Friends of Fort George Holds Annual Whisky Tasting Event
As part of their partnership with Forty Creek Distilleries, the Friends of Fort George will host their fourth annual whisky tasting event at Navy Hall, hosted by Forty Creek North American brand ambassador Chris Thompson. There will be award-winning Forty Creek whisky samples available. “It’s very important for the community,” Tony Chisholm said. “It’s important […]
Whisky Hammer Hails 100th Auction With $10,000 in Rewards
Online whisky auction platform, Whisky Hammer, is celebrating its 100th auction and is rewarding both bidders and auctioneers with enticing perks. The company has reached its centennial landmark after only eight years of operation. The auction will go live on Friday, March 15 with a list of perks to express their gratitude to clients. The […]
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Budweiser Tells You To Call Your Mom On Sunday
Budweiser reminds you to call your mom on Sunday for Mother’s Day – especially if you have hit your first Major League Baseball home run [don’t worry about Dad, he already knows…]
The Glenlivet Has Something For Moms On Mother’s Day
The Glenlivet is making sure moms can have some single malt whisky for their special day next week as they introduce a new bottle redesign – their green glass bottle has been replaced with a clear bottle, accentuating the golden hues of the whisky and modern redesigned logos – for The Glenlivet 12-Year-Old and The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve [the rest of the core range gets the re-design later]. In support […]
Amstel Brings You Bridges On Bridges
Amstel employs Jeff Bridges to talk about Amsterdam and, you know, bridges, man…
Tamnavulin Introduces Sherry Cask Edition
Tamnavulin has released their Sherry Cask Edition. Tamnavulin Sherry Cask Edition was initially matured in American white oak barrels before spending time in three different types of Oloroso sherry casks and finally being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof]. With this triumvirate of sherry cask maturation, Tamnavulin Sherry Cask Edition is bound to be fruity and, not surprisingly, is said to contain notes of apricots, and nectarines. Tamnavulin […]
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 […]
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