The Macallan has released the second edition of their Harmony Collection, celebrating coffee [and specifically, being inspired by the Ethiopian Arabica coffee bean], with a pair of limited edition single malt whiskies – The Macallan Harmony Collection Inspired by Intense Arabica [for domestic markets] and Smooth Arabica [for travel retail venues]. Both The Macallan Harmony […]
Tennessee-based rock band Kings of Leon has become the latest celebrities to lend their name to whiskey – collaborating with Kentucky-based Willett Distillery to launch Kiamichi Whiskey – a limited edition bourbon and rye whiskey collection named after the river where the members of Kings of Leon [brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill along with […]
“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane has acquired an equity stake in American single malt whiskey Bear Fight and collaborated with Next Century Spirits to be the “storyteller” of Bear Fight, which launched in May 2022. “There’s a lot of whiskey out there. So for me to put my name on it, you know it’s either […]
Highland distillery Glengoyne has released a new 15-year-old single malt whisky that is destined to become a permanent addition to the Glengoyne’s range. Glengoyne 15 Year Old was matured in both first-fill bourbon and sherry casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, cinnamon, citrus, rosehip […]
The Loch Lomond Distillery has released a rare 54-year-old single malt whisky. The Loch Lomond 54 Years Old was originally matured in refill American oak hogshead casks, before being re-casked in a refill European oak sherry hogshead, bottled at 41.1% alcohol by volume [82.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of brown sugar, caramel, […]
Islay distillery Bunnahabhain has released a 12-year-old cask strength whisky that is their 2022 release of their 12-year-old limited edition whisky. Bunnahabhain 12-Year-Old Cask Strength was matured in both first and second-fill Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 56.6% alcohol by volume [113.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of cherry, cinnamon, cocoa and a […]
White Peak Distillery has released Wire Works – the second entry in their Small Batch series. White Peak Wire Works Small Batch single malt whisky was matured in both ex-bourbon and the distillery’s STR (shaved, toasted and recharred) casks, bottled at 47.7% alcohol by volume [95.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of bitter […]
Highland distillery Tomatin has released The Portuguese Collection – a limited edition series finished in wine casks from Portugal. Tomatin’s The Portuguese Collection consists of The Port Edition, The Moscatel Edition and The Madeira Edition – all of which were bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and all of which were matured in […]
Nick Offerman [“Parks and Recreation”] continues his long-standing collaboration with Lagavulin as they promote Lagavulin’s latest offering – Lagavulin Offerman Edition: Charred Oak Cask – an 11-year-old single malt matured in heavily re-charred barrels, designed to be paired with steak [specifically, ribeye]. Lagavulin Offerman Edition: Charred Oak Cask is a single malt that was aged […]
Islay distillery Ardbeg has released Ardbeg Hypernova – which they are claiming is their “smokiest” single malt whisky ever, touting a phenol level of more than 170ppm (parts per million). Ardbeg Hypernova was bottled at 51% alcohol by volume [102 proof] and is said to contain notes of almond, chocolate, coffee, peppermint and, of course, […]
