By Richard Thomas Islay distillery Laphroaig abandoned it’s foothold in middle-aged single malts when it discontinued its classic 15 Year Old in 2009. This whisky held iconic status not just because of its long standing and popularity with enthusiasts, but also as a holder of a Royal Warrant (effectively making it an official whisky of the Windsors). Laphroaig brought the ...

Daftmill Single Malt Whisky, a new arrival in the U.S. thanks to leading San Francisco-based premium craft spirits importer Hotaling & Co., takes farm-to-bottle to a new level as one of Scotland’s true farm-distilleries. Made from estate-grown barley farmed by Francis Cuthbert in Fife, Scotland, Daftmill’s first U.S. release – Daftmill 2006 Summer Batch Single Malt Whisky (46% ABV; $250 ...

Buffalo Trace is unveiling a new O.F.C. Vintage bourbon this fall, at roughly the same time as the distillery’s other hotly anticipated limited edition whiskeys (i.e. BTAC, Pappy van Winkle, etc.). The bourbon whiskey in this release was distilled and rolled into the warehouse to rest in 1994, a year which saw box office hits like “Forrest Gump,” “The Lion ...

The GlenDronach has announced the release of a pair of bottlings which speak to the historic distillery’s mastery of Sherry cask maturation, The GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 8 and The GlenDronach Master Vintage 1993. Available in U.S. and global markets, these two new expressions from acclaimed Master Blender Rachel Barrie represent The GlenDronach’s tradition, since 1826, of marrying Highland spirit with Spanish ...

The northern Italian distillery Puni has made their inaugural release of cask strength, single malt whisky, Puni Aura 01. For this release, the distillery chose a whisky that was first aged for two and a half years in ex-bourbon barrels, before going on to spend another four years in Scotch whisky casks from the Isle of Islay. Then, after six ...