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It’s Madness! WhistlePig Goes One Step Beyond – FarmStock

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Vermont-based WhistlePig, noted for their rye whiskies, have gone one step beyond with their latest limited edition farm-to-bottle whiskey series – FarmStock Beyond Bonded – where all whiskies in the series have been bottled in bond, having been harvested and distilled at the WhistlePig farm and distillery in Vermont in one season. Whistlepig FarmStock Beyond […]

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Heineken Jettisons Russian Beer Business

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After promising to do so for nearly a year and a half, Heineken finally followed through on their promise and sold off their Russian beer business for €1 – to Russian-owned Arnest, an aerosol can maker. The Dutch brewer will absorb a loss of €300 million – nearly $325 million – on the “sale”. Many […]

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Molson Coors Purchases Blue Run Spirits

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Brewing behemoth Molson Coors created the Coors Spirits Company and has made their first acquisition foray into the spirits industry with the purchase of Kentucky-based bourbon and rye whiskey producer Blue Run Spirits. Blue Run Spirits will join Five Trail Blended American Whiskey [launched in 2021] and Barmen 1873 Bourbon [launched in 2022] as members […]

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Aussies Mr. Black And Starward Collab On Whisky Liqueur

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A pair of popular Australian spirits producers – Mr. Black and Starward – have collaborated to create Double Cacao, a limited edition whisky and coffee-based liqueur. As their contribution to the collab, Mr. Black offers infused cacao nibs from Tanzania along with their coffee liqueur, which is then blended with Starward’s gold medal-winning Peated Finish […]

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The Glenlivet Gives A Reason To Twist And Shout With Twist & Mix

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The Glenlivet has released Twist & Mix – their range of ready-to-serve whisky-based cocktails – featuring Vessl cap technology which, upon twisting to open, sprays “natural flavors” into The Glenlivet single malt whisky contained within the container. The Glenlivet Twist & Mix Cocktails are debuting with a pair of classic cocktails – an Old Fashioned […]

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The Macallan Brings Folio 7 To Travel Retail Venues

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The Macallan has released Folio 7 as part of their Archival Series [a series originating in 2015 which showcases advertising campaigns of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s] which will be available exclusively in select worldwide travel retail venues. The Macallan Folio 7 is a single malt Scotch whisky bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 […]

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Bladnoch Has New Ultra-Rare Trio Of Whiskies

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Lowland distillery Bladnoch – aka, the oldest working Scotch distillery – has released a trio of ‘ultra-rare’ single malt whiskies called The Samhla Collection [Samhla derived from the Scots Gaelic word meaning ‘symbol’ or ‘likeness’] that is intended to showcase three generations of Bladnoch’s history, which was revived in 2015 after a 200+ year history. […]

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Chivas Adds Some Irish To The Blender

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Old school brand Chivas Regal has created a new blend – Chivas Regal 13 Irish Whiskey Cask – that includes some Irish whiskey in the mix. Chivas Extra 13 Irish Whiskey Cask is a traditional Chivas Regal blend of Scotch whiskies but with the added twist of a portion of the blend being finished for […]

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Craigellachie Makes 37 Year Old Available

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Speyside distillery Craigellachie has recently made available to a wider market a limited edition 37-year-old single malt Scotch whisky called Craigellachie 37 Years Old Bourbon Cask, after initially only being available in travel retail venues in Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey. Craigellachie 37 Years Old Bourbon Cask was initially aged in re-fill casks before being […]

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Suntory Donates To Maui Fund

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Suntory Holdings, which owns Japanese whisky brands such as Hakushu, Hibiki and Yamazaki, will donate $70,000 to the Maui Strong Fund, Hawai’i Community Foundation, as they continue relief efforts after the devastating wildfires which decimated the town of Lahaina earlier this month. Latest estimates put the number of people killed by the wildfires at 111 […]

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