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Holyrood Rolls Out First Single Malt

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Edinburgh’s Holyrood Distillery has released their very first single malt Scotch whisky – dubbed, appropriately enough, Arrival. Holyrood Distillery, founded in 2019, is located in Edinburgh’s Old Town district and has also produced gin and rum spirits. Holyrood Arrival was matured in a collection of Oloroso sherry butts, Pedro Ximénez hogsheads, bourbon barrels and rum […]

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Nikka Discovers Final Whisky For Series

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Asahi-owned Japanese whisky producer Nikka has released the final grain whisky in their Discovery series – Nikka Discovery 2023 – a blend of grain whiskies from four of Asahi’s distilleries: Miyagikyo, Nishinomiya, Moji, and Satsumatsukasa. Nikka Discovery 2023 The Grain Whisky uses old Coffey grain and Coffey malt as well as experimental grain made from […]

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Cutty Sark Turns 100

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La Martiniquaise-Bardinet-owned old school Scotch whisky blend brand Cutty Sark is celebrating their 100th birthday with the Cutty Sark Centenary Edition bottle and gift box offering. Cutty Sark Centenary Edition is a blend of malt and grain whiskies that was matured for 23 years then combined for 100 days in ex-Port casks, bottled at 52.2% […]

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Glenmorangie Goes To Tokyo

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Glenmorangie has traveled to Tokyo and released a new whisky – A Tale of Tokyo – which was partly matured in Japanese mizunara oak casks. Glenmorangie: A Tale of Tokyo whisky was partially matured in Japanese mizunara oak casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of almond, […]

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Laphroaig Adds 36-Year-Old To The Wall

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Beam Suntory-owned Islay distillery Laphroaig has released a limited edition 36-year-old single malt whisky as the first addition to their new Wall Collection, which emphasizes the role of peat in Laphroaig whiskies. Laphroaig The Wall Collection: Peat Edition is a 36-year-old single malt matured in a cask that previously held younger, heavily peated Laphroaig, bottled […]

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Babet Closes Midleton Distillery Visitor Experience

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Powerful Storm Babet hit Ireland and forced Pernod-Ricard-owned Irish Distillers to temporarily shut their Midleton Distillery Experience visitor site after it was damaged by flooding from the nearby Owenacurra River Midleton town, located in County Cork, Ireland. Storm Babet moved on and is currently rampaging through the UK, bringing severe flooding to most of the […]

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Ardray Arrives In The USA

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Beam-Suntory-owned Ardray – a blended Scotch whisky – has officially arrived on USA shores after previously only being available in London and Shanghai. Ardray blended Scotch whisky is a blend of whiskies from Beam-Suntory-owned distilleries including Ardmore, Auchentoshan, Bowmore, Glen Garioch and Laphroaig combined with Edrington-owned brands Glenrothes, Highland Park, The Macallan and others and […]

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Molson Coors And Coca Cola Collab On Peace Hard Tea

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Molson Coors and Coca-Cola have collaborated to produce Peace Hard Tea – an alcohol-infused creation of the Coca-Cola-owned Peace Iced Tea brand. Peace Hard Tea is 5% alcohol by volume [10 proof] and is offered in three flavors – Freedom of Peach, More Peace More Lemon, and Really Really Razzy. Peace Hard Tea is being […]

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Phenomenal Rye Emerges From California

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Laguna Beach, California-based Phenomenal Spirits has their inaugural rye whiskey – RY3 Cask Strength Cigar Series. Phenomenal Spirits RY3 Cask Strength Cigar Series was finished in a trio of casks — rum, Madeira and Naranja (orange) – then, subsequently aged in toasted French oak staves. The series is targeted at ‘Bourbon and rye aficionados, cigar […]

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Balblair Unveils 21 Years Old

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Highland distillery Balblair has released 21 Years Old – a single malt whisky for their core range of whiskies. Balblair 21 Years Old was initially matured for 15 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels, before being sent on its way to Oloroso sherry-seasoned Spanish oak butts for the remaining six years of its maturation process […]

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