Midleton Reveals 2026 Very Rare Vintage Edition
Irish Distillers has released the Midleton Very Rare 2026 Vintage – a blend of single pot still and single grain Irish whiskies from the distillery. For the Midleton Very Rare 2026 Vintage edition, the blend chosen consisted of three single pot still and two single grain whiskies, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] […]
Ricky Gervais Opens Dutch Barn Doors And Expands Into Whisky
UK actor/comedian Ricky Gervais has stepped outside the Dutch Barn vodka doors and expanded into whisky – via his co-owned North Yorkshire distillery, Ellers Farm – with the debut single malt English whisky called Three Ridings. Ellers Farm Distillery, based in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, was established in 2021 and in addition to Dutch Barn vodka, […]
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Isle Of Raasay Reveals Single Cask Single Malt
London-based bottler Berry Bros & Rudd has released a single cask single malt from Scotland’s Hebridean Isle of Raasay Distillery, which only recently began production in September 2017. The 2017 Raasay single cask #23 spent three years in a first-fill ex-bourbon barrel, then was split for six months into two sherry casks – ex-Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez (PX) casks – before being bottled at 56.1% alcohol by volume [112.2 proof] […]
Talisker Braves The Elements
Isle of Skye distillery Talisker has released a limited edition triple cask-matured 27-year-old single malt called Elements. Talisker Elements was first matured in refill casks, then in heavily-charred casks, and then for a third and final time in old European oak puncheons, before being bottled 58% alcohol by volume [116 proof] and is said to contain notes of campfire smoke, chili pepper and spice. Only 2,000 bottles of Talisker Elements […]
Writers’ Tears Offers 2022 Cask Strength Irish Whiskey
Irish whiskey distillery Walsh Whiskey has released the 2022 edition – the 12th edition overall – of their cask strength Writers’ Tears Irish whiskey. Writers’ Tears Cask Strength 2022 is a blend of aged single pot still and single malt whiskies, both distilled three times, aged in American oak bourbon barrels, bottled at 54.6% alcohol by volume [109.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, fennel. honey, pear […]
Glasgow Goes Large With 1770
The Glasgow Distillery Company has enlarged the bottle size – from 500ml to 700ml – for their of 1770’s Signature range of core single malts, claiming to use less glass than their prior 500ml sizes. The Glasgow Distillery Company’s 1770 Signature Range are being made available via the distillery’s website, for $65 per bottle and are expected to be made available in Asia, Australia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, the UK […]
Blood Oath Takes Pact 8
Luxco-produced Blood Oath has released Blood Oath: Pact 8 – a Calvados-finished bourbon blend which is the latest addition to their series. Blood Oath: Pact 8 is a blend of a trio of bourbons – a 14-year-old ryed Bourbon, an 11-year-old ryed Bourbon and an eight-year-old ryed Bourbon finished in Calvados casks – and is said to contain notes of apple, butterscotch, chocolate, cinnamon, pear and vanilla. Only 51,000 bottles […]
Bowmore Allows You To Time Travel Back To 1969
Islay distillery Bowmore has released a limited edition 1969 single malt – the fourth and final whisky in their Vaults Series. Bowmore 1969 was matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads and is said to contain notes of almond, apple, citrus, coconut, honey, lemon and vanilla. Now the bad news….only 339 bottles of Bowmore 1969 are being made available at select travel retail venues – London Heathrow Airport, Amsterdam […]
Ardbeg Goes ‘Ardcore With Limited Edition Single Malt
Islay distillery Ardbeg has released a limited edition single malt called Ardcore for this year’s Fèis Ìle [Festival of Music and Malt] festival. ‘Ardcore will be released to commemorate Ardbeg Day – which is held on the final Saturday of the Fèis Ìle – which runs from May 27 to June 4, 2022. Ardbeg Day (June 4) will have festivities take place at the distillery, online and at local events […]
Benriach Unveils Quartet Of Whiskies
Speyside distillery Benriach is releasing four malt whiskies – Benriach Quarter Cask, Benriach Smoky Quarter Cask, Benriach Triple Distilled Ten and Benriach 22 Year Old Triple Distilled – exclusively for worldwide travel retail venues. Benriach 22 Year Old Triple Distilled is said to contain notes of caramel, cherry, date, mocha, orange peel and red apple while Benriach Triple Distilled Ten is said to contain notes of fruit, honey, oak and […]
Craigellachie Reveals 13-Year-Old Armagnac Cask Finish
Speyside distillery Craigellachie has released a new 13-year-old single malt whisky finished in an Armagnac cask as the inaugural Scotch in their newly-formed Cask Collection which showcases spirits produced using coil condensers, an old method of condensing liquid. Craigellachie 13 Years Old Armagnac Cask Finish was matured in a combination of refill and re-charred bourbon barrels, finished with a year of secondary maturation in Bas-Armagnac casks from Gascony in France, […]
Jameson Unveils 15-Year-Old Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Jameson has released Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still – as part of their new Jameson Anthology collection which begins with Jameson Remastered Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still. Jameson Remastered Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still was matured between 15 and 17 years in American bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry butts, bottled at 56.4% alcohol by volume [112.8 proof] and said to include notes of fruit, […]
GlenAllachie Adds Trio To Their Virgin Oak Series
Speyside distillery GlenAllachie has added a trio of new limited edition whiskies to their Virgin Oak Series – a 15-year-old Scottish Virgin Oak Finish, a 10-year-old French Virgin Oak Finish, and a 10-year-old Chinquapin Virgin Oak Finish – all bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof]. The GlenAllachie 15-year-old Scottish Virgin Oak Finish was matured in Scottish oak casks, finished in Scottish Sessile oak casks sourced from the Scottish […]
The Famous One Found At Amazon
The Famous Grouse has released their first online-exclusive – at Amazon – blended Scotch whisky entitled The Famous One. The Famous One is a blend of grain and malt whiskies aged in a mix of sherry-seasoned American oak casks and ex-bourbon American oak barrels, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, fudge, toffee and vanilla. The Famous One is being made […]
Carlow Counting The Days
Helsinki-based Anora Group has released their inaugural Irish whiskey blend – Carlow Counting Days – in Sweden. The reference is to the whiskey being sourced from County Carlow in Ireland. Carlow Counting Days was matured for 1,097 days in ex-bourbon barrels, then A splash of whiskey from Carlow aged for 1,462 days has also been added to the blend, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said […]
Lochlea Debuts Single Malt
Lochlea Distillery has released their first Scotch whisky – Sowing Edition [in a nod to spring as the barley seed sowing season] – in a newly planned annual seasonal series. Lochlea Distillery’s Sowing Edition whisky was matured in first-fill bourbon barrels, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes of green apple, spice and vanilla. Only 7000 bottles of Lochlea Sowing Edition are being […]
Brown-Forman Goes Up Or Over With Bottled Cocktails
Spirits giant, Brown-Forman, has released Up or Over – their new range of ready-to-pour cocktails made with some of the company’s most popular spirits – the Up or Over range has initially launched with four cocktails: Classic Dry Martini, Whisky Sour, Premium Margarita and Ginger Citrus Old Fashioned. The Whisky Sour was bottled at 15% alcohol by volume [30 proof] and uses Gentleman Jack Tennessee Whiskey as its base while […]
Brown-Forman And Diageo Join List Of Companies Ceasing Russian Operations
Both spirit giants Brown-Forman and Diageo have joined the growing list of companies that will cease operations in Russia in response to the unprovoked Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Brown-Forman – producer of both Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey and Finlandia vodka -and Diageo – producer of Johnnie Walker blended whisky and Ketel One vodka – have curtailed their Russian operations. Additionally, they were later joined by both Pernod Ricard [Jameson […]
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