Ballantine’s has added Gorillaz and Kiss to their True Music Icons series lineup – honoring UK-based Gorillaz and USA-based Kiss with a pair of new limited edition whiskies celebrating their contributions to global music culture. Gorillaz and Kiss now join Elton John, John Lennon, AC/DC and Queen in the series lineup. Ballantine’s True Music Icons […]
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- In September 2025, Heaven Hill returned to its historic roots in Bardstown, Kentucky in grand style. Although the company never left Bardstown after the disaster of the 1996 fire that destroyed their distillery, the locus of Heaven Hill operations clearly shifted to Shively after the purchase of the Bernheim Distillery. …
The Dalmore has three new bottlings of its limited-edition Distillery Select Series coming next month, in October, exclusively available from their online and global boutiques. Following the release of the first collection in 2024, the Distillery Select Series offers hand-selected whiskies chosen for their unique qualities and the rarity of character. The spirits selected for …
Everyone has their favorite Master’s Keep. For some it’s the elegance of the eponymous inaugural release, for others it’s the complexity of Decades. For me, Revival, Unforgotten, and the 17-year Bottled in Bond have long traded places as the top three….
Earlier this week, Louisville distillery Rabbit Hole unveiled its latest creation, Regallier Bourbon. Regallier marries Kentucky craft with French refinement to create a high-rye, double-malt bourbon aged in new American oak and finished in regal French oak casks. At 118.9 proof, this exclusive release is as bold as it is elegant-offering a layered sweetness that …
Penelope Bourbon has announced the release of its 2025 Estate Collection, five distinct expressions with minimum age statements of 10 years. The expanded collection includes a reimagined Founders Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the introduction of new Omega Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Omega French Oak barrels, and the award-winning Single Barrel and Private Select …
Penelope Bourbon has announced the release of its 2025 Estate Collection, five distinct expressions with minimum age statements of 10 years. The expanded collection includes a reimagined Founders Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the introduction of new Omega Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Omega French Oak barrels, and the award-winning Single Barrel and Private Select …
Jim Beam and Baker’s Bourbon are concluding the summer with a new limited edition bourbon, Baker’s 13 Year Old Single Barrel. Baker’s base bourbon is distilled to a lower proof and barreled and aged for a minimum of 7 years. This extra-aged expression allows the bourbon to pull more flavor from the barrel. Baker’s 13-Years-Old …
English distillery Cotswolds has gone to the farm and released Woodlands Farm – the second installment in their Field to Cask limited release series which highlights locations that have appeared in the whisky production journey. Cotswolds Woodlands Farm emerges from a single first-fill STR (shaved, toasted and re-charred) cask, bottled at 62.2% alcohol by volume […]
Woodford Reserve has unveiled the latest expression in its Distillery Series – a 12-Year-Old American Single Malt Whiskey. To craft this new expression, Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall used 100% malted barley, triple pot distilled, and aged for 12 years in used whiskey barrels. In essence, this could be seen as an Irish-style single malt, albeit …
