Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson D Bourbon Review (2026)

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Lately it has come into vogue for major distillers to cultivate limited edition series based on their warehouse properties. Only a major distiller can do this, since craft distillers often have just the one barrel house, and even if they have more than one, the geographic and construction differences between …

Henderson Sex Spying Fallout Keeps Getting Worse

By Richard Thomas It has not even been a week since news broke that Angel’s Envy co-founder Wes Henderson was named in a lawsuit filed in June by his own relatives accusing him of planting hidden cameras in his Florida holiday home, private residences and the Kentucky Castle Hotel for the purposes of making illicit …

Midleton Very Rare launches new Chestnut wood finished whiskey

Midleton Very Rare has announced the launch of the first release from its new limited-edition Rare Wood Collection, which explores how exceptional and unconventional woods can shape Irish whiskey. Midleton Very Rare Irish Chestnut Edition (56.1% ABV) is a single pot still Irish whiskey, initially matured in first-fill and refill Bourbon barrels, before being finished […]

Glengoyne launches its latest Teapot Dram release

The Highlands-based Glengoyne Distillery has announced the launch of its latest limited-edition Teapot Dram release. Glengoyne Teapot Dram Batch No. 12 (59.2% ABV) is a non-age-stated, single malt Scotch whisky, matured in a combination of European oak Oloroso butts, European oak Oloroso hogsheads and Sherry hogshead casks. The Teapot Dram series pays tribute to a […]

Keeper’s Heart Unveils Its Irish-Style Rye Whiskey

Keeper’s Heart Whiskey is proud to announce the launch of its Triple Pot Distilled Straight Rye, the second release in the brand’s groundbreaking trilogy of American triple pot distilled whiskeys. Following the debut of American Pot Still Whiskey, this latest expression continues Keeper’s Heart’s mission to challenge convention by combining Irish whiskey-making tradition with America’s …

Isle of Skye Tries Hot Rocks For Barrel Toasting

Isle of Skye Whisky is tapping into the volcanic origins of its namesake island with the launch of Isle of Skye Magma Stone Toasted, a rare limited-edition blended Scotch whisky finished using an innovative magma stone toasted cask technique. Bottled at 46% ABV and available for an SRP of $47. Magma stone is a volcanic …

London Distillery Company Tasting

Continuing our teeming throng of industry-leading, social media-based Tastings, now hosted across X and Bluesky and also available to follow on Threads, we’re thrilled to announce that on November 18th, we’ll be teaming up again with our very good friends at the London Distillery Company, to pour and explore some very exciting new releases. So […]

Bowmore announces the return of its Devil’s Casks series

The Islay-based Bowmore Distillery has announced the return of The Devil’s Casks series, more than a decade after the original limited editions were released. The new releases, which will be available exclusively from The Whisky Shop, comprise two single malt Scotch whiskies: Bowmore The Devil’s Casks 10 Year Old (56.6% ABV), a 2026 interpretation paying […]

An infernal trio of Highland Parks

Old Orkney Relics 30 yo 1996/2026 (41.7%, Decadent Drinks, blended Scotch, refill sherry butt, 492 bottles)
Highland Park 13 yo 1974/1987 (58.4%, Intertrade)
Miraon (50.3%, OB, South Korea, rice shochu, cask #2604, 2026)

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