2023

The Glenlivet Gives A Reason To Twist And Shout With Twist & Mix

The Glenlivet has released Twist & Mix – their range of ready-to-serve whisky-based cocktails – featuring Vessl cap technology which, upon twisting to open, sprays “natural flavors” into The Glenlivet single malt whisky contained within the container. The Glenlivet Twist & Mix Cocktails are debuting with a pair of classic cocktails – an Old Fashioned […]

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The Macallan Brings Folio 7 To Travel Retail Venues

The Macallan has released Folio 7 as part of their Archival Series [a series originating in 2015 which showcases advertising campaigns of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s] which will be available exclusively in select worldwide travel retail venues. The Macallan Folio 7 is a single malt Scotch whisky bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 […]

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Bladnoch Has New Ultra-Rare Trio Of Whiskies

Lowland distillery Bladnoch – aka, the oldest working Scotch distillery – has released a trio of ‘ultra-rare’ single malt whiskies called The Samhla Collection [Samhla derived from the Scots Gaelic word meaning ‘symbol’ or ‘likeness’] that is intended to showcase three generations of Bladnoch’s history, which was revived in 2015 after a 200+ year history. […]

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Chivas Adds Some Irish To The Blender

Old school brand Chivas Regal has created a new blend – Chivas Regal 13 Irish Whiskey Cask – that includes some Irish whiskey in the mix. Chivas Extra 13 Irish Whiskey Cask is a traditional Chivas Regal blend of Scotch whiskies but with the added twist of a portion of the blend being finished for […]

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Craigellachie Makes 37 Year Old Available

Speyside distillery Craigellachie has recently made available to a wider market a limited edition 37-year-old single malt Scotch whisky called Craigellachie 37 Years Old Bourbon Cask, after initially only being available in travel retail venues in Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey. Craigellachie 37 Years Old Bourbon Cask was initially aged in re-fill casks before being […]

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Suntory Donates To Maui Fund

Suntory Holdings, which owns Japanese whisky brands such as Hakushu, Hibiki and Yamazaki, will donate $70,000 to the Maui Strong Fund, Hawai’i Community Foundation, as they continue relief efforts after the devastating wildfires which decimated the town of Lahaina earlier this month. Latest estimates put the number of people killed by the wildfires at 111 […]

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Benriach Unveils A Pair Of 40’s

Speyside distillery Benriach has released a pair of 40-year-old single malts – The Forty and Forty Octave Cask Matured. Benriach The Forty was matured in peated casks, bottled at 43.5% alcohol by volume (87 proof) is said to offer notes of dark chocolate, grapefruit, orange, peach, plum and red apple. Benriach The Forty Octave Cask […]

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Buffalo Trace Honors Grandpappy Weller With New Daniel Weller Range

Buffalo Trace Distillery has honored Daniel Weller – the ‘forefather of American whiskey’ and grandfather to William Larue (WL) Weller, who was the first to sell a wheated bourbon in Kentucky – with a new range of bourbons showcasing wheat varieties. Buffalo Trace plans to launch a new limited edition entry every other year in […]

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House Of Suntory Has Hakushu And Yamazaki 18 Year Olds For 100th Birthday

The House of Suntory has released both Hakushu 18 Year Old Peated Malt and an 18-year-old Yamazaki whisky aged in mizunara oak casks as part of their 100th anniversary celebration – Suntory was founded in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii who started making whisky at the Yamazaki distillery, located near Kyoto in Japan. 50 years later, […]

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Beam Suntory Combines Whisky From Three Regions To Produce Ardray

Beam Suntory has created a new three-region blended Scotch called Ardray that combines malt and grain whiskies from the Highlands, Lowlands and Islay Scotch whisky-producing regions of Scotland. Beam Suntory owns the Ardmore, Auchentoshan, Bowmore and Laphroaig Scotch distilleries and, in a collaboration with Scottish spirits company Edrington [owner of Glenrothes, Highland Park and The […]

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