The Dalmore Reveals The Collectible And The Rare

The Dalmore has collaborated with Scottish design museum V&A Dundee and released a pair of whiskies – The Collectible and The Rare – for their Luminary Series. The Dalmore The Rare is a 49-year-old Highland single malt and it lives up to its name as only three were created for the whisky matured in ex-bourbon […]

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The Dalmore has collaborated with Scottish design museum V&A Dundee and released a pair of whiskies – The Collectible and The Rare – for their Luminary Series.

The Dalmore The Rare is a 49-year-old Highland single malt and it lives up to its name as only three were created for the whisky matured in ex-bourbon American white oak casks, finished in a blend of Port Colhieta 1963, Apostoles Sherry, select bourbon and hybrid casks before being bottled at 40.6% alcohol by volume [81.2 proof].

The Dalmore The Collectible is a 16-year-old Highland single malt, which is more readily available [20,000 bottles] and was matured in ex-bourbon casks, finished in a blend of Graham’s Tawny Port and Apostoles Sherry casks, and partially finished in peated, ex-refill bourbon casks before being bottled at 48.6% alcohol by volume [97.2 proof] and will be available for $345 per bottle.

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Woodford Reserve Doubles Down With Triple Finish And Batch Proof

Brown-Forman-owned Woodford Reserve has released a pair of bourbons – Sonoma Triple Finish and Batch Proof Series 121.2 – for travel retail venues. Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Sonoma Triple Finish is finished in former Sonoma County Pinot Noir, brandy, and bourbon barrels previously used for aging red wine and is said to offer notes of […]

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Brown-Forman-owned Woodford Reserve has released a pair of bourbons – Sonoma Triple Finish and Batch Proof Series 121.2 – for travel retail venues.

Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Sonoma Triple Finish is finished in former Sonoma County Pinot Noir, brandy, and bourbon barrels previously used for aging red wine and is said to offer notes of cinnamon, pineapple and vanilla.

Woodford Reserve Batch Proof Series 121.2 originates from more than 100 different Woodford Reserve barrels, is bottled at 60.6% alcohol by volume (121.2 proof) and is said to offer notes of brown sugar, cinnamon, citrus, pecans and vanilla bean.

Both bourbons are being made available for $150 per bottle.

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Torabhaig Produces Hill Of Peat

Isle of Skye-based Torabhaig Distillery has released a Hill of Peat – otherwise known as Cnoc Na Mòine (Gaelic for ‘hill of peat) – as the third installment in their Legacy Series. Torabhaig Cnoc Na Moine was matured in a combination of Pedro Ximenéz and Oloroso sherry-seasoned casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 […]

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Isle of Skye-based Torabhaig Distillery has released a Hill of Peat – otherwise known as Cnoc Na Mòine (Gaelic for ‘hill of peat) – as the third installment in their Legacy Series.

Torabhaig Cnoc Na Moine was matured in a combination of Pedro Ximenéz and Oloroso sherry-seasoned casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of, obviously, peat smoke, along with cedar, leather, pepper and vanilla.

Only 90,000 bottles of Torabhaig Cnoc Na Mòine are being made available for $70 per bottle worldwide.

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Jack And Ginger Come To The Party

Jack Daniel’s is bringing Jack and Ginger – in the form of Jack & Ginger Ale canned cocktail – to the party as the latest addition to the Tennessee distilling behemoth’s roster of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails. Jack & Ginger Ale, is available at 7% alcohol by volume [14 proof] with a single 355ml can being […]

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Jack Daniel’s is bringing Jack and Ginger – in the form of Jack & Ginger Ale canned cocktail – to the party as the latest addition to the Tennessee distilling behemoth’s roster of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails.

Jack & Ginger Ale, is available at 7% alcohol by volume [14 proof] with a single 355ml can being priced at $3.50 while a four-pack will be priced at $13.

Jack & Ginger Ale joins Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola, Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, and Jack Honey & Lemonade on the Jack Daniel’s RTD roster. Jack Daniel’s first released a Jack and soda RTD but then collaborated with Coca-Cola specifically in June 2022.

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Renegades and Raconteurs

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In whiskey enthusiasm, each day is an adventure inching you closer to an even greater adventure. The key is finding friends to share those adventures with.

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Yellowstone Reveals Rum Cask Finish Bourbon

Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery has released a Yellowstone Rum Cask Finish Bourbon as part of their Special Finishes Collection. Yellowstone Rum Cask Finish was matured for four years, finished in Cuban rum casks, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to offer notes of cloves, crème brûlée, honey and tobacco. Yellowstone […]

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Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery has released a Yellowstone Rum Cask Finish Bourbon as part of their Special Finishes Collection.

Yellowstone Rum Cask Finish was matured for four years, finished in Cuban rum casks, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to offer notes of cloves, crème brûlée, honey and tobacco.

Yellowstone Rum Cask Finish is being made available in Europe, the UK and the USA for $50 per 750ml bottle.

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Lochlea Unleashes Ploughing Edition

Lochlea has released Ploughing Edition Second Crop – a peated single malt that was aged in former Islay casks. Lochlea Ploughing Edition Second Crop was bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, summer hay and, of course, the smoky traces of peat embers. Lochlea Ploughing Edition […]

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Lochlea has released Ploughing Edition Second Crop – a peated single malt that was aged in former Islay casks.

Lochlea Ploughing Edition Second Crop was bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, summer hay and, of course, the smoky traces of peat embers.

Lochlea Ploughing Edition Second Crop is being made available for $66 per bottle.

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Tobermory Reveals 26-Year-Old

Tobermory has released a 26-year=old whisky finished in Oloroso sherry casks as part of their Hebridean Series – the whisky originates from a 2008 15-year-old release that was left in the same casks to mature for another 11 years. Tobermory’s 26-year-old is said to contain notes of honey, toffee and walnuts. Only 4,560 bottles are […]

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Tobermory has released a 26-year=old whisky finished in Oloroso sherry casks as part of their Hebridean Series – the whisky originates from a 2008 15-year-old release that was left in the same casks to mature for another 11 years.

Tobermory’s 26-year-old is said to contain notes of honey, toffee and walnuts.

Only 4,560 bottles are being made available for $470 per bottle via the distillery’s website.

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Jameson Brings Out The Green Bus For St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow – March 17, 2024 – but Jameson Irish Whiskey is beginning the celebration today with a big green bus that will tour throughout east London with BAFTA-award-winning Irish comedienne,, actress and brand ambassador Aisling Bea promoting the occasion. On Saturday, March 16, 2024, Bea will greet passengers onboard the double-decker […]

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St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow – March 17, 2024 – but Jameson Irish Whiskey is beginning the celebration today with a big green bus that will tour throughout east London with BAFTA-award-winning Irish comedienne,, actress and brand ambassador Aisling Bea promoting the occasion.

On Saturday, March 16, 2024, Bea will greet passengers onboard the double-decker bus, which is decorated in Jameson imagery and fitted with a bar where guests can enjoy Jameson, ginger and lime cocktails.

Potential passengers can get a seat on the bus by signing up to a competition on Jameson’s Instagram account or just observe the tour as it begins at The Auld Shillelagh in Stoke Newington, before making its way to the Swift Shoreditch for some Irish Coffee and then finishing up at Boxpark Shoreditch for a Paddy’s Day party.

After the conclusion of the tour, the bus will be parked outside London’s King’s Cross Station from 12pm to 6pm on St Patrick’s Day, where innocent passersby will be able to enjoy a free Jameson, ginger and lime cocktail, as well as the chance to win bar tabs and Jameson merchandise.

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Bushmills Douses Blues With Hill Street Edition

With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, Irish whiskeymaker Bushmills has released a 36-year-old whiskey – Bushmills Hill Street Edition – but only for those who can be in Belfast this weekend. Bushmills Hill Street edition is a 36-year-old Irish whiskey, re-casked in a sherry hogshead in 2001, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume […]

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With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, Irish whiskeymaker Bushmills has released a 36-year-old whiskey – Bushmills Hill Street Edition – but only for those who can be in Belfast this weekend.

Bushmills Hill Street edition is a 36-year-old Irish whiskey, re-casked in a sherry hogshead in 2001, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to offer notes of almond, cinnamon, clove, dark chocolate and honey.

Only a mere 208 bottles of Bushmills Hill Street Edition are being offered for your potential St. Patrick’s Day enjoyment and only if you happen to find yourself in Belfast, where it will be made available exclusively for a whopping $6,330 per bottle.

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