Orkney Island-based Highland Park Distillery has released Between You & I by Laila Gohar – a limited edition 17-year-old single malt whisky collaboration with Egyptian-raised, New York-based artist Laila Gohar. Highland Park Between You & I by Laila Gohar was matured in new American oak casks before being bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume (95 […]
The London Distillery Company, has announced the launch of a new independent bottling range, celebrating the character, creativity and growing diversity of English whisky. Each bottling in The Full English has been selected for its individual character and the story it has to tell. Rather than prescribe a particular house style, the range embraces the […]
Last week was my birthday and Rosemary and I went down to The Bar at Fort Nelson to celebrate with a cocktail before heading out to dinner. We were happy to see that their fall cocktail menu was out and… Continue Reading →
Strathmill 14 yo 2011/2026 (54.3%, Single Cask Nation, 1st fill American oak oloroso hogshead, cask #192126, 224 bottles)
Strathmill 38 yo 1988/2026 (44.9%, The Whisky Agency, hogshead)
Ardbeg’s new Trudernish single malt gets its name from an ancient well on Islay’s Enchanted Cape, and is the first addition to Ardbeg’s permanent lineup… Read More
There are certain bourbon bottles you can recognize from across the room. That squat bottle. The cream-colored label. And, of course, that unmistakable red wax dripping down the neck. Maker’s Mark has been a fixture on bourbon shelves for generations. …
Vermont-based WhistlePig has released WhistlePig 12 Year Rye Single Finish Maple Crème Brûlée – a limited edition 12-year-old rye in re-charred Vermont maple syrup barrels – for the holiday season. WhistlePig 12 Year Rye Single Finish Maple Crème Brûlée began life in barrels of aged maple syrup (which WhistlePig calls Maple Crème Brûlée Casks) then […]
By Richard Thomas Although I have covered certain breaking scandals, financial and acquisitions stories as they arose, I have not done a round-up and update on the ongoing and wider picture of the whiskey industry’s closures, bankruptcies and other court proceedings since May. Six months later and towards the end of 2026 seems the ideal …
After years of hard work, an inordinate amount of swearing, and an almost Zen-like level of patience, the distillers at Iron City Distilling have launched their flagship rye whiskey, Bessemer Heritage Rye. This marks the first Bessemer whiskey to be made available year-round. Bessemer Heritage Rye is designed to drink like the long-lost Pennsylvania rye …
Millonario ‘Numero 15 Reserva Especial’ (40%, OB, Peru, +/-2026)
Trinidad 26 yo 1999 (57.9%, LMDW Flag Series, Les Anthologistes, Trinidad, cask # CR98/99BB1)
T.D.L. 26 yo 2000/2026 (61.8%, Silver Seal & Bonded Hog Spirits Club, Trinidad, cask #20…
