House of Hazelwood adds Calm Waters – a 1992 Speyside-inspired blended Scotch malt whisky – to their Legacy Collection. House of Hazelwood Calm Waters 1992 Blended Malt Scotch Whisky is a blend of Speyside malt whiskies bottled at 52.1% alcohol by volume [104.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of fennel, licorice and toffee. […]
Speyside-based The Macallan goes coconuts with The Macallan Harmony Collection Inspired by Fresh Coconut and The Macallan Harmony Collection Inspired by Toasted Coconut – the final duo of whiskies for their Harmony Collection. Both single malt Scotch whiskies were matured in sherry seasoned American oak casks and ex-bourbon barrels and are said to impart notes […]
Speyside-based Glenfarclas Distillery has released Glenfarclas 190 – the final whisky in their Anniversary Trilogy – which previously included Glenfarclas 175 and Glenfarclas 185. Glenfarclas 190 was matured in ex-sherry casks, bottled at 51.4% alcohol by volume [102.8 proof] and is said to emit notes of dark chocolate, caramel and toffee. Only 15,000 bottles of […]
Speyside-based The Macallan has ventured outside their travel retail venue comfort zone – sorta – by opening a boutique in London luxury department store, Harrods – their first-ever UK boutique outside of travel retail. The Macallan’s new boutique occupies a space on Harrods’ ground floor and will offer a range of rare and limited-edition whiskies, […]
Speyside-based Tormore Distillery is in revival mode with the release of a trio of single malt whiskies – Tormore 12 Year Old, Tormore 16 Year Old Sherry Cask and the non-age statement Tormore Timeless – after the distillery’s 2022 purchase from Pernod Ricard by London-based Elixir Distillers. Tormore Distillery whiskies had primarily been used as […]
Speyside-based The Macallan has rolled out the Romantica Collection – a single malt whisky featuring original artwork to commemorate the 100th anniversary of The Macallan 1926 vintage. Only a mere 258 bottles of the new Romantica Collection 40-year-old were produced and are originating from a sherry-seasoned European oak cask and bottled at 48.6% alcohol by […]
Speyside-based The Glenlivet has collaborated with Jamaican-Scottish menswear designer Nicholas Daley to produce The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Jamaica Edition – aimed at modern travelers. The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Jamaica Edition was finished in a Jamaican rum cask and is said to offer notes of coconut, mango and pineapple. Daley’s clothing collection is tied […]
Speyside-based The GlenAllachie Distillery has released The GlenAllachie 1990 35-year-old Cask Strength – a single malt whisky aged in a quartet of cask types. The GlenAllachie 1990 was matured in Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry as well as virgin American oak casks, it was primarily matured in a virgin Japanese Mizunara oak cask before being […]