By Richard Thomas Brown-Forman has rejected a second unsolicited bid from Sazerac to buy the company, made yesterday. The terms of the second offer have not been disclosed. Sazerac’s original unsolicited offer bid $32 a share, which would have amounted to roughly $15 billion, during the merger negotiations between Brown-Forman and French drinks giant Pernod …
Edinburgh-based Port of Leith Distillery has released Table Whisky, Velvet Old Fashioned, a ready-to-serve [RTS] cocktail featuring Table Whisky single grain Scotch. Port of Leith Table Whisky, Velvet Old Fashioned also touts a tad of Pedro Ximénez Sherry, was canned at 32% alcohol by volume [64 proof] and is said to produce notes of dark […]
Independent Scotch whisky specialist Douglas Laing & Co. has announced the launch of the latest release from its Highland based Strathearn Distillery. Strathearn Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Batch 03 (50% ABV) is a vatting of 31 carefully selected casks, drawing on both inherited stocks and spirit distilled under Douglas Laing’s ownership. The release is […]
This is super approachable with light caramel, summer fruits and lightly toasted oak bringing up the rear. Let this pour roam every nook and cranny of your mouth to pick up subtle cinnamon and buttery pound cake.
The barrel is the singular most expensive component of making aged whiskey. There are reasons for this expense that many people don’t realize. A whiskey barrel takes years to make and time is money. I thought it might be interesting… Continue Reading…
The Old Forester Distillery has announced the launch of the latest limited-edition release in its 117 Series, its first expression to be crafted entirely from whiskey distilled at the Old Forester Distillery on Louisville’s historic Main Street, Kentucky. Old Forester The 117 Series – Triple Char (57.5% ABV) is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, matured […]
Bowmore 15 yo ‘Mariner’ (43%, OB, +/-2000)
Bowmore 11 yo ‘Essence of Islay’ (40%, OB, travel retail, 2025)
Bowmore 17 yo ‘The Distiller’s Choice’ (43%, OB, +/-2015)
Bowmore 22 yo ‘Sauternes Cask Finish’ (48%, OB, travel exclusive, +/-2025)
Bowmore 22 …
Dewar’s celebrates its 180th anniversary this year, going back to 1846 when John Dewar opened his wine and spirits shop in Perth, Scotland. Jacqui Seargeant… Read More
Bardstown Bourbon Company brings out the pineapple for the summer with Victoria Pineapple Barrel Finished – a bourbon finished in Caribbean pineapple rum casks – and also the initial foray in their Finishing Series. Bardstown Victoria Pineapple Barrel Finished is named after the Victoria pineapple variety, is a blend of bourbon aged 10-11 years and […]
Duquesne 5 ans ‘Rhum Vieux’ (40%, OB, Martinique, +/-1985)
Père Labat ‘Sélection’ (59%, Les Frères de la Côte, Marie-Galante, 760 bottles)
Full Circle ‘8 Nation Blend’ (61%, Raising Glasses, full proof, 2025)
Salvador 20 yo 2006/2026 ‘…
