Old-school bargain blended Scotch whisky Cutty Sark has been sold by owners Edrington to French spirit company, La Martiniquaise-Bardinet. Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky was launched in 1923 and Edrington’s association with Cutty Sark originates in the 1930s. The completion of the transfer to La Martiniquaise-Bardinet is expected within a month. As part of the deal, […]
Cask 88 has released their quarter cask series featuring whisky from Bunnahabhain, Highland Park, Caol Ila and Bladnoch. Cask 88 Bladnoch is the oldest whisky in the series at 27 years. Cask 88 Bladnoch was matured in an ex-sherry hogshead before being finished in an ex-sherry quarter cask for nine months and then bottled at […]
Louisville, Kentucky-based Barrell Craft Spirits has rolled out Barrell Craft Spirits Bourbon and Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskey. Barrell Craft Spirits Bourbon is said to be a blend of 15-year-old straight Bourbon whiskies. Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskey is a 25-year-old American whiskey finished in Sercial Madeira barrels said to produce notes of nuttiness.
Taiwan-based Kavalan has announced the release of Distillery Select single malt whisky. Kavalan Distillery Select has been aged in refill casks, then bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] for the USA market and 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] for the European market and is said to contain notes of fruit and toffee. […]
Woodford reserve has introduced their Woodford Reserve Bottled in Bond – a product which must be aged for at least four years in a federally bonded warehouse – as an addition to their Distillery Series. Woodford Reserve Bottled-in-Bond has been bottled at 45.2% (90.4 proof) and is being made available for $50 per bottle.
The Spirit of Yorkshire has released the fourth in the “maturing malts” series called Distillery Projects 004. Distillery Projects 004 has been aged in casks of first-fill Bourbon, re-conditioned wine and sherry before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. It is said to contain notes of apple, crème brûlée and honey roasted […]
Six-year-old Irish whiskey distillery Dingle has doubled down and released their second single pot still Irish whiskey [and fifth overall]. Dingle’s second pot still whiskey has been aged in three casks – Bourbon (70%), Oloroso sherry (15%) and PX sherry (15%) – before being bottled at 46.5% alcohol by volume [93 proof]. Only 2,900 bottles […]
New Hampshire-based Tamworth Distilling has announced they will donate one dollar from the sale of each bottle of their Chocorua Rye Whiskey to the Chocorua Lake Conservancy – a charity that protects the nearby Chocorua Lake Basin area. Tamworth Distilling’s Chocorua Rye Whiskey has been aged for more than two years in white oak barrels, […]