Wilson and Morgan Italian Distillery Coming of Age
Founded in 1992, Wilson & Morgan has built a reputation for offering small batch single malt whisky releases, a focus on cask management, and a distinctive style that follows the owners’ individual tastes, as well as the tastes of their customers. A major part of the Rossi family’s business has been trading wine since the […]
Lochlea Debuts Five-Year-Old Offering
UK-based Lowland region Lochlea Distillery [near where famous Scottish poet Robert Burns resided] has unveiled their first age-statement whisky – the limited edition Lochlea 5 Year Old – a product of five casks. Lochlea 5 Year Old is a combination of a pair of first-fill ex-bourbon casks, one first-fill Oloroso sherry cask, one double-matured Oloroso […]
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Douglas Laing Brings Out The Gauldrons Batch 3
With Halloween rapidly approaching, Douglas Laing has unveiled ‘The Gauldrons’ [‘bay of storms’] Batch 3 – a Campbeltown blended malt Scotch whisky. The Gauldrons Batch 3 has been bottled at 46.2% alcohol by volume [92.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of salt, smoke and sugar. The Gauldrons Batch 3 is available worldwide for $65 per bottle.
Midleton Reveals 2018 Very Rare
Midleton has released their Very Rare 2018 – a blend of single pot still and single grain Irish whiskies. Each cask of Midleton Very Rare 2018 has been matured in lightly charred ex-Bourbon American oak barrels for between 12 and 28 years and then bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof]. Midleton Very Rare 2018 is said to contain notes of cinnamon, citrus and vanilla. Midleton Very Rare 2018 […]
Oak & Eden Sticks Wood In Your Bourbon
Oak & Eden has introduced their Cabernet Steeped Bourbon & Vine – a bottle of their Bourbon containing wood from a French oak barrel that previously held Texas Cabernet Sauvignon. Oak & Eden Cabernet Steeped Bourbon & Vine is two-year-old Bourbon distilled from corn, rye and barley, then bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] with a spiral cut piece of French oak that has been charred and rested […]
The MacAllan Doubles Down On Concept
Out with the old, in with the new. Fresh off the record-breaking sale of one of their elderly whiskies, The MacAllan reveals one of their newest ventures, the Concept range, with the introduction of the first expression in the range – Concept No.1 – The Macallan’s first double-aged single malt. The MacAllan Concept No. 1 has been bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] after having first been matured […]
Woodford Reserve Unveils Swanky Baccarat Edition
Woodford Reserve – one of the best affordable Bourbons currently on the market – has unveiled the not-so-affordable Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition [and is the first Bourbon to be bottled in a crystal decanter by famed French manufacturer Baccarat]. The Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition has been finished in a variety of Cognac casks for three years and is said to pay homage to the French history of Kentucky. The Woodford […]
Bottle Of The MacAllan Sells For Cool $1.1 Million At Auction
A bottle of The MacAllan whisky has just become the world’s most expensive bottle of whisky after being sold for a whopping $1.1 million at a Bonhams auction in Edinburgh. The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60-Year-Old – one of only 12 bottles produced – is not only unique because of the tiny production run but also because of its vintage and unique artwork from the renowned Italian painter. In 1926, […]
Johnnie Walker Reveals White Walker Whisky
Johnnie Walker knows you are eagerly awaiting the 2019 arrival of the eighth and final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” – so why not spend the time patiently waiting for the first episode with a bottle of Johnnie’s newest blended Scotch whisky – White Walker – inspired by the show’s undead army of White Walkers? Johnnie Walker’s White Walker whisky has been bottled at 41.7% alcohol by volume [83.4 […]
Gordon & MacPhail Gives Birth To Longmorn Twins
Gordon & MacPhail has produced a pair of 1961 vintage whiskies from the Longmorn Distillery when the Speyside distillery was still an independent. Both Longmorn whiskies have been matured in first-fill Sherry hogsheads and bottled at cask strength – with one whisky from the European oak cask 508 bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and the other whisky from American oak cask 512 bottled at 40.8% alcohol by […]
Yo-Ho-Ho And A Bottle Of Bushmills Rum Cask Whiskey
Bushmills Irish Whiskey has added Bushmills Rum Cask Reserve to their Steamship Collection [in honor of the SS Bushmills steamship from 1890] – joining Sherry Cask Reserve, Port Cask Reserve and Bourbon #3 Char Cask Reserve. Bushmills Rum Cask Reserve is a nod to the SS Bushmills’ stop in St. Vincent in the Caribbean, where the ship was stocked with rum to bring back to The Old Bushmills Distillery. Bushmills […]
Copper & Kings Shack Up With Few To Produce Brandy
Kentucky-based Copper & Kings has joined with Chicago-based Few Distillery to produce Chicago American Brandy matured in rye whiskey barrels. Chicago American Brandy has been bottled at 54% alcohol by volume [108 proof] with brandy averaging eight years in age maturing for two years in rye whiskey barrels to produce a spirit that is said to contain notes of fruit, honey and pepper. Chicago American Brandy is being made available […]
Tamdhu Brings Out A 12-Year-Old
Speyside distillery Tamdhu has released a 12-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky. Tamdhu 12-Year-Old has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] after being matured for 12 years in first-fill and re-fill American and European Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain. Tamdhu 12-Year-Old is said to contain notes of banana and cinnamon. Tamdhu 12-Year-Old is being made available for $60 per bottle.
Canadian Mist Cuts The Deck
Canadian Mist brought Rick Smith, Jr. – a card-throwing trick shot artist – as one of their world-renowned trick shot artists for their “Garage Games” advertising campaign for their blended whiskey.
Tomatin Brings Out 30-Year-Old
Tomatin is offering a 30-Year-Old single malt whisky as part of their core range. Tomatin 30-Year-Old has been matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of fruit, honey and vanilla. Tomatin 30-Year-Old will be made available for $450 per bottle.
Metallica Gets Blackened
Heavy metal music band Metallica has become the latest to join the musician-sponsored whiskey fray with the release of their ‘Blackened’ American whiskey [which is named after the opening track on their ‘…And Justice For All’ album]. Metallica’s “Blackened” is a blend of bourbon, rye, and other American whiskies, aged in ex-brandy casks but which have been matured via a unique collaborative process between Metallica and sound speaker company Meyer […]
The Macallan Moves Rare Casks To Batches
The Macallan is taking their rare cask bottlings and moving them into three Rare Cask batches with each of the three Rare Cask batches originating from first-fill Sherry-seasoned oak casks. The Macallan will release three batches in 2018 and each is said to contain notes of chocolate, oak and vanilla. Batch One of The Macallan Rare Cask is being made available for $300.
Chapter Two Of Little Book Published
Beam distiller Freddie Now has “published” his second chapter in his limited edition blend series entitled “Little Book Chapter 2: Noe Simple Task”. “Little Book Chapter 2: Noe Simple Task” is bottled at 59.4% alcohol by volume [118.8 proof] and is composed of 13-year-old Canadian rye whisky (55.95% alcohol by volume – 111.9 proof); eight-year-old Kentucky straight rye whiskey (59.9% alcohol by volume – 119.8 proof); and 40-year-old Canadian whisky […]
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