By Kurt Maitland Rating: A Old Forester is a well known (one could safely say iconic) brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whisky produced by the Brown–Forman Corporation. It was the first bourbon sold exclusively in sealed bottles, first bottled and marketed in 1870 by the former pharmaceutical salesman turned bourbon-merchant prince, George Garvin Brown. The …
Today Woodford Reserve has released a new limited-edition bottle as part of its Distillery Series: Tawny Port Finish. In creating a partly cask finished hybrid whiskey, Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall has combined a rye and bourbon blend with bourbon finished in Tawny Port barrels, which accentuates the fruit character in the whiskey. This is then …
New Riff Distilling has announced the dual release of First Decade Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and First Decade Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, the distillery’s first 10-year-old whiskeys. Both bottled without chill filtration at 120.5 proof, the 10-year-old whiskeys were selected for their extraordinary depth and character — a reflection of the Northern Kentucky distillery’s technique …
Proper Twelve Irish Whiskey is going up by a pretty big notch with the launch of its first-ever limited-edition release: Proper No. Twelve 13-Year-Old Single Malt. Sourced from Bushmills, this small batch expression is bottled at 86 proof. As an Irish single malt, the whiskey is made from 100% malted barley and matured American Oak …
Jack Daniel’s is continuing their partnership with the McLaren Formula One racing team by releasing 2025 McLaren Racing x Jack Daniel’s – a limited edition higher-proof whiskey. The 2025 limited edition McLaren Racing x Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey consists of Jack Daniel’s classic grain bill of 80% corn, 8% rye and 12% malted barley, was […]
Speyside distillery The Macallan has released a pair of limited edition single malts – The Tree of Life and Art of the Flower – celebrating Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The 46-year-old The Tree of Life by The Macallan originated in two sherry-seasoned casks, was bottled at 46.2% alcohol by volume [92.4 proof] and is […]
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By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Two weeks ago, Maker’s Mark launched its latest whisky, and in so doing made a major departure from the way things are done down in Loretto, Kentucky. That is because the newest bottle from Maker’s Mark is a new brand representing two brand new distillates in a (for them) a …
Highlands distillery Oban has launched a new expressions: Oban 15 Cask Strength Sherry Cask Single Malt. This new, creamy-smooth expression from Oban was aged to perfection in European Oak Butts and American Oak Hogshead Barrels before being finished in Oloroso and Palo Cortado Sherry Casks. On the nose, Oban 15 Cask Strength Sherry Cask Finish …
Midleton Very Rare, the pinnacle of Irish whiskey, proudly unveils the final chapter in the Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection, the rarest and oldest Irish whiskey collection in the world. Chapter Six is the culmination of the six-year Silent Distillery Collection that began in 2020, with one chapter released annually. The collection honors the …
Glen Scotia distillery has released their annual limited edition to support the Campbeltown Malts Festival, which takes place from May 19-24, 2025. The Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2025 Edition is a nine-year-old heavily-peated single malt whisky, initially matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels then finished for six months in Spanish Ribera del Duero red wine […]
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