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Redbreast Wakes Up From Dream With 38-Year-Old

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Redbreast has awakened from their last Dream with the release of a 38-year-old Irish whiskey – the seventh and final bottling in their Dream Cask Collection. The Redbreast Dream Cask Zenith Edition was distilled in 1985 [a good year], matured for 27 years in American oak ex-bourbon casks, then moved to first-fill Oloroso sherry casks […]

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Templeton Reveals Midnight Rye

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Templeton Distillery has released Midnight Rye – an American rye blended with Port. Templeton Midnight Rye features a mash bill of 95% rye and 5% malted barley, is matured in virgin American oak barrels, blended with Port wine, bottled at 45% alcohol by volume [90 proof] and is said to offer notes of cinnamon, clove, […]

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The Glenlivet Produces Caskmakers Whisky

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Chivas Brothers-owned The Glenlivet has released Caskmakers – a whisky aged in reconstructed casks – primarily for worldwide travel retail venues. The Glenlivet Caskmakers is a single malt whisky aged in reconstructed casks made of ex-Spanish Sherry and charred European oak barrels, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to offer […]

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Ardnahoe Launches Inaugural Whisky

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Islay distillery Ardnahoe has launched their inaugural whisky – a limited edition five-year-old single malt named, not surprisingly, Ardnahoe Inaugural Release. Ardnahoe Inaugural Release was matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to offer notes of custard, ginger, lemon and peat. […]

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Basil Hayden Unveils Suave Subtle Smoke

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Basil Hayden Bourbon has released Subtle Smoke – actually, re-released, as it was originally released in 2022 with the intention of being a one-time limited release. Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke, as part of the two-part maturing process, spent six months smoldering in secondary barrels that were toasted, slightly charred and infused with hickory smoke, then […]

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Aberfeldy Reveals Malbec-Finished 21 Year Old

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Highland distillery Aberfeldy has revealed a 21-year-old single malt whisky finished in Malbec wine casks from Argentinian winery Finca Ambrosia. Aberfeldy 21 Year Old Malbec Cask Finish was initially matured in a combination of sherry hogsheads and refill bourbon barrels before being finished for eight months in Finca Ambrosia Malbec casks, bottled at 46% alcohol […]

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Midleton Takes The Fifth

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Midleton Very Rare takes the fifth – the fifth Irish whiskey in the Silent Distillery Collection, that is – Chapter Five of the Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection is a 49-year-old Irish whiskey that was originally distilled in 1973, two years before the Old Midleton Distillery ceased operations. The single pot still Irish whiskey […]

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Glenmorangie Triples Down On Cask Reserve

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Highland distillery Glenmorangie is tripling down on casks as they have released a single malt called Glenmorangie Triple Cask Reserve that has been matured in three different casks: bourbon, new charred oak and rye. Glenmorangie Triple Cask Reserve was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof) and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, […]

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Jamie Foxx Brings BSB Back As Brown Sugar Blend

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Actor and musician Jamie Foxx purchased what was then Brown Sugar Bourbon from Washington State-based Heritage Distilling in 2021 and has revamped the recipe and packaging for the bourbon, which is now called Brown Sugar Blend (BSB). Foxx now owns the brand as part of a collaboration with Texas-based spirits incubator Wes Brands. BSB was […]

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