal blended Canadian whisky has released their Marquis blend, which has been finished in Caribbean rum casks and will be available in select states in the USA. Crown Royal Marquis was finished in Caribbean rum casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to produce notes of brown sugar, dates, figs, honey and vanilla. Crown Royal Marquis is being made available only in Georgia, Maryland […]
Amber Lane Debuts Chartreuse Casked Whisky
Australia-based Amber Lane distillery has released a whisky aged in a monk-produced yellow Chartreuse cask – Rue de La Chartreuse – which the distillery claims to be the ‘first of its kind’. Chartreuse is a French herbal liqueur traditionally created by Catholic order of monks called Carthusians and Amber Lane’s rendition has been officially approved by the Chevalier of the Order of Chartreuse, the formally trained representatives of the Chartreuse […]
That Boutique-y Whisky Company Trials Trio Of Whiskies
Just in time for the Kentucky Derby, UK-based independent bottler That Boutique-y Whisky Company has released three whiskies – an eight-year-old English rye, a 10-year-old Kentucky Bourbon and a 21-year-old Irish whiskey – to join their core range of one Canadian corn and four Scotch whiskies. All three were bottled at 45.8% alcohol by volume [91.6 proof] and are each being offered in in small batches of around 1,000 700ml […]
The Macallan Branches Out To Offer Tree Of Life
Speyside distillery The Macallan has released a pair of limited edition single malts – The Tree of Life and Art of the Flower – celebrating Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The 46-year-old The Tree of Life by The Macallan originated in two sherry-seasoned casks, was bottled at 46.2% alcohol by volume [92.4 proof] and is said to impart notes of oak, peat and tropical fruits. Only a mere 112 Lalique […]
Ardbeg Unleashes Smokiverse
Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has released Smokiverse – their 2025 Fèis Ìle special whisky bottling for “Ardbeg Day” – an annual celebration held on the last Saturday of Islay’s Festival of Music and Malt, Fèis Ìle – which will take place this year from May 23-31, 2025. The Ardbeg 2025 limited edition single malt Smokiverse, emanates from a so-called ‘high-gravity’ mash, the result of mash experimentation by Ardbeg reducing the amount […]
Tobermory Distillery Unveils 10-Year-Old Ledaig
Isle of Mull-based Tobermory Distillery has released Ledaig Hebridean Moon – their first cask-strength Ledaig 10-year-old peated single malt – inspired by the Isle of Mull’s ancient moon-tracking Baliscate Stones and the first aged whisky release emanating from the distillery’s newest 11-year-old stills. Tobermory Distillery’s Ledaig Hebridean Moon was matured for more than a decade in second-fill bourbon casks, bottled at a whopping 58.8% alcohol by volume [117.6 proof] and […]
Cutty Sark Debuts Ginger Ale Highball RTD
Old school brand Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky has introduced their first ready-to-drink (RTD) product – The Cutty Sark & Ginger Ale Highball – in time for summer. Marking the brand’s first venture into the growing RTD market, the new Cutty Sark & Ginger Ale Highball offers the pairing of Cutty Sark’s original blended Scotch with ginger ale and becoming the first blended Scotch whisky to introduce this type of […]
The English Distillery Releases V-E Day Commemorative Whisky
The English Distillery, has collaborated with the charity Walking with the Wounded (WWTW) to launch a single malt whisky to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day [Victory in Europe Day, originally celebrated on May 8, 1945 to celebrate the formal end of World War Two in Europe following Germany’s surrender the previous day]. The English Distillery V-E Day single malt whisky was matured in both ex-bourbon and virgin oak […]
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