A one-of-a-kind 1975 cask of Ardbeg Islay single malt Scotch whisky, which survived the Distillery’s two brushes with closure, has sold to a private collector in Asia for £16million. The oldest ever released by Ardbeg, “Cask No. 3” is incomparably precious, since little single malt was created at the Distillery in the 1970s and it was closed through much of ...

The Jack Daniel Distillery introduces the very limited Jack Daniel’s Small Batch Special Release Coy Hill High Proof in 375ml bottles available in Tennessee only. Matured in the highest reaches of barrelhouses on Coy Hill, the highest elevation at the Jack Daniel Distillery, this Tennessee Whiskey is bottled at proof points ranging from 143.6 – 155.1. During the bottling of ...

By Douglas Fraser Rating: A- Barrell Craft Spirits is an independent blender and bottler of whiskeys and other spirits, based in Louisville, KY. So far, they have created 32 unique batches of their signature bourbon, all bottled at cask strength. Each release is its own different expression, as they are drawn from different distilleries, and then matured, blended and bottled ...

This July Michter’s will ship its first and only 2022 bottling of 10 Year Rye. Michter’s Master Distiller Dan McKee commented, “Given that we’re holding back our 10 Year Bourbon until 2023, I’m especially happy to be releasing our 10 Year Rye this summer. It’s one of my very favorite releases.” When remarking on the 2022 release of the distiller’s ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Dublin’s Teeling Whiskey Company has launches a new series, called the Wonders of Wood. Obviously built around the theme of what wood choices do in barrel aging, this first installment is aged in new Chinkapin white oak. This is a varietal from Eastern and Central North America, noted for its wide wood grain. Note this ...