Motorhead became the latest musical band to have its name attached to a whisky as they prepare to release their aptly named Motorhead Whisky next week. Motorhead Whisky emerges in a collaboration with Swedish distillery, Mackmyra, and was aged five years in American oak barrels before being finished for six months in Oloroso sherry casks. […]
A new Speyside single malt Scotch whisky was revealed from Shieldaig as well as a cinnamon-flavored whiskey called Rocket Cat. The single malt Shieldaig [“Loch of the Herring” in Norse] is bottled at 40% alcohol content [80 proof] while the Rocket Cat is bottled at 34% alcohol content [68 proof]. Both Rocket Cat and the […]
Up until this week, The Famous Grouse had called their premium product, The Black Grouse – but that has all changed and The Famous Grouse’s premium product will henceforth be known as The Famous Grouse Smoky Black. The Famous Grouse Smoky Black – a blended Scotch whisky – remains unchanged inside the bottle but will […]
A grand total of whiskies from 88 casks were blended to give you The Eternal Reserve – a new whisky from Royal Salute. Royal Salute’s The Eternal Reserve will be available exclusively in travel retail outlets for $180 for a 700-ml bottle.
Once Ardbeg figures out how to get their whisky to not taste like rubbery smoke, Ballantine’s has a glass for them to put their space whisky in – the new zero gravity whisky glass…
Glenfiddich has teamed with the Somerset Cider Brandy company in a deal which will allow Glenfiddich to use Somerset’s barrels to mature their whisky over the course of the next year. Specifically, Somerset will supply 18 cider brandy barrels to Glenfiddich – enough to produce 1800 gallons of whisky [good for 18,000 bottles of whisky] […]
Ardbeg sent a sample of whisky into orbit on the International Space Station to determine the effect of micro-gravity on both the aroma and taste of whisky and after returning to Earth, the results are now in – and it is not good – unless you like smoke. Like, a lot of smoke. Ardbeg found […]
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opening of their Islay distillery, Laphroaig has released a 16-year-old single malt Scotch whisky. The Laphroaig 16-Year-Old Anniversary Edition, bottled at 48.4% alcohol content [96.8 proof], is said to begin with citrus and vanilla notes before transitioning into pepper and fruit tastes and finishing with sea salt and […]