Ian Macleod Distillers has released a limited edition blended Scotch whisky created in a collaboration with a team of four students at Edinburgh-based Heriot-Watt University’s International Centre for Brewing and Distilling – the Ian MacLeod Blending Room 01: Heriot-Watt Release. Ian MacLeod Blending Room 01: Heriot-Watt Release is a three-year-old blended Scotch whisky – 45% […]
Dunnet Bay Distillers – the UK’s northern-most mainland distillery – has offered their debut whisky brand Stannergill, for pre-order. Pre-ordered casks will be left to rest for up to 10 years in the cool, dunnage warehouse where it will be exposed to the fresh sea air blowing from Dunnet Bay. Dunnet Bay Distillers’ Stannergill Whisky […]
Islay distillery Bruichladdich has released the 10th and newest installment in their Black Art whisky series – intentionally designed to be a mystery-sourced limited edition with only the head distiller knowing the recipe to Bruichladdich Black Art Edition 10. What is being released about Bruichladdich Black Art Edition 10 is that it is an unpeated […]
Speyside distillery Benriach has revived The Sixteen – a 16-year-old single malt Scotch whisky which was in their portfolio in 2016 but had been “missing” since then. Benriach The Sixteen was matured in three casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of honey, stone fruit, malt and […]
Iconic Highland distillery, Glenmorangie, has released the second installment of their ‘It’s kind of delicious and wonderful’ promotional campaign. The promotion features six scenes inviting viewers to step into the world of Glenmorangie, where everything is ‘kind of delicious and wonderful’ The six scenes where one might theoretically enjoy a Glenmorangie are a hot-air-balloon ride, […]
Taiwan-based Kavalan has released Solist French Wine Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky – a whisky matured in a French red wine cask. Kavalan Solist French Wine Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky was matured in the aforementioned French red wine cask, bottled at 57.1% alcohol by volume [114.2 proof] and is said […]
Campbeltown distillery Glen Scotia has collaborated with London’s Bar Pepito – a sherry-dedicated bar – and released a new 12-year-old whisky, Glen Scotia Seasonal Release 2022, matured in Amontillado sherry casks. Glen Scotia Seasonal Release 2022 is a single malt that was matured in first-fill bourbon barrels then finished for 12 months in Amontillado Sherry […]
Lochlea Distillery has released Fallow Edition – an Oloroso sherry cask-matured whisky. Lochlea Fallow Edition was matured solely in ex-Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of banana bread, malt biscuits and dark, dried fruits. Only 9,000 bottles of Lochlea Fallow Edition are being made […]
Bowmore has released a 22-year-old single malt – the second whisky of their collaboration with Aston Martin in the Master’s Selection series. Bowmore Master’s Selection Edition 2 22-year-old single malt was matured in both American oak hogsheads and sherry butts, bottled at 51.5% alcohol by volume [103 proof] and is said to contain notes of […]
Ad Gefrin, England’s northernmost distillery located in Northumberland, has released their initial blended whisky – a blend of Irish and Scotch whiskies – which they have named Tácnbora, . Ad Gefrin Tácnbora is a blend of Irish and Scotch whiskies [both grain and malt], aged in virgin American oak and Oloroso sherry casks and is […]
