Sazerac Is Ready For Summer With RTD Trio
Summer officially arrived this week and Sazerac is ready with the release of a trio of new ready-to-drink (RTD) canned spirits – two of them whiskey-based. The RTD trio are Buckhorn Whiskey Lemonade, Endless Afternoon Whiskey Lemonade and the vodka-based Lovebug Hard Cream Soda. Buckhorn Whiskey Lemonade combines Buckhorn’s blended whiskey with real lemon juice […]
The Macallan Shows Up At Harrods
Speyside-based The Macallan has ventured outside their travel retail venue comfort zone – sorta – by opening a boutique in London luxury department store, Harrods – their first-ever UK boutique outside of travel retail. The Macallan’s new boutique occupies a space on Harrods’ ground floor and will offer a range of rare and limited-edition whiskies, […]
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International Martini Day Arrives On Saturday
It is a triple holiday weekend approaching as first, Juneteenth arrives on Friday, followed closely by International Martini Day on Saturday – leading, predictably, to many a happy hour Espresso Martini being poured on that day while people enjopy themselves during the third holiday – watching 2026 World Cup matches. Juneteenth celebrates the day – June 19 – in 1865 when slavery officially ended in the United States of America […]
The Macallan Joins Forces With The Marsdens
The Macallan Distillery has joined forces with the Marsdens – specifically, actor James Marsden and his son, Jack – for a promotional campaign called ‘Drink of a Generation’. The cinematic promotional campaign features both The Macallan’s Sherry Oak 25- and 30-year-old single malts. The Macallan Sherry Oak 25 Years Old is available for $2,785 per bottle while the 30 Year Old is available for $4,000 per bottle – both on […]
Cotswolds In Seventh Heaven With Newest Hearts & Crafts Whisky
English whiskymaker Cotswolds Distillery has released the seventh whisky in their Hearts & Crafts series – which highlights 19th century arts and crafts in the Cotswolds area – this time with a whisky aged in Madeira casks. Cotswolds Hearts & Crafts Madeira Cask Single Malt Whisky was matured in American oak ex-Madeira casks, bottled at 54% alcohol by volume [108 proof] and is said to contain notes of cherry, spice […]
Miller Preps For Dad’s Day
Miller Lite celebrates this weekend’s upcoming Dad’s Day – aka Father’s Day – with a promotion dubbed Miller Lite Fix Pack, encouraging dads to spend more time with their kids by providing gifts they can repair together. The Miller Lite Fix-Pack is “a limited-edition Father’s Day gift that combines the things Dads love most: spending time with their kids, fixing things and celebrating with a Miller Lite afterward.” Each Miller […]
Crown Royal Brings It
Diageo-owned Canadian blended whisky Crown Royal is “bringing it” with a new promotional video, entitled “Bring It”, as part of the new campaign. Crown Royal’s “Bring It” is set in a Texas honky-tonk and features appearances by Canadian country artist Ryan Langdon and Randy Savvy of the Compton Cowboys. The promotional campaign will be launched nationwide this summer. #Distillery #Whisky #Whiskey #Japanesewhiskey #Japanesewhisky #IrishWhiskey #scotchwhiskey #irishwhisky #Bourbon #scotch #ryewhisky #Whiskyadvocate […]
Forget 6-7 – Kaikyo Hatozaki Releases 5-6
Japanese Kaikyō Distillery Hatozaki has released 5-6 – the fifth and sixth limited editions of their experimental Omakase Collection whisky series which showcases the Japanese dining tradition of Omakase – meaning ‘the choice is in your hands’ – both featuring the sakura (cherry blossom) season. Additionally, for the first time, Kaikyō’s Hatozaki Omakase Collection will be available worldwide, with limited allocations including the USA. Kaikyō Fifth Edition is a five-year-old […]
Hennessy Debuts VSC – Very Special Cocktails
Hennessy Cognac has brought out their new ready-to-drink cocktails – dubbed Hennessy Very Special Cocktails – just in time for both the 2026 World Cup and the summer season. Hennessy Very Special Cocktails are made with Hennessy Very Special (VS) Cognac and features three cocktail iterations – the Henny-Rita, Henny Berry and Henny Iced Tea – all in 375ml Hennessy VS bottles. The Henny–Rita – Hennessy’s VSC version of a […]
Ballantine’s Collabs With Malbon
Ballantine’s blended whisky has entered into a collaboration with teamed up with lifestyle golf brand Malbon to release two limited edition whiskies – a 17- and 21-year-old – in South Korea, along with a limited Ballantine’s x Malbon clothing collection. The Ballantine’s x Malbon collaboration includes the 21 Year Old – touting a higher proportion of Glentauchers single malt in the blend – along with a 17-year-old with a higher […]
Lochlea Reveals Red Wine Cask
Lochlea Distillery has rolled out their second red wine cask – a limited edition single malt in their Wine Cask series – finished in Sangiovese casks from Tuscany in Italy. Lochlea Red Wine Cask 2026 was matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels before the finish in the Sangiovese wine casks, then was bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of red berries, honey, oak […]
The Macallan Rolls Out The Romantica
Speyside-based The Macallan has rolled out the Romantica Collection – a single malt whisky featuring original artwork to commemorate the 100th anniversary of The Macallan 1926 vintage. Only a mere 258 bottles of the new Romantica Collection 40-year-old were produced and are originating from a sherry-seasoned European oak cask and bottled at 48.6% alcohol by volume [97.2 proof] with notes of cinnamon, peach and peat. The three original 1986 artists […]
Sazerac Goes To Tennessee With AJ Bond
Buffalo Trace-owned Sazerac introduced itself to Tennessee whiskey with their newest release from AJ Bond Distillery. Sazerac’s AJ Bond Tennessee Whiskey is a straight Tennessee whiskey made from a single mash bill using locally sourced ingredients, bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume [95 proof] and is said to display notes of butterscotch, cinnamon and chocolate. Sazerac AJ Bond Tennessee Whiskey is being made available in Tennessee for $40 per bottle […]
Bushmills Reveals Black Bush
Bushmills has unveiled their new Black Bush blended Irish whiskey bottle re-design – the first bottle re-design in nearly two decades for Bushmills. The Irish whiskey contained within the bottle remains unchanged. The new Bushmills Black Bush bottle retains the square shape that makes Bushmills iconic – and which Bushmills has used since the late-1800s – but tweaks it with a taller, slimmer look along with a hexagonal indentation at […]
The Stranglers Unveil Another Golden Brown
British rock band The Stranglers have unveiled another Golden Brown – this time it is a single malt Scotch whisky – in a collaboration with Caskade Drinks. The whisky’s name is a reference to their 1982 mainstream hit “Golden Brown” which lead singer Hugh Cornwell says was about “heroin….and a girl”. The Stranglers Golden Brown is a 14-year-old single malt originating from Speyside-based Craigellachie Distillery, matured in ex-sherry casks, bottled […]
Bardstown Collabs With Mars For Bourbon-Whisky Blend
Japanese whiskymaker Mars has collaborated with Kentucky-based Bardstown Bourbon Company to create a limited edition blend combining the Japanese single malts with the bourbon in a ‘first-of-its-kind’ process. Single malt whiskies emerging from Mars’ Komagatake and Tsunuki were shipped to Bardstown, where they were married with Bardstowns’ 10- to 16-year-old bourbons. The Komagatake single malt had been aged in Umeshu plum liqueur barrels while the Tsunuki single malt was aged […]
Bruichladdich Revives Yellow Submarine
Islay-based Bruichladdich Distillery plans to celebrate their 25th anniversary aboard a Yellow Submarine – specifically, Yellow Submarine III – a commemoration of both the distillery’s inaugural whisky after it re-started in 2001 and a real yellow submarine that was discovered off Islay’s coast near the distillery in 2005. Bruichladdich Yellow Submarine III lacks the fancy secondary name but is, of course, the third resurfacing of the Yellow Submarine, following a […]
Bruichladdich Jumps Into RTD Pool For Summer
Islay-based Bruichladdich Distillery is jumping into the ready-to-drink (RTD) pool for summer in a collaboration with Whitebox that will feature four canned cocktails. The Bruichladdich/Whitebox RTD’s consist of a Whisky Sour [made with Bruichladdich’s Classic Laddie] canned at 19% alcohol by volume [38 proof], a Dry Martini [33.9% alcohol by volume – 67.8 proof], a White Negroni [21.8% alcohol by volume – 43.6 proof and made with Bruichladdich’s The Botanist […]
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