William Grant & Sons has something new: Grant’s Ale Cask Finish, a whisky that, according to the brand, is the first blended scotch to be finished in ale casks. Led by Master Blender Brian Kinsman, Grant’s worked with a small…
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If you want to impact spirits with wood, you could go the traditional route–which is to put said spirit into an oak cask and let it sit there awhile. Maybe a few month like a reposado tequila. Maybe four to…
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Humboldt Distillery–the small northern California brand behind a handful of spirits including organic vodka, spiced rum and brandy–has just released Humboldt’s Finest, a cannabis infused vodka. That’s right, cannabis. The small batch, 80-proof vodka is made with Oregon-grown hemp seed…
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Just last month we wrote about the release of Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye Whiskey. It’s the finished product of a life cycle that also saw the limited releases of an unaged rye and a two year-old expression. And now,…
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Back in 2012, Jack Daniel’s released a limited edition Unaged Rye Whiskey, their first new grain recipe since before Prohibition. Then in 2014, they released that same whiskey, except this time it had been aged in oak barrels for two…
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Turns out, January 25th is Irish Coffee Day. Now, you can hardly get through the week without stumbling across a similarly-contrived holiday, but here’s one that we can fully endorse. Because it’s cold, and Irish Coffees are hot. And, you…
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Another San Antonio Cocktail Conference is in the books, and with it, another fine event filled with educational seminars, tastings, spirited dinners and parties. Lots of parties. This year’s conference featured a rigorous educational track, with three days of classes…
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New York Distilling Company is a relative newcomer on the scene, having opened on the symbolic date of December 5, 2011–the anniversary of Repeal Day. But since its inception, the Brooklyn-based operation has released three gins, a rock & rye…
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Clyde May’s Special Reserve Whiskey just debuted this fall as the first line extension from the Alabama whiskey brand. This high rye bourbon mash is a blend of three whiskeys that have been mellowed together in a non-cold filtered process…
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Johnnie Walker Select Casks – Rye Cask Finish is a bit of a mouthful. But it’s an exciting new release from the scotch whisky brand. This chill-filtered blend is the first in a series of limited edition wood-finished whiskies that…
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There’s a new ice game in town. Dubbed Tudor Ice Company, the startup takes its name from Frederic Tudor, the enterprising gent who began harvesting ice from New England ponds and lakes back in 1806 and shipping it around the…
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You may have heard about some of the ultra-limited edition spirits that have been coming off the still at Mount Vernon’s recently restored, circa-1797 distillery building. Among them are a white rye, an aged rye and a peach brandy. But…
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Some days are better than other days. And the day you stumble across Unicorn Tears Gin Liqueur is the best day of all. This remarkably bizarre product comes from Firebox, that London-based online retailer. And here we’ve got an England-distilled…
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We first encountered Brenne Whisky a few years back while making the rounds at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic. As one of the few French single malts, it caught our attention. And now, led by the talented Allison Patel, the brand…
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If you like drinking alcohol and going places, you’ll probably like Booze Traveler, the original Travel Channel show hosted by actor and adventurer, Jack Maxwell. The second season kicks off tonight, and it’ll find Maxwell venturing across the globe in…
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Good news for Irish whiskey fans: Jameson has just introduced a new whiskey called Jameson Caskmates. This is a permanent line extension joining the core range of whiskeys, and you can find it nationwide starting right now. In creating Jameson…
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With interest in rye whiskey at an all-time high, today we welcome a new one to the mix: Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye. This spicy, 104-proof whiskey comes from Master Distillers Jimmy and Eddie Russell, who wanted to create a…
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The Glenrothes produces a lineup of fine vintage single malt whiskies, and now they’re introducing three new non-age statement expressions dubbed The Reserve Collection. This includes the Sherry Cask Reserve, Bourbon Cask Reserve and Vintage Reserve. Each whisky is a…
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There’s a new gin in town, and it goes by the name 1897 Quinine Gin. 1897 is the year that Sir Ronald Ross made a breakthrough discovery that laid the foundation for fighting malaria. And the gin itself utilizes cinchona…
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It’s not often that a flavored rum grabs our attention, but in this case, yes. Because this one comes courtesy of Plantation, one of our favorite rum producers. And also because this one is Pineapple Stiggin’s Fancy Rum, a nineteenth…
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