Sovereign Brands – known for wine and spirits [Bumbu rum] has collaborated with spirits behemoth Pernod Ricard to create their first-ever Scotch whisky, which they are calling The Deacon – a blended Scotch whisky originating from hand-selected drams from various Scottish regions, including Islay and Speyside. Sovereign’s The Deacon has the aforementioned blend of whiskies […]
Speyside distillery The GlenAllachie has released their 2012 Vintage Cuvée Wine Cask Finish – a combination of Scotch whiskies aged in casks sourced from four European fine wineries. The GlenAllachie 2012 Vintage Cuvée Wine Cask Finish is a blend of single malts that were initially matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels before being finished for […]
Chivas Regal has added a limited edition blended Scotch whisky finished in Margaux wine casks – Chivas 18 Wine Cask Series – to their Wine Cask Series. Chivas Regal 18 Years Old Margaux Cask Finish Edition was bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof], finished in Grand Cru Margaux wine casks and is said […]
Highland distillery, Loch Lomond Whiskies, has collaborated with London-based Bread Ahead bakery as the initial entry in their Remarkable Makers campaign – an effort to illuminate the whisky-making process. In conjunction with the campaign, Loch Lomond has released their new Distillery Edition, a nine-year-old single malt created using Chardonnay wine yeast which is said to […]
Denmark-based distillery Stauning has released Sweet Wine Rye – a limited edition rye whisky matured in sweet wine casks. Stauning Sweet Wine Rye was aged three years in new American oak casks, followed by two years in a trio [Marsala, Gewürztraminer and Romandalo] of sweet wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] […]
Tasmania-based Lark Distillery – in collaboration with Australian wine estate, Seppeltsfield – is celebrating their 30th anniversary by releasing a single malt whisky for their Rare Cask Series. The Lark Distillery Rare Cask Para 92 single malt was finished in rare Seppeltsfield Para Liqueur (fortified wine) casks from 1992, bottled at 46.4% alcohol by volume […]
Ireland-based Walsh Whiskey has released Writers’ Tears Ice Wine Cask Finish, created in a collaboration with Canadian winery Inniskillin, based in Ontario. Writers’ Tears Ice Wine Cask Finish is the result of Writers’ Tears Copper Pot poured into Inniskillin ice wine casks and finished for 12 months before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume […]
Dublin-based Teeling Distillery has released the fourth single malt in their Renaissance series – an 18-year-old finished in ex-Pineau des Charentes wine casks. The Renaissance series was designed to celebrate the ‘true global renaissance’ of Teeling, Dublin and Irish whiskey. Teeling Renaissance 18 Year Old was matured in ex-bourbon barrels for more than 16 years […]
Speyside distillery Glen Moray has released 1998 Barolo Finish – a single malt whisky finished in ex-Barolo wine casks – as the third addition to their Warehouse 1 Collection. Glen Moray’s Warehouse 1, is claimed to be home to the distillery’s ‘innovative’ maturing casks and Barolo wine is produced from Nebbiolo grapes in the Piedmont […]
