Tomatin has released a 50-Year-Old single malt whisky – the oldest ever to emerge from the Highland distillery. The Tomatin 50-Year-Old was finished in a first-fill Oloroso sherry butt before being bottled at 45.3% alcohol by volume [90.6 proof] and is said to contain notes of honey and spice. Only 70 bottles of Tomatin 50-Year-Old […]
Tullibardine Distillery has released The Murray Marsala Finish as a new addition to their limited-edition Marquess Collection. The Murray Marsala Finish is 12-year-old single malt whisky first matured in first-fill Bourbon barrels, then spending an additional year in Sicilian Marsala wine casks before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. The Murray Marsala […]
Arbikie has released Arbikie Highland Rye – a rarity in traditionally damp Scotland. Three-year-old Arbikie Highland Rye is a single grain Scotch whisky originating from a mix of unmalted Arantes rye (52%), Odyssey malted barley (33%) and Viscount wheat (15%), then matured in first-fill charred American oak casks and finished in Pedro Ximénez casks before […]
The Macallan has released The Macallan 1978 Fine & Rare Vintage but, as with many whiskies from the famed distillery, it will cost your bank account [provided you can even get your hands on a bottle]. The Macallan 1978 Fine & Rare Vintage has been matured in a second-fill American oak hogshead cask, bottled at […]
Booker’s is celebrating the birth of their Bourbon brand 30 years ago with a 30th Anniversary Bourbon. Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon consists of 70% nine-year-old and 30% 16-year-old Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskies, bottled at 62.9% alcohol by volume [125.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of vanilla. Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon is being made […]
Compass Box has released a pair of whiskies dubbed Stranger & Stranger and Juveniles. Compass Box’s Stranger & Stranger was created in collaboration with London design agency Stranger & Stranger and consists of 99% liquid from the three Speyside single malt distilleries along with a dollop of one-year-old grain whisky spirit from the Girvan distillery. […]
The Macallan has introduced a 52-Year-Old to their collection of elderly whiskies. The Macallan 52-Year-Old was aged in a solitary first-fill European oak sherry cask, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate and fruit. Only 250 bottles of The Macallan 52-Year-Old Limited are being made […]
Bushmills has revealed their Distillery Exclusive single malt Irish whiskey. Bushmills Distillery Exclusive was first aged in charred Bourbon barrels and toasted Sherry casks before spending the last year in acacia wood, then bottled at 47% alcohol by volume [94 proof] and is said to contain notes of honey, spice and vanilla. Only 12,000 bottles […]