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Glengoyne Reveals Another Teapot Dram

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Glengoyne Distillery has released another batch of whisky – the 10th – in their limited edition Teapot Dram series in which they honor an old distillery tradition where workers received daily drams throughout their shifts. Glengoyne Teapot Dram Batch No 010 was matured exclusively in first-fill European and American Oak sherry casks, bottled at 59.4% […]

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Cotswolds Distillery Tends To The Royal Gardens With Highgrove Single Malt

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Cotswolds Distillery has released a single malt whisky with heritage Plumage Archer barley, grown at the Highgrove Estate, the private residence of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Cotswold Highgrove Royal Gardens Single Malt Whisky began life from a vatting of Cotswolds Distillery single malt whisky, Plumage Archer barley was introduced to yield a ‘subtle […]

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Berry Bros & Rudd Offers 25 Senses Of Places

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London-based Berry Bros & Rudd has released Coasts & Shores – the second installment of their A Sense of Place whisky collection, with this installment celebrating 25 whiskies from 12 worldwide coastal distilleries. Berry Bros & Rudd’s Coasts & Shores includes whiskies from the famous coastal distillery locales such as Islay, famed for its smoky […]

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The Glenlivet Unveils the Groundbreaker Collection

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The Glenlivet has unveiled their Groundbreaker Collection – which debuts with a single malt whisky finished in red wine casks, a first for The Glenlivet – meant exclusively for global travel retail venues. Chapter One of The Glenlivet Groundbreaker Collection is a single malt Scotch whisky initially matured in both European red wine casks and […]

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Woodford Reserve Reserves Time For Madeira Cask Finish

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Woodford Reserve has released a new blended bourbon finished in fortified wine casks from Portugal – Madeira Cask Finish – as part of their Master’s Collection [the 20th in the series]. Woodford Reserve Madeira Cask Finish blends bourbon, rye and wheat whiskies that were finished in Madeira barrels with Woodford’s straight wheat whiskey, bottled at […]

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Johnnie Walker Visits The Ice Chalet

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Johnnie Walker has collaborated with luxury skiwear designer Perfect Moment for the launch of their limited edition blended whisky, Blue Label Ice Chalet. Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ice Chalet is inspired by ‘Blue Hour’ – the moment between sunset and twilight on the slopes when skiing turns to apres-skiing. Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ice Chalet […]

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Bunnahabhain Launches 21-Year-Old To Debut Cask Strength Series

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Islay distillery Bunnahabhain has released a 21-year-old single malt finished in Pedro Ximenez casks as the first whisky in their new cask-strength range. Bunnahabhain 21-Year-Old Pedro Ximénez (PX) Cask Finish is made by combining 21 casks from the distillery’s coastal warehouse no.9 and was initially aged in ex-Oloroso sherry butts before being finished for 21 […]

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Teeling Rising To The Occasion

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Dublin-based Irish whiskeymaker Teeling has released the third entry in their Rising Reserve Series of limited edition 21-year-old single malts. The third bottling in the Rising Reserve Series was aged for 18 years in ex-bourbon barrels, finished for three years in ex-ruby Port wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is […]

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Michter’s 2024 Legacy Series Travels Across The Pond

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Louisville, Kentucky-based Michter’s Distillery is crossing the pond to bring a pair of limited edition 2024 Legacy Series bourbons – Bomberger’s Declaration and Shenk’s Homestead Sour Mash – to the UK market. The Michter’s Legacy Series celebrates the distillery founder – Swiss Mennonite farmer John Shenk [who founded Shenk’s Distillery in Pennsylvania] – with the […]

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Russell’s Reserve Goes To Camp

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Russell’s Reserve Bourbon goes to Camp Nelson B – the third entry in their Single Rickhouse series – and the highest ABV Russell’s Reserve has released to date at a whopping 60.1% [120.2 proof] alcohol by volume. The 2024 release comes from Camp Nelson Rickhouse B is claimed to have benefited from higher elevation and […]

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