Another New Distillery for Campbeltown
At one time, Campbeltown was Scotland’s whisky capital with more than 35 distilleries. That number dwindled to just three over the years, but now, planning… Read More
May 2023
Another New Distillery for Campbeltown
At one time, Campbeltown was Scotland’s whisky capital with more than 35 distilleries. That number dwindled to just three over the years, but now, planning… Read More
Some More Rums for this Sunday
J. Gow (40%, OB, Scotland, spiced rum, +/-2021)1731 ‘Guatemala Gran Reserva’ (46%, Fine & Rare, Guatemala, +/-2021)G. Hardy ‘Rhum Vieux’ (42%, OB, Martinique, agricole, +/-2021)A.F.D. 11 yo 2010/2022 (57.1%, Watt Rum, Dominican Republic, 264 bottles)A….
Ardbeg Releases Heavy Vapours
Islay distillery Ardbeg has released a limited edition single malt – Heavy Vapours – to celebrate the 2023 Fèis Ìle music and malt festival. Ardbeg is known for their normally peat-y whiskies, however, Ardbeg Heavy Vapours has been distilled without a purifier – the device on a still responsible for maintaining the brand’s balance between […]
Review / Lagavulin 14 years old Fèis Ìle 2023 Edition
This new limited edition single malt whisky is this year’s bottling for the annual Fèis Ìle festival for the Islay distillery of Lagavulin. The Lagavulin Fèis Ìle 2023 Edition is bottled at 14 years of age and has been matured in American oak and Europ…
Who Makes America’s Whiskey Now?
A photo from the American Craft Spirits Association to represent craft spirits.Seven years ago, it struck me that for all the sound and fury about new brands and new distilleries, things had not changed very much since I made a similar survey two…
LIVE NOW: Incredibly RARE BOURBON Online Auction via “Whisky Auctioneer”
WOW. Just wow…Whisky Auctioneer (Europe based) is hosting an online auction with a Bourbon range so incredibly rare, it’s borderline obscene. OK, it is obscene. In total, there are 7,000+ global whiskies in the kitty. For our viewership purposes, there are 900+ lots from the “USA & Canada Region”. Have a napkin ready as the […]
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Wild Turkey Single Barrel Rye
Brief thoughts on Wild Turkey’s single-barrel rye expression.
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Whiskey Of The Month – May 2023 – Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat Bottled-in-Bond
The Ben Holladay Distillery is the old McCormick Distillery in Weston, Missouri. About seven years ago, they decided to get back into making Bourbon whiskey. They had a tough row to hoe because of the bad Bourbon whiskey that was… Continue Reading &#…
Inbox / The Week’s Whisky News (May 26, 2023)
Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisk…