Scotland’s The Balvenie has unveiled the Second Edition of its The Balvenie Fifty Collection, a trilogy of ultra-aged single malt from the Speyside distillery. Following the First Edition’s debut in 2024, this Second Edition continues the journey of three unique releases that will culminate in 2026. This exclusive whisky is a marriage of casks. Malt …
On Thursday, former US President Barrack Obama received the Freedom of the City from Lord Mayor Ray McAdam of Dublin. In a ceremony held at the Shelbourne Hotel, Obama was also presented with a first edition copy of the novel Ulysses by James Joyce, first published in 1922; and an ultra-aged bottle of Teeling single …
Glenfiddich has released a 19-year-old limited edition single malt whisky in support of a global travel retail (GTR) promotional campaign collaboration with the Aston Martin Formula One team ahead of next weekend’s 2025 Singapore Grand Prix. The promotional campaign at Singapore Changi airport will run until October 11, 2025. The Glenfiddich’s 19-year-old Limited Edition will […]
North Carolina’s Southern Distilling Company now enters the American Single Malt whiskey category with a new, limited-release expression: Southern Star American Single Malt Whiskey. Distilled and bottled in-house in Statesville, this six-year-aged whiskey is bottled at (presumably cask strength) 114.8 proof. “We’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to release our American Single Malt,” said …
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 …
Vermont-based distillery WhistlePig has released the BigShǝBàng – a 30-year-old single malt whiskey. Whistlepig The BigShǝBàng was matured for 30 years in American oak before a brief one month stint of finishing in Vin Santo casks [Vin Santo is an Italian dessert wine], bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to […]
By Richard Thomas Rating: A Minneapolis’s O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company has shipped it’s oldest offering yet through its Keeper’s Heart brand: a 32 year old Irish single malt. That is much older than the previous release from Keeper’s Heart of this type, last year’s 21 year old. O’Shaughnessy is the distillery that acquired the services of …
The Balvenie has released the second entry in The Fifty Collection, their three-part series of single malts showcasing five decades of The Balvenie contributions. The Balvenie Second Edition Fifty Collection is a blend of whiskies from two casks – a single European oak refill butt, also used for the first edition, and an American oak […]
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A Bladnoch Distillery’s 30 Year Old single malt was unveiled in 2022. Many Americans do not know the distiller, which nonetheless has a long rich history. Bladnoch is part of the Lowlands Whisky Region, home to other well-known distilleries which include Auchentoshan, Girvan and Glenkinchie; and newer lesser well-known distilleries …
Yesterday Bruichladdich Distillery launched its highly anticipated annual Octomore series. Octomore has long enjoyed renowned for producing some of the most heavily peated whiskies to come from Islay, an island long noted for the quality of its peated single malts. This is the 16th batch in the series, and presents a powerful lineup featuring sky-high …
