Islay-based Port Ellen Distillery is celebrating their 200th anniversary by releasing a 42-year-old whisky. The Port Ellen 200th Anniversary Edition whisky is said to contain notes of berries, red apple and, of course, smoke. Only 150 bottles of Port Ellen 200th Anniversary Edition are being made available in October 2025 – at Port Ellen’s distillery […]
The GlenAllachie has put their pedal to the metal and launched their third heavily peated small batch Meikle Tòir Turbo Edition, showcasing Meikle Tòir’s roots by increasing the normal peat content from 35ppm (parts per million) to 72ppm for the Turbo Edition, with the peat originating from Scottish mainland peat from St Fergus. The 2025 […]
The 2025 version of Yellowstone Limited Edition has been released as part of a collaboration between a pair of distilleries – Limestone Branch and Ross & Squibb – and celebrates Yellowstone’s 10th anniversary. The 2025 Yellowstone Limited Edition is a 10-year-old blend of straight bourbon whiskies originating from selected barrels from both Indiana and Kentucky […]
Vermont-based distillery WhistlePig has released the BigShǝBàng – a 30-year-old single malt whiskey. Whistlepig The BigShǝBàng was matured for 30 years in American oak before a brief one month stint of finishing in Vin Santo casks [Vin Santo is an Italian dessert wine], bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to […]
Chivas Regal gets poetic in a promotional short film showcasing the “unsung heroes” of Scuderia Ferrari HP’s Formula One team’s pit crew that was premiered at last week’s 2025 Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The film’s words were written by spoken work artist George the Poet. Ferrari’s Formula 1 drivers Charles Leclerc and seven-time F1 […]
Islay-based Caol Ila Distillery has released an 18-year-old limited edition whisky as part of their official collaboration with the Islay Jazz Festival, which will be having their 27th festival to celebrate jazz and Scotch whisky from September 19-21, 2025, on the Scottish island. Caol Ila, the largest distillery on the island, is joining the Islay […]
Islay-based distillery Bruichladdich has released a quartet of single malts comprising their 16th annual highly peated Octomore series. Bruichladdich Octomore 16.1 uses 100% Scottish mainland Concerto barley, was malted to 101.4 PPM and was matured in first-fill bourbon barrels for five years before being bottled at 59.3% alcohol by volume 118.6 proof] and is said […]
The Balvenie has released the second entry in The Fifty Collection, their three-part series of single malts showcasing five decades of The Balvenie contributions. The Balvenie Second Edition Fifty Collection is a blend of whiskies from two casks – a single European oak refill butt, also used for the first edition, and an American oak […]