Diageo-owned House of Buchanan has released a new blended, flavored whisky — Buchanan’s Pineapple. House of Buchanan’s Pineapple boasts notes of caramel, vanilla and, of course, pineapple. House of Buchanan’s whisky is popular in the Hispanic American community and the new Buchanan’s Pineapple blended flavored whisky is recommended to be used in cocktails such as […]
Diageo-owned Crown Royal has enlisted former Nirvana and current Foo Fighters musical artist, Dave Grohl for their upcoming Super Bowl commercial in which they thank Canada for a myriad of inventions. Grohl – who is not Canadian – proceeds to rattle off a list of artists, domestic items, foods, sports and gadgets originating in the […]
The Special Releases are an annual set of bottlings released by Diageo – Scotland’s largest producer of whisky. The collection of whiskies appears each Autumn and has been given a theme for the last couple of years. The 2022 edition has bee…
Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker has issued a cocktail contest challenge to bartenders worldwide – provide the best recipe for a cocktail using Johnnie Walker Black Label – those selected as the best recipes will get the chance to win an exclusive three-night immersive Black Label experience in Scotland at Diageo’s Johnnie Walker headquarters in Edinburgh. To […]
January 2, 2023 – “For contributions to the Scotch Whisky industry and the community on Islay.” Eleven words that describe a six-decade career in the whisky industry, but not nearly enough to describe Jim McEwan’s career. McEwan was named a member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in King Charles’s first New Year’s Honours List along with Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes, who will be knighted for his services to the business community and equality. “To receive an award like that completely floored me…I never ever, ever, ever, anticipated anything like that, McEwan said in a telephone interview with Read More »
The 29th episode of the Bourbon & Banter podcast – Snickerdoodle, Snickerdoodle, Snickerdoodle – is now available for your listening and drinking pleasure. The holidays are right around the corner, so we’re camped out at the pie table. You know, th…
PRESS RELEASE DIRECTLY FROM DIAGEO 2 November 2022: Today, Diageo announces it has acquired Balcones Distilling (‘Balcones’), a Texas craft distiller and one of the leading producers of American Single Malt Whisky in the United States. Founded in Waco, Texas in 2008, Balcones is a celebrated player in the emerging whisk(e)y movement in Texas, with a […]
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The Islay distillery of Lagavulin celebrates its continuing sponsorship of the Hebridean island’s jazz festival with this pair of limited edition releases. It is the first time that two whiskies have been released for the annual event, which was held b…
The full set is available for purchase, but U.S. scotch lovers can also obtain four of the individual bottles on their own.
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