Every whisky barrel is made of solid wood, and it may astonish us to note that whiskey depends on the trees to exist. Reforestation is a needed process to recuperate our planet’s natural habitat. That message is clear to an eminent whisky distillery, the Redwood Empire. The company was founded in 2011 by Derek Benham […]
Kentucky state is about to increase its whisky output as two experienced whisky makers are uniting efforts to launch a new distillery. Caleb Kilburn, a master distiller of Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co, is joining the corporation’s chief operation officer, Cordell Lawrence to found Eastern Light Distillery, Both will leave their current roles to embark on […]
Have you ever been on a whisky trail before? Of course, you get to taste a lot of different whiskies, but there is a lot more to it. Firstly whisky trails do visit distiller centers and plantations, and some of them can be from alarming to spooky. Secondly, there can be breathtaking scenery that forms […]
The taste has been discovered, and another whisky rises to the hall of single malt fame. Reserve No. 4, has been awarded this year’s title of the World’s Best Single Malt. On March 24, 2023, the world’s whisky community united in London and celebrated the 2022 Whisky Magazine Awards. As is customary, they announced the World […]
What will they think of next! There is a new national flag in the USA and it has nothing to do with a change of color. The flag measures 12 feet by 7 feet is was debuted on June 14 by Jeptha Creed. The giant flag was unveiled at its Shelbyville campus, in honor of […]
The Scottish whisky giant has added a new flavor to its collection of travel retail whisky. In May this year, the company launched the Old Pulteney 13 Years Old at the TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. Old Pulteney already offers other flavors in its travel […]
Loch Lomond has released Loch Lomond 47 Years Old – the final single malt whisky in their Remarkable Stills series featuring high-age single malts. Loch Lomond 47 Years Old is unpeated, bottled at 44.3% alcohol by volume [88.6 proof] and is said to offer notes of apple, caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange, toffee and vanilla. Only […]
Sir Ivan Menezes, the long-serving CEO of spirits behemoth Diageo – the world’s largest spirits company – has died at the age of 63 after a short illness. Menezes had been in the hospital being treated for several undisclosed medical conditions including a stomach ulcer. Since 2013, Menezes had been the chief executive of Diageo, […]
Irish Distillers-produced Midleton has released four single cask whiskies – 27-Year-Old First-Fill Bourbon; 25-Year-Old Virgin American Oak; 21-Year-Old Virgin American Oak; and 24-Year-Old First-Fill Bourbon – for their Very Rare Collection and which will be available in specific travel retail venues around Europe. Midleton Very Rare’s 27-Year-Old First-Fill Bourbon has been bottled at 49.6% alcohol […]
Tonic and mixer brand Betty Buzz has flown across the pond and “officially” been named as an official sponsor of the popular Welsh-based Wrexham Association Football Club (AFC) for the 2023-24 season. Wrexham was a team in the UK’s National League that gained worldwide notoriety after being purchased by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney […]
