The Kentucky based Woodford Reserve Distillery, has announced the launch of a new limited-edition release from its Distillery Series. Woodford Reserve Chocolate Whisper Redux (68.7% ABV) which is a 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – matured in new charred American oak casks, is the highest-proof/abv offering from the distillery to date. Chocolate Whisper […]
The Speyside-based Tomintoul Distillery has today announced the launch of a rare, limited-edition release, as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, which pays homage to its first Distillery Manager, Islay Shaw. Tomintoul 1966 Bourbon Single Cask No. 6077 (40.3% ABV) is a single cask, single malt Scotch whisky, which was distilled in October 1966 and […]
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, has announced the launch of its first-ever Bottled-in-Bond release. Bulleit Bottled in Bond (50% ABV) is a 7 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, which was produced under the strict standards of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. For a whiskey to be classed as Bottled-in-Bond, it must meet a strict set of […]
Sustainable distilling experts Organic Architects, have announced that they have submitted a planning application to Highland Council for a new whisky distillery, visitor centre and warehouse on Mulchaich Farm, located in the district of Ferintosh on the Black Isle. The proposal intends to bring distilling back to the heart of this once legendary whisky producing […]
Name: Chris PatemanCompany: Lancaster Spirits Co.Job: Commercial ManagerWebsite: lancasterspirits.co.uk How long have you been working in the whisky industry?My Career & Passion for whisky began in 2012, when I accepted a role as store manager at a brand-new whisky shop in Nottingham. I will be honest; I had limited to no knowledge of whisky when […]
Decant Group, has today announced the official launch of Rey Del Istmo, a new premium, single estate Panamanian rum, that has been harvested, distilled, and aged at Varela Hermanos – the oldest rum distillery in Panama, which was founded in 1908 by Don José Varela Blanco. The inaugural Rey Del Istmo 10 Year Old release […]
Chivas Brothers, has today announced the launch of a new limited-edition bottling from its Chivas Regal range, in collaboration with Grillz artist, Dolly Cohen. Chivas XV x Dolly Cohen (40% ABV) is a 15 Year Old blended Scotch whisky, which comes housed in a special edition caged bottle. Chivas Regal continues to champion the next […]
A little sooner than planned, as we had intended to tie our relaunch with our 15th anniversary in April. However we are absolutely thrilled to unveil and launch the new look of The Whisky Wire. As part of this long-overdue relaunch, we will be introducing a wide array of new content and features in the […]
The Scotch Whisky Association, has today released global export figures that show the value of Scotch exports stood at £5.4bn in 2024. The equivalent of 1.4bn 70cl bottles of Scotch Whisky were exported last year, equating to 44 per second. The figures show a decrease of 3.7% on 2023 exports by value. The Scotch Whisky […]
The Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery, has today announced the launch of a new limited-edition whisky. Filey Bay Orange Wine Barrique (46.2% ABV) is a 7 Year Old single malt, which was initially matured in ex-Bourbon casks for three years and three months, before being re-racked into orange wine casks for a further three years and […]
