UK-based spirits behemoth Diageo has signed a multi-year deal with USA-based Live Nation Entertainment to become the official spirits partner of 16 live music events and festivals across the UK, including Download, Wireless, Reading and Leeds, Latitude, Wilderness and Parklife. Some of the Diageo brand experiences to be found at festivals this summer include the […]
Denmark-based distillery Stauning has revealed a new look for their core R.Y.E. and Høst whiskies to celebrate the distillery’s 20th anniversary. The new packaging design combines Scandinavian-themed elements along with an updated brand symbol reflects the story of the brand’s nine founders. Beginning in late summer 2025, the new Stauning Whisky is expected to launch […]
Chivas Brothers is offering summer touring visitor experiences at four of their distilleries across Scotland – Island distillery Scapa, Aberlour Distillery in the Highlands, and two Speyside distilleries, The Glenlivet and Strathisla. Chivas Brothers distilleries’ summer experiences are available until October 31, 2025 [aka Halloween] and range in cost from $25 to $1,640, depending on […]
Glenfarclas Distillery has re-entered global travel retail (GTR) fray since taking a hiatus more than five years ago during the Covid pandemic. Glenfarclas has partnered with Scotland-based Ian Macleod Distillers to create a special collection designed for the travel retail market that will include a Glenfarclas 11-year-old ($70 per one-liter bottle) and a Glenfarclas 16-year-old […]
Glenfiddich has released a 65-year-old single malt Scotch whisky – Glenfiddich 1959 – to celebrate their collaboration with the Aston Martin Formula One team. 1959 is the first year Aston Martin competed in Formula One. Glenfiddich 1959 launches ahead of tomorrow’s 2025 British Grand Prix at Silverstone but was initially unveiled last year at the […]
Maker’s Mark Bourbon is celebrating the 2024 World Series champions – Los Angeles Dodgers – with a limited edition bourbon called Maker’s Mark Champion Selection x Los Angeles Dodgers. The limited edition Maker’s Mark Champion Selection x Los Angeles Dodgers is part of the distillery’s Private Selection program – which allows individuals, retail and restaurant […]
Glenmorangie has been named as the official whisky of Formula One as part of a 10-year collaboration between Glenmorangie’s parent company LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) and Formula One beginning in 2025. Formula One and Glenmorangie will celebrate the collaboration this at the 2025 British Grand Prix to be held this Sunday (July 6) at […]
Former “Top Gear” and “The Grand Tour” co-host Richard Hammond has finally joined the alcohol-fueled fray with his former tormentors from both those shows with his collaboration with Hawkridge Distillers to produce both a gin and a single malt English whisky, called Ratio Gin and Iron Ridge whisky. Hawkridge Distillery is located in Berkshire, England. […]
The London Distillery Company (TLDC) has released The Golden Union – the second installment in their newly revived English blended malt whisky series. TLDC’s full name – The Golden Union: Release No.1 – A Field in England – combines TLDC’s malt whisky with a single malt from Adnams Distillery in Southwold, was bottled at 50% […]
Isle of Harris Distillery has released a stronger The Hearach Croft Strength single malt Scotch whisky [along with a gin], exclusively for three Scottish airports: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. The Isle of Harris Hearach Croft Strength was bottled at 52% alcohol by volume [104 proof] and was made with 100% Scottish barley, matured in ex-bourbon […]
