Tag Archives: Whiskey News

Blood Oath Returns For A Fifth Time

Blood Oath Pact No. 5 – the fifth installment of the acclaimed Blood Oath ultra-premium bourbon series – launches in April. The Blood Oath series, the creation of Lux Row Distillers’ Head Distiller and Master Blender John Rempe, combines unique bourbons, expertly blended for a distinctively exclusive whiskey. Not to be missed, Pact No. 5 starts with an eight-year-old ryed ...

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Benromach Releases A Peaty, Sherried Malt

The Benromach Distillery has announced the release of Benromach Peat Smoke Sherry Cask Matured (59.9% ABV), a limited-batch expression with, just 6,500 bottles available. Matured in first-fill Sherry hogsheads and laid down in 2010 before being bottled in 2018, Benromach Peat Smoke Sherry Cask Matured offers whisky lovers a mix of Sherry flavors on a peat smoke foundation. Keith Cruickshank, ...

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Americans Are Imbibing More Irish Whiskey Than Even Before

Step aside, green beer. This St. Patrick’s Day, more Americans will be celebrating with a dram of fine Irish Whiskey, according to the Distilled Spirits Council. The Council reports that while the entire category is growing fast, the higher priced categories are “on fire.” Since 2002, high-end premium and super premium Irish Whiskeys grew a staggering 1,106 percent and 3,385 ...

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Flaviar Repeats Its Son of Peat

Flaviar has announced the return batch of Son of a Peat, its unapologetically peated blended malt Scotch. Son of a Peat was designed to provide a lip-smacking, smoking gun delight to whisky lovers at an approachable price. It delivered and consequently sold out in record time. Son of a Peat Batch 02 shares the same DNA just with a touch ...

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