Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has released Smokiverse – their 2025 Fèis Ìle special whisky bottling for “Ardbeg Day” – an annual celebration held on the last Saturday of Islay’s Festival of Music and Malt, Fèis Ìle – which will take place this year from May 23-31, 2025. The Ardbeg 2025 limited edition single malt Smokiverse, emanates […]
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Isle of Mull-based Tobermory Distillery has released Ledaig Hebridean Moon – their first cask-strength Ledaig 10-year-old peated single malt – inspired by the Isle of Mull’s ancient moon-tracking Baliscate Stones and the first aged whisky release emanating from the distillery’s newest 11-year-old stills. Tobermory Distillery’s Ledaig Hebridean Moon was matured for more than a decade […]
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Old school brand Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky has introduced their first ready-to-drink (RTD) product – The Cutty Sark & Ginger Ale Highball – in time for summer. Marking the brand’s first venture into the growing RTD market, the new Cutty Sark & Ginger Ale Highball offers the pairing of Cutty Sark’s original blended Scotch […]
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The English Distillery, has collaborated with the charity Walking with the Wounded (WWTW) to launch a single malt whisky to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day [Victory in Europe Day, originally celebrated on May 8, 1945 to celebrate the formal end of World War Two in Europe following Germany’s surrender the previous day]. The […]
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London-based Compass Box has created Scot-Free – the ‘world’s first English vatted malt whisky’ – by using whiskies from six English distilleries to create the whisky. The six distilleries Compass Box used for the whisky are: Copper Rivet Distillery, Cotswolds Distillery, East London Liquor Co, Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery, The English Distillery and White Peak […]
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Isle of Skye-based Talisker Distillery has released The Wild Blue, a limited edition single malt whisky geared toward supporting ocean conservation and coastal habitat restoration efforts with its sales. Talisker partnered with the Blue Marine Foundation, a UK ocean conservation charity, for the release. As for the whisky itself, it was finished for 16 months […]
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Good news if you happen to find yourself in Singapore this month – Denmark-based Copenhagen Distillery has released a limited edition whisky exclusively for the Takashimaya department store in Singapore. The Singapore Edition single malt whisky is part of the distillery’s ‘Rare’ range and was finished in a Hungarian oak cask then seasoned for three […]
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Islay-based Scotch whisky producer Lagavulin has debuted their latest marketing campaign, entitled “Beyond the Smoke”, where the brand attempts to deflect some of their smoky reputation. The promotional spot is accentuated with a voiceover from actor and longtime creative partner Nick Offerman and features a Brooklyn bar, Lagavulin’s distillery on Islay – albeit, re-created as […]
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WhiskyCritic does not typically pat ourselves on the back – it is bad form and requires an uncomfortable contortion – but it is with a double dosage of pleasure and humility that WC accepts the recent rankings of the top 45 UK whiskey blogs and websites in 2025 [https://bloggers.feedspot.com/uk_whiskey_blogs/]. WC is ranked seventh – that […]
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Crown Royal blended Canadian whisky has collaborated with country music artist Kane Brown to be the official sponsor of Brown’s The High Road Tour, which recently launched in Nashville. Crown Royal hosted Brown’s backstage VIP area, where attendees received exclusive concert merchandise, were offered signature Crown Royal-laden cocktails such as the Crown Royal Ranch Water […]
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