Asahi-owned Japanese whisky producer Nikka has released the final grain whisky in their Discovery series – Nikka Discovery 2023 – a blend of grain whiskies from four of Asahi’s distilleries: Miyagikyo, Nishinomiya, Moji, and Satsumatsukasa. Nikka Discovery 2023 The Grain Whisky uses old Coffey grain and Coffey malt as well as experimental grain made from […]
Old school brand Chivas Regal has created a new blend – Chivas Regal 13 Irish Whiskey Cask – that includes some Irish whiskey in the mix. Chivas Extra 13 Irish Whiskey Cask is a traditional Chivas Regal blend of Scotch whiskies but with the added twist of a portion of the blend being finished for […]
Beam Suntory has created a new three-region blended Scotch called Ardray that combines malt and grain whiskies from the Highlands, Lowlands and Islay Scotch whisky-producing regions of Scotland. Beam Suntory owns the Ardmore, Auchentoshan, Bowmore and Laphroaig Scotch distilleries and, in a collaboration with Scottish spirits company Edrington [owner of Glenrothes, Highland Park and The […]
Ballantine’s Scotch whisky has released a new array of 40-year-old whiskies called The Masterclass Collection to celebrate the brand’s master blenders. The Masterclass Collection will consist of a series of five annual releases of Ballantine’s 40 Year Old whisky, with only 108 bottles of the first whisky blend in the series – The Remembering – […]
Sovereign Brands – known for wine and spirits [Bumbu rum] has collaborated with spirits behemoth Pernod Ricard to create their first-ever Scotch whisky, which they are calling The Deacon – a blended Scotch whisky originating from hand-selected drams from various Scottish regions, including Islay and Speyside. Sovereign’s The Deacon has the aforementioned blend of whiskies […]
Elements of Islay will be bringing their core range of three blended malt whiskies – which seek to remind you of Islay whisky – to the USA next month. Specifically, Elements of Islay will be bringing three permanent whiskies – Bourbon, Cask Edit and Sherry Cask. Elements of Islay Cask Edit is a blend of […]
Actor Liev Schreiber’s Sláinte Irish Whiskey will be available in seven more states in the USA after expanding their distribution network. Sláinte Irish Whiskey was created last year in a collaboration with Schreiber and was previously sold exclusively online, but will now be made available in California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and […]
Johnnie Walker has launched “Bold Steps” – a promotional short film starring actress Simone Ashley – that aims to support Diet Paratha’s Family Tree Mentoring, which helps British South Asians seeking opportunities in creative industries. The 27-year-old British-Indian actress Ashley, has starred in Netflix shows “Bridgerton” and “Sex Education” and is working on a remake […]