Of all the factors that give whiskey its signature traits, maturation is arguably the most underappreciated. I suppose it’s a moot point for some distilleries, especially those that employ climate-controlled warehouses to age their products with uber c…
Johnnie Walker has collaborated with nightlife discovery app Dusk for a free giveaway promotion of Johnnie’s & Lemonades at select UK venues – the year-long collaboration will hand out 270,000 Johnnie & Lemonades given away at participating UK venues. The Dusk app offers its users the chance to claim one free drink a day, as […]
The world was not exactly clamoring for it but Heaven Hill has released a peach-flavored version of Black Velvet Canadian whisky. Black Velvet Peach, bottled at 35% alcohol by volume [70 proof] now joins Black Velvet’s other whisky flavors which include Black Velvet Apple and Black Velvet Toasted Caramel. Black Velvet Peach is being made […]
Ian Macleod Distillers has released a 31-year-old single malt from long-dormant Lowlands distillery Rosebank [the casks were salvaged from the Rosebank distillery in Falkirk, Scotland, before it closed in 1993]. Ian Macleod Distillers acquired the Rosebank site in October 2017, with plans to re-open the distillery in early 2023. The Rosebank 31 Years Old single […]
Scotch whisky giant, Johnnie Walker, has peered into the future and released their Blue Label Cities of the Future 2220 series – representing their vision of nine world cities and the planet Mars two centuries from now on Johnnie Walker Blue Label whiskies. Johnnie Walker Blue Label Cities of the Future 2220 features the cities […]
UK-based bottler, Whyte & Mackay, has released a 2022 limited edition Fettercairn 16 Years Old single malt whisky – the third limited release of an annual series featuring 16-year-old single malts. The 2022 Fettercairn 16 Years Old was initially matured in a first-fill Oloroso sherry cask, followed by a first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry cask, and […]
Diageo has released Mortlach Midnight Malt – a 30-year-old whisky aged in three different casks of Calvados, rum and wine. Mortlach Midnight Malt was initially aged in both refill American oak and European oak casks before being split into the trio of different seasoned casks that formerly held Bordeaux wine, Calvados and Guatemalan rum, bottled […]
Irish whiskey giant, Bushmills, has released their 10-bottle 2022 Causeway Collection – including a 33-year-old Port finish, the oldest whiskey ever released by The Old Bushmills Distillery. The other nine bottles in the Bushmills 2022 Causeway Collection include two Madeira-finished whiskies, a 25-year-old and a 30-year-old, as well as an 11-year-old Cognac cask-finished whiskey and […]
UK-based distillery Silent Pool has released Woodcutter’s Daughter Transatlantic Rye Whiskey – a blended rye made with a combination of USA and British rye. Silent Pool Woodcutter’s Daughter Transatlantic Rye Whiskey used a combination of British and USA ryes with the British rye intended to capture the ‘essence’ of the Surrey Hills countryside while the […]
In January 2018, I published my first “Wild Turkey Wish List.” I’m happy to report that four years later, another wish has been granted – the return of Wild Turkey 101 12-Year. After a ten-year hiatus that seemed like forever, the fan-favorite ex…
