Isle of Harris Celebrates Anniversary With Hearach Edition
Outer Hebridean-based Isle of Harris Distillers has released The Hearach Decade Edition – a lightly-peated single malt whisky – to celebrate the distillery’s 10th anniversary. The Hearach Decade Edition was matured in both first-fill Oloroso sherry butts and first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes […]
The Glendronach Reveals 30 And 40 Year Olds
Highland-based The Glendronach has released a pair of new limited-edition annual whiskies – a 30-year-old and a 40-year-old – to add to the distillery’s ultra-premium range. The Glendronach 30-year-old was matured in a trio of sherry casks – Pedro Ximénez, Oloroso and Amontillado – bottled at 46.8% alcohol by volume [93.6 proof] and is said […]
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Fake Whisky Detector Now Available
UK-based detection technology company Eluceda has created a portable device – E-Sens – that can rapidly identify whether a whisky is authentic. Eluceda’s E-Sens device uses electrodes to detect the chemical footprints of authentic whisky, identifying specific catalysts that react with the groups of molecules found in the liquid, then producing a digital reading – within minutes – which is then analyzed using algorithms that are compared to other authentic […]
Put On Your Blue Suede Shoes Because Elvis Has A Pair Of Whiskies
South Carolina-based Grain & Barrel Spirits signed a licensing agreement with Elvis Presley Enterprises and created a pair of whiskies – one for each of your blue suede shoes – to pay homage to the late rock’n roll pioneering musician, Elvis Presley. Elvis Rye is a Indiana straight rye, bottled in Tennessee at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to contain notes of butterscotch, citrus, pepper and […]
Baijiu And Scotch Make Kylin Duality Of Spirits
Highland single malt whiskies have been combined with red sorghum-based Chinese liquor baijiu to produce Kylin Duality of Spirits – which is currently schedule to be launched in 2022. Kylin Duality of Spirits is said to contain notes of butterscotch, licorice, peanut butter and American cream soda.
The GlenAllachie Introduces 14-Year-Old Single Malt
Speyside distillery The GlenAllachie has released a cask-strength, sherry-finished 14-year-old single malt Scotch whisky as part of their Wood Finish series. The GlenAllachie Aged 14 Years Oloroso Wood Finish was aged in both first- and second-fill American oak barrels before being finished in Oloroso sherry puncheons for two final years of maturation, bottled at 55.4% alcohol by volume [110.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, cocoa, espresso, […]
House Of Suntory To Roll Out Yamazaki 55-Year-Old Single Malt Blend
Prepare your bank account now because House of Suntory will be globally releasing their 55-year-old whisky – Yamazaki 55 – after already releasing 100 bottles into the Japanese market last year. Yamazaki 55 is a blend of single malts that was aged in both mizunara casks and white oak casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of sandalwood and ripe fruit. Yamazaki […]
Glen Grant Offers 60-Year-Old Single Malt
Speyside distillery Glen Grant has released a 60-year-old single malt in celebration of master distiller Dennis Malcolm’s six decades in the whisky industry. The Glen Grant Dennis Malcolm 60th Anniversary Edition was matured in a single ex-Oloroso sherry cask. Only 360 decanters of The Glen Grant Dennis Malcolm 60th Anniversary Edition are being made available in Octoerb 2021 for $29,500 each.
Ducks Unlimited Collabs With Lux Row
North American-based waterfowl conservation outfit Ducks Unlimited has collaborated with Lux Row Distillers to release a new bourbon called Daviess County Double Barrel Bourbon. Lux Row Daviess County Double Barrel Bourbon was bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof], finished in Missouri white oak barrels with toasted heads and is said to contain notes of caramel dark chocolate, honey and vanilla. Lux Row Daviess County Double Barrel Bourbon is […]
Diageo Buys Into Kanosuke Distillery
Global Spirits giant Diageo has acquired a minority stake in Japanese whisky producer Komasa Kanosuke Distillery for an undisclosed sum. Komasa Kanosuke Distillery – based in Kagoshima, Japan – was founded in 2017 by Komasa Jyozo Co, which produced shōchū for 138 years before branching off with a new company, Komasa Kanosuke Distillery Co, with Diageo taking a minority stake in their first-ever investment in a Japanese whisky maker. Technically, […]
Johnnie Walker Shows Off Newest Edinburgh Visitor Center
Diageo officially opened all eight floors of their Johnnie Walker visitor center located on Princes Street in Edinburgh. The new $255 million Johnnie Walker visitor center is expansive – 71,500 square feet in all – and Diageo has employed more than 150 employees, who speak 23 languages between them. The building includes a ‘state-of-the-art’ retail space, a cellar with casks of maturing whisky and not one, but two rooftop bars, […]
Aber Falls Introduces Their 2021 Single Malt
Wales-based Aber Falls Distillery has released their 2021 single malt – a dual-sherry-cask-matured whisky. The 2021 Aber Falls single malt was matured for three years in both Oloroso sherry casks as well as PX Sherry casks, along with ex-bourbon casks and virgin oak casks and is said to offer notes of clove, dark chocolate and espresso. The 2021 Aber Falls single malt is being made available for $35 per 700ml […]
Lakes Introduces Bal Masque Single Malt
UK-based The Lakes Distillery has released the fourth addition to their Whiskymaker’s Editions series with Bal Masque – a limited edition single malt matured in French oak casks. The Lakes Distillery Whiskymaker’s Edition Bal Masque was primarily matured in French oak casks, bottled at 54% alcohol by volume [108 proof] and is said to contain notes of nutmeg, raisins and vanilla. The Lakes Distillery Whiskymaker’s Editions Bal Masque is being […]
Hyde Park Unveils Pair Of Irish Whiskies
Hyde Park has released a pair of Irish whiskies – Eiregold Special Reserve Blend and Hyde No. 11 The Peat Cask. The Hyde Park Éiregold Special Reserve Blend was aged for a minimum of four years in American white oak ex-bourbon casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of black pepper, cinnamon, clove and vanilla. Hyde Park No. 11 The Peat Cask […]
The Glenturret Introduces Their 2021 Range
In addition to creating a special single malt for nearby luxury hotel, The Gleneagles, The Glenturret has also released their 2021 range of single malt whiskies. The new range of The Glenturret single malts consists of six new whiskies: Triple Wood (44% alcohol by volume – 88 proof), 10 Years Old Peat Smoked (50% alcohol by volume – 100 proof), 12 Years Old (46% alcohol by volume – 92 proof), […]
Glenturret Collabs With Gleneagles For Themed Single Malt
The Glenturret has collaborated with Scottish five-star luxury hotel, The Gleneagles, to produce a limited edition of 11-year-old single malt whisky. The Glenturret Gleneagles was bottled at 46.5% alcohol by volume [93 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, ginger, toffee and vanilla. Only 750 hand-numbered bottles of The Glenturret Gleneagles 11-year-old single malt are being made available from The Gleneagles’ whisky boutique – The Still Room – […]
Tomatin Completes The French Collection With Cognac Edition
Highland-based Tomatin Distillery has completed their French Collection with the Cognac Edition – the fourth and final bottling in the series. Tomatin Cognac Edition was matured for 12 years, first in oak casks for 10 years, then two additional years in Cognac casks before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of cranberry, lavender and Earl Grey tea. Tomatin The Cognac Edition […]
Gordon & MacPhail Unveil The Glenlivet 80-Year-Old
UK-based bottlers Gordon & MacPhail have released an 80-year-old single malt single cask whisky from The Glenlivet Distillery. Only 250 bottles of Gordon & MacPhail’s The Glenlivet 80-Year-Old are being made available via their website, with price on application. Meanwhile, Decanter #1 will go at auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on 7 October 7, 2021 – with proceeds from the auction will be donated to Scottish charity Trees for Life.
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