Friends of Fort George Holds Annual Whisky Tasting Event
As part of their partnership with Forty Creek Distilleries, the Friends of Fort George will host their fourth annual whisky tasting event at Navy Hall, hosted by Forty Creek North American brand ambassador Chris Thompson. There will be award-winning Forty Creek whisky samples available. “It’s very important for the community,” Tony Chisholm said. “It’s important […]
Whisky Hammer Hails 100th Auction With $10,000 in Rewards
Online whisky auction platform, Whisky Hammer, is celebrating its 100th auction and is rewarding both bidders and auctioneers with enticing perks. The company has reached its centennial landmark after only eight years of operation. The auction will go live on Friday, March 15 with a list of perks to express their gratitude to clients. The […]
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Hudson Unveils New Whiskey, Renames Others
New York City-based Hudson has released a new straight rye whiskey – Back Room Deal – and renamed others in their lineup. Hudson Back Room Deal is made from a mashbill containing 95% rye and 5% malted barley, finished in American oak barrels that were used to mature peated Scotch whisky, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of vanilla, apricot, black pepper, […]
The Glenturret Reveals Four New Whiskies
The Glenturret – which claims to be Scotland’s oldest working distillery – has released four new whiskies: Triple Wood, 10-year-old Peat Smoked, a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old [along with two limited edition whiskies, a 25-year-old and 30-year-old]. The Glenturret Triple Wood was aged in three casks: American, Sherry and Bourbon, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, ginger and vanilla. It […]
Yuengling Goes West With MolsonCoors
MolsonCoors has announced a 50/50 partnership deal with D.G. Yuengling & Son – the oldest existing brewery in the USA – which would bring Yuengling products to 25 mostly Western states where they are currently unavailable. Pennsylvania-based Yuengling was founded in 1829, and will continue their normal production process under the new deal while Molson Coors will handle the distribution. The introductory rollout to the Western states won’t happen until […]
Octomore Rolls Out Octomore 11s
Islay distiller Octomore is set to release the Octomore 11s – three single malt Scotch whiskies. Octomore 11.1 was matured five years in first-fill ex-American whiskey casks from Jim Beam, Heaven Hill and Jack Daniel’s and bottled at 59.4% alcohol by volume [118.8 proof]. Octomore 11.2 was matured [for a total of five years] in two separate casks: 25% aged in Pauillac ex-wine casks, while the remaining 75% was aged […]
Character Of Islay Unveils Array Of Single Casks
Uk-based bottler, Character of Islay Whisky Company, has released their Wave & Wind Collection – an array of single casks featuring Islay distilleries such as Ardberg, Bowmore and Laphroaig. The limited edition single cask bottlings are comprised of a 15-year-old Ardbeg ($405), a 15-year-old Laphroaig ($340), a seven-year-old Port Charlotte ($195), a 35-year-old Port Ellen ($5,115), three Bowmore bottlings; a 16-year-old ($340), an 18-year-old ($375), and a 22-year-old ($615) as […]
Rainier Unleashes The Call Of The Rewild
The time has come. The “Barbeerian” has issued his call for all wild Rainiers to assemble…
BenRiach Introduces Seven New Single Malts
Speyside distiller BenRiach is releasing four new single malt whiskies ranging from 10-year-olds to a 30-year-old. The Original Ten is bottled at 43% alcohol by volume (86 proof) while Smoky Ten is bottled at 46% alcohol by volume (92 proof). The 12-year-old bottlings are called The Twelve and The Smoky Twelve, both of which are bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. Three other single malts being released are […]
Buffalo Trace Adds Five Whiskies To Antique Collection
Buffalo Trace has added five whiskies to their Antique Collection – all five are limited edition releases bottled from rare stocks. The five whiskies add to the Collection are: A George T Stagg bottled at 65.2% alcohol by volume [130.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of smoked oak and vanilla. A 2020 William Larue Weller wheated Bourbon, bottled at 67.25% alcohol by volume [134.5 proof] and is said […]
Rebel Yell Introduces Cognac-Finished Bourbon
Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon, from Lux Row Distillers, has released their new Rebel Yell Cognac Cask Finish – bourbon finished in cognac casks. Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon Cognac Cask Finish began as wheated bourbon aged four years before spending six months finishing in cognac casks, then was bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, ginger and raisins. Only 6000 […]
Crown Royal Enlists Sly And The Family Stone For Live Music Saving Message
Using Sly and the Family Stone as the messenger, Diageo-owned Crown Royal is making a plea to keep independent live music venues [including bars and clubs] from disappearing. Crown Royal partnered with US record labels Dreamville and Republic Records, to employ their singers Ari Lennox and Anthony Ramos, to record a cover of the Sly and the Family Stone classic, “If You Want Me to Stay”. The track is available […]
Teeling Bolsters Renaissance Series With 18-Year-Old
Dublin-based Irish whiskey distiller, Teeling, has added a second single malt to their Renaissance Series celebrating Dublin and Irish whiskey – an 18-year-old single malt. The Teeling 18-Year-Old Renaissance single malt Irish whiskey was matured in ex-Bourbon barrels, finished in ex-Australian Shiraz wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of sour cherry and spice. Only 9,000 bottles of Teeling 18-Year-Old Renaissance […]
Jura Jumps Ahead In The Calendar With Winter Edition Whisky
Jura has moved on from summer – skated past autumn – and dove right into winter with the release of their Jura Winter Edition – the second entry in their Cask Editions range [the Cask Editions whiskies highlight the “connection between the land and the spirit”]. The Jura Winter Edition was matured in American white oak ex-Bourbon barrels, finished in aged Spanish sherry casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume […]
Gordon & MacPhail Releases 47-year-Old Coleburn Whisky
UK-based bottler Gordon & MacPhail will release a 1972 Speyside whisky from Coleburn Distillery – the first of four commemorative whiskies to be released celebrating the bottler’s 125th anniversary. Coleburn Distillery was founded in 1897 and produced whisky until it closed in 1985. The Coleburn 1972 was matured in a re-fill sherry puncheon, bottled at 62.4%% alcohol by volume [124.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricots, butterscotch […]
Lakes Introduces Port-Casked Whisky Colheita
Lakes has released a new port-casked single malt whisky as part of their Whiskymaker’s Editions series called Colheita. Lakes’ Whiskymaker’s Editions Colheita is named that due to being made using casks of Colheita Port, an aged tawny Port made exclusively of grapes from a single vintage. Lakes The Whiskymaker’s Editions Colheita Port was bottled at 52% alcohol by volume [104 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, orange […]
Distell Brings Eight Single Malts To The Party
UK-based Distell has introduced eight single malts bottled from Distell’s three Scotch whisky distilleries – Bunnahabhain, Deanston and Tobermory. The new bottlings include three from Tobermory Distillery, featuring a Tobermory 2007 Port Pipe Finish (55.8% alcohol by volume – 111.6 proof), aged in refill hogsheads before a final maturation in Port pipes for four years. In addition, the distillery has two Ledaig bottlings: the Ledaig 1998 Marsala Finish (58.6% alcohol […]
Johnnie Walker Rolls Out Black, Gold And Red Bottles
Johnnie Walker is celebrating their 200th anniversary this year and to commemorate the occasion, they have created limited edition bottles of their Black, Gold and Red Label blended Scotch whiskies. Each bottle was named after the color of its label and upgraded to an opaque wrap for the limited edition designs. Johnnie Walker founder John Walker opened a small grocery store in Kilmarnock, Scotland, 200 years ago, and eventually began […]
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