Ardbeg Rolls Out the Rollercoaster Limited Edition
Ardbeg Distillery has released a new limited edition of rare whiskies that reflects aspects of its early history. The unique collection constitutes two distinct expressions and is dubbed the Rollercoaster. Notably, the limited edition only released 143 sets drawn from two rare cask single malt of a historic Ardbeg valued at over £85,000. The first […]
Lagavulin, Salud And Starward Collab On Whisky
Diageo-owned Lavagulin casks have been used by Australia’s Starward to create a limited edition whisky – Starward x Lagavulin – to be distributed by Dutch distributor Salud Spirits. Starward x Lagavulin combines Starward’s single malt matured in red wine barrels for two-and-a-half years before spending another 18 months in peated Lagavulin Scotch barrels and is […]
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The Dalmore 25 Is Going To Cost You Some Dinero
Dalmore Distillery already has plenty of 12, 15 and 18-year-olds around the place but now they have decided it was time for some adult whisky and have introduced their Dalmore 25 – a 25-year-old whisky they will be launching this week. Only 3000 bottles of The Dalmore 25 [84 proof, 42% alcohol content] are scheduled to be produced every year. The Dalmore 25 is matured in white oak barrels, transferred […]
Halloween WhiskyPops
It’s Halloween next week and while the kiddies are dressed up as something scary [vampire, zombie or virtually any Kardashian] the adults are generally left out of the candy cartel – unless you are a parent and vigilantly collect the Mom/Dad Tax on the candy favorite of your choice [around our house, that would be Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups – come to papa you frisky little globs of peanut butter […]
Somebody’s Got Pappy!
There is drama afoot in Kentucky as the well-known Buffalo Trace Distillery called their local police department last week and it wasn’t to invite them over for the annual Halloween party – it was to report the abduction of Pappy Van Winkle. More notably, somebody had absconded with 195 bottles [or 65 cases’ worth] of the company’s rarest bourbon – Pappy Van Winkle 20-Year-Old. Police have so far only indicated […]
No World Cup? Irish Make More Whisky Instead
With their 2014 World Cup hopes ended, the Irish have turned to doing what they do best – make whiskey. In this case, it will be Irish whiskey makers Walsh Whiskey Distillery [producers of The Irishman and Writers Tears whiskey brands] joining up with Italian company Illva Saronno [producers of Amaretto Di Saronno liqueur] to build a new distillery in Carlow, Ireland that will be able to produce 400,000 cases […]
Johnnie’s Got A Brand New Bottle
Johnnie Walker is a timeless classic whisky – and that is the problem. Or, at least, it is the problem as Johnnie’s parent company Diageo sees it, because timeless classic whiskies generally are not viewed favorably by those in the 25-35 age ranges. They’re no Fireball, you see. So, in an effort to make Johnny more hip to the times – and sell more whisky – JW’s Red Label is […]
Chivas Regal Dresses Up Its Whisky
It is mid-October and as everybody knows, that is clearly the time when the smart whisky-loving man begins to compile his Christmas gift list for his buddies [who will undoubtedly share their whisky gift booty, of course] and since it’s never too early to begin that compilation, Chivas Regal introduces its special gift tin honoring London’s high end tailoring center, Savile Row, for its 12-Year-Old whisky. Depending on where you […]
Dial M For Macallen…And Money
Everybody knows Macallen is some of the best single malt whisky out there but now it becomes even better, not because of some new distilling technology but because of the special crystal decanter it will be housed in. Well, it will cost more anyway. A limited edition of the luxury decanters will be made for Macallen by French crystal maker, Lalique. Only 1750 Lalique Macallen decanters will be produced to […]
Primator And Deschutes Take The World Bling
The 2013 World Beer Awards are official and, officially, Primator Weizenbier has been crowned as the World’s Best Beer for 2013. The wheat beer from Czechoslovakia beat out more than 600 beers from more than 30 countries to claim the title. In somewhat of a consolation award, the world’s best label goes to The Dissident from Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, and its depiction of three crows on a telephone […]
Paddy Joins The Party
Joining just about every other whiskey producer in the world, Paddy Irish Whiskey has unveiled its new flavored whiskies entitled Bee Sting and Devil’s Apple [at least in the USA – each country will get its own variant on the name]. The honey-infused Bee Sting and spice appled-up Devil’s Apple will be marketed towards the 21-29 demographic with the marketing campaign “Sleep When You’re 30”. Both Bee Sting and Devil’s […]
Girvan Stays Single Still
You may have to go to the UK to get it – but it may be worth the trip for the Girvan Patent Still Single Grain 25-year-old Scotch Whisky. The GPSSG uses the original distillation methodology of the Girvan Patent Still built in 1963 by whisky pioneer Charles Gordon [great grandson of Glenfiddich Distillery builder William Grant]. That technology deems a continuous distillation process is necessary for single cereal grains. […]
The Tasmanian Devil, You Say!
Until recently, you haven’t been able to get Overeem single malt in sherry cask, port cask or any other kind of cask from Tasmania unless you actually lived Down Under. But, now, if you live in the UK and are lucky – very lucky – you might be able to get your hands wrapped around the neck of one of the few bottles that Old Hobart Distillery will begin shipping […]
Knob Creek Gets All Maple-y
Flavored whiskies are all the rage with the kids these days and Knob Creek Bourbon – not wanting to be left out in the cold without any loot from the fad – has joined the fray with Knob Creek Smoked Maple. The new flavorful addition is in honor of deceased [2004] founder Booker Noe who, according to his son and current master distiller, Fred Noe, enjoyed smoking meats and extracting […]
Fuller’s Time Machine Takes You Back To 1966
If you were to pick out a year to go back to on your personal time machine, 1966 would not be a bad year to select – it was the year “Star Trek”’s first episode was on television, the mini-skirt was popular [for you male ooglers] and the Lamborghini Miura made its debut [with gasoline costing only 32 cents per gallon, mind you]. So, it perhaps comes as not much […]
Mary Quant: Whisky Fashionista
Whisky is becoming more and more fashionable and no more proof is needed of that than the recent auction of a bottle of 27-year-old Springbank Whisky signed and designed by fashion icon Mary Quant going off at auction for $3,811. The whisky was bottled in 1993 to commemorate a charity bike ride near Mount Everest and features an image of the Himalayan mountain on the label. UK fashion designer Mary […]
Laphroaig Reveals A Big Ocean
Laphroaig launched their An Cuan Mor – Gaelic for “The Big Ocean” – an Islay single malt Scotch whisky that will only be available in duty free shops around the world. An Cuan Mor is Laphroaig’s third in a series of Scotch whiskies released only to duty free shops – joining QA Cask in April 2013 and PX Cask in 2012. An Cuan Morn has been aged in an 18-year-old […]
Will You Win The Bunnahabhain 40 Lottery?
First, try and find 40-year-old whisky – that narrows down the field quite a bit. Good, now try and find 40-year-old whisky from Scotland, anywhere in Scotland. That slices it down a bit more. Now, try and find 40-year-old whisky from Islay. That leaves you with Bunnahabhain’s recently released 40-year-old whisky that was first discovered hiding in distillery ledgers and finally stashed away in the distillery itself. The Bunnahabhain 40-year-old’s […]
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