WhiskyCritic does not typically pat ourselves on the back – it is bad form and requires an uncomfortable contortion – but it is with a double dosage of pleasure and humility that WC accepts the recent rankings of the top 45 UK whiskey blogs and websites in 2025 [https://bloggers.feedspot.com/uk_whiskey_blogs/]. WC is ranked seventh – that […]
Louisville, Kentucky-based Michter’s Distillery is crossing the pond to bring a pair of limited edition 2024 Legacy Series bourbons – Bomberger’s Declaration and Shenk’s Homestead Sour Mash – to the UK market. The Michter’s Legacy Series celebrates the distillery founder – Swiss Mennonite farmer John Shenk [who founded Shenk’s Distillery in Pennsylvania] – with the […]
Just ahead of St. Patrick’s Day [on March 17, 2023], Irish whiskey behemoth Bushmills has completed their current Causeway Collection with a 33-year-old single malt, but – alas – it will only be available if you find yourself in a travel retail venue at Heathrow Airport in the UK. Bushmills 33 Years Old was filled […]
Danish-produced whisky Stauning has made its debut on the UK-based online grocery store, Ocado, which launched in the UK in September 2020. Available on Ocado will be Stauning’s core portfolio of Rye, Kaos, and Smoke along with Stauning’s Research Series, consisting of Bastard and El Clasico. Stauning’s collection will all be made available for $73-76 […]
UK-based [Fife] Kingsbarns Distillery is spreading the gift pack love in anticipation of the holiday gift-giving season with their Dream to Dram gift packs and Balcomie whisky. Kingsbarns’ Dream to Dram – their flagship whisky – was matured in ex-bourbon barrels for 90% of the whisky while the remaining 10% was matured in shaved, toasted […]
Iconic Highland distillery, Glenmorangie, has released the second installment of their ‘It’s kind of delicious and wonderful’ promotional campaign. The promotion features six scenes inviting viewers to step into the world of Glenmorangie, where everything is ‘kind of delicious and wonderful’ The six scenes where one might theoretically enjoy a Glenmorangie are a hot-air-balloon ride, […]
The UK-based division of Amber Beverage Group has released five bottlings of both the Akashi and Togouchi Japanese whisky brands in the UK. Togouchi is made at Sakurao Brewery & Distillery, a small distillery in Hatsukaichi, located in southern Japan, which normally produces sake and only began producing whisky in 1990. The Togouchi range includes […]
Johnnie Walker has collaborated with nightlife discovery app Dusk for a free giveaway promotion of Johnnie’s & Lemonades at select UK venues – the year-long collaboration will hand out 270,000 Johnnie & Lemonades given away at participating UK venues. The Dusk app offers its users the chance to claim one free drink a day, as […]