Debuting on Amazon Prime is “SPIRIT: Becoming the World’s Best Bartender” – the documentary about Diageo’s World Class competition from 2022. Diageo’s prestigious World Class Global Bartender of the Year cocktail competition is the setting for the documentary as it reveals the behind-the-scenes back-stories and preparations of three of the world’s best bartenders as they […]
Irish Distillers-owned Green Spot has collaborated with Canadian winery Quails’ Gate [based in British Columbia] to produce a pinot noir-finished Irish whiskey for their Wine Geese Series, which features Ireland’s contributions to the world of wine. The limited edition Green Spot Quails’ Gate was initially matured in both American oak and ex-sherry casks before being […]
Vermont-based distillery WhistlePig has released a 21-year-old limited edition whiskey, called The Béhôlden. WhistlePig 21-Year-Old The Beholden was produced from 100% malted barley, matured for 21 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels before being finished for four weeks in WhistlePig rye barrels, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer […]
Irish whiskey Writers’ Tears has released their 2023 Vintage Cask Strength – their 13th edition of the Cask Strength series. Writers’ Tears 2023 Cask Strength Irish whiskey is a blend of aged single pot still and single malt whiskies – both spending time in American oak ex-bourbon barrels – bottled at 54.8% alcohol by volume […]
Irish whiskey maker Waterford has released has a new single malt whiskey to their range called Cuvée: Argot – the first from the distillery to be made available globally. Waterford Cuvée: Argot was matured in a quartet of casks: 37% first-fill US oak, 23% Vin Doux Naturel, 19% virgin American oak and 19% premium French […]
Tobermory has added a 25-year-old single malt Scotch whisky to their Hebridean Series. Hebridean Series: Tobermory 25 was initially matured in Oloroso sherry casks before being finished in González Byass casks, bottled at 48.1% alcohol by volume [96.2 proof] and is said to offer notes of blackcurrant, lemon, nutmeg, peaches and pears. Only 5,298 bottles […]
Luxembourg-based Amber Beverage Group-owned Walsh Whiskey has released the 2023 edition of The Irishman Vintage Cask Strength Irish whiskey. The Irishman Vintage Cask Strength is a triple-distilled blend of premium, aged single malt and single pot still Irish whiskies, matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and bottled at cask strength [55.3% alcohol by volume – […]
Just ahead of St. Patrick’s Day [on March 17, 2023], Irish whiskey behemoth Bushmills has completed their current Causeway Collection with a 33-year-old single malt, but – alas – it will only be available if you find yourself in a travel retail venue at Heathrow Airport in the UK. Bushmills 33 Years Old was filled […]
Both Guinness and Jameson are prepping for the annual arrival of St. Patrick’s Day, which occurs next week on Friday, March 17, 2023. Jameson Irish whiskey claims that they will pay someone to skip work on March 17 and leave a cardboard cutout bearing their likeness at their workplace. Guinness is encouraging “toasting” and says […]
Chivas has released a blended Scotch whisky containing five single malts each aged for at least 20 years called Ultis XX. Chivas Ultis XX is an upgrade of Chivas’ original Ultis blend, released in 2016 as the distillery’s first blended malt whisky, and contains five of Chivas’ single malts – Strathisla, Allt A’bhainne, Braeval, Longmorn […]
