Cobblestone Gets Irished Up For The Holidays
Dublin-based Cobblestone has created Irished Up – the ‘world’s first’ cold brew Irish Coffee in a can – to help navigate the 2025 holiday season. Cobblestone’s ready-to-drink [RTD] Irished Up consists of Colombian coffee and small-batch Irish single malt whiskey [Cobblestone recently purchased a pair of Irish whiskey distilleries] and boasts 12.5% alcohol by volume […]
Hennessy Rounds Up Horses For Year Of The Horse
Hennessy is preparing for the next animal on the Chinese New Year calendar – upcoming arrival of the Year of the Horse in 2026 – with the release of a collection of limited edition Cognacs showcasing equine designs, including Hennessy VSOP, James Hennessy, Hennessy XO and Hennessy Paradis. All Hennessy Chinese New Year 2026 limited […]
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Johnnie Walker Creates Special Money Heist Bottle
Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker blended Scotch whisky has created a limited edition bottle design for Johnnie Walker Red Label, for the final season of the Spanish-themed Netflix series “Money Heist” [La Casa De Papel, in Spanish] – a crime drama which tells the story of two large-scale bank robberies. The final five episodes of the show will premiere on Netflix on December 3, 2021 – and to mark the finale, Johnnie […]
Yamazaki 55 Goes To Market
House of Suntory has released a limited edition Yamazaki 55 – their oldest whisky to date – to the global travel retail market. Suntory Yamazaki 55 is a blend of single malts, first aged in mizunara casks, followed by a further maturation period in white oak casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of fruit, sandalwood and smoke. Only 100 bottles of […]
Nc’nean Gets Rebellious [Quietly]
Highland Scotch distillery Nc’nean has released Annabel – named after distillery founder, Annabel Thomas – from a new whisky series they are naming Quiet Rebels. Nc’nean Quiet Rebels Annabel was aged in both ex-Tokaji barrels and ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 48.5% alcohol by volume [97 proof] and is said to contain notes of coconut, tropical fruit and vanilla. Only 4,504 Nc’nean Quiet Rebels Annabel is being made available via Nc’nean’s […]
Elixir Distillers Produces Highland Nectar Liqueur
London-based Elixir Distillers has released Highland Nectar – a liqueur infusing Scotch whisky with cinnamon, ginger, bitter orange, lemon oil and vanilla. Elixir Distillers Highland Nectar is inspired by Highland Scotch whisky, bottled at 35% alcohol by volume [70 proof] and is said to contain notes of all the aforementioned elements as well as allspice, cloves and eucalyptus. Elixir Distillers Highland Nectar is being made available for $35 per 500ml […]
Bowmore Reveals No Corners To Hide Series
Islay Scotch whisky producer Bowmore is launching a new limited edition series called No Corners To Hide – in which they collaborate with DC/Marvel graphic artist Frank Quitely – the first pair of whiskies will be a 23-year-old and a 32-year-old. Bowmore No Corners to Hide features an ancient Islay myth centering around a church with no corners – rounded walls were believed to keep the devil out – built […]
The Lakes Goes Big With Sequoia Single Malt
UK-based The Lakes Distillery has released Sequoia – as an homage to northern California wine country – for their Whiskymaker’s Editions series of single malts. The Lakes Distillery Sequoia was bottled at 53% alcohol by volume [106 proof] and is said to contain notes of butterscotch, cinnamon fig, red grapes and spiced chocolate. Only 1,300 bottles of The Lakes Distillery Sequoia are being made available at The Lakes Distillery in […]
Clydeside Produces Stobcross Single Malt
Glasgow-based Lowland whiskymaker The Clydeside Distillery has released their first single malt Scotch – Stobcross – named for the cross that once marked the route to Dumbarton Rock as well as a local mansion built in the 1600s, that was later demolished in 1875 to make room for the Queen’s Dock in Glasgow. The Clydeside Stobcross single malt was aged in both American and European oak casks, made from 100% […]
The Macallan Achieves Chocolate Harmony
Getting into the Halloween spirit, The Macallan has released Rich Cacao – a single malt that combines chocolate and whisky – as the inaugural entry in their new Harmony Collection The Macallan Harmony Collection Rich Cacao was matured in both American and European sherry-seasoned oak casks, bottled at 44% alcohol by volume [88 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, dark chocolate, dates, ginger, honey and vanilla. The […]
Glenmorangie Introduces A Tale Of Winter
Highland Scotch whisky producer Glenmorangie is already preparing for the arrival of the winter season with the release of Glenmorangie A Tale of Winter – a limited edition 13-year-old single malt. Glenmorangie A Tale of Winter was matured in ex-bourbon barrels, finished in ex-Marsala casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of Brazil nut toffee, cocoa powder and lavender honey. Glenmorangie has […]
Johnnie Walker Bolsters Ghost And Rare Series
Almost in time for Halloween – but certainly with the Halloween spirit – blended whiskymaker Johnnie Walker has raised the cloak on their Blue Label Ghost and Rare Pittyvaich – their fourth release in the limited edition series that celebrates whiskies from so-called ‘ghost’ distilleries which have long since closed. Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare Pittyvaich is a blend emphasizing the Pittyvaich distillery, a Speyside distillery that was […]
Spirits Network Preparing For December UK Launch
New York-based NBTV – a direct-to-consumer personalized video shopping platform – is preparing to launch in the UK in December 2021. Founded in 2018, NBTV via their Spirits Network is a streaming service featuring ‘shoppable entertainment’ in the form of original programming focused on spirits and cocktails. NBTV is currently scheduled to debut in the UK in December with a new series called “Shake Off”, in which bartenders compete to […]
Ice Cream, You Scream, Everyone Screams For Ardbeg Halloween Ice Scream Tour
Islay distillery Ardbeg officially hops on the Halloween promotional bandwagon with their Monster Ice Scream Truck Tour, which begins today and will travel to three UK cities serving special edition treats through Halloween [October 31]. The Ardbeg Monster Ice Scream Truck Tour will travel to Edinburgh, Glasgow and London offering three exclusive ice cream serves – all of which can be made with or without Ardbeg’s single malt Scotch whisky […]
Black Irish Prepares For Halloween
Black Irish is preparing for this weekend’s Halloween festivities with a promotion to implore legal age consumers to “don’t be afraid of the dark” and consider celebrating Halloween with their whiskey-and-stout spirit drink. Black Irish is triple-distilled Irish whiskey, matured in deep-charred American ex-bourbon casks, infused with a blend of stout and barrel-aged stout before being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof). Black Irish is not to be […]
Writers’ Tears Unveils Ice Wine-Finished Cask
Ireland-based Walsh Whiskey has released Writers’ Tears Ice Wine Cask Finish, created in a collaboration with Canadian winery Inniskillin, based in Ontario. Writers’ Tears Ice Wine Cask Finish is the result of Writers’ Tears Copper Pot poured into Inniskillin ice wine casks and finished for 12 months before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricot, peach and spice. Only 3,500 […]
Smokehead Reveals Twisted Stout
Islay distillery Smokehead has released Twisted Stout – a limited edition single malt Scotch whisky partly finished in stout casks. Smokehead Twisted Stout has been partly finished in stout casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of chocolate, coffee, toasted marshmallows and toffee. Smokehead Twisted Stout is being made available exclusively from Smokehead’s official website [www.smokehead.com] for $70 per bottle.
Buffalo Trace Introduces 2021 Antique Collection
Kentucky-based Buffalo Trace Distillery will release their launch 2021 Antique Collection – featuring bourbons aged up to 18 years – albeit, without a George T. Stagg bourbon, whose barrels were deemed to be sub-par by the distillery’s standards. Buffalo Trace’s 2021 Antique Collection begins with a William Larue Weller bourbon, bottled at 62.65% alcohol by volume (125.3 proof) and said to include notes of cherry, crème brulee and toasted graham […]
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