April 2024

Beam Suntory Produces Green Energy Whisky

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A pilot distillery in Japan is producing whiskey using 100% hydrogen as the fuel source for direct-fired distillation. The UK Government-funded WhiskHy project was tested at the Suntory Yamazaki Distillery in Osaka by Beam Suntory and Supercritical Solutions. As a traditional distilling method, direct firing is heated by flame rather than indirect heating by steam […]

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Ezra Brooks Launches 99 Port Cask

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Lux Row Distillers announced the latest addition to the Ezra Brooks brand family: Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finish. Finished in port casks from Portugal for six months, Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finish delivers the great spicy ryed bourbon taste and smooth finish Ezra Brooks is known for in its already bold …

Ole Smoky Launches Its Bourbon Natonwide

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Ole Smoky Distillery, best known as the Gatlinburg, Tennessee moonshine-maker and tourist destination, has announced the nation-wide distribution of its Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The distillery is already well-known outside of Tennessee, and is the most prominent of the legal moonshine brands. Now it is staking out a place in the bourbon market with this …

Michter’s 10-Year-Old Gets Delayed Release

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Michter’s distillery is releasing the 2024 batch of their vaunted 10-year-old bourbon after initially withholding its release in 2022 due to low supply and has now released it two years in a row. Michter’s Distillery initially withheld release of the 2022 batch as the distillery managed the low supply stock and released the 10-year-old rye […]

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New official Braeval and Braes, head-to-head

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Braeval 28 yo 1995/2024 ‘Lost in Time’ (62.6%, OB for The Whisky Exchange, 1st fill American oak barrel, cask #79775, 132 bottles)Braes of Glenlivet 31 yo 1992/2024 ‘Lost in Time’ (50.7%, OB for The Whisky Exchange, 1st fill American oak barrel, cask #…

Bruichladdich Re/Define 30 Scotch Review

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By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ This is one of a pair of expressions released by Islay distillery Bruichladdich in early 2024 as part of a “Luxury Redefined” series. The whiskies represented two sides of a pivot point in Bruichladdich history. The distillery was mothballed for several years, covering the mid- to late 1990s, with production …

In Welsh Wind Rolls Out First Whisky

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In the Welsh Wind

In the Welsh Wind’s inaugural single malt whisky release is a tribute to Welsh craftsmanship and heritage with an infusion of ‘In the Welsh Wind’.  There are only 680 bottles of this limited edition available, and everyone is invited to a celebration at the Welsh Wind distillery on 26 April. “We are incredibly excited to […]

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