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 ...

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 ...

The Benromach Distillery has announced the release of two Heritage expressions, Benromach Heritage 1977, an exclusive 41-year-old single cask vintage (49.6% abv) and Benromach Heritage 1972, a rare 46-year-old single cask vintage (55.7% abv). Matured in single Refill American Hogsheads, these ultra-aged expressions are available for worldwide sale from 21st February 2019. Only 122 decanters of this Benromach Heritage 1977 ...

Having decided that they wanted to use this famous painting for the label, the team at Compass Box had to locate it. Fortuitously, it turned out the painting resides at the National Gallery in London, not far from the Compass Box office and blending room. They contacted the museum, demonstrated how they intended to use the painting, and subsequently received ...

Pittsburgh’s Wigle Whiskey has paved the way for a future expansion by buying their existing building and the three-story building next door. This will more than double their existing square footage. The distillery has not announced any specifics regarding expansion plans beyond the real estate acquisitions at this time.