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Japanese whisky brand Fuji is bringing its award-winning 30-Year-Old Single Grain Whiskey to the US. They don’t provide a clear reason for using ‘whiskey’ instead of ‘whisky’ here, so yes, we’re confused too. Still, the…
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The harmony of liquid and cask is what makes for truly great aged spirits, be it whisky, anejo tequila, or, in this case, rum. Guatemalan rum makers Ron Zacapa are celebrating this connection with the…
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Oloroso Sherry possesses rich walnut, balsamic, and tobacco notes that make the fortified wine particularly complex and elegant. Those features also make casks seasoned with the fortified wines excellent for aging whisky. Tamdhu only uses…
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The GlenDronach is known for its use of Sherry casks, case in point the 11th release in their Grandeur series. So it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the brand once again headed down…
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Last year, Nicole Austin–Distiller at George Dickel’s Cascade Hollow Distilling Co.–and Todd Leopold–Founder and Master Distiller at Leopold Bros Distillery–announced they’d collaborated on a limited-edition rye whiskey. It circulated the various award shows, picked up…
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The Balvenie is bringing some of its rarest Scotch whiskies to the US for the first time via its Stories Range. The new editions to the range include The Second Red Rose (aged 21 years),…
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American whiskey brand Hirsch has teamed up with French Cognac makers Hine to release The Cask Strength Finished in Cognac Barrels. Just 9,000 bottles of the limited-edition whiskey will be released. Hirsch The Cask Strength…
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Whiskey icon Booker Noe apparently liked his bourbon so much that used to flavor his water with it. That’s the inspiration behind his eponymous brand’s latest release, Booker’s Kentucky Tea Batch. Booker’s Kentucky Tea Batch…
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The team behind Sydney cocktail institution Maybe Sammy is spreading its wings again with the opening of El Primo Sanchez. The casual tequila bar joins the Maybe Group, which also operates pizza joint Maybe Frank,…
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Brooklyn-based distillery Halftone Spirits has unveiled its winter seasonal gin, Wavelength Noir. The liquid joins the brand’s Wavelength series, which already includes magenta, a summery gin that’s naturally colored by dried raspberries and cochineal. Halftone…