Spirit industry giants Beam Suntory and Brown-Forman have joined with Diageo in pausing their paid advertising campaigns on social media – at least for the month of July 2020 – in support of the Stop Hate for Profit movement, a month-long boycott [originally of Facebook alone, but which has morphed to other social media platforms] […]
Beam Suntory has announced that they have suspended distillery tours at all their distilleries due to the coronavirus outbreak – the distilleries themselves, however, “remain fully operational” and production has not been disrupted. In a statement, Beam Suntory said: “We’re determined to do our part to support our communities and help contain the spread of […]
Global spirits behemoth Beam Suntory has created a blended whisky that pairs bourbon and Scotch that they are calling Oaksmith – and are releasing two variants: Oaksmith and Oaksmith Gold – specifically for the Indian market. Oaksmith is a blend of bourbon, imported Scotch malt whisky and grain spirits that has been aged for at […]
And there was much rejoicing. Kilbeggan single grain Irish whiskey has officially been released by Beam Suntory in the USA. Kilbeggan single grain Irish whiskey is distilled from 94% corn, 6% malted barley and bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] after being aged in ex-bourbon barrels, before being finished in ex-bourbon and various […]
There is a new single grain whisky on the block and its name is The Chita – coming from the Beam Suntory group. The Chita single grain whisky has been matured in wine and Spanish oak casks alongside American white oak casks. The Chita is currently available in the UK for $70 per bottle.
Beam Suntory has launched the limited edition small batch Booker’s Bourbon. The collection is a nod to distillery founder Booker Noe and is bottled straight from the barrel. Booker’s Bourbon will be launched in small batches throughout 2015 with the first small batch – labeled as 2015-1 and nicknamed “Big Man, Small Batch” – launched […]
On the eve of the big World Cup match between Germany and the USA, Beam Suntory announced that they would begin shipping Suntory’s whisky brands to both German and American markets beginning next week. Suntory completed their purchase of Beam earlier this year and they will now begin shipping Suntory’s whisky brands – including Auchentoshan, […]