Scapegrace Distillery Wins More Medals
According to a press release emitted by Scapegrace Distilling Co., the distillery won a new award at the World Whiskey Awards held overnight in London. An expression from the brand, Ephemeral whiskey, has won gold in the New Zealand Single Cask Category. Scapegrace Co-Founder Mark Neal was upbeat about the win and toasted to another […]
Whisky Global Boasts 24 Whisky Brands
Kelowna’s Laurel Packinghouse hosted Whisky Global on Saturday, Feb. 3. This event featured whiskies from 24 different producers including Okanagan Spirits as well as companies from Canada, the United States, Scotland, and Finland. “We are celebrating and educating everybody on all things whisky, from around the globe,” said Feaster event producer Hannah Stephens. With the […]
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No Name Blend Arrives From Compass Box
Compass Box has released their No Name No. 2 blend consisting primarily of two heavily peated single malt whiskies. Compass Box No Name No. 2 combines peated single malt whiskies from Port Askaig in Islay [aged in refill sherry butts] and the Isle of Skye [aged in re-charred American oak hogsheads] and subsequently blended with old single malt whisky from Brora in the Highlands and a dash of Highland malt […]
Tequila And Whiskey Meet In A Bottle Of JJ Corry The Battalion
Chapel Gate has released JJ Corry the Battalion, an Irish whiskey blend finished in tequila and mezcal casks. JJ Corry The Battalion began with nine-year-old grain whiskey aged in ex-Bourbon casks poured into mezcal and Tequila casks and malt whiskey from Bourbon barrels into mezcal casks, then – after maturing for seven months – a blend of grain whiskey matured in Tequila and mezcal casks was combined with the mezcal-influenced […]
Scallywag Introduces Two Whiskies And A Gift Pack
Scallywag releases two new whiskies and a gift pack three new expressions comprise: an “ongoing” 10-year-old single malt aimed at the high-end specialist audience; a limited edition 12-year-old, bottled at cask strength; and a limited edition, small batch gift pack that comes with branded Scallywag socks, designed to “drive rate of sale”. The first of the trio is a 10-year-old whisky matured in Sherry casks and bottled at 46% alcohol […]
Bardstown Brings Blended Bourbon
Bardstown is bringing blended Bourbon for you this summer with their Bourbon Fusion Series #1 – a blend of Bardstown’s two-year-old wheat and high-rye Bourbon with an 11-year-old Kentucky Bourbon. Bardstown Bourbon Fusion Series #1 is said to contain notes of fruit and spice from the two-year-old Bourbon and caramel and roasted nuts from the aged Kentucky Bourbon. Bardstown Bourbon Fusion Series #1 is being made available for $60 per […]
Coleburn 38-Year Old Released From Obscurity
Whisky bottlers Gordon & MacPhail have rescued and released a 1981 single malt Scotch whisky from Coleburn Distillery. Coleburn Distillery was founded in 1897 in Longmorn, Scotland, and was closed in 1985. The 38-year-old single malt was aged in a refill Sherry hogshead, bottled at 55.9% alcohol by volume [111.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, licorice and toffee. The 1981 Coleburn is being made available […]
WhiskyCritic Imbibes Some First City Whiskey
WhiskyCritic recently had the opportunity to sample some First City Whiskey from Trail Distilling in Oregon City, Oregon. First City is so named because Oregon City carries the distinction of being the first USA city incorporated west of the Mississippi River when it was incorporated in 1844. First City Whiskey is a small batch corn whiskey matured for five years and finished in Oregon’s popular Pinot Noir casks and uses […]
Benromach Introduces Cask Strength 2008 Whisky
Benromach is releasing their Cask Strength Vintage 2008 Batch 1 single malt whisky. Benromach Cask Strength Vintage 2008 Batch 1 has been matured in first-fill Sherry and Bourbon casks and has been bottled at 57.9% alcohol by volume [115.8 proof]. It is said to contain notes of apple, cracked pepper and vanilla. Only 5,500 bottles of Benromach Cask Strength Vintage 2008 Batch 1 are being made available (though not in […]
Writers’ Tears Introduces Marsala Cask Irish Whiskey
Writers’ Tears has added an Irish whiskey finished in Marsala wine hogshead casks. Writers’ Tears Marsala Cask Finish is a blend of single pot still and single malt Irish whiskies that was matured in American oak Bourbon casks and finished for 12 months in one of five Marsala hogshead casks before being bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof]. Unfortunately for those around the world not living in or […]
WhiskyCritic Tries 4 Spirits Bourbon
WhiskyCritic recently had the opportunity to sample 4 Spirits Bourbon from the aptly-named 4 Spirits Distillery out of Corvallis, Oregon. First, some background – begun in 2011, 4 Spirits was created by a former Iraq War veteran to honor his fallen buddies and a percentage of the proceeds from the sales of their products are donated to programs that assist veterans of that and other wars. WC sampled 4 Spirits […]
Pendleton Rounds Up Some Whisky
Pendleton Whisky launches their first national marketing campaign the spot, “Everybody Falls” in honor of the traditions of the American cowboy [Pendleton Whisky is the official whisky of the Pendleton Round-Up, one of America’s oldest rodeos, held each and every year in Pendleton, Oregon, since 1910]. In “Everybody Falls,” the Pendleton Round-Up is highlighted and was shot at and around the Pendleton Round-Up’s 101-year old, 17,000-seat stadium. The advertisement stars […]
WhiskyCritic Tries Some Heritage Distilling Brown Sugar Bourbon
The Brown Sugar Bourbon from Gig Harbor [Washington] is familiar to WhiskyCritic from past tastings and was recently named as one of the best flavored whiskies in the world, so WC decided to revisit the spirit to see if still had that swagger, and we were not disappointed. First and foremost, it should be mentioned that any flavored whiskey is an acquired taste and with Heritage Distilling’s BSB, even more […]
The Glenlivet Triples Down On Their Triple Cask Series
The Glenlivet has released their Triple Cask collection featuring the triple maturation process of their single malt whiskies. The Glenlivet Triple Cask Distiller’s Reserve ($53) is created with three cask types, ex-Sherry, American oak and European oak – and is said to contain “fruity notes”. The Glenlivet White Oak Reserve ($75) is matured in first fill American white oak casks and is said to contain notes of “creamy coconut and […]
Budweiser Honors The Moon Landing
Budweiser has released their Discovery Reserve American Red Lager, a limited-edition beer brewed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. Budweiser Discovery Reserve American Red Lager is inspired by an archival Budweiser recipe from the time of the Apollo Moon missions, brewed with medium-roast Voyager barley malt and is claimed to have a light hoppy aroma, a toasted barley malt taste with a hint of toffee and a […]
Steinlager Introduces Tokyo Dry
Steinlager has introduced their new Tokyo Dry with the assistance of Kiwi music legend Dave Dobbyn’s 1986 hit ‘Slice of Heaven’. The ad combines the song with Japanese musical culture, featuring an arrangement of contemporary and traditional sounds from Karaoke, J-Pop, and Electropop to the traditional instruments of Shamisen and Taiko drums. The remake was composed and produced by Kiwi, Cam Ballantyne of Beatworms…
Sazerac Honors Seagram Founder With Mister Sam Hybrid Whisky
Sazerac has created Mister Sam, a blend of some of American and Canadian whiskies, in honor of Sam Bronfman [known as ‘Mister Sam’] who emigrated from Russia to Canada in the late 1800s and headed up Seagram until his death in 1971. Seagram was one of the world’s biggest distillers whose assets went on to form the businesses of conglomerates Diageo and Pernod Ricard. The group’s relationship with Sazerac started […]
Foster’s Makes A Good Call To Brad And Dan
Harry from Abergavenny is visited by his fancy-pants brother-in-law at a backyard BBQ and requires a fancy-pants beer, what should he do? Why call Brad and Dan, of course! They have the answer…
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