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Balblair Unveils 21 Years Old

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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Bowmore Adds Duo To Timeless Series

Islay distillery Bowmore has added a pair of limited edition Scotch whiskies – a 29-year-old and a 33-year-old – to their Timeless Series. Bowmore Timeless 29 Year Old was matured in both sherry-seasoned European oak casks along with ex-bourbon American oak barrels filled in 1991 and 1992, bottled at a cask strength of 53.7% alcohol […]

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Russell’s Reserve Goes To Camp Nelson F

After first visiting Camp Nelson C, Russell’s Reserve Bourbon is going to the Camp Nelson F warehouse for the second installment in their Single Rickhouse Collection. Russell’s Reserve Camp Nelson F is from Camp Nelson Rickhouse F, which was built in the 1940s and sits lower than other rickhouses on the grounds as well as […]

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Tullibardine Brings Out 18 Year Old

Tullibardine has released Tullibardine 18 Year Old – an 18-year-old single malt – to their Signature collection. Tullibardine 18 Year Old was initially matured in both first-fill bourbon as well as sherry casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to offer notes of brown sugar, caramel, cinnamon, cream soda, ginger, […]

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Torabhaig Returns To Legacy Series With Batch Strength

Torabhaig Distillery – located on the Isle of Skye – has released the latest Legacy Series limited edition whisky with a batch strength single malt, Torabhaig Allt Gleann Batch Strength. Torabhaig’s Legacy Series showcases the journey of whisky up to 10 years old. Torabhaig Allt Gleann Batch Strength was matured in American oak first-fill bourbon […]

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Redbreast Goes To Iberia Again

Redbreast has released Tawny Port Cask Edition – another addition to their limited edition Irish whiskey Iberian Series – making it the third whiskey in the series. Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition was initially matured in a combination of bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks, a portion of that whiskey was subsequently re-casked into tawny Port […]

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Waterford Unleashes The Peat

Irish whiskey producer, Waterford Distillery, has released a pair of heavily peated single malts – Waterford Peated: Lacken and Waterford Peated: Woodbrook – with barley from Lacken and Woodbrook farms. Waterford Peated: Lacken was bottled at 57 PPM (phenol parts per million) while Waterford Peated: Woodbrook was bottled at 74 PPM. Waterford Peated: Lacken is […]

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Brave New Spirits Showcases Old Time Cinema In Cask Noir Series

Glasgow-based Brave New Spirits has released another batch – their third – of limited release single cask whiskies in their old-time cinema-inspired Cask Noir series which now totals 12 whiskies. The newest batch of Brave New Spirits Cask Noir Series releases includes a 30-year-old single grain [Adventures of Burke & Hare] distilled at North British […]

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Fettercairn Steers Hard To Port

Highland distillery Fettercairn has released a limited edition 16-year-old single malt whisky finished in Port casks. Fettercairn 16-year-old was matured in ex-bourbon casks for 14 years, then spent two more years languishing in ex-tawny Port pipes from the Douro Valley in Portugal before being bottled at 46.4% alcohol by volume [92.8 proof] and is said […]

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Bushmills Gets Woody

Irish whiskey behemoth brand, Bushmills, has released a pair of single malt Irish whiskies – a 15-year-old and a 21-year-old – to begin their World Wood Series. The Bushmills World Wood Series 15-year-old single malt was matured in both ex-bourbon first- and second-fill American oak casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and […]

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