Barrel Craft Spirits Black Label 22 Year Old Sweet Peat Whiskey

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- The latest ultra-aged, Black Label expression from the crafty negociants at Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS) has been dubbed their 22 Year Old Sweet Peat. Drawing on sources of Speyside single malt and Canadian whisky, the blend has a minimum age of 22 years (as per age statement rules) and was finished in …

Billy Walker Receives Lifetime Achievement Garland

Last night celebrated Master Blender Billy Walker received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the online drinks magazine, The Spirits Business. Born in Dumbarton in 1946, Walker was immersed in the world of whisky from his earliest days. He graduated from The University of Glasgow in 1967 with a BSc Honours Degree in Chemistry and spent four …

Barrell’s New Year Bourbon 2027 Now Available

Although Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS) and their inaugural Barrell Bourbon 001 date back to 2013, the New Year’s Bourbon did not come along for another couple of years. This year’s 2027 release marks the eleventh in the series and a revamped label design. The blending in the bottle includes whiskey distilled in seven different states: …

Highland Park Moves Onto Terrace At London’s Hyatt Regency

Highland Park will temporarily move onto the terrace at The Churchill Bar in London’s Hyatt Regency hotel for the entirety of the 2026-27 winter season before vacating the premises in April 2027. For the move, Highland Park’s residency at The Churchill Bar has been dubbed From Heather to Hearth and will feature the Orkney-based distillery’s […]

The Velvet Cloak Room And Mahogany Fox Whiskey

The other day, Susan Reigler hosted our BARDS (Bourbon And Rye Drinkers Society) meeting at the Velvet Cloak Room, a private whiskey club in Louisville created by Sherri Carter. Sherri was a co-founder of Kentucky Owl and Old Carter whiskeys…. Contin…

A little trio of independent Tamdhus

Tamdhu-Glenlivet 12 yo 2013/2026 (46%, Cadenhead, Original Collection, refill oloroso hogshead)
Tamdhu 10 y (57.8%, The Falkland Collection, cask #13, 228 bottles, 2026)
Tamdhu 19 yo (53%, Decadent Drams, refill sherry hogshead, 246 bottle…

Fettercairn Does The Matugga

Highland-based Fettercairn Distillery has released Fettercairn Distillers’ Secret No. 2 – a single malt partially aged in Scottish Matugga rum casks. Fettercairn Distillers’ Secret No 2 was initially matured in an ex-red wine cask for five years before spending an additional five years in the Matugga rum casks, then was bottled at 53.4% alcohol by […]

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