Old Forester has released a Birthday Bourbon at their Old Forester distillery in Louisville, Kentucky and will be holding a national sweepstakes for the chance to purchase one of the bottles. Old Forester releases Birthday Bourbon every year on September 2 in honor of founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday [though bottles will not be available […]
The House of Suntory employed filmmaker Sofia Coppola [“Lost in Translation”] to produce a birthday tribute video for their 100th birthday celebration and, in turn, Coppola produced actor Keanu Reeves [“Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”], Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ performing a cover of “Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James and the Shondells and a […]
Walsh Whiskey Irish whiskey has released a limited edition Writers’ Tears Copper Pot to celebrate the 100th birthday of the publishing of James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses” – which was first published in February 1922. Writers’ Tears Copper Pot is a blend of both single pot still and single malt Irish whiskies, was bottled at 40% […]
Woodford Reserve has released Five Wood – a five-barrel bourbon – along with the 2020 version of their Old Forester Birthday Bourbon. Woodford Reserve Five Wood was aged in a standard oak barrels then finished in four other barrels – Oloroso sherry, Amontillado sherry, ruby Port and tawny Port – and is said to contain […]
Laphroaig single malt Scotch whisky is celebrating their 200th birthday by highlighting their Twitter feed with good-natured tweets about the taste of their well-known whisky. Such tweets as the taste of Laphroaig being compared to drinking from an old boot, licking a bagpipe filled with honey or smelling like a Band-Aid will be featured. Laphroaig […]