Today is Lagavulin Day, the opening event at the annual Fèis Ìle festival on the famous whisky island of Islay. Each distillery on the island hosts a special day and release a limited edition whisky to celebrate. Lagavulin is always the first which mak…
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…
Both spirit giants Brown-Forman and Diageo have joined the growing list of companies that will cease operations in Russia in response to the unprovoked Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Brown-Forman – producer of both Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey and Finlandia vodka -and Diageo – producer of Johnnie Walker blended whisky and Ketel One vodka – […]
In a move targeting college kids too lazy to mix whiskey and coke themselves… Diageo brand Bulleit has introduced two ready to serve crafted cocktails, an Old Fashioned and a Manhattan. Adam Geissler, Bulleit Brand Ambassador says:It can take ti…
I.W. Harper has introduced a new spirit to its collection, Cabernet Cask Reserve, where Kentucky Straight Bourbon and California cabernet cask-finishing come together in exquisite harmony. Aged for four years, Cabernet Cask Reserve is curated in new charred American oak barrels, then finished in luxury California Cabernet Sauvignon casks and bottled at Stitzel-Weller Distillery. Tasting […]
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Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker has released a limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label bottle for Chinese New Year. Johnnie Walker collaborated with Chinese artist Shan Jiang to commemorate the Year of the Tiger – which begins on February 1, 2022. Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a small batch whisky created with a blend of whiskies sourced […]
This new whisky is the second bottling in the rare super premium Epicurean Odyssey series from The Singleton range of single malts. The Singleton of Glen Ord 39 years old follows an inaugural release that was bottled at 38 years of age and has been cre…
Actor Gael Garcia Bernal was victorious in a legal tussle against Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker after the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that Diageo must compensate García Bernal for the unauthorized use of his image in a 2013 Johnnie Walker campaign that used García Bernal’s image as well as those of his family without consent. According to […]
Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker blended whisky has released Master’s of Flavour – the 48-year-aged third and final entry of their Masters series. Johnnie Walker Master’s of Flavour was composed of whiskies from ghost distilleries such as Glyn Albyn, Port Dundas, Brora [recently revived] and Glenury Royal – all of which have been aged for at least […]
