Label 5 Unveils Gold Heritage
Label 5 has revealed their Gold Heritage blended Scotch whisky, a 40% alcohol content [80 proof] costing $40 per bottle and featuring notes of spice, wood and vanilla…
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Chivas Regal Extra Emerges
A new blended Scotch whisky has emerged from Chivas dubbed Chivas Regal Extra – a product of rare whiskies in the Chivas stock and whiskies matured in Oloroso sherry casks – and carrying a 40% alcohol content [80 proof]. Chivas regal Extra will be available in global travel retail outlets beginning in March 2015.
A Timorous Beastie Emerges From Scotland
Timorous Beastie – a new Highland blended malt Scotch whisky – has emerged from Scotland this week. The whisky is a non-chill-filtered “vatted malt” that is a blend of whiskies from Glen Garioch, Dalmore and Glengoyne distilleries. Bottled at 46.8% alcohol content [93.6 proof], Timorous Beastie will be available for $60 per bottle.
Grant’s Cheap Hooch Rolls Off The Curb
Billed as Grant’s Signature, the new blended Scotch whisky from Grant’s is being unveiled this year and marketed toward the “young whisky enthusiast” [i.e. those too bothered to look up from their smartphones to notice what they’re purchasing, are too bothered to care or just want some cheap booze that looks good in the bottle]. […]
A Special Edition Of The Famous Grouse To Be Released
The entire main cast assembled for a table read and joining the veterans [Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anythony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker] were newcomers John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow in the new film. Star Wars: Episode VII is being directed […]
Johnnie Walker Goes For The Gold
With the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, now in full swing, it only makes sense to go for the gold – which is exactly what Johnnie Walker has done. As you may recall, JW phased out the old 18-year-old Gold label and replaced it with the spendier Platinum Label. Now, the brand is bringing […]
Crown Royal Gives Hugs, Blows Kisses With XO
Crown Royal collected 50 of their finest whiskies maturing in cognac casks from France’s Limousin Forest and put them all together to create their newest ultra-premium Canadian blended whisky brand – Crown Royal XO. Said to have scents of vanilla, spice and unnamed dried fruit XO is also reported to have a smooth finish. Crown […]
Black Bottle
I recently had the pleasure of trying a blend which, to me, was completely new. How I hadn’t heard of it before I don’t know, either way it was a pleasant surprise to find an Islay blend priced at a highly affordable less than $3 for 16 ounces in an otherwise quite expensive pub! The […]