Port Askaig, the brand based on Coal Ila single malt, has unveiled a 33 year old single cask whisky. Distilled in 1984, the lone cask behind this release has yielded just 115 bottles. Unsurprisingly, a quite aged bottling of Islay whisky isn’t priced cheaply: a bottle of Port Askaig 33 Year Old will set you back $800.
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Rachel Barrie Inducted Into Whisky Magazine’s Hall Of Fame
Rachel Barrie, Master Blender for Brown-Forman’s Scottish stable of BenRiach, The GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh, has been inducted into Whisky Magazine’s coveted Hall of Fame. She is one of only a handful of female Master Blenders, the “top job” in the whisky industry. Barrie’s expertise and service to the whisky industry for over 26 years was recognized by Whisky Magazine when she was inducted ...
Read More »Old Pulteney Huddart Scotch Review
Updated October 13, 2019 By Emma Briones Rating: C+ After the discontinuation of Old Pulteney 17 and 21, the Wick Distillery needed to revamp its core range. That is why, a few months ago, they announced a new range that is already available in Europe. The first expression in this new range is Old Pulteney Huddart. This is a NAS ...
Read More »Benromach Comes Out With 40 Year Old Single Cask
The Benromach Distillery Company is releasing an extremely rare and limited edition Scotch malt whisky matured for 40 years in a single Refill Sherry Hogshead cask. Building on the popularity of previous vintage releases from the 1970s, 184 bottles of Benromach 1978, from cask number 2608, are available for worldwide sale. The single cask, cask strength (56.3% ABV) whisky has ...
Read More »50 Year Old Caol Ila And More Coming From Gordon & MacPhail
Single malt Scotch whisky creator Gordon & MacPhail has released two new additions to its ‘Private Collection’ range: a 64-Years-Old single malt from Glenlivet Distillery and a landmark 50-Years-Old from Caol Ila Distillery, the oldest Caol Ila single malt ever released. The newly redesigned ‘Private Collection’ range encompasses rare and exclusive single malt whiskies from celebrated, little-known, or closed distilleries, ...
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