Up until this week, The Famous Grouse had called their premium product, The Black Grouse – but that has all changed and The Famous Grouse’s premium product will henceforth be known as The Famous Grouse Smoky Black. The Famous Grouse Smoky Black – a blended Scotch whisky – remains unchanged inside the bottle but will […]
Mellow Gold is the newest blended Scotch whisky to join The Famous Grouse range of whiskies. Matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, Mellow Gold is 40% alcohol content [80 proof] . The Famous Grouse Mellow Gold is available for $34 per bottle.
Chivas Regal has launched a new whisky in their blended Scotch whisky line called Chivas Regal Extra – which is one of their premium blends that also features a rare malt matured in a sherry cask. Chivas Regal Extra, however, will only be available in travel retail locations in seven Asian airports in Hong Kong, […]
Speyside malts were blended and what has emerged is a Cask Strength Scallywag. The 53.6% alcohol content [107.2 proof] used Macallan, Mortlach and Glenrothes malts [among others] for its creation and the result is a whisky with mocha, orange and vanilla notes. Only 1000 cases of Scallywag will be made available globally beginning June 1, […]
Chivas Regal has pulled back the curtain and revealed their newest blended Scotch whisky – The Icon. Said to be a blend of 20 of Scotland’s rarest whiskies – including one from Strathisla Distillery, Scotland’s oldest continuously operating distillery in the Scottish Highlands – Chivas Regal The Icon is bottled at 40% alcohol content [80 […]
Bottle #1 of The Last Drop blended whisky will go on the auction block at the Sotheby’s Auction in Hong Kong next month. The Last Drop 50-year-old blended scotch whisky is composed of 82 different whiskies — 70 malts and 12 grains — many of which are from distilleries that no longer exist. In 1972, […]
Distillery Inver House has re-launched Hankey Bannister Blended Scotch whisky which devoted fans of the now long-lost “Top Gear” BBC motoring show will recall from the Series 21 Christmas Special is the “third-best whisky in northern Myanmar”. Hankey Bannister is named after its co-creators – socialite Beaumont Hankey and businessman Hugh Bannister.
Word of advice for those planning an evening of whisky drinking and are not enamored of any particular disposition toward said whisky – choose as wisely as you feel you possibly can when it comes to whisky selections – and in this department, WC will provide some assistance. Never follow up a tasting of Glenmorangie […]