The annual [the 38th] release of Midleton Very Rare Irish whiskey has been introduced as Midleton Very Rare 2021. Midleton Very Rare 2021 is an Irish whiskey blend of single pot still and single grain Irish whiskies aged between 15 and 36 years, matured in lightly charred ex-bourbon American oak barrels, bottled at 40% alcohol […]
Not quite in time for Valentine’s Day but Lakes Distillery has released The One Moscatel – a blended whisky finished in hand-picked Moscatel dessert wine casks from southern Spain. Lakes Distillery’s The One Moscatel was blended using Scotch grain and malt whiskies from the Highlands, Speyside and Islay, bottled at 46.6% alcohol by volume [93.2 […]
Dewar’s has released Portuguese Smooth – an eight-year-old blend finished in ruby port casks – to coincide with Dewar’s 175th anniversary. Dewar’s Portuguese Smooth is the newest addition to their cask-finished range and is said to contain a wide array of notes such as apricots, cherries, honeydew melon and vanilla. Dewar’s Portuguese Smooth has notes […]
Hong Kong-based Milestone Beverages has released Onikishi [Japanese words ‘Oni’ meaning demon and ‘Kishi’ meaning knight] – a new blended whisky. Onikishi was matured in white oak barrels, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, cedar smoke, honey and vanilla. Onikishi blended whisky is being made […]
Beam Suntory has sold Windsor Blended Canadian Whisky to Minnesota-based Prestige Beverage Group for an undisclosed sum. Windsor is a blended whisky derived from grains grown near Calgary, Alberta, along with water from western Canada and is claimed to be one of the top-selling Canadian whiskies in the USA. The purchase includes both the original […]
Instead of pulling a rabbit out of their magic hat, UK-based bottler pulled out Magic Cask – a limited edition blended malt Scotch whisky. Compass Box Magic Cask was matured in first-fill Oloroso sherry-seasoned casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of cocoa powder, marmalade and toffee. […]
Johnnie Walker is celebrating their 200th anniversary this year and to commemorate the occasion, they have created limited edition bottles of their Black, Gold and Red Label blended Scotch whiskies. Each bottle was named after the color of its label and upgraded to an opaque wrap for the limited edition designs. Johnnie Walker founder John […]
Tasmania-based Lark Distilling has released their first blended single malt whisky called Symphony No.1. Lark Distilling’s Symphony No.1 was bottled at 40.2% alcohol by volume [80.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of fresh mango, toasted pineapple and sweet Tasmanian apples dipped in toffee. Lark Distilling’s Symphony No.1 is being made available for $100 […]