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Blood Oath Takes Pact 8

Luxco-produced Blood Oath has released Blood Oath: Pact 8 – a Calvados-finished bourbon blend which is the latest addition to their series. Blood Oath: Pact 8 is a blend of a trio of bourbons – a 14-year-old ryed Bourbon, an 11-year-old ryed Bourbon and an eight-year-old ryed Bourbon finished in Calvados casks – and is […]

Bowmore Allows You To Time Travel Back To 1969

Islay distillery Bowmore has released a limited edition 1969 single malt – the fourth and final whisky in their Vaults Series. Bowmore 1969 was matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads and is said to contain notes of almond, apple, citrus, coconut, honey, lemon and vanilla. Now the bad news….only 339 bottles of Bowmore […]

Ardbeg Goes ‘Ardcore With Limited Edition Single Malt

Islay distillery Ardbeg has released a limited edition single malt called Ardcore for this year’s Fèis Ìle [Festival of Music and Malt] festival. ‘Ardcore will be released to commemorate Ardbeg Day – which is held on the final Saturday of the Fèis Ìle – which runs from May 27 to June 4, 2022. Ardbeg Day […]

Benriach Unveils Quartet Of Whiskies

Speyside distillery Benriach is releasing four malt whiskies – Benriach Quarter Cask, Benriach Smoky Quarter Cask, Benriach Triple Distilled Ten and Benriach 22 Year Old Triple Distilled – exclusively for worldwide travel retail venues. Benriach 22 Year Old Triple Distilled is said to contain notes of caramel, cherry, date, mocha, orange peel and red apple […]

Craigellachie Reveals 13-Year-Old Armagnac Cask Finish

Speyside distillery Craigellachie has released a new 13-year-old single malt whisky finished in an Armagnac cask as the inaugural Scotch in their newly-formed Cask Collection which showcases spirits produced using coil condensers, an old method of condensing liquid. Craigellachie 13 Years Old Armagnac Cask Finish was matured in a combination of refill and re-charred bourbon […]

Jameson Unveils 15-Year-Old Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Jameson has released Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still – as part of their new Jameson Anthology collection which begins with Jameson Remastered Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still. Jameson Remastered Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still was matured between 15 and 17 years in American bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry butts, […]

GlenAllachie Adds Trio To Their Virgin Oak Series

Speyside distillery GlenAllachie has added a trio of new limited edition whiskies to their Virgin Oak Series – a 15-year-old Scottish Virgin Oak Finish, a 10-year-old French Virgin Oak Finish, and a 10-year-old Chinquapin Virgin Oak Finish – all bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof]. The GlenAllachie 15-year-old Scottish Virgin Oak Finish was […]

The Famous One Found At Amazon

The Famous Grouse has released their first online-exclusive – at Amazon – blended Scotch whisky entitled The Famous One. The Famous One is a blend of grain and malt whiskies aged in a mix of sherry-seasoned American oak casks and ex-bourbon American oak barrels, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said […]

Carlow Counting The Days

Helsinki-based Anora Group has released their inaugural Irish whiskey blend – Carlow Counting Days – in Sweden. The reference is to the whiskey being sourced from County Carlow in Ireland. Carlow Counting Days was matured for 1,097 days in ex-bourbon barrels, then A splash of whiskey from Carlow aged for 1,462 days has also been […]

Lochlea Debuts Single Malt

Lochlea Distillery has released their first Scotch whisky – Sowing Edition [in a nod to spring as the barley seed sowing season] – in a newly planned annual seasonal series. Lochlea Distillery’s Sowing Edition whisky was matured in first-fill bourbon barrels, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes […]

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