The UK government has shut down a scam whisky company which was offering casks of whisky they did not own to customers. Cask Spirits Global was shut down after it was disclosed that customers had paid nearly £100,000 (US$136,000) for the phantom casks of whisky. The UK government launched investigations into 17 customers who paid […]
Speyside-based Glen Moray Distillery has been the official whisky of the Senior Open Championship (Men’s Golf) since 2024 and recently extended that partnership until 2029. The golf championship is Europe’s only senior major golf event and typically draws more than 20,000 fans each year. This year’s winner, Jerry Kelly, was presented with a unique bottle […]
Angel’s Envy will release Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished in Stout and Amburana Barrels as the latest addition to their Distillery Series. Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished in Stout and Amburana Barrels is a blend of bourbons aged between six and seven years, finished in imperial stout barrels with a smaller portion finished […]
Buffalo Trace Distillery is taking their tasting tour to Branson, Missouri, Dallas, Denver and Kansas City in 2026. Buffalo Trace Distillery On Tour’s first stop will be in Branson from October 1-4, 2026, followed by Kansas City [October 8-11, 2026], Dallas [October 14-17, 2026] before ending up with Denver [November 12-15, 2026]. Branson’s tour stop […]
The world’s largest collection of Johnnie Walker whiskies – dubbed ‘The Johnnie Walker Collection: One Hundred Years of Striding’ – is going on the auction block next month. The collection includes more than 3,200 Johnnie Walker items, which consists of 1,600 full-size bottles; 600 miniatures; 1,000 advertisements and pieces of memorabilia; 280 Blue Label bottlings; […]
Sonoma, California-based Redwood Empire has released The Hyperion – a one-off blend of bourbon, rye, wheat whiskey and Redwood Empire’s own single malt. Specifically, Redwood Empire’s The Hyperion Inaugural Batch 001 consists of 32% bourbon, 30% rye whiskey, 25% wheat whiskey and 13% single malt [with the first three originating from distilleries in Indiana, Kentucky […]
College football season is upon us and Teeling Irish whiskey has entered the fray with the launch of Phoenix Twist – their canned ready-to-drink [RTD] cocktail – that will make its debut at the Aer Lingus College Football Classic game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and TCU Horned Frogs at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, […]
Curraghmore Irish Whiskey has released a Triple Cask Pot Still Irish whiskey alongside a collection of single cask whiskies. Curraghmore Irish Whiskey 2026 Triple Cask is triple distilled and matured in a trio of casks including new oak, ex-bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said […]
Taiwan-based Kavalan has released a pair of Mizunara oak-casked single malt whiskies – one peated and one unpeated – in a collaboration with Japanese artist Takahide Komatsu. Both the peated and unpeated editions of Kavalan Mizunara Oak Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky are being made available in 700ml bottles with the unpeated edition touting […]
Dewar’s blended whisky has opened a speakeasy they are calling “The Dewar’s Speakeasy – Hidden in Plain Sight” in Singapore at Changi Airport in Terminal 3. The Art Deco-themed speakeasy is aimed at highlighting Dewar’s Double Double Collection [consisting of 20, 26 and 30-year blends] while enticing travelers who may have long wait times to […]
