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Tamdhu Adds To Their Batch Strength Series

Speyside area Scotch whisky distillery Tamdhu has released a limited edition addition to their Batch Strength series – Batch Strength No 007. Tamdhu Batch Strength No 007 was matured in Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, then bottled at 57.5% alcohol by volume [115 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, praline, raspberry […]

Psst…It’s A Secret Speyside Release

Giant spirits conglomo Pernod Ricard has released a set of seven single cask editions they are calling the Secret Speyside collection for global travel retail venues – the seven whiskies originate from four Speyside distilleries – Braes of The Glenlivet distillery, Caperdonich, Longmorn and Glen Keith – and are aged between 21 and 27 years. […]

Tamdhu Unveils 18-Year-Old

Speyside distiller Tamdhu has released an 18-year-old single malt with one caveat – it will only be available in China. Tamdhu Single Cask Aged 18 Years was matured in a first fill European oak Oloroso sherry cask, bottled at 54.5% alcohol by volume [109 proof] and sis said to contain notes of apple, cinnamon and […]

Johnnie Walker Walks Up Black Label Sherry Finish

Johnnie Walker has released a new limited edition blended Scotch whisky – Johnnie Walker Black Label Sherry Finish. Johnnie Walker Black Label Sherry Finish is a blend of whiskies from four regions – Highland, Islay, Lowland and Speyside – which was aged for 12 years before being finished in sherry-seasoned barrels from Jerez, Spain, then […]

The Famous Grouse Serves Up Sherry Cask Finish Blend

The Famous Grouse has released Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish – a blended Speyside malt whisky finished in sherry-seasoned casks. Speyside malts were matured in Sherry-seasoned, European oak casks to craft Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish features Speyside malts matured in sherry-seasoned casks from Jerez, Spain for two years and is said to contain notes […]

Review / Tamnavulin White Wine Cask Edition

This new whisky is the latest addition to the core range of Tamnavulin, the up-and-coming Speyside single malt brand. The Tamnavulin White Wine Cask Edition follows a series of successful ex-red wine cask expressions that have been launched over the la…

Compass Box Unveils The Circle Blended Whisky

Compass Box has released The Circle No. 2 – a limited edition blended whisky – as part of their The Circle global bartender competition. Launched in 2018, The Circle competition has a select group of bartenders from around the world compete to create a creative blended whisky with the winner rewarded with their own limited […]

Review / Glenallachie 8 years old

This new whisky is the latest expression to enter the core range of the Speyside single malt distillery of Glenallachie (pronounced glen-alla-key). The Glenallachie 8 years old sees whisky from four different cask types married together. These are virg…

Benriach Adds Second Malting Season Whisky

Speyside distillery Benriach has released the second edition of their single malt whisky as part of their Malting Season series. Benriach Malting Season Second Edition is made entirely using barley malted at Benriach’s floor maltings – in this case, specifically concerto barley, chosen for its cereal flavor – and was matured in 30 first-fill bourbon […]

Massive Bottle Of The Macallan The Intrepid To Go On The Block

The world’s largest bottle of Scotch whisky – a massive 311 liter-container of a 32-year-old Macallan single malt called The Intrepid – is set to go up for live online auction on May 25, 2022 at Edinburgh-based auction house Lyon & Turnbull. The Intrepid was officially certified by Guinness World Records in September 2021 and […]

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