Aberfeldy and Dewar’s have both jumped into Burns Night – January 25, 2022 – celebrations with cocktail kit offerings to help those in the UK with their annual whisky-infused celebrations of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Aberfeldy has collaborated with at-home drinks platform Canvas to create a Burns Night package complete with cocktails from some […]
Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker has released a limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label bottle for Chinese New Year. Johnnie Walker collaborated with Chinese artist Shan Jiang to commemorate the Year of the Tiger – which begins on February 1, 2022. Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a small batch whisky created with a blend of whiskies sourced […]
Islay distillery Ardbeg has released Fermutation – a 13-year-old whisky fermented for three weeks due to an unplanned boiler malfunction – making it the longest fermentation in Ardbeg’s history [most Ardbeg whisky is fermented for only 72 hours]. The limited edition bottling will launch on 1 February, and has been fermented for three weeks due […]
Highland-based The GlenDronach Distillery has released a 50-year-old single malt whisky – their oldest to date. The GlenDronach Aged 50 Years was matured in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks from Spain’s Jerez bodegas in Andalucía, then combined and placed into a single Pedro Ximénez cask before being bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 […]
Highland-based single malt Scotch whisky producer Glenfarclas has collaborated with delivery platform The Drinks Drop to announce a pair of pre-mixed cocktails to celebrate Burns Night – the annual celebration of the Scottish poet – on January 25, 2022. The two Glenfarclas cocktail creations are: Coffee & Cacao Bobby Burns and Strawberry & Balsamic Rob […]
Islay-based distillery Bruichladdich is preparing for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations [beginning on February 1, 2022] with the twin release of the Bruichladdich Black Art 09.1 and Octomore 12 Series. This year, the Chinese New Year celebrates the year of the tiger. Bruichladdich Black Art 09.1 were matured in mystery casks [Bruichladdich would not […]
The original whisky bible – a first edition copy of “The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom” by Alfred Barnard – went under the hammer and was sold for $4,690 by London-based, Pernod-Ricard-owned Whisky.Auction. In the 19th century, Barnard was secretary for Harper’s Weekly Gazette and went on a two-year journey [1885-1887] to originally publish […]
Royal Lochnagar Distillery has finally been recognized for the royalty in their name after officially being awarded a Royal Warrant – a Royal Warrant is given to a company as recognition of being a regular supplier to the Royal Household – and means that Royal Lochnagar is permitted to display the monarch symbol of the […]
WhiskyCritic recently had the opportunity to try a few drops of J.A. Baczewski Monopolowa Whisky 1782 – a whisky blend from Vienna, Austria. J.A. Baczewski Monopolowa began life as a Poland-based company – hence, the name translating to “monopoly” in Polish – but long ago was taken over by Austrian interests and, in fact, promotes […]
In a UK-based legal dispute between spirits distributor giants, Brown-Forman has been awarded a $67.6 million ruling by a UK tribunal as a result of a cost-sharing disagreement. Brown-Forman and Bacardi first collaborated on their UK-based distribution process in 2002 but officially ceased that collaboration in April 2020 and Brown-Forman immediately formed their own UK […]
