Balvenie ads a twist that would have turned Bob Marley into a single malt lover

In September, get ready to taste some Jamaican tones performed by Balvenie.
It’s the speyside distillers latest limited edition, the Balvenie RumCask 17 Year Old that has spend it’s second period of maturation in rum casks shipped all the way from Jamaica.
This ‘Rastafari’ brew has been matured in traditional oak whisky casks before spending a second period [...]

Peat, Rocks & Waves when Bruichladdich release three new versions of their multi-vintage range of single malt whisky.

[updated with new photos of bottles and packaging 2008 07 03]

I’ve always been a fan of Bruichladdich original styled Islay whisky, so I’m glad to report on some new “ cuvée’s” from the destillery.
The multi-vintage range concept now launched by Bruichladdich was originally inspired by Champagne’s Remi Krug: “With a single vintage, it is God [...]

[Updated] International panel selects cask for the Glenfiddich Vintage Reserve

[update]
I mailed the guys over at Glenfiddich and asked for some video of the selection process of this new Vintage Reserve. A couple of days later I got the answer that they had posted the whole thing on YouTube. This deserves an update!
Here are the 3 videos that was added to the new GlenfiddichWhisky channel. [...]

50 and 21 Year Old Limited Editions from Isle of Sky

Ian Macleod Distillers is stepping up activity on its Isle of Skye brand and has launched a Limited Edition Isle of Skye 21 Year Old in a Wade decanter and an exceptionally rare super-premium 50 Year Old.
They were launched at the Isle of Skye’s most famous restaurant, The Three Chimneys, run by Shirley and Eddie [...]

Glenfiddich salutes Michael Jackson with whisky launch

Just-Drinks reports that Glenfiddich is to launch a new release of its Glenfiddich Rare Collection 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky in honour of whisky writer and broadcaster Michael Jackson, who passed away last summer of 2007 aged 65.
To produce this new release of Glenfiddich 40 Year Old, the Glenfiddich Malt Master, David Stewart [...]

Laphroaig Live 2008

On June 18th at 20.00(BST) Laphroaig are following up last year’s success with a new live broadcasting on the internet from their distillery!
The live broadcast will be held in their most famous place –inside warehouse No1 right by the sea. Robert Hicks (master blender) and John Campbell (Distillery Manager) will be joined by Martine [...]

Glengoyne ads some Aussie style to the Glengoyne Glenguin Shiraz Cask Finish 16 Year Old

Ian Macleod Distillers is adding a new finish to its range of award-winning single malts, with the launch of Glengoyne Glenguin Shiraz Cask Finish 16 Year Old.
 
The casks, previously used to mature award-winning Shiraz wine from Australia’s Hunter Valley, have come courtesy of Glenguin Winery. Lord Robin Tedder, who is in fact the third Baron [...]

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall stopped by for a sip of Laphroaig

Yesterday the Laphroaig Single Malt distillery played host to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, known as The Duke of Rothesay and The Duchess of Rothesay.
 
The Royals met with distillery employees, learned about the unique process for making Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch whisky, and nosed the whisky at different ages.
 
With the broader [...]

1st Edition from Mackmyra to be released on 2nd of June

Mackmyra has revealed details about their 1st Edition - the new generation of Mackmyra Whisky
Small casks, Swedish oak and storage in Bodås mine
Much of the whisky in The 1st Edition has been stored in 100-litre casks, which produces an exciting, powerful ageing process. Mackmyra has also used newly manufactured Swedish oak casks, made using oak [...]

Ardbeg introduces Renaissance

The “Almost There” has come of age and Ardbeg has released yet one more taste on the path to becoming “10 Year Old”.
The latest release is called “Ardbeg Renaissance” and it marks the point from which all Ardbeg 10 Years Old will be bottled using only distillate produced since Ardbegs Renaissance in 1997.
Chief Noser [...]

Tomatin launches the Antiquary 1977

Bottled in October 2007, The Antiquary 1977 commemorates the 150-year Anniversary since brothers, John and William Hardie, started their quest to produce the perfect blend of single malt and grain whiskies.
Described as ‘sweet and mellow with a hint of citrus, The Antiquary 1977 is a blend of predominately Speyside Malts, based on [...]

Cooley introduce world’s oldest single grain Irish whiskey

15-Year-Old Greenore on Limited Release

The only independent Irish whiskey distiller, Cooley Distillery, has released a 15-year-old small batch bottling of Greenore Single Grain Whiskey. This is the World’s oldest bottling of Irish grain whiskey ever released. Single Grain whiskeys are very rare as most grain whiskey is used in Blended whiskeys.
The 15-year-old follows the [...]

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