The GlenAllachie Distillery has released the second batch of their Lum Reek 10-year-old cask strength blended malt whisky – which derives its unique name from the old Scottish toast to a long and healthy life, ‘lang may yer lum reek’, translating to ‘long may your chimney smoke’ – and is offered via MacNair’s boutique. The […]
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 […]
Heaven’s Door Spirits – co-founded by iconic American folk singer, Bob Dylan, in 2018 – has added to their Bootleg Series with the release of an 11-year-old wheated bourbon finished in Islay whisky casks. Heaven’s Door Spirits Bootleg Series Vol IV is an 11-year-old wheated bourbon which spent nearly a year finishing in seasoned Scotch […]
Lowland distillery Lochlea has released Ploughing Edition – their first peated single malt. Lochlea’s Ploughing Edition joins Sowing Edition [March 2022], Harvest Edition [September 2022] and Fallow Edition [November 2022] and completes their First Crop Series. Lochlea’s Ploughing Edition was matured in a combination of ex-Islay barrels and peated quarter casks, bottled at 46% alcohol […]
A bottle of Ardbeg whisky from 1974 – specifically, Single Cask Ardbeg #2742, filled on June 14, 1974 and bottled on September 20, 2005 – sold for $39,893 at auction, the most-ever paid for a bottle from the Islay distillery. Single Cask Ardbeg #2742 was one of 36 bottles from cask #2742, which were originally […]
Ian Macleod Distillers has released Smokehead Terminado – an Islay single malt whisky finished in tequila casks. Smokehead Tequila Cask Terminado was finished in tequila casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to offer notes of barbecued pineapple, blood orange, lime, peach and toffee. Smokehead Tequila Cask Terminado is being […]
Islay distillery Ardbeg has released Smoketrails Manzanilla Edition – a whisky created using Manzanilla sherry casks from Spain. Ardbeg Smoketrails Manzanilla Edition was matured in both American oak casks, and Manzanilla sherry casks from Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of Brazil […]
Islay distillery Bruichladdich has released the 10th and newest installment in their Black Art whisky series – intentionally designed to be a mystery-sourced limited edition with only the head distiller knowing the recipe to Bruichladdich Black Art Edition 10. What is being released about Bruichladdich Black Art Edition 10 is that it is an unpeated […]