Sazerac Company, Inc. – the makers of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky – are facing a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the branding of its Fireball Cinnamon beverage is misleading, as it is nearly identical to the branding of the company’s signature Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, except the Fireball Cinnamon product does not contain whisky. The labeling […]
Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker has issued a cocktail contest challenge to bartenders worldwide – provide the best recipe for a cocktail using Johnnie Walker Black Label – those selected as the best recipes will get the chance to win an exclusive three-night immersive Black Label experience in Scotland at Diageo’s Johnnie Walker headquarters in Edinburgh. To […]
Speyside distillery Glenfarclas has released a limited edition 50-year-old single malt Scotch marking the 50th anniversary of their fifth-generation family member and chairman, John Grant, who founded the brand in 1974. Glenfarclas 50-Year-Old was bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to offer notes of dark chocolate, peat and toffee. Only […]
Irish whiskey industry giant, Jameson, is pumping the pre-emptive brakes on responsible drinking two months before St. Patrick’s Day via a collaboration with Irish actress/comedian, Aisling Bea, in a promotional campaign titled ‘Jameson. Easy Does It’. The promotional video depicts several social drinking occasions although not the big one – St. Patrick’s Day – and […]
Japan-based whiskymaker, Nikka, will release their Discovery 2022 whiskies in the UK in February 2023 after having already debuted those whiskies in Japan in September 2022. The Discovery series was launched in 2021. Arriving in the UK next month will be Nikka Yoichi Single Malt Aromatic Yeast (48% alcohol by volume – 96 proof) and […]
Fresh off their collaboration with Australian swimwear producer, Budgy Smuggler, UK-based [Norfolk] whisky producer Samuel Gulliver & Co has made an addition to their range with Gulliver’s 47 PX Sherry Cask single malt whisky. Gulliver’s 47 PX Sherry Cask is a single malt whisky finished in Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks from Spain, bottled at 47% […]
Powerscourt Distillery [based in County Wicklow, just outside of Dublin] is bringing their Irish whiskey brand Fercullen across the pond to the USA. Fercullen is produced at the Powerscourt Distillery and will be bringing Fercullen Fall, Fercullen Single Malt, 15-year-old Fercullen whiskey and limited edition Fercullen 21 Year Old to availability in the USA. Powerscourt […]
Belfast-based Belfast Distillery Company is expanding into South Korea by shipping nearly 10,000 bottles of McConnell’s Irish Whisky to the country. With the expansion, the Belfast Distillery Company is now selling their products in more than 30 countries. Additionally, the Belfast Distillery Company is constructing a new distillery and visitor center for McConnell’s in Belfast […]
Jefferson’s Bourbon will be the recipient of a brand spanking new $250 million ‘state-of-the-art’ carbon neutral distillery to be located in Marion County, Kentucky. The new facility comes courtesy of new owner, France-based spirits giant, Pernod Ricard, which purchased Castle Brands [the parent company of Jefferson’s Bourbon] in 2019. Jefferson’s Bourbon will be a part […]
A trio of Bowmore whiskies – including a bottle of Bowmore 35 Years Old – were recently auctioned off at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s Whisky et Spiritueux d’Exception sale in Paris [held in December 2022]. The Bowmore 35 Years Old was originally offered for between $16,900-$21,130 but wound up with a winning bid of […]
