Ireland-based Walsh Whiskey has released Writers’ Tears Ice Wine Cask Finish, created in a collaboration with Canadian winery Inniskillin, based in Ontario. Writers’ Tears Ice Wine Cask Finish is the result of Writers’ Tears Copper Pot poured into Inniskillin ice wine casks and finished for 12 months before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume […]
Islay distillery Smokehead has released Twisted Stout – a limited edition single malt Scotch whisky partly finished in stout casks. Smokehead Twisted Stout has been partly finished in stout casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of chocolate, coffee, toasted marshmallows and toffee. Smokehead Twisted Stout is […]
Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker – global purveyor of blended Scotch whisky – is promoting their spirit by imploring consumers to ‘Keep Walking’ as more bars and pubs open up worldwide in emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic. The video promotion features a mash-up of famous songs including Run DMC and Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way”, Loretta Lynn’s “These […]
You know you’ve had a remarkable trip when you carry your journey beyond its destination. As my final plane touched down in Tuesday’s early morning hours, I was happy to be home. And as physically exhausted as I was (still am), I found it difficult to …
Lowland-based Lochlea Distillery has released their inaugural single malt Scotch whisky – appropriately titled, Lochlea Single Malt First Release. Lochlea Distillery is located in Ayrshire, on the site of the former home of Scottish poet Robert Burns, who lived there from 1774-1784. Lochlea Single Malt First Release was matured in both first-fill ex-bourbon casks and […]
Dublin-based Teeling Distillery has released the fourth single malt in their Renaissance series – an 18-year-old finished in ex-Pineau des Charentes wine casks. The Renaissance series was designed to celebrate the ‘true global renaissance’ of Teeling, Dublin and Irish whiskey. Teeling Renaissance 18 Year Old was matured in ex-bourbon barrels for more than 16 years […]
Speyside distillery Glen Moray has released 1998 Barolo Finish – a single malt whisky finished in ex-Barolo wine casks – as the third addition to their Warehouse 1 Collection. Glen Moray’s Warehouse 1, is claimed to be home to the distillery’s ‘innovative’ maturing casks and Barolo wine is produced from Nebbiolo grapes in the Piedmont […]
Brittany, France-based Celtic Whisky Distillery has released a blended whisky called Gwalarn – honoring the distillery’s practice of collecting whiskies in the Celtic region and blending them in Brittany. Celtic Gwalarn is subsequently diluted with natural mineral water that flows through the region’s pink granite rocks, which are said to impart notes of gingerbread, honey, […]
It’s been a few years since we last saw Tyrone’s rickhouse K available in Wild Turkey’s private barrel program. Needless to say, I was elated to learn we’d be seeing it again in 2021. What makes K so special? For starters, I’ve long referred to K…
UK-based The Lakes Distillery has released Recuerdo – a limited edition single malt addition to their Whiskymaker’s Editions series. The Lakes Recuerdo was matured in ex-sherry casks, bottled at 57% alcohol by volume [114 proof] and is said to contain notes of almond, dark chocolate and orange. Only 900 bottles of The Lakes Recuerdo are […]
