A few Armagnacs for this Sunday

Darroze 40 yo ‘Les Grands Assemblages’ (43%, OB, Bas-Armagnac, +/-2026)
Dartigalongue 14 yo 2011/2026 ‘N°1 Epilogue’ (46%, OB, Bas-Armagnac, cask #A12, 560 bottles)
Pébérère 2012/2026 (50.3%, Le Barreur, Ténarèze, cask #215, 144 bottles)
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Glenfiddich Bottles Up Aston Martin Formula One Car In London

On the eve of the 2026 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, Glenfiddich has put a replica Aston Martin Formula One race car inside a giant Glenfiddich Scotch whisky bottle in London’s King’s Cross Station to celebrate the collaboration between the distillery and the Aston Martin Formula One Team. Glenfiddich’s ‘Car in a Bottle’ […]

Crolly Distillery launches Donegal’s first licensed Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

The Crolly Distillery has announced the launch of Donegal’s first-ever licensed Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey. Croithlí Cognac Single Cask — Single Pot Still (53.9% ABV) is a single pot still Irish whiskey, fully matured in 300-litre, non-charred French oak ex-Cognac casks from Alter Oak Cooperage in Le Bouscat, Bordeaux. Unlike the distillery’s existing single […]

Isle Of Raasay Reveals Amontillado Casked Whisky

The Isle of Raasay Distillery has released The Full Monti – an unpeated limited edition single malt whisky matured in Amontillado sherry hogsheads. Isle of Raasay The Full Monti (nicknamed after the popular 1997 British feature film “The Full Monty”) was made with a combination of unpeated Laureate and Concerto barley, matured three years in […]

Benromach launches new 25 Year Old release

The Speyside-based Benromach Distillery, has announced the launch of the oldest expression in its Signature Range. Benromach 25 Year Old (46% ABV) is a single malt Scotch whisky, matured in a combination of ex-Bourbon and Sherry casks. The latest release is said to offer whisky enthusiasts rich berry aromas, complemented by toffee apple and Benromach’s […]

Cigar Blend Whiskeys

I am a cigar and pipe smoker. I enjoy a good cigar with a drink of whiskey. I decided to look at a couple of questions about cigar blend whiskeys. The first is what makes a cigar blend whiskey? Cigar… Continue Reading →

A surprising Lowlands trio

Glenkinchie 18 yo 2008/2026 (48.4%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, refill hogshead, cask #DL201010, 181 bottles)
Glenkinchie 12 yo 2013/2026 (53.5%, Duncan Taylor, The Octave, oloroso finish, cask #12382875, 95 bottles)
Kinclaith 40 yo 1969/2009 (47.3…

Jack Daniel’s Coy Hill Rye Whiskey Review

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- The latest Single Barrel Special Release from Jack Daniel’s draws on their rye whiskey but combines that with the twist that swiftly became a fan favorite after it was first used with their staple Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey: Coy Hill. Coy Hill overlooks the distillery and was the first …

The Maven Bourbon Review

By Richard Thomas Rating: B The Bourbon Boom is so definitively ended that folks like me are not arguing the point, instead debating about what that means in practice. One thing that some folks got wrong is that it would bring a screeching halt to construction plans and new company starts. Turns out that a …

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