Kentucky-based distillery Rabbit Hole takes you down their own burrow with the introduction of their Heigold Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Rabbit Hole Heigold Bourbon was aged in charred and toasted American oak barrels for nearly four years, touts a mash bill of 70% corn, 5% malted barley and 25% malted rye, was bottled at 47.5% […]
Glenfiddich has released Glenfiddich Grand Cru – aged in cuvée casks from the Champagne region – with a 23-year age statement. Glenfiddich Grand Cru was aged in both American and European oak casks before moving on to the cuvee casks, then being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain […]
Kavalan has released Kavalan Sherry Finish to their Concertmaster Series – the second in the series along with Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish. Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry Finish has been first aged in re-fill casks before being finished in American oak sherry casks and bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof]. Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry Finish […]
Islay-based distiller Laphroaig has released a 16-Year-Old single malt whisky. Laphroaig 16 Year Old was aged in ex-Bourbon barrels, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel and vanilla in addition to the traditional peat smoke of the Laphroaig brand. Laphroaig 16 Year Old is being made […]
Speyside distillery The GlenAllachie has released a 15 Year Old single malt whisky. The GlenAllachie 15-Year-Old has been matured in both Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of banana, butterscotch and dark chocolate. The GlenAllachie 15-Year-Old is being made available for […]
Glen Garioch has released Cask 91 single malt whisky but you have to really, really want it in order to get some. No, we mean really want it – because it will only be available at the airport in Aberdeen, Scotland. Glen Garioch Cask 91 has been aged in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels and is said […]
French spirits giant – and the world’s second-largest distiller – Pernod Ricard has purchased New York-based Castle Brands for a reported $223 million. Castle Brands is the owner of both Jefferson’s Bourbon and Knappogue Castle Irish whiskey, amongst others. The purchase adds to Pernod Ricard’s recent bourbon/whiskey acquisitions, which include Texas-based Firestone & Robertson Distilling […]
Uncle Nearest will open Phase One of their Nearest Green Distillery on September 14, 2019 in Shelbyville, Tennessee, on the former site of the Sand Creek Farms. Subsequent phases of the new distillery will open over the next few years. Nearest Green Distillery is named after the first known African-American master distiller, Nearest Green. Phase […]