Knob Creek Bourbon has released Knob Creek 18 Years Old – their oldest bourbon to date – as part of the 30th anniversary of Knob Creek and the Small Batch Bourbon Collection. Knob Creek 18 Years Old was bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to have notes of caramelized oak […]
Highland distillery The GlenDronach has released a 28-year-old single malt, The GlenDronach Grandeur Batch 11. The GlenDronach Grandeur Batch 11 was matured in both Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 48.9% alcohol by volume [97.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of black cherry, manuka honey, roasted almond and walnut. The GlenDronach […]
House of Suntory will release the limited edition Hibiki Blossom Harmony – Japanese whisky that was finished in sakura wood casks to coincide and celebrate the sakura blossom season in spring in Japan. Hibiki Blossom Harmony was bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of acacia honey, olive […]
Last month, I participated in a press trip for the release of Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse. It may not surprise readers who know me, but up to that point I’d never attended a press trip. I suppose it’s the price you pay when your writing focus is…
The UK-based division of Amber Beverage Group has released five bottlings of both the Akashi and Togouchi Japanese whisky brands in the UK. Togouchi is made at Sakurao Brewery & Distillery, a small distillery in Hatsukaichi, located in southern Japan, which normally produces sake and only began producing whisky in 1990. The Togouchi range includes […]
Irish Distillers has released a limited edition Irish whiskey made using Irish oats and malt called Method and Madness Oats and Malt. Irish Distillers Method and Madness Oats and Malt Irish whiskey is the second release from the ‘experimental’ micro-distillery in Midleton, County Cork, was triple-distilled in copper pot stills using a mash bill of […]
UK-based Never Say Die has released what they are claiming to be the first English bourbon. Never Say Die bourbon was distilled and matured four years in Kentucky, then “ocean-aged” on a six-week trip across the Atlantic, before finishing its maturation at the White Peak Distillery in Derbyshire, England, where it was bottled at cask […]
The English Whisky Company has released a 15 Year Old single malt whisky to commemorate their 15th anniversary – and TEWC claims it is also the oldest publicly available English whisky. The English Whisky Company 15 Year Old single malt has been matured in an ex-Oloroso sherry cask, bottled at 57.6% alcohol by volume [115.2 […]
Spirits industry giant Diageo has released the 2022 version of their Elusive Expressions Special Releases whisky collection – comprised of eight aged whiskies hand selected by master blender Dr. Craig Wilson. The 2022 Elusive Expression Special Releases are: Mortlach (Speyside, 57.8% alcohol by volume – 115.6 proof – $270 per bottle) Talisker 11-Year-Old (Isle of […]
Speyside distillery, The Macallan has released a limited edition James Bond 60th Anniversary collection of single malt whiskies to mark six decades of the iconic film franchise. [In celebration, Amazon will be offering all 25 James Bond films beginning tomorrow on Amazon Prime]. The Macallan James Bond 60th Anniversary series comprises six bottles in individually […]
