Glen Scotia Brings Out Festival Whisky
Campbeltown-based distillery Glen Scotia has released the limited edition whisky for the region’s 2026 Malts Festival, set for May 19-20, 2026. Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2026 release was matured for seven years in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels before being finished for six months in ruby Port casks, then bottled at 53.9% alcohol by volume [107.8 […]
Modelo Catches March Madness
March Madness is here and Modelo is preparing for the annual college basketball craziness in a collaboration with basketball-themed attire with Slam, creating an exclusive capsule collection. The capsule collection includes a new coach jacket, along with additional team branded merchandise from participating partner schools involved in the NCAA’s March Madness. Modelo will also have […]
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Johnnie Walker Brings Out Black Cask
Johnnie Walker has brought out Black Cask, a new blend concocted to combine the best elements of both bourbon and Scotch whisky in one bottle. Johnnie Walker Black Cask is a blended Scotch whisky aged in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to offer notes of caramel, oak, spice and vanilla. Johnnie Walker Black Cask is being touted as a […]
Yellowstone Travels Back In Time
Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery and Yellowstone Bourbon are traveling back in time with a bottle design for their Recollection series, which will harken back to the back bar bottles from the 1800s. Yellowstone Recollection Bourbon is matured for eight years, bottled at 55% alcohol by volume (110 proof) and is said to contain notes of caramel, cherry, crème brûlée and vanilla. Yellowstone Recollection Bourbon is being made available for $70 […]
Peaky Blinders Debuts Bourbon
Banijay Entertainment – the global distributor of the Peaky Blinders series [about Irishmen smuggling Irish whiskey into the USA] has joined the parade of entertainment world individuals and entities with the release of their own limited edition bourbon in a collaboration with USA-based Barrel Global. Peaky Blinders Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is distilled at the Kentucky-based Green River Distilling Company, and was finished in barrels with Irish whiskey oak staves […]
That Boutique-y Whisky Company Has Five New Whiskies
UK-based independent bottler That Boutique-y Whisky Company (TBWC) has launched five limited edition whiskies ranging in age from nine years to a 33-year-old single grain from the Dumbarton Distillery. The nine-year-old single malt originates from Glen Elgin Distillery, was matured in a Pedro Ximénez sherry cask and offers notes of apple, raisins and toffee. Only 438 bottles are being made available for $65 per bottle. The Islay-themed 13-year-old single malt […]
Virginia Distillery Reveals Trio Of Whiskies
Family-owned American single malt whiskymaker Virginia Distillery Company has unveiled a trio of limited edition whiskies. Virginia Distillery First Cut Cigar Blend made from 100% malted barley, matured for a minimum of seven years in various casks, bottled at 54% alcohol by volume [108 proof] and is specifically designed to pair with a cigar. Virginia Distillery Brewer’s Coalition 4 Hands Madagascar Stout Cask Finish is a single malt whisky that […]
Monkey Shoulder Shoulders Bartending Championship
Speyside-based blended malt Scotch whisky Monkey Shoulder has collaborated with Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) to present the Ultimate Bartender Championship (UBC), which begins in Chicago on February 24, 2026. The UBC is a bartending skills-based competition assesses participants in five categories – general spirits knowledge, professional service, speed, precision and sensory expertise – and showcases those categories via six challenges, including the perfect serve [create cocktails under a […]
Jameson Goes To Montreal
Montreal is in the house as Jameson Irish Whiskey has added CF Montréal to their roster of Major League Soccer (MLS) official whiskey sponsorships that include Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, LA Galaxy, New York City FC, Orlando City and San Diego. As part of Jameson’s collaboration with CF Montréal, there is the designation as the club’s ‘official whiskey’ as well as offers for fans to engage in the “Must Be […]
Glenfiddich Redesigns Label For 2026
Speyside-based venerable Scotch whisky icon Glenfiddich has begun 2026 with a re-design of their single malt whisky labels, combining historical and modern elements for the new labels. Taking a page from The Dalmore, Glenfiddich gives more prominent space to the stag, which has been on the bottle since Glenfiddich’s 1960s heyday but in a more muted form and somewhat overshadowed by the larger Glenfiddich labeling. The new packaging design was […]
Jack + Coke Cans ABV Turned Down A Notch
Jack Daniels has turned the ABV [alcohol by volume] levels down a notch on their Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola ready-to-drink (RTD) range being offered in the USA. Initially, the Jack+Coke’s were at 7% alcohol by volume [14 proof] but current consumer trends are indicating a demand for lesser alcohol levels and Jack+Coke’s alcohol levels have been lowered accordingly – to 5% alcohol by volume [10 proof] while also increasing the […]
Bruichladdich Set To Host Rock’ndaal At Feis Ile 2026
Islay-based Bruichladdich Distillery is set to host the annual Fèis Ìle 2026 festival – which will also include Rock’ndaal – a day of entertainment, locally-sourced food, live music and, of course whisky, in the distillery’s courtyard on May 24, 2026. This year’s Fèis Ìle 2026 and Rock’ndaal will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of the distillery’s re-opening as well as Bruichladdich Distillery’s 40th anniversary of Fèis Ìle. Bruichladdich will mark […]
Compass Box Employs Karen Gillan As Muse
Compass Box has employed Scotland-born actress Karen Gillan [“Jumanji”] as the muse for the 2026 limited edition release of their blended grain whisky dubbed Hedonism. Gillan – who was born in Inverness – is also known for roles in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” feature film franchise as well as “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame”. Compass Box’s 2026 limited edition release of Hedonism is a blend of a 30-year-old […]
Remy Martin Claims Los Angeles And Miami As Their Cities
Cognac house Rémy Martin has claimed Los Angeles and Miami as their cities in their “This is My City” series – joining Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit and New York – all six cities have each city’s notable landmarks showcased on bottles of Rémy Martin’s VSOP Cognac. Rémy Martin’s Los Angeles Edition bottle is dubbed Melody of Dreams while Rémy Martin’s Miami Edition is called Rhythm of Paradise. Both Rémy Martin’s VSOP […]
Michter’s Sour Mash Revealed
Louisville-based Michter’s Distillery has revealed the 2025 Edition of their Celebration Sour Mash – claiming it to be one of their ‘rarest’ whiskey releases, the Celebration Sour Mash. The 2025 Edition Michter’s Celebration Sour Mash originates from a blend of a whopping seven casks – four Kentucky straight rye barrels and three Kentucky straight bourbon barrels – bottled at 57.6% alcohol by volume (115.2 proof) and is said to contain […]
Corona Showcases Huanchaco Furniture For Bars
Corona has collaborated with the northern Peruvian community of Huanchaco to showcase authentic, handcrafted furniture originating from artisans in that community. The Peruvian artisans from Huanchaco are renowned for creating small reed boats – known as caballitos de totora – for more than 3,000 years. The canoe-like boats, constructed from totora reeds – found primarily in southern Peru near Lake Titicaca – are considered to be the world’s first surfboards […]
Aberargie Debuts Single Malt Scotch
Aberargie Distillery has released their inaugural single malt Scotch – a barley-to-bottle single malt. Aberargie’s single malt Scotch has a mash bill of 52% Golden Promise heritage barley and 48% Laureate barley, was matured in both first-fill ex-bourbon and first-fill ex-sherry casks, bottled at 48.2% alcohol by volume [96.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, herbs and prunes. Aberargie’s inaugural single malt Scotch release is being available […]
Highland Park Saddles Up For Year Of The Horse
Highland Park has saddled up to celebrate the Lunar New Year – the Year of the Horse – with limited edition Lunar New Year-themed boxes created by the studio Butterfly Cannon. Highland Park 12-, 15- and 18-year-old single malt whiskies will don the new Year of the Horse packaging that also features a nod to the distillery’s home on the island of Orkney. Highland Park’s whiskies featuring the limited edition […]
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