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Tamdhu Adds Fourth To Cigar Malt Series

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Speyside distillery Tamdhu has released Cigar Malt IV – the fourth addition to their Cigar Malt single malt batch series. Tamdhu Cigar Malt IV was matured in both Oloroso sherry casks and first-fill European oak sherry casks, bottled at 53.8% alcohol by volume [107.6 proof] and is said to offer notes of crème brûlée, ginger […]

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Tamdhu Unveils Forty Three And Dedicated Collection

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Speyside distillery Tamdhu has released Forty Three – a 43-year-old single malt whisky matured in Oloroso sherry casks – as the start of their Dedicated Collection, which showcases the distillery’s ‘oldest, rarest and most limited’ whiskies, all of which were exclusively matured in Oloroso sherry casks. Tamdhu Forty Three originated from water from a natural […]

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Chivas Adds Some Irish To The Blender

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

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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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Bladnoch Releases The Dragon

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Bladnoch – Scotland’s oldest privately-owned whisky distillery – has released five single malts that will comprise what they are calling The Dragon Series [a reference to the dragon curve, a mathematical term for a fractional curve]. Bladnoch I in the Dragon Series is called The Field [relating the journey from field to distillery], was matured […]

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Glenmorangie Issues 12-Year-Old Amontillado Cask Finish

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It may seem like WC is promoting Glenmorangie this month after WC recently reviewed Nectar d’Or – but it is genuine coincidence that the Highland single malt brand has released a 12-year-old whisky finished in Amontillado Sherry casks as the fourth entry in their Barrel Select Release series of small batch single malts. Glenmorangie Amontillado […]

Smokehead Goes Terminado

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Ian Macleod Distillers has released Smokehead Terminado – an Islay single malt whisky finished in tequila casks. Smokehead Tequila Cask Terminado was finished in tequila casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to offer notes of barbecued pineapple, blood orange, lime, peach and toffee. Smokehead Tequila Cask Terminado is being […]

Ardbeg Offers Smoketrails

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Islay distillery Ardbeg has released Smoketrails Manzanilla Edition – a whisky created using Manzanilla sherry casks from Spain. Ardbeg Smoketrails Manzanilla Edition was matured in both American oak casks, and Manzanilla sherry casks from Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of Brazil […]

The GlenDronach Reveals 28-Year-Old Single Malt

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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 […]

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