Whiskey Articles
Method And Madness Introduces Garryana Oak Edition
Midleton, County Cork-based Irish whiskey makers Method and Madness have released a new Irish whiskey finished in Quercus Garryana white oak casks. Method and Madness Garryana Oak Edition Irish whiskey has been triple distilled from a mashbill of malted and unmalted barley [originally matured in ex-bourbon American oak casks] and finished between four and 12 […]
Single Malt Welsh Whisky Gets Protective Status
Imitations are widespread and in every industry, there are copycats ready to saturate markets with cheap knockoffs. The whisky industry is no exception. On July 24, 2023, another British company was given full protection of the copyright law. Single Malt Welsh Whisky was successfully registered under the UK Geographical Indication (UKGI) scheme today The move […]
Halcyon Spirits Rolls Out Macallan 30 Year Old
They are Scotland’s newest whisky bottlers and might have just scored the biggest deal yet. Halcyon Spirits has just launched a single cask Macallan 30 Year Old. According to the distillery based in Aberdeenshire, the new brand comes from brothers Daniel and Craig Milne, who also co-founded the global auction platform Whisky Hammer and the […]
Vendor Finds Rarest Whisky in Father’s Possesion
Six bottles of rare whisky that were discovered in North Yorkshire will be up for bid at Tennants Auctioneers’ Fine Wine and Whisky Sale on September 1. Reports are that a vendor from Skipton found the bottles amongst his late father’s possessions. The rare collection includes One bottle of Bowmore 18 Year Old Pure Scotch […]
Ezra Brooks Adds Pair Of Products – Rye And Liqueur
Luxco-owned Ezra Brooks has added a pair of products to their line-up – a rye whiskey and a bourbon cream liqueur. Ezra Brooks 99 Straight Rye Whiskey contains a 51% rye mash bill, is bottled at 49.5% alcohol by volume [99 proof] and is said to offer notes of chocolate, leather and vanilla. Ezra Brooks […]
Suntory Yamazaki Distillery Turns 100 Years
The first malt whisky distillery in Japan, the Yamazaki distillery, was founded in 1923 by Torii Shinjirō. This year the company that has filled the world with whiskey, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. Tourists will have another reason to visit the distillery and see its rich history displayed in over 700,000 whiskies in its […]
Resurrecting the Rosebank Whisky
Rosebank whisky is alive again. After 30 years of shelf absences, the distillery rolled out its first cask. The famous whisky brand was founded in 1798 in Camelon on the banks of the Forth and Clyde canal between Edinburgh and Glasgow. However, in 1993, the owners, United Distillers, decided to close the distillery. The problem […]