Dublin-based Teeling Distillery has released the fourth single malt in their Renaissance series – an 18-year-old finished in ex-Pineau des Charentes wine casks. The Renaissance series was designed to celebrate the ‘true global renaissance’ of Teeling, Dublin and Irish whiskey. Teeling Renaissance 18 Year Old was matured in ex-bourbon barrels for more than 16 years […]
Kentucky-based Lux Row Distillers has released a limited edition Rebel Bourbon finished in tawny Port barrels as part of their Special Finish Series available exclusively outside of the US. Rebel Bourbon Tawny Port Finish was matured four years in new, charred, white oak barrels, before being finished for six months in tawny Port barrels, bottled […]
Speyside distillery GlenAllachie has added a trio of whiskies to their Wood Finish series – an 11-year-old Pedro Ximénez Wood Finish, 12-year-old Ruby Port Wood Finish and 13-year-old Madeira Wood Finish. The GlenAllachie Pedro Ximenez Wood Finish 11-year-old whisky was matured in American oak barrels for more than nine years, then finished in seasoned dessert-Sherry […]
Japan-based Nikka Whisky has released two limited edition single malts – Yoichi Single Malt Non‐Peated and Miyagikyo Single Malt Peated – for their Discovery series. Yoichi Single Malt Non-Peated was bottled at 47% alcohol by volume [94 proof] and is a blend of unpeated malt whiskies from Nikka’s reserve. Miyagikyo Single Malt Peated is bottled […]
The Macallan has released a sherry-seasoned 30-year-old single malt whisky to their Double Cask series. The Macallan Double Cask 30 Years Old was matured in both sherry-seasoned American and European oak casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, fig, ginger, red apple, toffee and vanilla. […]
In addition to creating a special single malt for nearby luxury hotel, The Gleneagles, The Glenturret has also released their 2021 range of single malt whiskies. The new range of The Glenturret single malts consists of six new whiskies: Triple Wood (44% alcohol by volume – 88 proof), 10 Years Old Peat Smoked (50% alcohol […]
Islay-based Laphroaig Distillery released their third single malt in the five-whisky series that honors Ian Hunter, the last member of the founding Johnston family to run the distillery. The third entry in the series is Laphroaig Book Three: Source Protector – which highlights the history behind the distillery’s Kirkbride stream source – the 33-year-old whisky […]
Spirits behemoth Diageo has released the second offering in their Prima & Ultima series featuring eight cask strength singe malt whiskies that are either the first or last of their kind, from the Talisker, Mortlach, The Singleton and [newly restored] Brora distilleries. Diageo’s second release in the Prima & Ultima series includes a rare Lagavulin […]