Highland-based Tomatin Distillery has released Tomatin 2011 – a single cask Scotch whisky showcasing a Pedro Ximénez sherry maturation – as an exclusive for the UK. Tomatin 2011 was matured in a first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry butt for 15 years, bottled at 58.8% alcohol by volume (117.6 proof) and is said to contain notes of […]
Jura Whisky has announced the launch of the first two expressions in its new Sherry Cask range. Jura 12 Year Old Oloroso Edition and Jura 15 Year Old Manzanilla Edition, both bottled at 46% ABV, celebrate the shared ethos of two cultures. Embracing the Spanish tradition of ‘sobremesa’ – the time spent relaxing, talking and […]
I have picked this bar tray because it represents an interesting period in whiskey history. The bar tray is from the 1960s, a period where the whiskey industry was in decline. There was an over production problem. This is also… Continue Reading →
Glengoyne 10 yo (40%, OB, +/-2005)
Glengoyne 17 yo ‘Scottish Oak’ (51.6%, OB, 2026)
Glengoyne 11 yo 2014/2026 (55%, Signatory Vintage, Cask Strength Collection, 1st fill bourbon barrel, cask #700443, 234 bottles)
There were just three whisky distillers in England when Daniel Szor opened the Cotswolds Distillery in 2014. Now, there are more than 70, and English… Read More
Irish whiskey maker Teeling has collaborated with Venezuelan rum maker Santa Teresa 1796 to produce the limited edition Teeling Small Batch Whiskey Santa Teresa 1796. Teeling Small Batch Whiskey Santa Teresa was matured in Solera rum casks from Santa Teresa, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume (92 proof) and is said to contain notes of […]
Bahari ‘South Africa Edition’ (43%, OB, South Africa, +/-2026)
Mhoba ‘Odyssey’ (58.5%, OB, South Africa, LMDW Collection Anthologie, bourbon barrel, cask #BC-1, 188 bottles, 2026)
Rhum J.M ‘L’Empreinte’ (41.5%, OB, Martinique, agricole, 2026)
Ron Tepu…
In a special auction held at The Macallan Estate in Scotland, one of 14 Macallan Fine & Rare 1926 single malts sold for the second-highest… Read More
I have a friend who used to proclaim that he did not like wheat recipe Bourbon until I set up a blind tasting between a 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon and a 20 year old Redhook Rye. He… Continue Reading →
The Islay-based Bruichladdich Distillery has announced the launch of its latest Laddie Rye release, a US exclusive distilled using locally grown rye and Islay-grown malting barley, harvested within an 11-mile radius of the Hebridean distillery. Bruichladdich – The Laddie Rye (50% ABV) is a six-year-old single malt Scotch whisky, distilled from a single farm harvest […]
