Whisky Tourism Gets Boost of £3 Million
A record-breaking £3 million investment into Scotch whisky tourism has revealed the unprecedented growth that the young industry is experiencing. Scotch Whisky Experience received the needed boost to enhance the way visitors engage with distilling whisky. According to a press release, the project will recreate certain facets of the t=whusky journey while expanding hosting and […]
Royal Salute Add new Expression to Art of Wonder
Royal Salute has continued its quest to create rare whisky and incredible designs. This was most recently showcased in its new addition to the Royal Salute’s Art of Wonder collection. The special edition seeks to unite unique art with rare whiskies. The distillery seeks unique artistry to reflect the essence of each spirit, collaborating with […]
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Whisky Finally Has Its Own Chips
For years – decades even – whisky has not had a decent snack food to go along with its tasty brown liquor. That’s because whisky is high-end and has always been associated with Cuban cigars or that $70 rib-eye steak. But what about when you’re sitting on your deck enjoying a mere Dominican Republic cigar and just want a light snack accompaniment to your Macallan? Well, Mackie’s of Scotland has […]
There’s Gold In Them Thar Hills…And In The Whisky Too
Gold has been discovered in Taiwan and China – or will be soon – after Penderyn Welsh Whisky announced they will be introducing their single malt whisky embedded with edible gold flakes to those markets. The initial order of 10,000 bottles of Penderyn Welsh Whisky with the gold flakes has already been sent to Taiwan and is expected to fetch a price of $100 per bottle.
50-Year-Old Yamazaki Sells For More Than Your Car [Probably]
A 50-Year-Old bottle of Yamazaki single malt whisky sold at the Bonhams Hong Kong auction for $33,189. The whisky was aged for 50 years then bottled in 2011 in a Japanese oak cask. It was the highest price ever paid for a Japanese-sourced whisky at an auction. The Yamazaki was one of only 150 bottled in 2011.
The Jura Is Still Out On Brooklyn But It’s Coming Soon
Jura Brooklyn single malt Scotch whisky has been released for New York and a few other selected areas across the USA – but you will have to wait awhile before it comes to your neck of the woods if you do not live in one the limited markets where it is being released. The no-age statement Jura Brooklyn is aged for up to 16 years in American oak, Sherry butts […]
Newcastle Would Like To Exploit Your Photos To Sell Their Beer
Because they blew their marketing budget on paying celebrities to pretend to drink their beer, Newcastle would now like you to submit your mediocre photos so that they may exploit them to seel beer with the remainder of their marketing budget. Quick! You still have two days left to have your mediocre photo exploited…
Grouplove Bartender Swap Places In Newcastle Bar Swap
The members of popular musical group, Grouplove, used to be bartenders so they know how it feels to be serving alcohol to drunks night after night after night – which is why they [with a little bit of help from Newcastle] offered to switch places with a lucky bartender so that his band could open the show for them in a bit of promotional flair for Newcastle and bartenders everywhere…
Dewar’s Releases Caramel-Free Single Malts
Dewar’s will release a slew of caramel-free single malt Scotch whiskies from four distilleries over the next few months. Beginning in October and ending in mid-2015, Dewar’s will launch a potential total of 19 whiskies along with another pair slated for 2016 and 2017, respectively. The Dewar’s single malt Scotch whisky launch list is composed of… Altmore 12YO, 21YO (a travel retail exclusive) and 25YO Highland single batch single malts […]
Wild Turkey Issues Diamond Edition
Wild Turkey will release a Wild Turkey Diamond Anniversary Edition of its bourbon in honor of their master distiller Jimmy Russell – considered the longest-tenured active distiller in the world. The bourbon in question is a mixture of 13-Year-Old and 16-Year-Old whiskies producing caramel and vanilla aroma notes and a spicy oak finish. The Wild Turkey Diamond Anniversary Edition will be available on a limited basis for $125 per bottle.
Two New Distilleries In The Works
Two new whisky distilleries – one for Macallan and one for Teeling – are in the works. The Teeling Whiskey Distillery will be located in downtown Dublin, Ireland, and be a pot still distillery with the capability of producing 500,000 liters of Irish whiskey per year. Meanwhile, the new Macallan distillery will be built from the ground up near the River Spey in Scotland and produce Scotch whisky. The Teeling […]
It’s the Golden Age Of Cider In California
The state of California has officially jumped onto the cider bandwagon – or at least Devoto Orchards in Sonoma has – with the launching of 6.9% alcohol content Golden State Cider. The medium dry cider is made from West Coast USA apples only and no additives. Golden State Cider is currently available in California in bottles but will also be available in cans in September 2014.
Distillery Launches Whiskey For Seattle Seahawks Fans
Blue Flame Spirits, a distillery based in Washington state, has developed a series of spirits called 12 Spirits designed exclusively toward fans of the Seattle Seahawks, winners of the most recent Super Bowl, who have touted some of their success as coming from the franchise’s so-called “12th man” [the fans] on the field. The 12 Spirits whiskey is a wheat whiskey with the wheat coming specifically from wheat grown in […]
Explorer’s Club, The Club, Wins Battle Against Explorer’s Club, The Whisky
Up until last week, The Explorer’s Club was both an actual club as well as an actual whisky. But that was last week and before lawyers got involved. Seems as though The Explorer’s Club, the club, did not cotton to being associated with the Explorer’s Club, the whisky – no matter how high-falutin’ that conceptual connection might be – and brought a court injunction to prevent Diageo, the company owning […]
Ballantine’s Pines Whisky Emoji
Beer, cocktails and wine all have emoji symbols for smartphones associated with them but Ballantine’s Whisky thinks whisky should have its specific emoji and not be lumped in with cocktails [which usually has a martini glass symbol]. So they have decided to do something about it and have created a campaign – with the hashtag #WhiskyEmoji – on social media channels Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to make their case. Ballantine’s […]
Bonhams Hong Kong Offering Full Deck Of Rare Whisky
Bonhams Hong Kong will be hosting the largest Asian whisky auction later this month when they auction off more than 200 of rare and collectible Asian whisky in The Rare Single Malt Whisky Auction. Among the items up for bid on the block include the Karuizawa 21-Year-Old in a crystal decanter along with Karuizawa Geisha Series and non-distilled years of the distillery which shut down in 2001. Alongside the Karuizawa […]
Sharknado 2: The Drinking Game
Now that “Sharknado 2: The Second One” is firmly entrenched in your memories, it’s time to watch it again over the weekend – only this time with the benefit of some liquor lubricant in the form of your favorite whisky [or other beverage, WC are not dictators]. The only way to watch Sharknado 2 again – properly – is via a sophisticated drinking game and that’s where WC comes in […]
Laphroaig Select Released
Laphroaig Select is set to hit the market as the newest expression from the fabled distillery. Laphroaig Select began life in European oak casks before moving to ex-bourbon American oak casks for the final maturation process to give the Islay single malt Scotch whisky a taste of both peat and sweet. Laphroaig Select will retail for $55 per bottle and is currently available in the USA, UK, Germany and Italy […]
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