Lowland distillery Lochlea has released Ploughing Edition – their first peated single malt. Lochlea’s Ploughing Edition joins Sowing Edition [March 2022], Harvest Edition [September 2022] and Fallow Edition [November 2022] and completes their First Crop Series. Lochlea’s Ploughing Edition was matured in a combination of ex-Islay barrels and peated quarter casks, bottled at 46% alcohol […]
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 »
A bottle of Ardbeg whisky from 1974 – specifically, Single Cask Ardbeg #2742, filled on June 14, 1974 and bottled on September 20, 2005 – sold for $39,893 at auction, the most-ever paid for a bottle from the Islay distillery. Single Cask Ardbeg #2742 was one of 36 bottles from cask #2742, which were originally […]
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 […]
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 […]
This new whisky hails from the family-owned farm distillery of Kilchoman, which is on the famous whisky island of Islay. It is the 12th edition of their award-winning annual 100% Islay bottling, which uses barley grown on the family farm and local wate…
This new whisky is the latest limited edition exclusive from Islay distillery of Ardbeg. The Ardbeg Hypernova is pitched as the smokiest Ardbeg single malt ever and is only available to Ardbeg Committee members. The new whisky is an evolution of previo…
Islay distillery Bruichladdich has released the 10th and newest installment in their Black Art whisky series – intentionally designed to be a mystery-sourced limited edition with only the head distiller knowing the recipe to Bruichladdich Black Art Edition 10. What is being released about Bruichladdich Black Art Edition 10 is that it is an unpeated […]
Islay distillery Bunnahabhain has released a 12-year-old cask strength whisky that is their 2022 release of their 12-year-old limited edition whisky. Bunnahabhain 12-Year-Old Cask Strength was matured in both first and second-fill Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 56.6% alcohol by volume [113.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of cherry, cinnamon, cocoa and a […]
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…
