House of Suntory will release the limited edition Hibiki Blossom Harmony – Japanese whisky that was finished in sakura wood casks to coincide and celebrate the sakura blossom season in spring in Japan. Hibiki Blossom Harmony was bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of acacia honey, olive […]
UK-based Berry Bros & Rudd has released the newest additions to their Nordic Cask whisky series – five casks from Nordic-based distilleries including a cross-Nordic blend. The cross-Nordic blend is Vindõga Blended Nordic Malt Whisky (59% alcohol by volume – 118 proof) emerging from ex-sherry-matured casks. The remaining four whiskies in the series include Denmark’s […]
UK-based bottler, Whyte & Mackay, has released a 2022 limited edition Fettercairn 16 Years Old single malt whisky – the third limited release of an annual series featuring 16-year-old single malts. The 2022 Fettercairn 16 Years Old was initially matured in a first-fill Oloroso sherry cask, followed by a first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry cask, and […]
Speyside area Scotch whisky distillery Tamdhu has released a limited edition addition to their Batch Strength series – Batch Strength No 007. Tamdhu Batch Strength No 007 was matured in Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, then bottled at 57.5% alcohol by volume [115 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, praline, raspberry […]
Lochlea Distillery has released Our Barley – a single malt whisky matured in three different cask types. Lochlea Our Barley was initially matured in first-fill bourbon barrels, followed by a stint in shaved, toasted and re-charred (STR) barriques and finished off in Oloroso sherry butts before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] […]
Courvoisier has released a new cognac – Courvisier Mizunara – finished in Japanese mizunara casks.
Courvisier Mizunara Cognac was made using Grand Champagne – a cru from the Cognac region – and aged in French oak barrels before …
The Famous Grouse has released Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish – a blended Speyside malt whisky finished in sherry-seasoned casks. Speyside malts were matured in Sherry-seasoned, European oak casks to craft Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish features Speyside malts matured in sherry-seasoned casks from Jerez, Spain for two years and is said to contain notes […]
Dublin-based Glendalough Distillery has released a seven-year-old single malt Irish whiskey finished in Japanese mizunara casks from the island of Hokkaido. Glendalough 7 Year Old Single Malt Mizunara Finish was bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, dark chocolate orange and sandalwood. Glendalough 7 Year Old […]
Highland-based distillery Tomatin has released a 16-year-old Scotch whisky matured in Moscatel wine casks. Tomatin 16-Year-Old was matured in Portuguese Moscatel wine barriques, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, ginger and orange marmalade. Tomatin 16-Year-Old is being made available exclusively at worldwide travel retail […]
I’m not the biggest fan of Tomatin, so when this Tomatin 14 Years Port Casks was recommended to me I hesitated just a bit. But, in the end, since the people recommending it (Nate and Joel) know a thing or three about whisky, I decided to give it a go. Both have good taste and […]
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