Speyside distillery Glen Moray has added a trio of limited edition single malt whiskies – Amarone Finish, Amontillado Finish and Oloroso Fully Matured – to their Warehouse 1 Collection [named after Glen Moray’s warehouse which is devoted to ‘innovative’ casks]. Glen Moray Amarone Finish was bottled at 55.4% alcohol by volume [110.8 proof] and is […]
Speyside distiller, The Macallan – with some assistance from Scottish rock group Simple Minds [of “Breakfast Club” fame] and narrator Johnathan Pryce [“Brazil”, “The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen”, “Glengarry Glen Ross”, “Tomorrow Never Dies” and “The Pirates of the Caribbean”] has released an eight-minute short film celebrating Janet ‘Nettie’ Harbinson, the woman behind their […]
Ian Macleod Distillers has released a limited edition blended Scotch whisky created in a collaboration with a team of four students at Edinburgh-based Heriot-Watt University’s International Centre for Brewing and Distilling – the Ian MacLeod Blending Room 01: Heriot-Watt Release. Ian MacLeod Blending Room 01: Heriot-Watt Release is a three-year-old blended Scotch whisky – 45% […]
Speyside distillery Benriach has revived The Sixteen – a 16-year-old single malt Scotch whisky which was in their portfolio in 2016 but had been “missing” since then. Benriach The Sixteen was matured in three casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of honey, stone fruit, malt and […]
Scotland-based Ian Macleod Distillers has released a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky called the White Cask First-Fill Edition, which will be exclusive to travel retail venues. The White Cask, which originates from an undisclosed distillery, gets its name from from being matured in North American white oak casks [typically used for bourbon], was bottled at […]
Spirits industry giant Diageo has released the 2022 version of their Elusive Expressions Special Releases whisky collection – comprised of eight aged whiskies hand selected by master blender Dr. Craig Wilson. The 2022 Elusive Expression Special Releases are: Mortlach (Speyside, 57.8% alcohol by volume – 115.6 proof – $270 per bottle) Talisker 11-Year-Old (Isle of […]
Speyside distillery, The Macallan has released a limited edition James Bond 60th Anniversary collection of single malt whiskies to mark six decades of the iconic film franchise. [In celebration, Amazon will be offering all 25 James Bond films beginning tomorrow on Amazon Prime]. The Macallan James Bond 60th Anniversary series comprises six bottles in individually […]
Drinkable and well-textured (light & silky or smooth) as expected from The Glenlivet. Filled with plenty of fruit, some tropical, with a touch of syrup and spice to help it along. A refreshing alternative to The Glenlivet’s classic 12 Year old expr…
Speyside distillery, The GlenAllachie, has added a four-year-old peated single malt to their Past, The Present & Future Series, to honor master blender Billy Walker. The GlenAllachie Billy Walker 50th Anniversary Future Edition 4-Year-Old Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky was matured in former rye and bourbon barrels, as well as in virgin oak casks, made […]
The small traditional Speyside distillery of Benromach has announced the second annual release of its rare 40 years old. It follows a similar 2021 release, which scooped the Best In Show prize at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition …
