It’s been some time since I reviewed a Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon private selection, so I thought I’d change that today. Back in November, I visited North Augusta Wine & Beverage, a local bottle shop, and discovered a 2025 Camp Nelson …
Is Russell’s Reserve 13 Spring 2025 worth spending $200 when you can buy Wild Turkey Rare Breed for $70 or less?
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Dublin-based Cobblestone has created Irished Up – the ‘world’s first’ cold brew Irish Coffee in a can – to help navigate the 2025 holiday season. Cobblestone’s ready-to-drink [RTD] Irished Up consists of Colombian coffee and small-batch Irish single malt whiskey [Cobblestone recently purchased a pair of Irish whiskey distilleries] and boasts 12.5% alcohol by volume […]
Hennessy is preparing for the next animal on the Chinese New Year calendar – upcoming arrival of the Year of the Horse in 2026 – with the release of a collection of limited edition Cognacs showcasing equine designs, including Hennessy VSOP, James Hennessy, Hennessy XO and Hennessy Paradis. All Hennessy Chinese New Year 2026 limited […]
Speyside-based Benriach Distillery has released Shades of Smoke – a 31-year-old limited edition single malt – and the inaugural installment in their new Shades of Smoke collection. Benriach 31 Year Old Shades of Smoke Edition One was bottled at 48.1% alcohol by volume [96.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, chocolate, hibiscus, […]
Royal Salute gets fashionable with the release of Royal Salute 21 Year Old Harris Reed Edition II – a limited edition whisky blend collaboration with fashion designer Harris Reed. Royal Salute 21 Year Old Harris Reed Edition II is a blend of whiskies from Braeval, Longmorn and Strathclyde distilleries with an emphasis on Longmorn. Royal […]
Newly-formed Edinburgh-based independent bottler Tailored Spirits has released the second installment of their Experimental Series of limited edition whiskies from Scottish distilleries. Tailored Spirits was founded in 2024 by Adam Harding, Tom Costello, and Carl Johnstone and collaborates with private clients and businesses worldwide in the luxury whisky space. Tailored Spirits Experimental Series newest releases […]
England-based Cotswolds Distillery has released Highgrove Evergreen – a single malt using Plumage Archer barley sourced from King Charles III’s Highgrove Estate. Cotswolds Distillery Highgrove Evergreen was matured in a combination of ex-bourbon casks and STR (shaved, toasted, re-charred) red wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to exude […]
Buffalo Trace Distillery has sent their 2025 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC) across the pond to the UK market as Buffalo Trace celebrates the 25th anniversary of the BTAC’s birth in 2000. To commemorate the occasion, Buffalo Trace will host an exclusive consumer tasting at Buffalo Trace Distillery in London’s Covent Garden this month where […]
Highland-based Tomatin Distillery has released Creation #7 – the seventh version of Cù Bòcan, their annually-created experimental single malt which celebrates their peated whisky production at the distillery. Tomatin Cù Bòcan Creation #7 was matured in both Pineau des Charentes Rouge and American virgin oak casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and […]
