Ballantine’s is living in The Moment – with the release of a 40-year-old blended Scotch whisky as the third entry in their 40 Year Old Masterclass Collection celebrating master blenders. Ballantine’s The Moment features a single malt from Miltonduff Distillery as the centerpiece of the new blend and is said to impart notes of coconut, […]
Ballantine’s has added Gorillaz and Kiss to their True Music Icons series lineup – honoring UK-based Gorillaz and USA-based Kiss with a pair of new limited edition whiskies celebrating their contributions to global music culture. Gorillaz and Kiss now join Elton John, John Lennon, AC/DC and Queen in the series lineup. Ballantine’s True Music Icons […]
Ballantine’s will release a pair of tribute scotch whiskies with limited edition label designs highlighting UK legends Elton John and John Lennon as part of their True Music Icons collection. Ballantine’s Finest Elton John Edition label is inspired by his live performance at Dodger Stadium, in Los Angeles, in 1975 while Ballantine’s Finest John Lennon […]
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April 29, 2022 – Pernod Ricard is planning major expansions at its Aberlour and Miltonduff distilleries in Scotland. The two Speyside distilleries will receive a total of £88 million ($110 million USD) in upgrades that will increase production by 14 million liters of alcohol annually. In a news release, the company’s Chivas Brothers unit unveiled plans for an all-new still house at Aberlour, along with a new visitors center to replace the tiny shop at the distillery’s main gate. The distillery’s production will be doubled to nearly eight million liters of alcohol each year using sustainable distilling technology as part Read More »
Ballantine’s Scotch whisky is collaborating with the video game series Borderlands to launch a limited edition bottle of whisky. In their first-ever video game collaboration, Ballantine’s will have a non-player character (NPC) – specifically, the bar mistress, Mad Moxxi – who will also hold the role of chief galactic expansion officer (CGEO). The Ballantine’s x […]
For the second time in the last few months… there is a new product combining two of my favorite things… video games and whiskey… Ballantine’s has introduced a collaboration with Gearbox Entertainment’s Borderlands franchise for the release o…
Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisky an…
